Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Cowboys & Indiefans.
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 So a fantastic email arrived in ye 'old inbox this morning from a long-time reader, Mark Simons, who is a bit worried of what the future holds for IAR. Instead of me relaying his comments, I thought I would just share the whole email and follow it with an open letter of sorts.
Dearest Adem,
I have been reading your site for a couple of years now. I never comment, never email, just read and enjoy the posts. But your most recent post is the something about a camel, back, straws, etc.
What is going on here? You have turned into one of those Indie people haven't you? Soon you'll be hanging out with Emily off of Big Brother and telling people to push out their niggers. Segregation never, Integration now Adem!
I am worried. I am worried that you have traded in your lovely Girls Aloud t-shirt for one of Jet or something equally as hideous as that. You haven't have you? Do you listen to The Strokes? I bet you have been. Don't lie to me. Am I going to find Pete Fucking Doherty in your banner one day? This questions answer is a complete mystery to me, because two weeks ago I would have never given it a second thought but now that you're telling people you enjoy that new Babyshambles song, well I don't know what to think anymore.
Please tell me you're not wearing a pair of faded black, skintight denim jeans right now as you read this email??!?!
Anyways, love the site and stuff. And I am not telling you to STOP talking about that guitar music, but maybe throw in a picture of Dannii Minogue in between indierelated posts just to give people like me a bit of a break from it all. Keep up the good work.
Love always,
Mark Simons.
Genius.
Dearest Mark;
To answer your questions, and address some points...
1) Indie is not taking over my body and soul, but I do like some of the music it produces. I have always been a fan of that crazy Indie-movement, even before Emily off-of-Big Brother discovered it and shared the glory with people the world over. In fact, if I was a fan of it before Emily discovered it, doesn't that mean that I actually CREATED it? Calvin may have created disco, but it seems I created Indie.
2) The Girls Aloud t-shirt is still being worn, never fear. It IS in competition with my Arctic Monkeys t-shirt though. I don't think you should worry about me ever taking on a love of Jet however. Did you know that Jet are very much actually the worst band in Australian music history, right after Wolfmother? This is FACT Mark, and you should know better than to insinuate I would think anything else. Although, looking at your concerns, I do not blame you for thinking I may act foolishly and embark on a strange love of said "artistes."
3) I do listen to The Strokes. They are very good Mark and you should give their most recent album a proper listen if you haven't already.
4) No, Pete Doherty will never feature on the IAR banner. There is probably more chance of Elizabeth Hasselbeck appearing on the IAR banner than there is Pete Doherty. ALTHOUGH I DO LOVE HIM IN A COMPLETELY NON-SEXUAL, NON-DEALER KIND OF WAY.
5) Skin-tight jeans. On me? Are you fucking mad? You HAVE seen what I look like haven't you? I think skin-tight jeans would be an extreme crime, one that would see me locked away for violating several million occupational safety hazards.
As for breaking it up with a bit of pop, you'll be very pleased to know that I am caning the fucking SHIT out of the new Sugababes single, "About You Now," which is an incredible pop song and probably the best thing I have heard thus far in 2007.
Hopefully you're a Sugababes fan then.
Thanks for the feedback Mark, it is always appreciated.
xoxox Adem.
PS: Have you ever thought about starting a blog? I think you should.
Labels: Alternative Music, Website
4 Comments:
- 11:43 PM | Paul said...
OMFG i just pissed myself a little bit laughing!! haha mark and adem you are too too hilarious. Is there a new banterview couple in town? Mark get blogging now dude! Let your dannii minogue panties fly high! PS - the title of this post is fucking genius.
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- 11:46 PM | Adem IAR said...
HA! An Adem-Mark banterview huh? I shall have to see what he thinks first about me posting his email on the website, though I've got to say it was too bloody good for me NOT to share.
The title is great but, sadly, not my original work. It is a nice little nod to the CFBGoesPop girls though. ;)
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- 1:58 PM | Poster Girl said...
Speaking of CFB Goes Pop, I'm going through withdrawals :(
I agree! Mark needs his own blog. Great reply from you too, though ;)
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- 11:12 AM | Emma said...
were you just accused of being an emo????? How offensive!
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