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Even as the term indie rock has lost much of its meaning in the 21st century, some of its ethos remain. Number one is be real. Number two, if you want to gain admission to our exclusive club, you better be real and wear our clothes, speak our lingo, and work our shitty jobs. Number three, if you’re not going to be real, you better be really fucking good, like Animal Collective meats Radiohead produced by Outkast with cameos from Kanye and Kelly Clarkson good.

The problem with Lana Del Rey, is not that she is a pre-fab pop star. The problem is the bungled marketing of this pre-fab pop star. To readers of Stereogum and Pitchfork and indie rock blogs and zines country wide, authenticity still means something.  Lana Del Rey, if you haven’t noticed, comes off as less than authentic. This truth became uncomfortably evident when Pitchfork first interviewed Del Rey and revealed her past name and career (Lizzy Grant), and the involvement of lawyers and music biz professionals in shaping her career to date.

Do you remember what happened when the Columbia-educated, world-pop influenced Vampire Weekend first broke? There was a literal shitstorm.  We sneered, “How dare these well off young men appropriate musical styles of less affluent young men! How dare they act and dress like Ivy Leaguers! We may have some money, too, but do you see us wearing nice clothes? We were thrift store clothes, because that’s the way we’re supposed to look. You and your preppy looks are ruining it for all of us middle to upper middle class musicians. How dare you!”

Lana Del Rey, like Vampire Weekend before her, got past our cultural guard and gained entry into our indie rock clubhouse, exposing uncomfortable truths and shaking our own notion of identity.

We still like to think that musicians that break on these websites did it the right way. We like to believe that they worked their arses off, playing hundreds of shows in sweaty clubs to crowds of ten, and then they were just noticed one day. We like to believe that they don’t have their content pushed by an army of under paid publicists. (I can attest to the army of publicists, receiving 500+ emails a week).  And, most importantly, we like to believe, us, the cultural class, have a role in the making of unknown artists. We listened and tweeted and shared and if it wasn’t for us, they would still be just be another internet musician.  Their success had nothing to do with the PR firm feeding links to tastemakers.  We are the tastemakers!

In contrast, to viewers of American Idol, a show that attempts to manufacture pop stars (With varying degrees of success) authenticity isn’t even a consideration. The singers go to camp to have their looks redefined. They don’t write their own material. Presentation is as important content. The whole point is to transform a struggling artist into a known commodity.

Now, let’s do a thought experiment. What if Lana Del Rey had came through the Idol ranks and not Pitchfork?  What if leading up to her first album, she released a clever DIY video, like the one for “Video Games,” embedded above?  The indie-rocking, cultural class would have been all over this mainstream pop musician with a keen sense of aesthetics. They would have pondered in amazement, “How can this mainstreamer could be so in tune with our culture?”

Instead, by trying to break through Pitchfork and Stereogum first, we had a backlash.  We had to answer questions we’d rather ignore.  What, you mean Lana Del Rey is some invention of the music biz? You mean she used to record under a different name and used to have a different face and smaller lips? You mean she may have used her womanly charms to make her first album on the cheap? You mean her womanly charms were surgically enhanced?

If Del Rey had broken the accepted mainstream way, and not by co-opting our culture, all of the secondary issues would have been moot. Of course a major label would help their new signee look better. Of course they would manage her name, image, and appearances. And, instead of celebrating her high profile failure on Saturday Night Live, we would have sympathized with her with encouragement, “You’ll get ‘em next time Lana!  Hang in there, girl!”

As it stands, there is nowhere for Lana Del Rey to go from here.  The early reviews of her debut album under her new name are in, and they haven’t been too kind.  She’s all but destined to be a cultural footnote of 2011 and 2012.

As for us, that was a close one, wasn’t it?  We saw through her shaky image.  We did not let a major label force feed us culture we didn’t want.  If Lana Del Rey had succeeded in breaking through our barrier there would have been more Lana Del Reys, and then we would have needed to find a new clubhouse.

Oh, screw you, music biz.  We have a fond saying in these parts, “Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, won’t get fooled again.”  Or, something like that.

