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[Damn]

I don't see a problem with this article except for the writer and the overall perspective. If a douchey person writes a douchey article from a douchey perspective it absolutely can happen that the band portrayed appears douchey.

RE the band: I guess, these boys are just not dysfunctional underground weirdos. They wanna get popular, make money. OK. Whatever. But that article really is fucking BORING! Commerce-oriented teenybopper stuff ain't what it used to be (if this is the next gen of it).

[chrizow]

i am stupefied that this much introspection and navel-gazing is being done about the next steps of the fucking smith westerns.

[solid gold richard hell]

terrible band.

[Mitch]

If you folks could wait to reply until after I finish drafting my State Of The Scene post with specific Smith Westerns coverage, I'd appreciate it.  Thanks!

[jstnhickey]

they were obnoxious the last time I saw them, the LP and and first 7" kick ass though

[davemartin]

rock band tries to make it. disappointment ensues. news at 11. my vagina hurts.

Can we keep things on topic here.

[teenagegurls]

I can tell you and Frankie T can back me up, I felt bad talking shit about these guys after I saw them.  They're that harmless/irrelevant. 

[bazooka joe]

No I'm pissy because they suck and folks who know better are giving them a pass. 

they are but one of many. i haven't been able to figure out what's been going on with the whole garage-fans-are-all-indy-fags thing for a couple years now.

not that i need my rock'n'roll to be "garage" by any stretch, but there's way too much queer shit creeping into my world these days. at least king tuff is "good music."

the smith westerns footage i saw on the scion a/v documentary was nauseating.

[Suga Fist]

I like how they act as if they flounder then its back to skid row for them. Their parents are Lawyers and Doctors. At the worst, they'll just go back to school, graduate then bask in nepotism.

Side note: These guys are some of the wimpiest looking kids I've seen in recent memory. Make Vampire Weekend look like a chapter of the Mongols.

[SSR]

Who are the Smith Westerns?

[goneoffdatlean]

They wanna be big, they may or may not do so.  Some bands shoot for that goal, some just want to have fun. 

What's the big deal?  Article was way too overdramatic tho.  I don't remember seeing a direc t diss of Hozac, basically something sayin they wanted more personal attention. 

[teenagegurls]

The Slickster tells you what it is allllllllllll about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHA7IetjPZA

MONNAAAAYYYY

[allergictofun]

Those long drives must be especially tough while trying to fight off that never-ending chain of bj's (so distracting!).

Just wait ten-fifteen years when your chief concerns in the van are the state of the road and/or tire quality, missing your dog/wife/children, what interesting historical plaques and/or interesting regional foods you saw on PBS that your bandmates refuse to stop for, where on the dial the local NPR affiliate lies, wondering if it's really that unlikely for you to have a heart attack this young, and wait, shit, did my hand always shake like this? I really, really hope that's not the DTs.

[LayawayButch]

The Slickster tells you what it is allllllllllll about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHA7IetjPZA

MONNAAAAYYYY

Can I consider this my birthday present?

[SSR]

They wanna be big, they may or may not do so. 

Isn't "big" nowadays a two year reprieve from your substitute teaching gig?