The Daily Charlie has been imitating (some would say plagiarizing) both Chromewaves and Largehearted Boy (and undoubtedly others). Compare this DC post to this from LHB (the dvd paragraph), then you can make the call. I'm amused more than offended... but seriously, how hard is it to write something semi-original? Drop him a line with some possible blog topics, if you get the chance.
The San Francisco Bay Guardian explores the world of neuroscience self-help books written for adults.
According to Filter, Gomez is offering fans in select cities a unique bonus: "Those wish to attend the Gomez shows in New York, Pittsburgh and/or Columbus can, for $10 more than the regular ticket, get a full Gomez package that includes a concert ticket, a copy of the new record, and three live exclusive bonus downloads from the concert they attended."
Book to chronicle the 1993 Pixies breakup?
"Things are pretty bad in the world right now, and we truly believe that if young people in the US don't pay attention and vote, things can only get worse," Tim Fletcher of The Stills gets political in an interview with the Guardian (quickly becoming my favorite UK newspaper).
Posted by david on April 28, 2004I say plagiarized, but I'm not a very charitable sort. I just find it sad that the fellow can't come up with an original thought about something as pithy and unsubstantial as pop culture. Though I note he hasn't taken any more of my writing since I told him to piss off.
Maybe this is how he intends to generate traffic to his site? Get everyone to check it daily to see if they've been copied?
Posted by: frank on April 28, 2004 08:19 AMis it true that frank black has changed the band's name to "pixie$"?
Posted by: RSL on April 28, 2004 09:56 AMlooks like he's copying from a few folks, i notice quite a few posts "lovingly modeled" ;-) from sites i frequent. jeesh.
Posted by: rob on April 28, 2004 10:20 AMAbout the Pixies: I'm surprised the greatest hits disc has gotten such good reviews and hasn't been lambasted by the press and public. To me it's "reissue, repackage, repackage, repackage." The DVD, at least, is new material to me.
Posted by: david on April 28, 2004 10:49 AMI already own a two-cd set of Pixies greatest hits, one live and one studio (can't remember the name of it). Is the new greatest hits disc the same thing?
Posted by: sugarmama on April 29, 2004 12:27 PMthat Pixies article about the book is pretty bunk, go to frankblack.net and in the forums section someone lays out the truth about it.
as for the DVD, that was planned to come out long ago, but legal issues w/ 4AD, it's just now coming out. the greatest hits dealie is new though, that's 4AD's idea.
Posted by: solace on April 29, 2004 07:52 PM