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24 Hour Party People

March 06, 2003

I had an awesome day. First, I woke up early, made breakfast and reviewed for my midterm, which I did really well on. Then I went to my lectures. Then I went to Urban Outfitters and got some awesome pinstripe pants I've been wanting for two years because they were finally a reasonable price (25$). Then I got a burrito and watched this movie, 24 Hour Party People, recommended by my old TA and now good friend, Steven Feffer. It was soo good. Basically it is about the Manchester punk scene and the New Wave rave scene taking over. It is hysterical and really well done. Plus the music is excellent as are the stories. Makes you like 50% smarter. And then of course, I downloaded all this Joy Division, Happy Mondays, New Order and spent the rest of the afternoon listening to New Wave and cleaning my apartment. I think New Wave got a bad name and is in fact really good and totaly influential, especially the really early Joy Division stuff. I've been really expanding my musical taste lately. That is all I have to say tonight. Consider this post a gift, cause I am still on "break" and all.

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15 Comments
andrea 2003-03-07
Dude, that's what the whole "electroclash" and "new synth pop" thing is based on - New Order and them. It's a trend right now, big Williamsburg "let's wear leg warmers" thing. Bands like W.I.T. and even Ladytron all trying to be like that 1982 movie "Liquid Sky."
Avi 2003-03-07
I think the leg warmers are a bit later, more culture clubish, the tight jeans torn up tshrits with the scarfs seems to be the look in the movie. But yeh.
Annie 2003-03-07
break shmake avi, you like sharing your stories much too much to stop just because you're being productive. congratulations on the pinstripe pants, they were way hotter that asian avi's
Demosthenes 2003-03-07
yeah man, your really behind. the whole dance rock, new wave, electrfonica thing has been making a comeback for a while. B_BURG --- A.R.E. Weapons, !!!, etc. BUt even though your late, its always awesome to get into the great music of diff eras. Synth pop is pretty swanky.
Avi 2003-03-07
Not as swanky as you
Michal 2003-03-07
A break does not include posting every day...
Avi 2003-03-07
Michal what are you doing? You're totaly killing the Flombaum flavor.
Demosthenes 2003-03-08
when are you coming to the city, we should all go to a show or something. . .
jon flombaum 2003-03-08
michal, stop cutting avi down
Michal 2003-03-09
Teling me to stop cutting avi down, is cutting me down. There I have cut you down too!
the voice of your generation 2003-03-10
even crap like interpol and the shins is heavily based in joy division. hell the hyptonics had a new wave song. avi you are not as hip as your readership. shape up or ship out is what i say
Dahlia 2003-03-10
Forget New Wave. If everyone just listened to the Pixies all the time, the world would be a better place.
Demosthenes 2003-03-10
The collective honor of all of the decadence and sorrow that pervades medieval sub-culture. the new wave is back and here to stay. fuck the pixies. fuck. you !@ i dont think that this is a co. stop meand. notwist. sigur
Demosthenes 2003-03-10
from asher: harry , hyptonics "had"? are we over. . .or are we just changing our name to lesbian mom knife
the voice of your generation 2003-03-11
back to asher well, id say weve been on a pretty long hiatus as they say in the biz...but the hyptonics will definatly rock this world again...possibly under a different name? possibly not...possibly with a new drummer