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Long John Silvers: Apr 17, 2013

Khagan posted:

Don't live in the States, but did anyone turn up to the Chicago gig only to find out that they didn't show up?

Yeah they blew off the Lollapalooza gig (maybe to work on the new album?). They had all the equipment set up and a banner of a Gmail screenshot with this:

quote:

SUBJECT: ready DATE: July 9

I am ready to take my own life. Many bad experiences led me to this dark void that I am locked in. Maybe by my own hands? I don't really care anymore. I just wanted to say thank you for showing me the other side. the side that is locked away deep inside a person. I am mad. Mad all the time and depressed all the time. I can't take it. I'm not afraid of dying but i am afraid that I can't hear DG in the after life if there is such a thing. I don't know, but I hope your music transcends to the unknown. A place where DG's essence exists. A place where art exists. I love art. That's the one thing that kept me alive? this long. So just to ease minds, DG didn't "influence" me to do this. this is my own loving choice. but thanks for making my life a little better. you're my absolute fave and I will fight the gods if they don't allow me to follow DG's efforts can't see Earth. Anyways, continue doing great things. I love you Stefan, Zach, and Andy.

I will be watching.

-AJJ

on it. Weird poo poo.

http://pitchfork.com/news/51748-death-grips-didnt-show-up-to-their-lollapalooza-aftershow-fans-destroy-bands-equipment/

# ¿ Aug 4, 2013 08:13

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# ¿ Sep 30, 2023 19:38

Long John Silvers: Apr 17, 2013

Killsion posted:

Death Grips just cancelled their Boston show. For the 3rd time. Good luck to the rest of you...

And I was just about to message Thoogsby for his :argh:

# ¿ Aug 5, 2013 00:03

Long John Silvers: Apr 17, 2013

I know they aren't supposed to give a gently caress or whatever, but god drat that's pretty stupid. Bailing on their paying fans :smith:

# ¿ Aug 7, 2013 01:59

Long John Silvers: Apr 17, 2013

Thoogsby posted:

Noisey went in on DG
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/why-death-grips-not-playing-their-own-shows-isnt-punk

This article is spot on, they aren't being rebellious or edgy, just dumb. Kind of makes you wonder if they'll try it again.

# ¿ Aug 7, 2013 23:55

Long John Silvers: Apr 17, 2013

Pirate Jet posted:

Imagine that you paid a band for entertainment and they never fulfilled it, trash-talking you all the while and being unclear and obtuse about what you were actually getting out of that agreement.

Because that is exactly what happened between DG and their record label. Also their fans too I guess, but the label had the sense to at least not smash all their poo poo.

It's pretty low to gently caress your fans over

# ¿ Aug 8, 2013 05:09

Long John Silvers: Apr 17, 2013

HorseRenoir posted:

New song out. Sounds like DG is going in a radically different direction for the new album.

Apparently this is a reference to a Charles Bukowski poem

Charlie B posted:

there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too tough for him,
I say, stay in there, I'm not going
to let anybody see
you.
there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I pour whiskey on him and inhale
cigarette smoke
and the whores and the bartenders
and the grocery clerks
never know that
he's
in there.

there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too tough for him,
I say,
stay down, do you want to mess
me up?
you want to screw up the
works?
you want to blow my book sales in
Europe?
there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too clever, I only let him out
at night sometimes
when everybody's asleep.
I say, I know that you're there,
so don't be
sad.
then I put him back,
but he's singing a little
in there, I haven't quite let him
die
and we sleep together like
that
with our
secret pact
and it's nice enough to
make a man
weep, but I don't
weep, do
you?

That said, this track is weak as hell and I can't wait for it to get a BNT from Pitchfork

# ¿ Aug 22, 2013 06:42

Long John Silvers: Apr 17, 2013

Oh poo poo, this might be another ARG.

This showed up on the thread in /mu/: http://vocaroo.com/i/s1dIzO2wsvpd

Long John Silvers fucked around with this message at 06:47 on Aug 22, 2013

# ¿ Aug 22, 2013 06:43

Long John Silvers: Apr 17, 2013

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1slMsD479LU

from /mu/

Long John Silvers fucked around with this message at 07:11 on Aug 22, 2013

# ¿ Aug 22, 2013 07:06

Long John Silvers: Apr 17, 2013

Uniscott posted:

Does anybody have any recommended artists that are like Death Grips?

Zach Hill's Face Tat is pretty good if you like DG instrumentals/noise music

# ¿ Sep 24, 2013 07:58

Long John Silvers: Apr 17, 2013

Good god that opening track... Feels like a wheel and Two Heavens are killer too

# ¿ Nov 14, 2013 01:01

Long John Silvers: Apr 17, 2013

HorseRenoir posted:

Didn't see this posted here, but DG just did a track with The Bug and it owns: https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/the-bug-gently caress-a-bitch-feat

I dig it. Looks like there are some other good features on that album, too.

# ¿ Jun 13, 2014 04:28

Long John Silvers: Apr 17, 2013

https://soundcloud.com/doomguy13/kendrick-lamar-x-death-grips-dont-need-your-swimming-pools-pop

# ¿ Aug 20, 2014 21:24

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# ¿ Sep 30, 2023 19:38

Long John Silvers: Apr 17, 2013

https://www.facebook.com/deathgripz/posts/886106861434494

The track names spell "JENNY DEATH WHEN"

# ¿ Jan 5, 2015 05:10

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