The thread where people who think M.I.A is rubbish say M.I.A. is rubbish.

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I think M.I.A. is rubbish.

― moogman, Tuesday, 15 March 2005 22:36 (twenty years ago)

So do I.

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 22:44 (twenty years ago)

you have to be joking..

― james cooper, Tuesday, 15 March 2005 22:51 (twenty years ago)

I think M.I.A. is rubbish.

― green uno skip card (ex machina), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 22:55 (twenty years ago)

I think M.I.A. is mostly rubbish.

― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 23:01 (twenty years ago)

zzzzzzzzz

― heywood jablomi (heywood), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 00:15 (twenty years ago)

So how many seconds until we get a "The thread where people who think people who think MIA is rubbish say people who think MIA is rubbish are rubbish"?

― mike h. (mike h.), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 00:16 (twenty years ago)

I thought this was going to be about daft punk

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 00:20 (twenty years ago)

M.I.A. is awesome.

What?

Oh.

Fuck.

― Stupornaut (natepatrin), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 00:24 (twenty years ago)

I think M.I.A. is roffle

― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 04:21 (twenty years ago)

MIA no longer exists as music to me, purely as discourse. Although not actually having the album or mp3s with me is surely a part of that.

― deej., Wednesday, 16 March 2005 04:26 (twenty years ago)

M.I.A. is an abstract concept in my mind because I didn't like the mp3's and deleted them and can only vaguely remember what they sound like.

― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 04:30 (twenty years ago)

zzzzzzzzz

-- heywood jablomi (emot...), March 16th, 2005 7:15 PM.

yeah that was my reaction to her music too.

― eman (eman), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 04:31 (twenty years ago)

Let the backlash begin!

― Mickey (modestmickey), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 04:55 (twenty years ago)

I like M.I.A.'s music well-enough. But is she the Barry Bonds to everyone else's Joe McEwing? NO, FFS!! She's more like mid-period Mike Sweeney, when every swing produced an RBI!

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:04 (twenty years ago)

I think M.I.A. is M.E.H.

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:14 (twenty years ago)

That was semi-cathartic. But what I really need is a thread where people who *still* think modern top 40 country is rubbish (even Big & Rich) can say so.

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:20 (twenty years ago)

Let the backlash begin!

To be fair, I've been riding the fence since the beginning. ;-)

― deej., Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:21 (twenty years ago)

Without fear of reprisals, right? Cuz the worry that you are gonna get a bullet in the head for daring to let fly with this shocking opinions is one which haunts your every waking minute, yeah.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:23 (twenty years ago)

i just heard this today!!!

there's this band is SF called cRaCk:WEAREROCK from a couple years ago that all of you MIA people should be checking out.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:38 (twenty years ago)

i don't think they're nearly as trendy and they're much noisier and have more chaotic beats but MIA's got the same gist down.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:40 (twenty years ago)

Without fear of reprisals, right? Cuz the worry that you are gonna get a bullet in the head for daring to let fly with this shocking opinions is one which haunts your every waking minute, yeah.

This internet music shit's no joke kid.

― deej., Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:40 (twenty years ago)

I don't remember them sounding much like this.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:41 (twenty years ago)

http://www.crackcave.com/

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:41 (twenty years ago)

"This internet music shit's no joke kid."

Uh sure.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:43 (twenty years ago)

give them guys much much better hooks and much much better beats and you might have a point gygax!

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:44 (twenty years ago)

thank god rock is back, huh guys?

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:44 (twenty years ago)

we can be 35 forever!!!

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:44 (twenty years ago)

will out of shape white guys ever run out of fascinating sounds they can make with guitars?

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:46 (twenty years ago)

I'm wondering who is missing the joke here more.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:47 (twenty years ago)

Uh sure.

It was a joke...in all honesty, I'm not really riding the fence, i just don't care either way. And no, I don't expect anyone to be shocked by or care what i have to say on the matter.

― deej., Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:47 (twenty years ago)

let's hope not! mia (and um whoever else is trendy and only talked about on the internet anyway unlike rock n roll which definitely still has the PULSE OF THE NATION!!!) is rubbish! 35 (at heart) forever!!!

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:48 (twenty years ago)

funhaters must be this tall to ride this ride (sorry deej, you're out)

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:50 (twenty years ago)

I don't even understand whats going on.

― deej., Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:52 (twenty years ago)

this one time i was listening to college radio and omg it changed my life

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:53 (twenty years ago)

man that new will oldham is great

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:55 (twenty years ago)

Your body must be 0% straw to ride this ride.

― deej., Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:55 (twenty years ago)

the great thing about noise bands is the sense of community, the sense that the music matters and is doing something fresh and new

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:56 (twenty years ago)

not sure what j blount is on about, as i have yet to hear this "rock" person (who is apparently back you say?). but i do agree with the rubbish part, so right on blount you pundit!

― eman (eman), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:56 (twenty years ago)

yeah I think gygax brushed his elbow against a candlestick that was actually the switch that initiates blount's launch sequence.

― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:59 (twenty years ago)

you should listen to some college radio man, that shit will blow your mind.

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 05:59 (twenty years ago)

CHILL

― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 06:01 (twenty years ago)

YOU MUST CHILL! I HAVE HIDDEN YOUR KEYS!

― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 06:01 (twenty years ago)

this one time this dude on the college radio played a track and at first it was just some really halfassed garage rock like from around 1966 only played like some new york record geeks from 1986 only they only played that part for like a minute or so like it was 1981 or something and then it was just blaargh feedback for like fifteen minutes or so, fucking mindblowing man, like nothing you've barely heard before.

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 06:02 (twenty years ago)

"college radio" - oh, like The Four Freshmen?

― eman (eman), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 06:02 (twenty years ago)

i can't chill al, college radio has set me free! halfassed retreads + 'a sense of community' + dead air = liberation brother! join in!

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 06:03 (twenty years ago)

eman liberation is merely six strings away brother, take a walk with me

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 06:03 (twenty years ago)

somebody get the smelling salts, he's gone into an epileptic seizure of snarky sarcasm!

― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 06:04 (twenty years ago)

when nate young promises not to come in your mouth it's the sweetest lie ever told

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 06:09 (twenty years ago)

Um, not sure what rock music seeming a bit exhausted right now has to do with whether or not MIA is any good.

― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 06:16 (twenty years ago)

Skipping 241 messages at this point... Click here if you want to load them all.

I don't see how this could be the right thread for anything.
Anyway, I've listened extensively to Arular and Piracy and caught her live and the bottom line is that she's fun.
Diplo is fucking amazing.
Ya'll haters got issues.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Thursday, 17 March 2005 05:51 (twenty years ago)

i don't hate her or the music, i just find her mc'ing/singing to be wack like Timmy Hilfiger.

― eman (eman), Thursday, 17 March 2005 06:39 (twenty years ago)

(cue Night Court bassline)

― eman (eman), Thursday, 17 March 2005 06:40 (twenty years ago)

her apparent lack of a figure

I heard she doesn't actually have a physical body at all. She's like a hologram of something.

― Flyboy (Flyboy), Thursday, 17 March 2005 09:47 (twenty years ago)

I think I had a crush on Markie Post when I was little. I guess it's justified.

― Quit glaring at Ian Riese-Moraine! He's mentally fraught! (Eastern Mantra), Friday, 18 March 2005 00:32 (twenty years ago)

One of the members of cRACK:WAR was behind Alex in SF when he blurted out their name last night and she glanced at our table!

She was the white out-of-shape 35-year old guy with the guitar.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 18 March 2005 00:37 (twenty years ago)

Also: Fuck Chipper Jones, Tag Team, and Billy Beer. ;-D

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 18 March 2005 00:40 (twenty years ago)

wait, I like M.I.A.

― Dr. Eldon Tyrell (ex machina), Friday, 18 March 2005 00:48 (twenty years ago)

She was the white out-of-shape 35-year old guy with the guitar.

-- gygax! (gygax0...) (webmail), March 18th, 2005.

??????????????????

― Mickey (modestmickey), Friday, 18 March 2005 02:37 (twenty years ago)

well, dr. tyrell, I don't.
(*pokes out Dr Tyrells eyes*)

― Roger Batty (Lord Custos Omicron), Friday, 18 March 2005 02:57 (twenty years ago)

http://www.americasbabes.com/shecats/markie-post-609.jpg

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Friday, 18 March 2005 09:54 (twenty years ago)

MIA is quite good and little more.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Friday, 18 March 2005 11:16 (twenty years ago)

four months pass...

http://azizisbored.com/videos/MIA%20Story.mov

― mark p (Mark P), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 11:26 (twenty years ago)

that's funny!

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 12:11 (twenty years ago)

yeah! his website is worth a look.

― mark p (Mark P), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 12:13 (twenty years ago)

Having just read through this entire thread, I've concluded that Must See TV is about a million times more interesting than MIA.

No mention of The Michael Richards Show? My buddy and I anticipated that show for months our freshman year of college.

Also, the post upthread about how Diner spawned the whole mid-1990s sitcom phenom (friends sitting around talking about shit) failed to mention that Tim Daly (of Must See TV Wings fame) was in that movie.

― PB, Tuesday, 16 August 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

This thread should have been locked after the first post! I'm still amazed that people don't get horribly embarrassed when they find themselves agreeing with Mr. Snrub.

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

http://www.arcadeflyers.net/flyers/konami/png/18005602.png
is gud

― beatles fan, Tuesday, 16 August 2005 13:29 (twenty years ago)

aziz ansari is a badass

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 14:13 (twenty years ago)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086770/

My 7th grade honors english teacher once took the time to explain to the class that Night Court really wasn't how things worked.

Also: Harry Anderson's mullet on Night Court vs Harry Anderson's mullet on Dave's World(the show featuring Meshach Taylor, best known as Hollywood from the Mannequin movies, ALSO starring James Spader!)

