@mertonesque Pitchfork called it “a powerful mantra of HRC hope and support…over a classic bubbly and pixelated Le Tigre synth beat” and then never mentioned it again.
And don’t forget when JD Samson cried about being broke because she refused to get a regular job and spends all her money.
@CosmicRichy@javier078 Once Sony stops having to compete with discounted physical copies sold by retailers, they won’t need to do digital sales as low or as frequently or even at all. If your only gaming device is a PS5, you’ll have no choice where else to buy it.
@announcedtba@iCrazyTeddy Support gaming companies’ anti-consumer behavior for ~15 years and then hope there’s enough political will to legislate against it after the fact is a hell of a strategy.
Anyone with a brain knew it was coming to this and knows where it’ll go from here: It will get much worse.
@ArmourRusted @Fightincowboy Have I got the game for you lol
Keita Takahashi did exactly this with We Love Katamari—the sequel to Katamari Damacy and the only sequel he had anything to do with—and it’s still the greatest game ever.
@SuperButterBuns Even though you’re right that a console is completely different from a compact PC like this, we all know damn well Sony and Microsoft will act as if it isn’t and use it to justify charging $1,000 for their next-gen consoles whether it makes sense or not.
@polypocketknife I remember which floor of my college parking garage I was parked on when I wondered the same thing, checked the release year in the CD booklet, and was forever changed.
@leeartr I still remember when they broke up. Half the comment sections on all the usual sites were people saying, “The other guy just produces, right? Chrissy’s solo output should sound pretty much the same and just as good, then!” People really don’t know how bands work.
R.I.P. JR
@ClickingSeason Very few songs from that era go harder than “Glass Jar”. One of the only songs longer than 10 min I never skip no matter who’s in the car.
@dannarebb@alfred_english I had no idea. The last vivid memory I have of reading or listening to Carles was an audio clip from either right before or right after he sold HRO where he was riffing on “So this is the new year / And I don’t feel any different.”
@dannarebb Absolutely. My wife wasn’t into that many of those bands at the time, and even she loved the HRO articles I’d show her. We met at a Twin Shadow show, so hipster nonsense was a foundational part of our relationship. Definitely a “you had to be there” time in history. lol
@dannarebb Phish always was and still is a blind spot for me, but good for you guys. It’s been a few years since I’ve pulled up an article from the archives, but my wife and I still laugh and say “U Should Probably Focus on Your Kids,” which was the oldest category in the concerts post.
@PURPPLEK1LLL Still remember the exact stretch of road I was driving on in 2011 when I first heard his voice strain and crack on “the LAST ten YEARS I been SO fuckin’ STRESSED”.