This is hilarious!

[Denis]

http://christwire.org/2011/08/rockabilly-the-eye-make-up-hipster-trend/

[Psycho Bass Guy]

The author has way too much specific info on the current rockabilly-poser scene to be an outsider and that article reads VERY sarcastically, almost tongue-in-cheek, in places. I'm guessing that Christwire's editors are either very slack in their proofreading or hopelessly out of the loop in terms of what constitutes acceptable conservative commentary. I REALLY like it!

[dadagoboi]

Read some of the other articles, just as hilarious.  I smell 'The Onion' or something similar.

[Dave W]

Christwire is a parody site. Ever hear of Poe's Law? Christwire is a Poe.

And in other fake music-related news, Local Man Arrested for Merchandise Tampering at Area Walmart

[Spiritbass]

Christwire is a parody site. Ever hear of Poe's Law? Christwire is a Poe.

And in other fake music-related news, Local Man Arrested for Merchandise Tampering at Area Walmart

Well, NOW I have thanks to you, kind sir! All too true. The problem exists partly (mainly?) due to the fact that there are a certain number of us that do not have the ability to recognize irony/sarcasm/parody. I didn't learn this until my first year of college. These types have to be taught how to recognize it.

[Psycho Bass Guy]

And in other fake music-related news, Local Man Arrested for Merchandise Tampering at Area Walmart

..kinda OT, but the Walmarts around here HAVE Jerry Reed CD's and David Allen Coe, too. Maybe it's a regional thing, but the country sections here are actually MOSTLY true country. Current pop-country is the exception rather than the rule. Since it's the only thing open on my 2 AM lunchbreak, whenever I need to get away from the building I hang out at one close to work. One of the night guys there, John, is a fellow bass player. I had on one of my 'too many basses' t-shirts one night and he asked me if I played. I laughed when he said, "You're probably into that flashy stuff, but I'm just a rock guy." Seriously... I look like I just stepped offstage at a Skynyrd concert most nights! 

[Dave W]

I have no idea what's in any store CD section anymore, I'll almost always buy online.

[dadagoboi]

I have no idea what's in any store CD section anymore, I'll almost always buy online.

Don't buy, SPOTIFY!  Free and legal.
http://www.spotify.com/us/hello-america/comb/

[Dave W]

Don't buy, SPOTIFY!  Free and legal.
http://www.spotify.com/us/hello-america/comb/

I'm not interested in a streaming service. The major labels have almost nothing I want anyway.

Now if Bear Family Records started streaming, I might be interested, but they won't even sell mp3 downloads of albums, much less individual tracks.

[Highlander]

There's some serious country on their site...

[Dave W]

There's some serious country on their site...

And some seriously funny digs at what passes for country these days. Here's the latest: Guy Who Doesn't Usually Like Country Really Likes Band That Isn't Actually Country

[Freuds_Cat]

Well, NOW I have thanks to you, kind sir! All too true. The problem exists partly (mainly?) due to the fact that there are a certain number of us that do not have the ability to recognize irony/sarcasm/parody. I didn't learn this until my first year of college. These types have to be taught how to recognize it.

irony/sarcasm/parody = The basis for at least 90% of all Australian humor IMO.  For that reason its common to hear from Australian comedians how hard it is to make a living in the US.

[Dave W]

irony/sarcasm/parody = The basis for at least 90% of all Australian humor IMO.  For that reason its common to hear from Australian comedians how hard it is to make a living in the US.

Case in point: in the past 3 or 4 years,  probably a dozen people have sent me Clark and Dawe's "the front fell off" bit thinking it was real.

[Freuds_Cat]

John Clarke and Bryan Dawe are pure geniuses IMO     "Its OK because the ships been towed outside the environment" Gold, black gold that is!