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Monday, December 8, 2008

News Trouble Andrew Shoots from the Hipster

Posted by on Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 11:29 AM

Santogold’s fiance, ex-Olympic snowboarder Trevor Andrew (a.k.a. Trouble Andrew), is going to reissue his debut album from 2007, Trouble Andrew, Feb. 10 on Virgin. (Yeah, it’s a slow news day.) The tracks I’ve heard bring to mind a new genre name: douche-wave.

Press release after the jump.

“Bang Bang”

LOOK OUT MUSIC WORLD! HERE COMES TROUBLE!
PROFESSIONAL SNOWBOARDER & OLYMPIC ATHLETE TROUBLE ANDREW TO RE-RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM ON FEB. 10, 2009

Trevor Andrew is already internationally recognized as one of the world’s top snowboarders with two Olympic Games and numerous World Cup wins under his belt. And, now, Trevor – a.k.a. Trouble Andrew – is about to conquer the world of music with his debut Trouble Andrew due February 10, 2009 on Virgin Records, which was produced by John Hill/Shitake Monkey (Santogold, Lykke Li) and mixed by Mark Needham (The Killers).
Trouble Andrew is a remixed and remastered edition of his self-released 2007 CD of the same name (previously available only via iTunes) with underground hit “Chase Money” and the addition of one newly recorded song, “What’s So Strange About Me.” Like most rock stars, Trouble was a rebel and dropped out of high school at age 15 to live his dream — literally a pipe dream for a kid coming from the relatively flat Nova Scotia. He is no stranger to the rock star life of winning contests, signing endorsement deals (Burton Snowboards and Oakley to name a few), and gaining rabid fans around the world. He has inspired a generation of snowboard kids with his original freestyle riding and unique signature snowboards and outerwear that have always represented the skateboarding, punk rock, hip-hop, and pop influences of his youth. Trouble’s music tells a similar story with its dark, hard hitting grinding bass and synths and sk8rock guitar riffs and witty and sexually charged lyrics.

One such track is the playful, fast-paced, boasting track that makes the listener feel good to be bad “Bang Bang” featuring Trouble’s fiancé Santi White, better known as Santogold. “She encouraged me to do music,” says Trouble, who began his professional snowboarding career at age 15, but didn’t write his first song until he broke his knee in 2005. “I was recovering from a snowboarding injury and she bought me a 4-track recorder, a Gibson guitar, and a Peavey amp to play around on because she saw me taking an interest.”
After nine months of rehab and a full recovery, the professional snowboarder-turned-musician had Trouble Andrew recorded, a four-piece band, and a whole new sound behind him. That new sound is an amalgamation of the punk, rock, hip-hop, sk8, surf, and snowboard cultures he grew up on. The end result is a poppy electro sk8 punk music with fist pumping anthems, rump-shaking melodies, and sing-along hooks. “It’s like crunkrock pop,” says Trouble.

Other key tracks on Trouble Andrew include “Chase Money,” an anthem song based on materialistic people and “UH OH,” a dark, sexy, song with a slower groove for the ladies. “Young Boy” is one of the artist’s more serious songs, talking about world issues and family trouble with a positive twist, while “Pimp Millennium” is an attitude-laden ditty that makes you feel like going out to pimp the world.”
Trouble is currently writing new songs for the follow-up record to his self-titled CD, which is slated for a summer 2009 release on Virgin Records.

More On Trouble Andrew:
www.myspace.com/troubleandrew

 

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1
we have so many local examples of douche-wave too: mad rad, natalie portman's shaved head, team gina. seattle is full of douche-wave and hopefully trouble andrew finally kills it. i loved le tigre's first album too, but you don't see me making shitty, annoying electro rock albums, do you?
Posted by qwerty on December 8, 2008 at 12:07 PM
2
Oh man, next time put the video after a jump or something. I almost punched a hole in my monitor seeing that anus gyrating around with his stupid hat, telling me about his preference for weed. Dear God.
Posted by Evan Stewart on December 8, 2008 at 12:14 PM
3
So, you're saying that this isn't a parody of something?

