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I'm kinda floored by the comments on the story on NPR. Even if you don't like'em, they're managing to pull off something not everyone can. I've enjoyed Pomplamoose for a while now. Glad to see they're doing well. Then again, I guess it's just as shocking that I'm still surprised by the vitriolic tone of commenters on the internet.
I'm kinda floored by the comments on the story on NPR. Even if you don't like'em, they're managing to pull off something not everyone can. I've enjoyed Pomplamoose for a while now. Glad to see they're doing well. Then again, I guess it's just as shocking that I'm still surprised by the vitriolic tone of commenters on the internet.
You should see some of the Youtube comments. I think, from here on out, anyone who hopes to break the mold in any way via the web will just have to ignore 99.9% of all comments. Too many people get their rocks off anonymously tearing people down, and sites just don't care enough about building a thoughtful community to combat it.
Here's a cover of Earth Wind & Fire's "September", I think it's some of their best work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xycnv87N_BU
Here is "Telephone" by Lady Gaga: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vEStDd6HVY It's considerably better than the original (in my opinion). The video style is also pretty interesting. The guy in them (Jack Conte) had this to say about it (from wikipedia[1]): >What you see is what you hear. (No lip-syncing for instruments or voice) >If you hear it, at some point you see it. (No hidden sounds) They also make money from se…
Actually, 'pamplemousse' is French for grapefruit, but yeah, phonetically it's about right.
I am pretty sure I heard her sing mister sandman on a Toyota commercial last night via food network. If so that's real success.
I am pretty sure I heard her sing mister sandman on a Toyota commercial last night via food network. If so that's real success.
That was most likely Petra Haden: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra_Haden
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Here is "Telephone" by Lady Gaga: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vEStDd6HVY It's considerably better than the original (in my opinion). The video style is also pretty interesting. The guy in them (Jack Conte) had this to say about it (from wikipedia[1]): >What you see is what you hear. (No lip-syncing for instruments or voice) >If you hear it, at some point you see it. (No hidden sounds) They also make money from se…
>... pomplamoose is french for grapefruit Actually, 'pamplemousse' is French for grapefruit, but yeah, phonetically it's about right.
I love their stuff. I do kinda wish they sold physical CDs—I would get one for my dad in a heartbeat. This is probably my favorite of their tracks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9KMgg7T_sg
Man this quote from the Pomplamoose guy really does a good job of making a spot-on observation while managing to diss his own band.
He's right IMO. The music and music culture of my generation is self-centered, and pompous (see hipsters). But I still enjoy it. I think by making music that's "very normal and very accessible" you wind up in the land of vanilla like Pomplamoose.