Break Up Your Band

John Frusciante is a writer/performer living in NYC. His writing about music and comedy has appeared on AmplifierMagazine.com, The Onion News Network, Cracked.com, etc. He can frequently be seen at the UCB Theatre, where he is the Artistic Associate. He has the same name as--but is not the same person as--the guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

May 13

New Musie Tuesie


Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell

 Ever since I heard TPC’s amazing EP, A Lesson In Crime, I’ve been super-psyched about hearing a full-length album’s worth of that manic, sawtooth sound.  Look’s like I’m going to have to wait a little longer.

What is it with these bands, man?!  Just give me more of what you gave me the first time I heard you!  It’s like, “Yep, that sound we created is awesome and distinctive and totally engaging, we did it.  Now let’s ease off on that a little and try to develop our songwriting.”  Fuck your songwriting.  Give me the urgency.   If I was a fan of bands abandoning what’s awesome about them in favor of boring pretentious bullshit songcraft, I’d still be listening to Pearl Jam.  


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