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My grandfather on my mother’s side fought in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II and he still hates to talk about it. You find this kind of thing with a lot of veterans. The trauma of war, at least it seems to me, is both difficult to accept, and impossible to translate. And in some ways what is the point of trying to translate it? If other people can’t truly understand, which they can’t, then what, ultimately does trying to make them understand do? It doesn’t stop wars. It certainly doesn’t keep young men from joining the military and going off to fight. Mostly it just brings up painful memories and salts an unhealed wound (that will never heal). Now, I have been fortunate to have been spared the nightmare of fighting in a war, and I would never dare compare anything about my experience to the sacrifice and service of my grandfather* or anyone else who has served in the armed forces, but when this devastating War of the Terrible Music ends, no matter who wins, I will never speak of it. My holograndkids will gather around my wifi-enabled rocking chair out on the hoverporch and ask me to tell them stories of what it was like when the people confronted nightmare-electro-screamo-funk and I will stare out into the endless expanse of water, my cataract-riddled eyes clouding over, and I will say nothing. They will, as we all are, be forced to make their own choices in this frightening world.
Terrible Design the Skyline music video after the jump!
Nope. Unacceptable. With bands like this WHO NEEDS A ROBOT UPRISING?! (Thanks for the tip, Darren.)
*I’m sorry for this whole post, grandpa!
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WHEN IS VERTIGO COMING TO BLU RAY?!?!?!
Seriously, the North by Northwest Blu Ray was incredible. Now give me my Vertigo!
I feel like they could use about five more dudes in the band. Those are dudes, right?
They look more like Muppets to me.
no!!!!!!
Stupid Future Trust Fund Turn It Off (SFTFTIO)
Perhaps we spoke too soon, Ke$ha. Please come back.
does this mean i’m no longer the worst?
-T. Mills
Keebler Lemos?
Keebler Lemos!
And his friend, John Martian!
I think they’re speaking eskimo, or maybe walrus, anyone hear speak walrus? I only speak whale
haha I said hear instead of here, I’m almost as bad as Design the Skyline
Well, since they’re on Victory they totally won’t see any royalties!
http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2009/08/12/a-homeless-guys-editorial-tony-victorys-idea-of-karma/
That’s your record label boss, Design the Skyline.
“Get the Hell OUTTA MY FOREST!” – Smokey the Bear
The one goatee guy didn’t get the haircut memo.
“Design the Skyline” sounds like a terrorist group’s mandate. Then again, so does their music.
“Keebler Lemos Synths” is our generation’s “Yahoo Serious Festival.”
“I know those words, but that sign makes no sense.”
There is only one scenario in which I can imagine watching band perform: Amateur night at the Apollo.
And just when I was convinced jeggings were over.
The mark of a good band is how many guys you have on Vocals. The mark of a great band is how many guys you have on vocals that all could be one guy if you didn’t know any better.
With their debut album: Sim City 3000.
i designed my skyline that afternoon –
a broad stroke of blue through the green thatches of the forest’s canopy,
an unclothed groin beneath a pair of denim leggings,
two unwashed feet nestled inside of TOMS.
today we stand in the ohlone national park, the air
ripe with the sounds of synthesizers
and the intoxicating smell of
guys that smell like wet poodles and bologna.
Should I read this as Ginsberg or Bukowski? Or did you have someone else in mind?
This is beautiful
my memory might be fuzzy, but does anyone remember the days when the hardcore kids actually looked kind of intimidating? I feel like I could snap these kids in half.
also, i listened to a few bands on Victory Records back in the day. I’m kind of ashamed. Taking Back Sunday was kind of good, right? No, no they weren’t.
I still have photos of my friends from the early 90′s, and nobody ever looked intimidating when they were wearing five beaded chokers and a girl’s headband.
Early ’90s? For intimidating hardcore, see the early 80′s.
I guess intimidating isn’t the best word. How about past puberty?
I was scanning their former bands wikipedia page and getting pretty embarrassed of high school me….luckily I found this and felt a little better.
I still really like Snapcase, but not much aside from that. Thursday when I’m feeling nostalgic.
I’m not sure if it was this way everywhere but I can pretty much track the evolution of my small hometown’s emo/hard/grind-core kids’ fashion by pre-getting-a-Hot-Topic and post-getting-a-Hot-Topic. In under a year the look went from baggy hoodies their moms ordered for them for Christmas and maybe a few chains/dog collars/things with spikes to neon colored skinny tees and eyeliner for everyone and that awful floppy side-bangs hairstyle.
I was just mostly thinking about the fact that only like one of these guys could possibly be wearing underwear and it grossed me out so much that I had to write a poem.
The guy on the right is Green Lantern I think. His magic strings are what makes this music so good.
Cool drums. (get it!?!)
where are some bullies when you need them?
I really admire Gabe’s ability to make me feel 1000 years old. Every time a music post happens, I’m stuck yelling, “WHAT IS THIS, WHY ARE THEY DRESSED LIKE THAT.”
Pretty sure “Design the Skyline” is actually a reality show on Bravo. I could be wrong.
Actually, wait. Based on their appearance and names, I am 100% certain this is actually a promo for the next Final Fantasy game.
This is kinda like if Metalocalypse was live action and on Nickelodeon, and the music was written by Hatebeak.
It takes 7 dudes to make that awful noise??? 7??????
Also, just because your “scene” says chopped up lawnmower hair is cool, doesn’t mean it will work for you. (i’m talking to you everyone in this band)
It sounds like someone’s cellphone (circa 2003) was going off while they recorded that.
Party on Ethan, Matt, John, Keebler, Julian, Eric, Dani, Billy, Scott, Todd, Slippy, Hamilton, David, Gregory, Nibbles, Vernon, Terri, Michael, Brian, Ryan, Joshua and Timmy!
Be excellent to each other.
my name is dani doom, i started to spell my name with an “i” rather than a “y” so people could take me seriously
Isn’t Brockencyde my generation’s Brockencyde, or did listening this demerit me a generation, so I have to start again with a whole new generation of crappy screamo music? I hope not because I can’t fit into skinny jeans.
Dani Doom is just a completely viable name for a hardworking professional musician struggling in a disintegrating business to have… such a great name
This is the music I listen to when I draw evil wizards.