Thursday, April 16, 2009
Creamtastic You Win This Time, Team Illuminati
Posted by Sean Maloney on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 10:20 AM
The art of the opportunistic plug is something that is sorely neglected in this town--on the indie level anyway. Sure, any friend of the son of the second trumpet player from a '70s soft-rock mega-band can jump on a loosely related thread and plug the hell out of some stupid writers' night at a lame bar, but those plugs are almost always unfounded and are usually pretty annoying. The opportunistic plug from Team Illuminati that popped up in my email today? Absolute fucking genius. Timely, punchy and entertaining in a way that most local rock PR never is. I can't stand their music but I signed up for their email list anyway. I bet it's very entertaining.
Not that the music is "bad" per se, it's just the exact opposite of what I like. I've always been on the fence about bands mixing pop with prog influences, which is only compounded by the fact that the further that prog drifts from the heavy-psyche realm, the less inclined I am to like it. In this case, Team Illuminati is kinda like Gentle Giant; I understand why they are "good", I just am not that into it. I'd rather rock some Soft Machine or Atomic Rooster--maybe even some Van De Graf Generator, depending on the album.That's just how I roll.
Team Illuminati are playing on Tuesday at the Mercy. If you can give a decent argument for the relevancy of late-'70s Yes, then you might really dig it. There's probably a few contemporary indie bands they sound like too, but, uh, yeah, I couldn't tell you who they are. Read the plug in question after the jump.
Subject: Attn: Sean Maloney RE: Attack on KP-666B ("Katy Perry")Dear Mr. Sean Maloney,
We in the Illuminati are very unimpressed with your arrogant and insencere attack on our latest model, KP-666B. Your cutting sarcasm, your use of large words that little people consistently fail to understand, your preacher's tone that drips with charismatic wit and your rude examples of artistic failure that still somehow include a deep and penetrating catchy-ness, glossed over with the unspoken promise of a night inside of our latest model, KP-666B, are all very offensive when used in such a direct assault against our assets.
We think your skills would be much more valuable in the service of the Dark Ones. Please consider working with us, we will compensate you richly for cooperating in our sinister plans of total world domination. You wouldn't have to tell anyone. It could be our little secret- we could even provide you with a new identity, wife, car, house, dog, and a much larger sausage monkey.
If you are interested, we will be holding interviews for a variety of soul crushing positions backstage at the Mercy Lounge on April 21, at 6:66 pm. You will arrive wearing a suit and tie, and holding a DVD copy of The Little Mermaid for use in your initiation. Ignore the Rock and Roll Circus- that's a front, of course.
Yours Truly,
Team Illuminati
Comments (14)
Showing 1-14 of 14
Ha! God, compared to the vast majority of publicity emails I receive on the daily, that's some Hemingway shit right there.
like
dislike
Can I Netflix the DVD or do I have to buy a copy of the Little Mermaid? Taht's what I'm wondering.
Gah, Bawston! You're a bloggin' machine right now! You know, Gold's out for the week. Want his job?
Does that come with his paycheck? Cuz my paycheck sucks, but I don't have to wear pants.
I don't know how much team illuminati sounds like yes, but amazing article. Really excited for this show!
Hah, good times.
You sound a bit like my girlfriend. When she makes comparisons based on a very small sample set.
example: if she had only heard R n' B and Johnny Cash and I played her some Electric Six she would describe it as 'quite like Johnny Cash'.
Perhaps the music judgement should be left to people who didn't tune out before New Wave...
Good blog post anyway.
Indeed, the bridge has been crossed by a penguin of the purple variety. The Circus was most enjoyable.
Vote here for best Band of the Week
Slideshows
Top Commenters
