Meeting pop stars online

mr dave · 09-22-2010, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio

Dave Wyndorf, the lead singer from Monster Magnet used to be really active on his forum back in the day, and I was also active, so he and I talked quite a lot on there, about any number of things really.

holy crap i'm jealous. don't suppose you know anything more about the new Monster Magnet disc besides what's on wikipedia? (it's apparently going to be called Mastermind and was supposed to be out this summer, now October...)

i'm also STILL trying to score a replacement copy of Superjudge. i know i could order one online or something but i'm old school and rather find it on a shelf.

Freebase Dali · 09-22-2010, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by crash_override

I spent the night at Michael Jackson's house once as a kid, that was a lot of fun.

I thought I recognized your tricycle in the drive way!
Mine was the blue one!! I didn't see you there!

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-22-2010, 07:06 PM

I'm Iggy Pop

fritter · 09-22-2010, 07:07 PM

A couple weeks ago I was curious to see if there were personal Facebook accounts belonging to people from obscure 80s bands I had songs by.
I found the singer and bassist from this band:

Obviously not popstars. And yeah, I know they're cheesy. I could've said something to the people from the band who I found on Facebook but decided there was nothing worth saying to them since I don't know them and I'm not really a fan of the band. Romeo's Daughter was the only band I looked up because soon I realized all the bands I'm actually a fan of are too popular for their members to have facebook profiles.

But you should take note that if you like a band from the last 25 years that's no longer musically relevant and has a negligible modern following, there's a good chance you can find its members on facebook and bother them.

OctaneHugo · 09-22-2010, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I'm Iggy Pop

Is it true that playing The Idiot in its entirety backwards at 300% speed reveals the message of a suicide cult and that that is the reason why Ian Curtis is dead?

mr dave · 09-22-2010, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by fritter

But you should take note that if you like a band from the last 25 years that's no longer musically relevant and has a negligible modern following, there's a good chance you can find its members on facebook and bother them.

funny how few people expect the people who played in even remotely successful bands at some point in the past to actually be, you know, human, once their time in the limelight fades. even more

is how people are routinely amazed that one time 'successful' musicians have to work regular jobs to pay the bills once their touring days are long over.

kind of like how i've bought plenty of albums from the drummer from Eric's Trip. i always knew him as 'that' dude from the record store until a friend filled me in after i moved to town. he's freaking cool as hell with a 'i've rocked out my entire freaking life' vibe but none of the 'i was a rockstar' BS. not unlike the guitarist from the Monoxides (a one hit wonder) who used to work at the same store and had one of the worst attitudes you could imagine.

DoctorSoft · 09-22-2010, 11:03 PM

I've talked to Ben Weinman on FB like two times. And the guys from This Town Needs Guns have responded to FB wall posts, but that's not really that cool.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 09-22-2010, 11:07 PM

I've talked to Steven Ho (hollywood stunt man who works with Conan O'Brien quite a bit) several times on FB. He's pretty active on his pages I Like Steven Ho and Asian Conan. That's pretty much the extent of my experience with celebs on the internet.

Dayvan Cowboy · 09-23-2010, 03:39 PM

I managed to find Mia from Kayo Dot's Last.FM page. I sent her a friend request.

the description on her page is the funniest thing I've ever seen

and Tyondai Braxton replied to my comment before... <3 <3 <3

Radiohead · 09-27-2010, 08:20 PM

I'm sure lot of famous artists hang out online, some possibly reading posts here. MB comes up high on Google search engines. But I assume most go incognito on the net so as not to be pestered.

Then again what do I know.

09-22-2010, 07:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I'm Iggy Pop __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

09-22-2010, 07:07 PM	#14 (permalink)
fritter Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 86	A couple weeks ago I was curious to see if there were personal Facebook accounts belonging to people from obscure 80s bands I had songs by. I found the singer and bassist from this band: Obviously not popstars. And yeah, I know they're cheesy. I could've said something to the people from the band who I found on Facebook but decided there was nothing worth saying to them since I don't know them and I'm not really a fan of the band. Romeo's Daughter was the only band I looked up because soon I realized all the bands I'm actually a fan of are too popular for their members to have facebook profiles. But you should take note that if you like a band from the last 25 years that's no longer musically relevant and has a negligible modern following, there's a good chance you can find its members on facebook and bother them. __________________ (that weird meatball-looking thing in my avatar is an apple fritter) Some songs I made: Yo Mama Tom-Toms Last edited by fritter; 09-22-2010 at 07:58 PM.

09-23-2010, 03:39 PM	#19 (permalink)
Dayvan Cowboy Basscadet Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,258	I managed to find Mia from Kayo Dot's Last.FM page. I sent her a friend request. the description on her page is the funniest thing I've ever seen and Tyondai Braxton replied to my comment before... <3 <3 <3 Last edited by Dayvan Cowboy; 09-23-2010 at 04:00 PM.

09-22-2010, 11:03 PM	#17 (permalink)
DoctorSoft Rocket Appliances Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,335	I've talked to Ben Weinman on FB like two times. And the guys from This Town Needs Guns have responded to FB wall posts, but that's not really that cool.

09-22-2010, 11:07 PM	#18 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	I've talked to Steven Ho (hollywood stunt man who works with Conan O'Brien quite a bit) several times on FB. He's pretty active on his pages I Like Steven Ho and Asian Conan. That's pretty much the extent of my experience with celebs on the internet.

09-27-2010, 08:20 PM	#20 (permalink)
Radiohead Groupie Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 15	I'm sure lot of famous artists hang out online, some possibly reading posts here. MB comes up high on Google search engines. But I assume most go incognito on the net so as not to be pestered. Then again what do I know.