If you run over to Know Yr Product, you'll see a hilarious piece on the band/ Arcade game, Crystal Castles. This post is genius because not only does it jab at the fabricated reality that the band is a genuine creative entity ( their name, music, and Madonna artwork were all grifted from other original (and better) creative sources), but it also doubles a lite hipster humor through the vehicle of bar owner/ promoter Hary J:
When asked if he would get rid of the game to allow more interest in the bands, leaving the rat traps exposed, the owner said, “Not with the Rat Traps, a local band, playing next Friday. It’s too risky. The kids today they love their irony. If I book a band like the Rat Traps, they may rather drink my cheap beer and stare at real rat traps all night.”
While Mr. Coombe has presented his astute commentary most often in the form of factual music and pop culture writing, his ablity to throw satire into the mix promises at least one other funny blog post, but hopefully several ( no more than three).
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