Band trends that need to go away

[zRobertez]

Band Bios written by the band

Descriptions ending with "....on acid/mushrooms/crack/drugs" or "...from hell" when asked what they sound like

Lack of self-awareness

Hahaha! Those are hilarious!

[madmax1012]

everything in this video

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViSZI6UJEUQ[/youtube]

[RR Bigman]

everything in this video

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViSZI6UJEUQ[/youtube]

heavy heavy low low called...they want their style back

[Gearmond]

girl + ukulele is one of the most cliche appeals to the indie crowd ever. its completely trite, and its ALWAYS cutesy white washed covers of soul songs, or sugar saturated "MAI DIARY" originals

[Bellyheart]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zJHMad1ZsM[/youtube]
I enjoy this, but do agree with that ukulele

[Mudfuzz]

girl + ukulele is one of the most cliche appeals to the indie crowd ever. its completely trite, and its ALWAYS cutesy white washed covers of soul songs, or sugar saturated "MAI DIARY" originals

That is because most that appeals to the indie crowd is...
anyway... I'm going all Miyazaki on your ass
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx83lxMY8Wo[/youtube]

also

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruYQYwneWyw[/youtube]

[D.o.S.]

No one should ever apologize for digging a good looking lady rocking a uke.

Ain't nothin' contrite about dem DSLs, am I right?!

[Gearmond]

its a novelty that got overblown because Kimya Dawson or whichever "quirky" darling did it, then everyone decided to do it, learn the same four chords, and write songs about the same things and sing the same way. 99% of all girl ukulele acts follow the same exact formula to a sickening degree

[dase]

I'm with gearmond although I gotta say it's not a gender specific thing, here anyway. I hate that cutesy K records beat happening/kimya dawson. An argument can be made for it being relevant in the early 80s but these days it just comes across as trite, cynical and annoying.

[amorphous]

How about wankers that set up too slow and then tear down like sloths when there are 2 more bands that have to play before 2 am?

seems to be a common trend with some asshat bands.

[gunslinger_burrito]

Or BANTER. I forgot about this time I got t open for a cool band that was coming through. They weren't even the headliner (for some stupid reason) but the guys who played after me and before them were waaaaaaasted because it was mardis gras, and talked to the crowd for like 5 minutes between every one of their crappy songs. NOT to mention they were called the "Love Dollz" and were "supposed to be like blow-up dolls that came to life." Come to think of it, I'm kind of wondering how the fuck they even got on the bill that night.....seriously, multiple epic fails.

[RR Bigman]

its a novelty that got overblown because Kimya Dawson or whichever "quirky" darling did it, then everyone decided to do it, learn the same four chords, and write songs about the same things and sing the same way. 99% of all girl ukulele acts follow the same exact formula to a sickening degree

Listen to tune-yards; a not so cutesy girl playing the uke over weird drum/voice loops with a voice like an overweight black church lady

[Gearmond]

d00d i've been a fan of tUnE-yArDs for about as long as they've been around. she ain't what i'm taking about

[futuresailors]

I'm with gearmond although I gotta say it's not a gender specific thing, here anyway. I hate that cutesy K records beat happening/kimya dawson. An argument can be made for it being relevant in the early 80s but these days it just comes across as trite, cynical and annoying.

its a novelty that got overblown because Kimya Dawson or whichever "quirky" darling did it, then everyone decided to do it, learn the same four chords, and write songs about the same things and sing the same way. 99% of all girl ukulele acts follow the same exact formula to a sickening degree

I'm assuming you're basing that solely off of watching Juno?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsubHmx2Pws[/youtube]

And Calvin doesn't play the uke.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kamgf85aspQ[/youtube]

[shitbiscuit]

Marilyn Manson needs to go away. This is coming from someone who loved his first few albums.