grandavis kinda otm. I was gonna post yesterday after hearing the WFMU session, this is kind of like if Weird Al albums consisted entirely of the first draft of one of the polka medleys. I know the haphazard nature is a large part of the appeal, but some of the songs they are parodying they don't even really seem to have worked out the proper chords.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 23 January 2014 15:24 (ten years ago) link
Wait are you serious
― you are kind, I am (waterface), Thursday, 23 January 2014 15:24 (ten years ago) link
These VU songs where crucial words were changed to pizza
― you are kind, I am (waterface), Thursday, 23 January 2014 15:25 (ten years ago) link
has improper chords?
*dies of embarrasment*
Compare this to My Dick. Those guys really worked hard on that similarly juvenile concept.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 23 January 2014 15:27 (ten years ago) link
Well let's be fair here, the Pizza Underground took a ton of press/band photos, so they did some hard work.
― grandavis, Thursday, 23 January 2014 15:29 (ten years ago) link
I've never seen Your Dick
― you are kind, I am (waterface), Thursday, 23 January 2014 15:29 (ten years ago) link
I'm sorry that Your Dick is so juvenile tho
i'm going to see them play
― charitable remainder unitrust (crüt), Thursday, 23 January 2014 15:30 (ten years ago) link
You're going to see people play with Adam's Dick? Who's opening?
― you are kind, I am (waterface), Thursday, 23 January 2014 15:32 (ten years ago) link
http://mydickband.bandcamp.com/album/my-dicks-double-full-length-release
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 23 January 2014 15:34 (ten years ago) link
woah
― you are kind, I am (waterface), Thursday, 23 January 2014 15:34 (ten years ago) link
your dick is double full length? impressive!!!!
take it to the my dick thread, original guy
― signed, J.P. Morgan CEO (Hurting 2), Thursday, 23 January 2014 15:50 (ten years ago) link
I kind of find the half-assedness of the band to be part of the fun. It's very much a one-off, not meant to last kind of thing. Honestly it was a project I only enjoyed for a few hours and then forgot about, and I think that's about what it deserves. I know they sold out the Black Cat and all, but I don't think this is going to have a very long life or catapult them to higher heights.
― signed, J.P. Morgan CEO (Hurting 2), Thursday, 23 January 2014 15:53 (ten years ago) link
Now, would this thing even get this kind of traction if not for Macaulay Culkin's name attached (and his presumable connections etc.), almost certainly not. But I can't really be mad at him for that.
― signed, J.P. Morgan CEO (Hurting 2), Thursday, 23 January 2014 15:56 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, people might be buying tickets because they think it would be fun to see a huge icon from their childhood play songs about pizza and not because he’s killing the novelty music game with his wit and sick chops. I’d pay 15 bucks to see Mac tbh.
― circa1916, Thursday, 23 January 2014 15:58 (ten years ago) link
I will say I didn't realize the Black Cat still charges only $10 or $12 for so many shows. A lot of those bands would be pricier in NYC I think.
― signed, J.P. Morgan CEO (Hurting 2), Thursday, 23 January 2014 16:00 (ten years ago) link
Greatest City In The World
― you are kind, I am (waterface), Thursday, 23 January 2014 16:03 (ten years ago) link
It is basically the public that is dissapointing me
Never underestimate the capacity of people to disappoint.
― Neil Nosepicker (Leee), Thursday, 23 January 2014 18:23 (ten years ago) link
i suggest we elect a new public
― lollercoaster of rove (s.clover), Sunday, 26 January 2014 03:09 (ten years ago) link
You might want to.
http://newbrunswicktoday.com/article/band-featuring-macaulay-culkin-performs-new-brunswick-basement
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 27 January 2014 19:30 (ten years ago) link
greatest basements in the world
― Burt Stuntin (Hurting 2), Monday, 27 January 2014 19:42 (ten years ago) link
My sister went to that and she said it was a good time. My dad saw the VU in '68 at the Electric Factory but he doesn't remember much about it.
