Amanda Palmer's EP of Radiohead covers with the ukelele is quite good. And I dig Pomplamoose.
On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 10:35 AM, David Bruggeman <[email protected]> wrote: > It would be weird if they (or anyone) were universally liked. And the > successful online business models often involve a more explicit > 'selling-out' element than rock critics are likely to accept. From what I > recall, an OK Go video (the Rube Goldberg one) was sponsored by State Farm. > DeRogatis couldn't have been happy about that. > > FWIW, I will likely go see Pomplamoose when they visit DC this summer. > > As for DeRogatis' thoughts on twee indie rockers playing ukuleles, it > seemed to speak more about his disdain for twee indie rockers. Could have > substituted snark about their haircuts and wrote the same piece. There's an > excellent ukulele cover of "Bohemian Rhapsody" that might shut him up, but > he's a rock critic rather than a music critic. > > David > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Mark J. <[email protected]> > > ** > *Subject:* [TV orNotTV] Re: Request for the brain trust... > > > > On May 4, 2:41 pm, David Bruggeman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Pomplamoose, a music duo out of the San Francisco area. From online > videos they > > landed a song in a Chrysler ad and then appeared in a couple of Hyundai > spots > > over this past Christmas season. Music pretty much exclusive to iTunes > and > > YouTube. > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/user/PomplamooseMusichttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125783271 > > > > I think I first heard about them when one of their tunes was posted on > the > > Entertainment Weekly website. > > And now, another view from public radio: Jim DeRogatis, former > Chicago Sun-Times rock critic and co-host with Tribune critic Greg Kot > of "Sound Opinions" ("the world's only rock and roll talk show"), > crabass lover of punk and hater of Springsteen and twee indie rock, > the guy who got fired from Rolling Stone for panning Hootie and the > Blowfish (and yes, the son of former NBC football analyst Al > DeRogatis), rages against Pomplamoose on his blog on the web site of > "SO"'s home station WBEZ in Chicago: > > http://www.wbez.org/blog/jim-derogatis/why-i-never-will-buy-hyundai > > You should read his post about twee indie rockers playing ukuleles. > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- +++++++++++++++ Joe Coughlin http://www.twitter.com/inturnaround -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