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Now that we’re coming up on the end of the first month of 2012, the number of new releases from indie and alternative rock artists and bands are starting to stack up. Last week, we featured new releases from a bunch of DIY bands – most of who sent us fresh, legal tracks from just [...]
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Passports are important travel documents issued by the United States that should be safeguarded at all times. Should you experience a stolen U S online passport, you have to take immediate action. A number of steps should be taken in following legal procedure to replace the travel document as fast as possible.

Step 1

The first step to take if you have been a victim of theft is to report the travel booklet as stolen. In the United States, one would visit the State Department, Embassy or Consulate for reporting the item as missing. This is especially true for individuals who are traveling abroad and have has their legal document illegally taken from them.

DS-64

The DS-64 form is usually required to be completed and must be done as soon as possible. The specific form is necessary in recording your statement, which will document that it has been lost as a result of theft. The alternative to filling out the necessary documentation is to contact the Passport Services of the United States that will invalidate the document.

Stays Invalid

Once these agencies have been contacted and the document has been invalidated, it is considered no longer usable and cannot be re-validated. For those who are in international borders, you must visit the U. S. Embassy and Consulate in person. The State Department must be notified of your loss immediately and completion of the DS-64 form should be posted.

Accuracy

Ensure that every item has been filled in and all information is correct as this will prevent delays in the processing of the particular forms. Be sure to contact local authorities in determining which forms should be submitted as often a police report will have to be completed with application forms in submission. The report will include details surrounding the theft and should be mailed with relevant documentation to the U. S. Passport Services.

Loss of a Valid Passport

In most cases, the DS-64 and DS-11 forms are required to be submitted but one should always consult with an agent in determining the procedure that best applies to your situation. The document that is missing is invalid and a replacement will be required. This is the reason for completion of DS-11 submitted together with all relevant documentation.

Identification

One will need to present a certified birth certificate issued in the United States or Certificate of Naturalization. An identification driver license or government issued identification card is necessary as well as 2 photographs that are passport size. A fee is charged when applying for a new legal document and additional charges apply to expedited damaged pass port.

[Welcome to another edition of J’s Indie/Rock Mayhem. My trainees didn’t show up this week – which was fine, considering I had Ryan Snyder from YES Weekly in for our monthly Indie/Rock Roundtable. We had a great time discussing new releases from Nada Surf, Lambchop and some quickie reviews of new Of Montreal and Cloud Nothings. Always a great time with Ryan, so take a listen below.

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The fuzz pop of San Francisco’s Terry Malts is equally indebted to the flapping, mop tops and punk rock of The Ramones and the disaffected stares of UK shoegazers.  Yet, if one were to choose, pogo or pout, shout or sulk, songs like “Nauseous,” should make the choice easy — Make yourself a pit, do the pizza man dance and the gorilla dance, too.  There will be time enough for introspection once the music’s done.

MP3: Terry Malts – Nauseous

Look for Terry Malt’s debut full length, Killing Time, February 21st on Slumberland Records.

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After a few detours, and some unlikely help from beat-maker Aesop Rock, Allyson Baker and her San Francisco band, Dirty Ghosts are on the cusp of releasing their debut record, Metal Moon.  Neither metal, nor necessarily a nod to Television’s Marquee Moon, tracks like “Ropes That Way,” feature a more modern take on guitar rock with programmed beats and a punk rock past reduced to short, pointed bursts of sound.  And while some may draw connections to acts like The Kills or Sleigh Bells, the clean production and even cleaner melody, suggest Dirty Ghosts have bigger designs on their minds.

