Playing live tonight in Andrews Lane Theatre ( or ALT as they are calling it. See? ALTERNATIVE). So, after all my talk, I’m going.
Will the set be longer than 30 minutes?
Will they finally apologise for stealing their t-shirt artwork?
Will Una buy another t-shirt?
Will Justin make the gig?
Will the venue be finished for its grand re-opening?
Will the casseroles rival Pieminister for tasty delicacies?
Will Maximum Joy ever forgive CC?
Are they just for the hipster fraternity?
What will Thumped make of all this tomorrow? (Sample quote from a heated thread about them – “People who live in glass houses, or crystal castles if you will (with an underlying chuckle), shouldn’t throw stones“.)
The image above is from Jody Gaffney. He does lots of great artwork and posters etc for the likes of Foggy Notions, Forever Presents and more. Check out his portfolio.
Crystal Castles VS HEALTH – Crimewave
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I decided not to wear my t-shirt today. I was half-sleepy this morning and couldn’t decide whether wearing a band t-shirt to a band’s actual gig is something one does.
My brain. Losing more of it every single day.
Ha! I second most of those questions
can someone break down what happened between max joy and cc for me please.. not arsed going through 8pages to find out
[quote post=”1172″]can someone break down what happened between max joy and cc for me please.. not arsed going through 8pages to find out[/quote]
The only reference is this:
“When we get to writing up maximum joy memoirs, there will be a whole chapter dedicated to Crystal Castles and it won’t be pretty!”
that it!
well thats a bit of an anticlimax
yes! Yes I will. tickets = bought, looking forward to it…
but holy shit that’s a heavy thread on thumped! I can palpably feel teh internet grumpiness coming through my laptop screen.
Didja read the interview in last month’s Plan B magazine with Crystal Castles? Crystal C-assholes (i’ll assume that joke’s been done already..)
[quote post=”1172″]Didja read the interview in last month’s Plan B magazine with Crystal Castles? Crystal C-assholes (i’ll assume that joke’s been done already..)[/quote]
No, do tell.
A mate saw them at Camden Crawl over the weekend and said they were a resounding anti-climax. She reckoned they put on an energetic show but the music wasn’t staggering and the crowd were there as more of a fashion statement…
And just saw Jody’s portfolio there, her work is instantly recognisable! Always love the FP/FN graphics, gorgeous stuff..
Ethan seems huffy and cranky (he says he hasn’t slept in a while),snapping at the interviewer and telling Alice, in the end, to do the photoshoot by herself. They come across badly, desperately trying to avoid saying anything ‘uncool’. Not that it matters much if the music is good, but they certainly don’t endear themselves to one.
I think they are ferocious drivel altogether. Such a studied hipster racket, completely lacking even the tiniest iota of real emotion.
this-trill-crap-sells (ho ho)[quote post=”1172″]I think they are ferocious drivel altogether. Such a studied hipster racket, completely lacking even the tiniest iota of real emotion.[/quote]
too right. a mate told me there were over 500 there last night? how the fuck is this possible?
[quote post=”1172″]this-trill-crap-sells (ho ho)[/quote]
[quote post=”1172″]how the fuck is this possible?[/quote]
Answered your own question there.
“Are they just for the hipster fraternity?”
Clearly…
They look ridiculously smug and self satisfied in the new NME with their bottles of bud and “we make sounds no one else has access to” or some bullshit quote …
i wanted to puke…their music is so bland..
Man I love your blog. I just stumbled across it and the design alone is worth a visit. We should be friends.
Thanks for the link and nice comment but I’m a dude!
Jody
Apologies Jody. Amended.