Plus, John Larroquette's show was great for the first two years when it was dark as fuck and about a recovering alcoholic rather than the season three retool where he got a wife & a kid.

that show was the first place i ever saw Bob Goldthwait break character.

oh yeah, and check out the list of Night Court guest stars

― kingfish completely hatstand (Kingfish), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 18:15 (twenty years ago)

so.. uh, getting back to MIA. yeah, she's crap. no one will remember this album in november.

― michael burble, Tuesday, 16 August 2005 18:35 (twenty years ago)

MIA is rubbish.

So was Becker.

― 57 7th (calstars), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 19:15 (twenty years ago)

Guys, guys. There was a mistake in the marketing of this record. This is something called "pop" music which appeals to a certain type of listener. Please return to the joyless ghetto of corny indie fuxxorcisms on pitchfork.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 19:45 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, pop music right now is truly joy-inspiring. Pitchfork is sucking all the joy out of music, etc etc.

― Confounded (Confounded), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 19:59 (twenty years ago)

Spencer Chow in...The Fuxxorcism

― 57 7th (calstars), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 20:00 (twenty years ago)

Spencer, you're from LA

― I'm Hi, Jared Fogle (ex machina), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 20:02 (twenty years ago)

EVERYONE EVERYWHERE, EVEN PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY LIKE IT ARE HAVING TO CONSTANTLY FIGHT PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPULSES REAFFIRMING TO THEM THAT MIA IS PUTRIFYING ELK VOMIT! IN OTHER WORDS, MIA IS THIS YEAR'S 3 O'CLOCK.

― michael burble, Tuesday, 16 August 2005 20:35 (twenty years ago)

This argument would make sense if you were talking about The Killers or Fall Out Boy. However, you aren't.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 20:40 (twenty years ago)

Spencer's like Candyman...say M.I.A. three times and he magically appears...

― Candicissima (candicissima), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 20:48 (twenty years ago)

Well anyway, MIA: still rubbish.

― David Merryweather Goes To Far (scarlet), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 20:55 (twenty years ago)

L.A. is rubbish too and Spencer is a NERRRRRRD!

― I'm Hi, Jared Fogle (ex machina), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 21:13 (twenty years ago)

Spencer's like Candyman...say M.I.A. three times and he magically appears...

So Candyman responds to the repetition of "MIA" as well?

― michael burble, Tuesday, 16 August 2005 21:18 (twenty years ago)

Maybe that was the big twist for the next sequel

― Candicissima (candicissima), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 21:31 (twenty years ago)

Warrior Queen > MIA

― ugly and mean, Tuesday, 16 August 2005 21:41 (twenty years ago)

People are completely glossing over the Mr. Snrub issue.

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 21:52 (twenty years ago)

Spencer and Dan OTM

― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 22:13 (twenty years ago)

There's that goddamn acronym again. The OTHER stupid acronym besides MIA.

― michael burble, Tuesday, 16 August 2005 22:16 (twenty years ago)

OH NOES AN ARCONYM! FLEE1111!!!!!!!!!

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 22:17 (twenty years ago)

LOL, DAN OF ILM OTM RE MIA

― michael burble, Tuesday, 16 August 2005 22:22 (twenty years ago)

^_^

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 22:24 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

I was considering making a post in the Kala thread saying "is there a thread where I can express my total lack of enthusiasm for anything M.I.A." but wouldn't out of fear of reprisal and my accompanying lack of nerve.

― mehlt, Saturday, 25 August 2007 22:14 (eighteen years ago)

M.I.A. is rubbish, thanks for saying it.

― Bimble, Saturday, 25 August 2007 22:19 (eighteen years ago)

i can't believe the tv show derail was two years ago :-O

― deej, Saturday, 25 August 2007 22:20 (eighteen years ago)

;(

― am0n, Saturday, 25 August 2007 23:26 (eighteen years ago)

so.. uh, getting back to MIA. yeah, she's crap. no one will remember this album in november.
-- michael burble, Tuesday, August 16, 2005 6:35 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Link

― Jordan Sargent, Saturday, 25 August 2007 23:34 (eighteen years ago)

Still hilarious.

― jim, Saturday, 25 August 2007 23:41 (eighteen years ago)

will out of shape white guys ever run out of fascinating sounds they can make with guitars?
-- j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, March 15, 2005 9:46 PM (2 years ago)

oh, the ironing.....

― gershy, Saturday, 25 August 2007 23:43 (eighteen years ago)

maya is fly her tracks are not

― luriqua, Saturday, 25 August 2007 23:45 (eighteen years ago)

she needs new mentors otr

― luriqua, Saturday, 25 August 2007 23:45 (eighteen years ago)

I think MIA is rubbish, and I haven't even heard them.

But who cares what music sounds like, anyway?

― PhilK, Sunday, 26 August 2007 19:24 (eighteen years ago)

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