Genezip
@therealwillrogers.bsky.social
I heard the voice of reason and I didn't listen
That Hoover Stew you liked is coming back in style
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
That Hoover Stew you liked is coming back in style
I'm not sitting at home listening to avant-garde music so really I'm just a different flavor of the same thing, but yes, I'm not sure where the opposition to the mainstream lies these days
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I'm not sitting at home listening to avant-garde music so really I'm just a different flavor of the same thing, but yes, I'm not sure where the opposition to the mainstream lies these days
There's a difference but I'm not sure there's a significant difference when you dig right down to it is what I'm saying. But then again, maybe the whole opposition to mainstream pop is just something you and I imagined lol
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
There's a difference but I'm not sure there's a significant difference when you dig right down to it is what I'm saying. But then again, maybe the whole opposition to mainstream pop is just something you and I imagined lol
For me it seems like whereas alt-pop was once seen as a true alternative, now it kind of occupies the same space as mainstream pop and moreover the alt acts are happy to be accepted by the mainstream. Some folks are Swifties and some folks are Charli XCX girlies and some are Rosalia stans
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
For me it seems like whereas alt-pop was once seen as a true alternative, now it kind of occupies the same space as mainstream pop and moreover the alt acts are happy to be accepted by the mainstream. Some folks are Swifties and some folks are Charli XCX girlies and some are Rosalia stans
If there is any beef, it never has anything to do with the music. It's like the equivalent of twitter drama. "This artist said this other artist has bad vibes". Wish somebody would just say "Hey, your music is shit" sometimes lol
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
If there is any beef, it never has anything to do with the music. It's like the equivalent of twitter drama. "This artist said this other artist has bad vibes". Wish somebody would just say "Hey, your music is shit" sometimes lol
Yeah, the utopia it promises is that pop music can be totally weird and queer too, dude, but I just don't know if it ever reached escape velocity from pop music's trappings. Everything is fun, everything is danceable, everything is vibes, everything has to go down easy
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Yeah, the utopia it promises is that pop music can be totally weird and queer too, dude, but I just don't know if it ever reached escape velocity from pop music's trappings. Everything is fun, everything is danceable, everything is vibes, everything has to go down easy
I won't shit on anybody's favorite artist for no reason but let's just say this + the trend towards maximalist production has caused some RYM certified hyperpop and artpop albums from the past few years to leave me feeling nothing after I hear it, just "what were they even trying to do?" lol
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I won't shit on anybody's favorite artist for no reason but let's just say this + the trend towards maximalist production has caused some RYM certified hyperpop and artpop albums from the past few years to leave me feeling nothing after I hear it, just "what were they even trying to do?" lol
so what are self styled alt pop or art pop artists defining themselves in opposition to? It's all very nebulous
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
so what are self styled alt pop or art pop artists defining themselves in opposition to? It's all very nebulous
Yeah, that too. Do pop songs chart because they're great songs or do they chart because the person making the song is undeniably popular for a myriad of reasons? I could have predicted that every song on Taylor Swift's new album would chart before I heard a note of it
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Yeah, that too. Do pop songs chart because they're great songs or do they chart because the person making the song is undeniably popular for a myriad of reasons? I could have predicted that every song on Taylor Swift's new album would chart before I heard a note of it
Like I think ironically a lot of the underground acts are just better pop songwriters than the pop adjacent acts
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Like I think ironically a lot of the underground acts are just better pop songwriters than the pop adjacent acts
The problem I've had with most major "left of center" pop acts is either that the experimental aspects end up becoming subservient to the pop aspects or it just sounds like nothing; a bunch of sound effects and instrumentation that signal "experimental" but the song itself is just mush
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The problem I've had with most major "left of center" pop acts is either that the experimental aspects end up becoming subservient to the pop aspects or it just sounds like nothing; a bunch of sound effects and instrumentation that signal "experimental" but the song itself is just mush
the first blocklist she's on just being called "Shitheads" made me actually laugh out loud
November 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
the first blocklist she's on just being called "Shitheads" made me actually laugh out loud
Have formative memories of being driven to school by my slightly more religious friend's mom and she played Amy Grant CDs every morning. Apparently it was enough of a thing that they had Amy Grant parody songs in 1987. Just a whole moment
The Young Fresh Fellows "Amy Grant"
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October 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Have formative memories of being driven to school by my slightly more religious friend's mom and she played Amy Grant CDs every morning. Apparently it was enough of a thing that they had Amy Grant parody songs in 1987. Just a whole moment
You don't dress like that unless you're a genius detective
October 20, 2025 at 4:36 AM
You don't dress like that unless you're a genius detective
A fetish laser-targeted for nerds with six figure programming jobs who never got into Warhammer
October 20, 2025 at 4:33 AM
A fetish laser-targeted for nerds with six figure programming jobs who never got into Warhammer
I regret to inform the world that Yooka-Re-Playee is kinda fun. It was Banjo-Tooie and they turned it into Mario Odyssey!
October 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I regret to inform the world that Yooka-Re-Playee is kinda fun. It was Banjo-Tooie and they turned it into Mario Odyssey!
Probably posted this in response to one of your older prompts lol, but it's always been "Phantasies and Senseitions" for me (+ their early singles). There was no shortage of bedroom indie rock in the early 90s but this still sounds singular to me
October 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Probably posted this in response to one of your older prompts lol, but it's always been "Phantasies and Senseitions" for me (+ their early singles). There was no shortage of bedroom indie rock in the early 90s but this still sounds singular to me
Just re-listened to this and The Emotional Plague like a couple days ago. Amazing band
October 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Just re-listened to this and The Emotional Plague like a couple days ago. Amazing band
The enshittification of beddy bye time
October 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The enshittification of beddy bye time
"deactivated lasers with my dick" was the easy laughs line for years
October 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
"deactivated lasers with my dick" was the easy laughs line for years
he was replaced like Paul McCartney was, keep your third eye open
October 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
he was replaced like Paul McCartney was, keep your third eye open
Also a great opening and ending. A theocratic, fascist US government with a forever President. Snake tries to kill his handlers twice in the first 15 minutes. Steve Buscemi shows up. It has it all
October 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Also a great opening and ending. A theocratic, fascist US government with a forever President. Snake tries to kill his handlers twice in the first 15 minutes. Steve Buscemi shows up. It has it all
let me know if you find anything
October 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
let me know if you find anything