There was actually an article in The Stranger (Seattle’s “alternative” weekly paper) about a controversy with Blackblack, the suggestion that their schtick of wearing black face paint made them racists. If only they had chosen blueface, right?

In terms of judging on too little information, it’s only an EP to begin with, so there’s not that much to draw on anyway.

This is what happens when we judge a band by one song, in my opinion. Hasty, rash, and cruel prognoses with little backing and too much diatribe, oh I should have had my coffee first and not read D&C’s comments on another post, hehehe. We’re all sheep here anyway, and Dylan, you are most certainly not cool! Pffft…

One song, indeed… I’m reserving judgment, or trying to from now on.

They’re just not putting enough imagination or effort in to be considered musicians or artists.

Erm, you know better than to come out with this sort of rubbish.

My biggest problem with them comes back to Tart’s comment about the lyrics. Definitely, I would agree that the lyrics on this album are pretty thin. Other than that, though, I like the music, particularly the cymbal crashes and slightly odd changes in tempo.

So that makes me the only one who’s completely right.

Cool!

They’re just not putting enough imagination or effort in to be considered musicians or artists. It’s dreary and predictable.

As for the definition of indie argument.. I’m with C&B (despite questionning his very indie credentials just now on the Mumford thread.. Teehee!) I kinda like the word ‘alternative’. It suggests an attempt to subvert or kick against the mainstream, which appeals to me.

The mainstream keeps changing and absorbing the thin and watery arse-gravy end of ever more genres of music, which is where your Keanes and Oasises and Bloc Parties come in. So someone avoiding the mainstream will be taking a route that could be described as ‘alternative’, would they not?

Apart from Blackblack, who are just a bit rubbish.