MP3: Dirty Ghosts – Ropes That Way

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for the week ending 1/13/12



Top 30 Airplay

Rank ARTIST Recording Label

1 ASHTAR COMMAND     American Sunshine   Obey

2 DARKNESS FALLS    Alive In Us    HFN

3 CLOUD CONTROL    Bliss Release    Turnout

4 BLACK KEYS    El Camino    Nonesuch

5 DAVID NEWTON AND THEE MIGHTY ANGELS Paint The Town [EP]    Parkfield

6 LOVERS I Was The East Self-Released

7 BRIEF CANDLES   Fractured Days Guilt Ridden Pop

8 SUMMER CAMP    Welcome To Condale    Moshi Moshi

9 GIRL IN A COMA Exits And All The Rest    Blackheart

10 TODAY THE MOON, TOMORROW THE SUN Wildfire    Greyday

11 GOTYE    Making Mirrors    Universal Republic

12 DUKE SPIRIT Bruiser Shangri-La

13 SEA LIONS    Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sea Lions But Were Afraid To Ask Slumberland

14 HINDI ZAHRA   Handmade    Naive

15 FUTURE OF THE LEFT    Polymers Are Forever [EP]    Xtra Mile

16 KURT VILE    So Outta Reach Matador

17 LOS CAMPESINOS!    Hello Sadness    Arts And Crafts

18 THE DØ  Both Ways Open Jaws    Six Degrees

19 THEE OH SEES    Carrion Crawler/The Dream    In The Red

20 M83   Saturdays=Youth    Mute

21 S.C.U.M   Again Into Eyes   Mute

22 ENVY CORPS It Culls You   Tempo Club

23 ZOMB  Y Nothing    4AD

24 KIDSTREET   Fuh Yeah   Nettwerk

25 HIGHWAY GIMPS She    Self-Released

26 NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Island

27 FRIENDS Lucky Number EP    Lucky Number

28 BLEEDING KNEES CLUB    Virginity    Iamsound

29 OLIVIA BROADFIELD This Beautiful War    Cherry Bang

30 KILL MOI Hold Me, Motherfucker    Self-Released

Radio 200 Adds (new releases added to rotation)

Rank ARTIST Recording Label

1 ASTEROIDS GALAXY TOUR    Out Of Frequency    BMG

2 RETURN TO MONO    Framebreaker Remixed    Audio Villain

3 RIVAL SONS    Pressure And Time    Earache

4 CATE LE BON     Cyrk    The Control Group

5 AMERICAN REVOLUTION    Buddha Electrostorm    Fire

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for the week ending 1/20/12



Top 30 Airplay

Rank ARTIST Recording Label

1 GIRL IN A COMA Exits And All The Rest    Blackheart

2 DUKE SPIRIT Bruiser    Shangri-La

3 BLACK KEYS    El Camino Nonesuch

4 GOTYE    Making Mirrors Universal Republic

5 CLOUD CONTROL Bliss Release    Turnout

6 SUMMER CAMP    Welcome To Condale Moshi Moshi

7 ASHTAR COMMAND American Sunshine    Obey

8 BRIEF CANDLES    Fractured Days Guilt Ridden Pop

9 DAVID NEWTON AND THEE MIGHTY ANGELS Paint The Town [EP] Parkfield

10 BLEEDING KNEES CLUB    Virginity    Iamsound

11 NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Island

12 HIGHWAY GIMPS    She    Self-Released

13 KILL MOI    Hold Me, Motherfucker    Self-Released

14 OLIVIA BROADFIELD This Beautiful War    Cherry Bang

15 KURT VILE    So Outta Reach Matador

16 LOVERS I Was The East     Self-Released

17 DARKNESS FALLS    Alive In Us    HFN

18 THE DØ    Both Ways Open Jaws    Six Degrees

19 TODAY THE MOON, TOMORROW THE SUN    Wildfire    Greyday

20 SEA LIONS    Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sea Lions But Were Afraid To Ask    Slumberland

21 GUIDED BY VOICES    Let’s Go Eat The Factory GBV

22 BLACK BOX REVELATION    Shiver Of Joy    Self-Released

23 CARTER TANTON    Freeclouds    Western Vinyl

24 PEGGY SUE    Acrobats   Yep Roc

25 NADA SURF    The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy   Barsuk

26 PALOMAR    Sense And Antisense    Self-Released

27 RUN DAN RUN    Normal    Hearts And Plugs

28 HORRID RED Celestial Joy    Terrible

29 WOODEN WAND   Briarwood   Fire

30 ZOOS OF BERLIN Pallister Chant   Time No Place   

Radio 200 Adds (new releases added to rotation)

Rank ARTIST Recording Label

1 BIG PINK    Future This    4AD

2 CAPSULA In The Land Of Silver Souls    Krian

3 CARDINAL    Hymns    Fire

4 FIRST AID KIT    The Lion’s Roar    Wichita

5 HOWLIN RAIN    The Russian Wilds    American

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