― a lake full of ancient spices (los blue jeans), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 03:17 (ten years ago) link
has chris ott weighed in
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 18:51 (ten years ago) link
no, but he did eat some pizza from an awesome local shop in Allston
― Spaghetti Sauce Shampoo (Moodles), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 18:55 (ten years ago) link
in 1987.
but does anybody remember that slice? no, and why would they.
― lollercoaster of rove (s.clover), Wednesday, 29 January 2014 06:23 (ten years ago) link
i'm going to see this band tomorrow
― coops all on coops tbh (crüt), Tuesday, 18 March 2014 22:29 (ten years ago) link
but will you actually hear their message?
― POO: the blossom or full flower of the evening (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 18 March 2014 23:39 (ten years ago) link
I hear if they finish their set in 30 minutes or less, it's free.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 18 March 2014 23:43 (ten years ago) link
i'm not going to be the one to say that you should feel bad about ponying up for this ultrahipster garbage....
― real myst opportunity (sleepingbag), Tuesday, 18 March 2014 23:47 (ten years ago) link
#noshame
― coops all on coops tbh (crüt), Wednesday, 19 March 2014 00:22 (ten years ago) link
^ate the last slice of cheese
― POO: the blossom or full flower of the evening (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 19 March 2014 00:45 (ten years ago) link
dngaf
lol Adam B
― james franco tur(oll)ing test (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 19 March 2014 13:42 (ten years ago) link
I think they have to play their set twice to achieve 30 minutes, unless they worked in a lengthy "Brother Ray's" jam or something.
― grandavis, Wednesday, 19 March 2014 13:56 (ten years ago) link
Feel extra weird about this cos it's in a part of town w a big homeless population and nobody does any fundraisers for the homeless, it's always stuff for the art galleries. I hope they donate some pizzas to the homeless.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 20 March 2014 01:56 (ten years ago) link
There are 5 people in the band, and equally dividing 15 minutes between them gives each person 3 minutes of effort. And these people will be getting free food, free drugs, free places to stay, free hugs, etc. Meanwhile there are people who have been freezing all winter who will be ignored, or likely, exploited for iPhone photos and authenticity stories.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 20 March 2014 01:59 (ten years ago) link
I thought all the homeless lived in Carnegie Hall with pigeons.
― This Is Not An ILX Username (LaMonte), Thursday, 20 March 2014 02:42 (ten years ago) link
People are literally walking by freezing homeless people to pay Richie Rich (and his friends) $15 to sing about pizza that he is getting for free!
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 20 March 2014 03:24 (ten years ago) link
When things happen
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/blog/2014/04/16/pizza-underground-macaulay-culkin/
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 April 2014 03:29 (ten years ago) link
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Macaulay-Culkin-booed-stage-pelted-beer-Rock-City/story-21140459-detail/story.html
― popchips: the next snapple? (seandalai), Monday, 26 May 2014 15:01 (ten years ago) link
lol @ attempting to do this in the UK
― macklin' rosie (crüt), Monday, 26 May 2014 15:07 (ten years ago) link
One fan who didn’t want to be named said: “It just sounds awful. I can’t believe he is doing this. Why bother? It must go down well in America or something.”
― eats, roots, manuvas (S-), Monday, 26 May 2014 15:27 (ten years ago) link
Good work, Nottingham!
― emil.y, Monday, 26 May 2014 18:06 (ten years ago) link
For the record, Personal and the Pizzas only have a couple of pizza-themed songs.
― brio, Monday, 26 May 2014 19:36 (ten years ago) link
still dunno how well they'd go down in the UK
― riot grillz (contenderizer), Tuesday, 27 May 2014 01:40 (ten years ago) link
Watercooler discussion of child stars today led to Macaulay Culkin, which gave me the opportunity to tell a 60-something-yr-old partner about Macaulay Culkin's pizza-themed Velvet Underground cover band. We both agree that he seemed like a guy who had spent some quality time with "the drugs." All in all, it was a good watercooler sesh.
― ₴HABΔZZ ¶IZZΔ (Hurting 2), Thursday, 5 June 2014 16:28 (ten years ago) link
his friend seth green would disagree
― Sufjenga Cat Giffin (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 5 June 2014 16:30 (ten years ago) link