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Re: Portugal. The Man – Official Website Is a Google Sheets Document

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Post by omginternets » Sat, Nov 04, 2023, 3:36 AM UTC

NoToP wrote: post #7

jdoliner wrote: post #4

I love these guys. I'm not sure what learning this means for my fan ship. They never struck me as a particular no-frills aesthetic type of group. I wonder if they made this themselves or there's some story behind it.

They're being rebels just for kicks

How long have you been feeling it?

Re: Portugal. The Man – Official Website Is a Google Sheets Document

#42

Post by omginternets » Sat, Nov 04, 2023, 3:37 AM UTC

spondylosaurus wrote: post #3

artemisyna wrote: post #2

If it works it works?

Doesn't work so well on mobile though :(

Does it not work, or are you just saying it could be better?

Re: Portugal. The Man – Official Website Is a Google Sheets Document

#43

Post by foota » Sat, Nov 04, 2023, 3:38 AM UTC

Lol, I wonder if this has caused issues for Google

Re: Portugal. The Man – Official Website Is a Google Sheets Document

#44

Post by eep_social » Sat, Nov 04, 2023, 3:41 AM UTC

foota wrote: post #43

Lol, I wonder if this has caused issues for Google

I’m sure it’s slamming a (hopefully very) fast cache since the load is all read.

Re: Portugal. The Man – Official Website Is a Google Sheets Document

#45

Post by smcleod » Sat, Nov 04, 2023, 3:43 AM UTC

I really enjoy Portugal. The Man, so many good days in the sun playing their music over the years.

Re: Portugal. The Man – Official Website Is a Google Sheets Document

#46

Post by corbezzoli » Sat, Nov 04, 2023, 3:45 AM UTC

omginternets wrote: post #42

spondylosaurus wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Doesn't work so well on mobile though :(

Does it not work, or are you just saying it could be better?

There’s a huge fixed unclosable signup overlay at the bottom so the viewport is limited. Also the content is not scaled down so you have to pan on two axis. Some text is so long it doesn’t fit in the viewport. Nearly literally unusable.

Re: Portugal. The Man – Official Website Is a Google Sheets Document

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Post by Apocryphon » Sat, Nov 04, 2023, 3:45 AM UTC

A fun funky idea. Sad I can’t think of a ton of HN worthy ideas of musical acts making newsworthy tech-empowered quirky choices. The last thing that comes to mind is Radiohead making In Rainbows pay-what-you-want.

Re: Portugal. The Man – Official Website Is a Google Sheets Document

#48

Post by tantalor » Sat, Nov 04, 2023, 3:45 AM UTC

senthil_rajasek wrote: post #9

I love this band. But this is actually a terrible idea. Artist websites (IMO) have an actual purpose, keeping your audience updated with tour dates for one. Agents and venues looking for promo pictures. Festival planners looking to get a sense of your style etc., Artist websites have a variety of audiences. My bet would be that they started tracking tour dates on a Google Sheet and decided to share it to a tour manag…

> tour dates... pictures

All that stuff is here

Re: Portugal. The Man – Official Website Is a Google Sheets Document

#49

Post by NoToP » Sat, Nov 04, 2023, 3:49 AM UTC

omginternets wrote: post #41

NoToP wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They're being rebels just for kicks

How long have you been feeling it?

Since 19:56

Re: Portugal. The Man – Official Website Is a Google Sheets Document

#50

Post by tracerbulletx » Sat, Nov 04, 2023, 3:52 AM UTC

senthil_rajasek wrote: post #9

I love this band. But this is actually a terrible idea. Artist websites (IMO) have an actual purpose, keeping your audience updated with tour dates for one. Agents and venues looking for promo pictures. Festival planners looking to get a sense of your style etc., Artist websites have a variety of audiences. My bet would be that they started tracking tour dates on a Google Sheet and decided to share it to a tour manag…

Nah, this is 100% an artistic choice.