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As a 63-year-old man, I am not invited to South by Southwest, because young people hate being reminded of their own mortality even more than they love glo-fi. But our boy (ew) Joe Mande was there, as was Stereogum founder Scott Lapatine, and they sat down for an interview with Ben Gibbard, whoever that is, frontman of Death Cab for Cutie, whatever that means.
ROCK AND ROLL!
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My friend, who suffers from the same age affliction as Gabe, always calls them Darby Kids Are Cute. I think I like that name better.
“Don’t you think it’s arrogant to call yourself a cutie?”
I don’t have anything to add. I just laughed really hard at that is all. Good job, Joe Mande of The Internet.
Where were the ferns?
Where was the funny?
That was pretty funny…but it would take a lot to make me laugh today after WOXY got taken off the damn air again. I blame Phil Collins.
Just Spin your dial to 66.6 – WFuck Off radio. I hope this helps fill the void.
Between seeing that and the news today, I’m seriously thinking of tweeting Demi Moore.
P.S. – Nia Vardalos, if you’re reading this, I’m only joking.
Poor woxy.
Was that really the guy from death cab? I always just assumed they were some Black Metal outfit, but they seem like hipsters? #nonRadioListener
If only you had seen him pre-Zooey! Pale and pudgy!
yeah, today Ben G is actually is a bit of a cutie.
oh god. i went to go screencap an old comment on stereogum (“Congrats to them! I hope he gets fat again.” re: engagement to Zooey Deschanel) because it had a million upvotes. but it looks like the new site design wiped the votes clean? internet tragedy!
I was there! I even wore my “Self-Potato” shirt, but alas, no one responded to my incessant screaming and constant queries about when Ben would divorce Zooey.
Also can someone ask Joe Mande if he could compile the “Letters to Maury” in a book? Or possibly a Tumblr, provided it’s within the law to do so.
One day I will meet Beth Gibbons.
And no doubt win her over with a fine rendition of Sussudio.
I just looked up Sussudio to make sure it wasn’t an Elven code word for “Jenny-rape” or something similarly inappropriate with which to serenade Beth Gibbons. I happily discovered (via Wikipedia)(=FACTS) that “According to Collins, the lyrics are about a schoolboy crush on a girl at school.”
So long as “crush” is not a Collins code word for “rape,” I think we’re good!
gold. pure gold.
I was hoping for Joe to rap over We Will Become Silhouettes, one day, one day
I share a great aunt with Zooey, and she was the one who broke the news to me of Zooey’s engagement to “some musician. Who’s in a band called Cute-something? Something Cute? I don’t know, your cousin had heard of it?”
You guys possess my heart.
Death Cab for Cutie really should do a name change soon. They’re adults, right? Some of them even have receding hairlines and are married to Hollywood starlets. I suggest Beth Cab for Cutie.
The downvote monster’s at it again I see
This is kind of copycatgum. I’d leave this to the Vice President of Ultimate Frisbee.
Watch it, Jigglypuff.
Am I the only one who thought that Gibbard was legitimately annoyed for the first 2 minutes of that? Also, “Phil Collins would know.”
we can just shit this shit down because this is the best sentence i have read on the internet in like 100 years: “As a 63-year-old man, I am not invited to South by Southwest, because young people hate being reminded of their own mortality even more than they love glo-fi.”
SHUT. ER. DOWN.
Joe Mande did a good hosting job, but Pete Holmes was the most hilarious at this show.
Pete Holmes was the best.
Judging from Gibbard’s marriage status, I’d definitely consider him an expert on cuties.
When Mr Joe Mande off The Internet grabbed the back of Beth’s hand, I spat out my coffee all over my Macintosh Computer. Now how am I going to doodle on Kid-Pix? Thanks, Videogum!
i’ve tolerated a lot of ridiculous musical phenomenons in my day and just chalked them up to personal taste but glo-fi is really the one that transformed me into an old person. it’s the one where i just said “no, this is garbage, there is objectively nothing good about this.” that’s how old people think, right, in uncompromising absolutes? i’m like my grandma and rap music on this one.
i have a problem with the genre name (mostly because it is wildly ridiculous?) but there are some worthwhile artists among the rest of the drekpool.
(No Palomo.)
What the heck is glo-fi?
I like Neon Indian, Washed Out, Delorean, etc.
I think the genre you meant to bash was shit-gaze. Now that is a terrible genre.
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If Joe Biden for whatever reason renounces his throne as the Vice President of LOLs, can I nominate Joe Mande?
Between Two Justins.
that Anne Frank joke made me lizz so hard. great job Joe Mande! Mad respect!
Also, its good to see Ben without that smarmy middle part hair he had for a while there. I actually cant unsee Ben Gibbard as a total douchebag now, especially after watching Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (ugh), I guess he’s just particularly good at playing the part.
Wait, didn’t Postal Service do a cover of Against All Odds? I love that song, by the way. And not even in an ironic way.
This is one of the least funniest things I’ve ever seen.
Joe Mande please stop.