Huh.

Yeah, it sucks harder than yo mama.
Posted by violet_dagrinder on December 8, 2008 at 1:04 PM
4
Harder to watch than the link Dan posted the other day on Slog. You know the one.
Posted by Dave in Chicago on December 8, 2008 at 1:07 PM
5
s00per altbggtry. if mad rad made this song, hella people's head would explode just thinking of ways to suck their dicks
Posted by tryhardcore on December 8, 2008 at 1:09 PM
6
great. yet another reason to be ashamed that i am a snowboarder.
Posted by shawn farmer on December 8, 2008 at 1:10 PM
7
"Douche"? "Hipster"? This is why I don't read the music section. General-purpose putdowns like that make for some boring writing.
Posted by elenchos on December 8, 2008 at 1:13 PM
8
Is this a commercial for American Apparel?
Posted by idieh on December 8, 2008 at 1:31 PM
9
The answer to Trouble Andrew's oft-repeated question is, "No. No thank you. Seriously, I don't."

See, this is a case where the lost-art of the music video can still be helpful.

Had I just heard this song on the radio (unlikely as that might be), I might have gotten caught up in its simple naive charms...like some low rent lower-east sider had cleaned up enough to have recorded the one thing rattling around in their junkie brains for my amusement.

But being forced to associate the song with this idiot's face for a few minutes has graciously allowed me to dismiss the entire thing faster than a Shwayze track.

Thank you, music video! (Oh, and continued thanks for showing me what John Parr from "Naughty Naughty" fame looked like. You saved me YEARS of misguidance there!)
Posted by pg on December 8, 2008 at 1:42 PM
10
@7 If you don't read the music section why are you on line out?
Posted by Rotten666 on December 8, 2008 at 1:57 PM
11
Wow. Here Comes the Future.

What's important about this video is not the music but the person. It's the person that is offered as the commodity, not the actual music itself. What's to be emulated is the person, emulate the exaltification of the person.. the music is only the marketing grease that gets it into your eyes and ears. So this person comes complete with (admittedly) impressive backstory - he's still just one prototype for this new kind of icon, new god - the Cult of Self on Steroids.

I'm know I'm not the first to go there, but.. wow. This 'music video' just brings it home in a whole new way.......


Posted by merry on December 8, 2008 at 2:06 PM
12
This shit makes Chad Muska look like Biggie. What's that band up there where they play an iPod and the girl pretends to play guitar and some dude "sings"? Add that shit to this pile.
Posted by Dougsf on December 8, 2008 at 2:49 PM
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@11

Yes. You can imagine the Virgin execs screaming "Synergy" and high-5ing themselves over this guy. "It's Santogolden, baby!"

Also, re: "Bang Bang": casually boasting about guns—from an ex-Olympian snowboarder yet—is just so tired and stupid.
Posted by segal on December 8, 2008 at 2:56 PM
14
those of us who thought the fashion disasters of the 80s were the pinnacle of questionable taste have just been humbled. this looks and sounds like a parody of the 00s from 20 years in the future.
Posted by brandon on December 8, 2008 at 3:09 PM
15
meh. not that crappy. kinda catchy, but what do I know since i only rock the metal on my own time.
Posted by meh on December 8, 2008 at 3:31 PM
16
Dammit, Dave, now "douche-wave" will be ironically embraced like "punk rock." People didn't like to be called punks a long time ago (Blondie and The Ramones said they weren't punk bands in the beginning), but NYC writers/cartoonists made that a hip word. Now everyone will aspire to be "douches." "I was a doucher back in 2003," our President will say in twenty years. More douche than you, man. Bang your wang on the douche-wave! Please help me, I can't stop.
Posted by Chris Estey on December 8, 2008 at 3:40 PM
17
YOU'RE KILLIN IT CHRIS!
Posted by EYESANDEARS on December 8, 2008 at 4:37 PM
18
soon to be headlining the block party.

