Line Out - Comments on The Horror http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror Thoughts from last night's Horrorpops (Danish Psychobilly)/Pink Spiders (Nashville-based Weezer influenced Hot Topic Pop Punk) show: • Pink Spiders have a hot pink leopard-print drumset that looks like a little girl's toy. • The bass player, Jon Decious, is a... Copyright 2008 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:09:07 -0800 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:31:03 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Levislade Who are these people again?

]]> Levislade http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935125 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935125 Last Night Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:22:58 -0800 Comment by Ari Spool Oh, good point. I will add some links to their myspace accounts so you can investigate.

]]> Ari Spool http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935131 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935131 Last Night Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:26:35 -0800 Comment by Jeff Please don't.

]]> Jeff http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935157 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935157 Last Night Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:42:54 -0800 Comment by greg the pink spiders are the corniest shit ever.

]]> greg http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935351 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935351 Last Night Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:16:09 -0800 Comment by dan10things I take it you don't go to many rockabilly/psychobilly shows, the clicking of the stand up bass is common.

]]> dan10things http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935568 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935568 Last Night Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:01:38 -0800 Comment by Ari Spool Yeah, that's what my buddy said, but it totally confused me as I've heard this kind of stuff on record.

I don't go to many shows like this, I was a total fish out of water. I think some girl called me a hippy.

]]> Ari Spool http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935574 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935574 Last Night Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:06:12 -0800 Comment by relic I'm seeing this tour tonight. Slightly excited, actually. The new HorrorPops album sounds pretty decent, and I usually hate the psychobilly schtick.

More excited about Pinback tomorrow night, though.

]]> relic http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935607 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935607 Last Night Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:29:50 -0800 Comment by figdish A few years ago when I was touring with my crappy punk band(name with held to protect the guilty), we were using our day of at one of those by the hour practice rooms in downtown LA. As we were loading our gear in, a large SUV with trailer pulls up, and out pop some rather expensively cut, girl panted band members. As they stood around outside waiting to check in, I introduced my self and asked how their tour was going. I don't think a single one of them even looked my way. one guy mumbled 'yeah, we're, like, the pink spiders',before turning back around. Later that afternoon, I heard them very audibly bitching about the size a quality of the practice room-they had the largest, priciest room in the joint. Diva is as Diva does I suppose. Still, Im jealous that they got to work with Ocasek.

]]> figdish http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935831 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935831 Last Night Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:51:32 -0800 Comment by Eric Grandy Ooh, burn on you, Ari. Dan knows you don't go to too many "rockabilly/psychobilly" shows. Ouch!

]]> Eric Grandy http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935931 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c935931 Last Night Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:58:12 -0800 Comment by relic So I'm back from the show. I actually thought it wasn't bad. Wasn't great, but wasn't bad. The Pink Spiders' bass player (who one guy at our show called "Wedding Singer" because of the haircut) pulled the same shit: "Does anyone know what it's like to fuck a corpse? (Pause) Playing for you guys." What a dick. The drummer looks like the result of hot sex between the Hanson Brothers (from "Slapshot"), David Fricke and a simian.

The band has some catchy songs. But they wear thin after a while. And the skinny jeans are ridiculous.

HorrorPops was solid but unspectacular. Their schtick is a decent schtick; I've seen better and worse. The songs sounded pretty good, and the dancers are a cool touch.

No offense, Spool, but if you don't recognize the click of the stand-up bass that's common at almost every rockabilly show, perhaps you're not the best guy to be critiquing a rockabilly show. I'm not trying to slam you, I'm just sayin'.

(Note to Grandy: Nice sarcasm, editor, but I think you missed the point. There is nothing cutting about Dan's post. He was merely pointing out that the click is common. But I guess *you* burned *him*.)

]]> relic http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c936060 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c936060 Last Night Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:04:58 -0800 Comment by Ari Spool I didn't read Dan's comment as a burn, either, Eric. It's true, I don't go to many rockabilly/psychobilly shows, and I didn't mention that in the post. But that doesn't mean I think the entire genre is a bust, just this particular band.

Sometimes, I like to go check something out that I haven't seen before. If that's a crime, I'll start watching the same five movies over and over and reading Catcher in the Rye exclusively.

I also went to Super Furry Animals last night, and I didn't understand that, either. I like to go to shows where I have no idea what anything is going to be like. Then the entire experience is an adventure.

]]> Ari Spool http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c936158 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c936158 Last Night Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:56:52 -0800 Comment by Eric Grandy Oh, relax, people. Yes, yes, it's always good to try new things. Rockabilly has lots of artistic potential. Etc.

]]> Eric Grandy http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c936185 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c936185 Last Night Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:25:14 -0800 Comment by dan10things It is interesting how they are able to mic the bass when recording so you don't hear the slapping, but not usually live. Maybe stand up bass players get overzealous or have to play harder live?

]]> dan10things http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c936191 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_horror#c936191 Last Night Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:31:03 -0800