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“At its core, music journalism is just people pretending to write about a band in order to write about themselves so people pretending to read about bands can read about themselves.”
– from this article on music journalism by Luke O’Neil on Bullett.
On the music PR advice front, the article also says “‘A band put out a record’ is not a story.”
Now, I’m not a music journalist, but I will tell you a story to get you to see this band who put out a record and is playing a show.
Below are photos from 2007. That was my boyfriend at the time, Morgan.
Remember formspring? I have one. You can ask me anything on it. People haven’t in a long time, but I was reading through my old answers last night.
Morgan was on TV
and in a band.
People loved that band. I love that band. They played a few years ago at Pianos and that night I apologised for writing lots of mean things about him in the past. The thing is, when the people you love, leave you, it’s easiest to lash out and make yerself hate ’em than to deal with being sad and feeling alone.
I don’t blog bitchy bad things about dudes anymore. And I can proudly admit that I will always love Morgan as a too talented dude who will forever be way cooler than I will ever be.
He is in a new band now. They are playing at CMJ on the 15th at Baby’s All Right and the 18th at Santos Party House.
This is a song that Morgan produced and the music video for it that he also produced.
You’re gonna like the part where it goes ‘C’mon Honeeeeyyyy’ and the guitary deer-neer-neer bits.
Then you’re gonna go see WEAVES play at CMJ.
And while you’re at it and instagramming the shit out of all the shows you’re seeing, stop by the IMPOSSIBLE x The Culture of Me‘s CMJ Artist Lounge in SoHo to get those photos printed, like IRL, and say hi to Jeff Meltz for me cuz I’m in LA rn.
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Skip out on the wedding and go straight to the bedding.
Sweet perfection.
Sweet Thing are playing NXNE TONIGHT at midnight at The Rivoli. If you’re in Toronto (JEALLIE!), consider your NorthBy 12am time slot booked.
Official website: http://SweetThingMusic.com
Myspace: http://myspace.com/sweetthingmusic
Youtube: http://youtube.com/sweetthingmusic
Twitter: @sweetthingmusic
This entry was written by , posted on June 16, 2011 at 6:39 pm, filed under Music and tagged NXNE, Permanent Honeymoon, Sweet Thing. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
I’ll tell you what this album sounds like
Best friends
Fun
Shoulder shimmies
The Annex, Toronto, Canada
First love
Brunch at Aunties and Uncles
Party
Summer dresses
Hair flips
Beers
Dancing with happy, reckless abandon
Smiling
An accumulation of six years worth of total admiration for these fine young gentlemen
THESE ARE ALL GOOD THINGS.
Not to stake claim nor right, but I couldn’t be more proud of Sweet Thing.
I also couldn’t feel more far from home.
PLEASE BUY THIS ALBUM.
AVAILABLE NOW ON ITUNES
or your local HMV (unless of course it’s already sold out, which may be the case! YAY!)
Official website: http://SweetThingMusic.com
Myspace: http://myspace.com/sweetthingmusic
Youtube: http://youtube.com/sweetthingmusic
Twitter: @sweetthingmusic
Image source: Sweet Thing LP by Sweet Thing, EMI Canada 2010
This entry was written by , posted on August 20, 2010 at 6:02 am, filed under Friends, Love, Music and tagged Alex Winter, Annex, Aunties and Uncles, Bands, Ex-boyfriends, Morgan Waters, Music, Nick Rose, Owen Carrier, Sweet Thing, Toronto, Tyler Kyte. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
This entry was written by , posted on July 1, 2010 at 1:42 pm, filed under Music and tagged Bands, Lazy Susan, Music, Sweet Thing, Toronto. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Dance Mother by Sweet Thing.
Directed by Christopher Mills. ©2010 EMI Music Canada
Some loves are forever and I love Sweet Thing.
They are a good band.
A really, really great band.
Please see them live.
That is, if you want to dance, motherfuckers.
Dates announced so far:
Thursday, May 27 2010 – Nanaimo, BC
Friday, May 28 2010 – Victoria, BC
Saturday, May 29 2010 – Vancouver, BC
Tuesday, June 1 2010 – Edmonton, AB
Wednesday, June 2 2010 – Calgary, AB
Thursday, June 3 2010 – Saskatoon, SK
Friday, Jun 4 2010 – Winnipeg, MB
Saturday, Jun 5 2010 – Thunder Bay, ON
FREE download of their debut single available here until May 16th, 2010.
Official website: http://SweetThingMusic.com
Myspace: http://myspace.com/sweetthingmusic
Youtube: http://youtube.com/sweetthingmusic
Twitter: @sweetthingmusic
For more insider goss, read (the only remaining) band wife, Dayna’s blog.
This entry was written by , posted on May 8, 2010 at 4:11 am, filed under Love, Music and tagged Bands, Dance Mother, Ex-boyfriends, Sweet Thing. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