as crappy and mediocre as his ex-fiance's karen-o imitation.
Posted by stutter on December 8, 2008 at 4:51 PM
19
Exactly how is this different from the electro stuff that everyone likes?
Posted by J. Burns on December 8, 2008 at 9:19 PM
20
Crystal Castles and Chromeo are hipster approved, but this isn't?
Posted by Stunod on December 8, 2008 at 10:08 PM
21
The poll of pain:

Trouble Andrew
vs.
Mickey Avalon.

YOU MUST CHOOSE ONE.

Posted by mackro mackro on December 8, 2008 at 10:14 PM
22
Blondie is not a punk band!
Posted by Keekee on December 8, 2008 at 11:11 PM
23
If you put Kevin Federline's hip hop career through a transmogrifier it would become this.
Posted by late 2 the party on December 9, 2008 at 8:41 AM
24
@ 21 hello it's Mickey all the way
Posted by whatev on December 9, 2008 at 9:36 AM
25
@8 Thats exactly what i thought.
um, i wanna hate this more than i actually do
Posted by T.v. coahran on December 9, 2008 at 10:12 AM
26
Hi Dave! I miss you!
Posted by Amanda on December 9, 2008 at 10:39 AM
27
you guys should google "tha pumpsta"
Posted by mackro mackro on December 9, 2008 at 12:22 PM
28
horrible, yet not the most embarrassing snowboarder rapper song (if you dare):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCZmXHXT3…

Posted by alex on December 10, 2008 at 12:04 PM
29
segal @13:

I think his gun is his wiener.

(but actually, a tryhard snowboarder probably would be the one to watch out for, if he were really speaking about firearms...think 2Pac. Trying to legitimize song lyrics by suddenly acting the badman...)




Posted by alex again on December 10, 2008 at 1:26 PM
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@ 28: There is like zero resemblance between the two songs.

dont get me wrong, with your guys obvious lack in musical taste and understanding I am not surprised to read these poor comments here but it still is shocking how the fact that this guy started his career as a snowboarder creates so much hate.

This is not bad music at all, probably one of the very best athlet/actor/animal stylist turned musician stuff of our times.

You dont like it? Good for you, the world doesnt care, sorry.
Posted by my name here on January 10, 2009 at 7:58 AM
31
I think this shits good. Expand your mind craig!!!!! Go trouble, your the one doing something with yourself not these fags online..
Posted by Jesse on January 24, 2009 at 1:45 PM
32
i saw trouble andrew play in boston and it was kinda funny because he thought he was the shit and no one was really into him. suckkkka.

and at 21- mickey obviously.
Posted by Justine on February 4, 2009 at 9:16 AM
33
Wow i had heard this before but now i am sure the inter-web is full of assclowns upon assclowns electronically blowing each other for comments made about people they will be emulating and imitating in 5 years when they decide the want on the fad-wagon i hope none of you haters hits the hill standing sideways on a plank of fiberglass wood and plastic or i will be forced to drop your douche bag asses from a chairlift and not the one on the bunny slope please don't skateboard either or it's trucks to the teeth for all you unoriginal keyboard jockeys and it's on in the water too you kooks will be snaked at every local break in the world people like you are a great reason to have abortions , what if my kid grows up to be a blogger and thinks people care about what he types online. Now I am sure you are all superior to me knowing all the cool shit before it was popular you probably vote too we should make you guys president so you can run this country into the ground faster than Obama and McCain combined. Tune in turn on drop out is the only way to live. everyone of you should be shot or at least castrated and it's trevor and mickey not either or wow you defy logic and get everything wrong. I say and have always said Obama only slightly better than Osama and McCain only slightly worse than cocoaine. you people make me feel worse than i already do and i got broken back!
Posted by volcomad on February 5, 2009 at 10:40 AM

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