dan hentschel unfortunately cursed with an audience that obviously doesn’t understand or appreciate the vast gamut of influence on his short films and will continue to comment “he needs to get picked up by a24” because it’s all they know of “highbrow” cinema
@misterminsoo never been to empty bottle but johnny brenda’s is so goated, consistently some of the best schedules in philly. i remember being so sad i couldn’t go to their shows before i turned 21 lol
so much self-righteous city pop hate loops right back into racist territory, ofc there are bad actors but this is clearly someone who knows nothing about the history and influences of the genre
The City Pop phenomenon is so obviously an instance of Thing, Japan. Like, it's no coincidence that the people who are overly enthusiastic abt City Pop don't even know who Bobby Brown, Janet Jackson, or Luther Vandross are.
@Kid_Macky this is all fair and we’re totally on the same page re: japanese jazz and racist city pop fans. the og tweet was just poorly worded, then. we both know the artists you mentioned aren’t close to city pop, and that made you sound dismissive of the scene altogether