nerraw Basic Member Posts:475  
| 8/31/2006 6:01 PM |
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Fro popbitch
The greatest rock'n roll swindle
So, you're a reclusive but legendary dance
act. You decide to do a few gigs. Your
agent contacts the big European festivals
and tells them you are prepared to do three
dates only - to the highest bidders. Bidding
reaches 300,000 euros, so you agree. And
then your agent rings more festivals and says
- ok, you'll do ten dates only, at 300k a
pop. You then do these festivals dressed as
robots. Except, you don't even bother going on
stage for every gig, you get two replacements
to work the pre-programmed synths etc.
Congratulations - you are Daft Punk!
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ctrlaltdeleteBasic Member Posts:268
| 8/31/2006 6:12 PM |
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Myself and a mate discussed this very possibility at the gig. Call me an old cynic but you wouldn't put it past 'em. Get two of their mates up there, laugh all the way to the bank. Nice work if you can get it.
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Una Veteran Member Posts:1721
| 8/31/2006 6:15 PM |
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here nerraw - could you forward me the popbitch mailout (una@itsaplane.com) didn't getit because my mail box was full or something.
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BinokularVeteran Member Posts:1665
| 8/31/2006 6:21 PM |
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Wouldn't be entirely suprised if this was true, it's kind of a recurring thing in electronic music. The Human League used to do something similar in their early days apparently. They'd deliberately start the tape loops before the band came on stage. The gig would start with no musicians on stage, much to the disgust of late 70s audiences.
Then there's orbitals legendary appearance on Top of the Pops whic got them banned from the show for several years. They basically refused to pretend to play for TV, walked on stage, pressed one button to kick off the pre-programmed track "Chime" and then just stood staring at the audience! classic!
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nerrawBasic Member Posts:475
| 8/31/2006 6:21 PM |
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I don't have the actual mailout, it was posted on another board.
They could have easily done it I suppose.
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ctrlaltdeleteBasic Member Posts:268
| 8/31/2006 6:24 PM |
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anyone got holy moly lately? Seems to have disappeared.
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ctrlaltdeleteBasic Member Posts:268
| 8/31/2006 6:26 PM |
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i sent Popbitch to you there Una.
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UnaVeteran Member Posts:1721
| 8/31/2006 6:30 PM |
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nice one
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UnaVeteran Member Posts:1721
| 8/31/2006 6:32 PM |
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Holy Moly is out on Fridays isn't it? Maybe Gary Lightbody has destroyed it or something.
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ctrlaltdeleteBasic Member Posts:268
| 8/31/2006 6:39 PM |
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i haven't gotten it in a few weeks. It got badly stung for an untrue story a few weeks back on that young lad formerly in Eastenders and had to fork out "an undisclosed fee". One little f**k up like that could send the whole ship down.
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nerrawBasic Member Posts:475
| 8/31/2006 6:43 PM |
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Read an interview with the woman who runs Popbitch a couple of months ago and she talked of the great lengths they go to ensure a story is true.
As you say, one slip up sends the whole thing down
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UnicronVeteran Member Posts:1696
| 9/1/2006 9:32 AM |
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I think Holy Moly said that he was going on holidays for a few weeks in the last mailout.
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Antistar Advanced Member Posts:544
| 9/1/2006 11:42 AM |
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Apparently Daft Punk were spotted in Whelans on the Wednesday before their gig. I doubt this very much as A) why would an uber-cool multi-millionaire electro-supergroup like Daft Punk visit a dank, indie hovel like Whelans B) No-one really knows what they look like anyway...
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BinokularVeteran Member Posts:1665
| 9/1/2006 1:46 PM |
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Originally posted by Antistar
Apparently Daft Punk were spotted in Whelans on the Wednesday before their gig. I doubt this very much as A) why would an uber-cool multi-millionaire electro-supergroup like Daft Punk visit a dank, indie hovel like Whelans B) No-one really knows what they look like anyway...
Probably actually a couple of very lost motorcycle couriers 
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| 9/1/2006 2:26 PM |
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Holy Moly's back. Check yer inboxes dudes.
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