Black Kids - Page 2

noah | May 1, 2008 6:15 am
noah | May 1, 2008 6:15 am

Having half a catchy song and a stage show that brings to mind a sloppy Hot Hot Heat cover band hasn’t stopped residents of our major labels’ executive suites from thinking that the Jacksonville band Black Kids could maybe be huge. More »


An Idolator Real Talk Special Report: The Black Kids Hype Must Be Stopped

jharv | October 22, 2007 1:15 am
jharv | October 22, 2007 1:15 am

One of the worst things about the earnest nature of music blogs at the moment–whether giants like Stereogum and Brooklyn Vegan or some kid happily posting up uncleared MP3s, where most copy amounts to recycled press releases or “OMG! Music is so awesome!” if it expresses any sort of opinion at all–is that it’s now gauche to call out a crock. You get called a “reactionary” or a “hater” and these pushovers want to know why you can’t just relax and enjoy the bounty of an era where every new band is more mindblowing than the last. But the wheels-within-wheels meta-coverage of Black Kids, the latest blog-crush turned (almost) real-world hype, has forced us to say something about this pathetic state of affairs. Because Black Kids are some bullshit. And it’s not even their fault. It’s our fault, which is to say the fault of bloggers and writers. Because right now no one should even know who Black Kids are.

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noah | October 17, 2007 8:25 am
noah | October 17, 2007 8:25 am

The much-buzzed-about Florida outfit Black Kids hasn’t played its CMJ showcase yet, but it’s already signed a record deal with the Sony BMG-distributed Almost Gold Recordings, home of other Internet darlings like Peter, Bjorn & John and Calvin Harris. More »



Black Kids Signs Deal with Almost Gold Recordings

noah | October 17, 2007 8:25 am
noah | October 17, 2007 8:25 am

The much-buzzed-about Florida outfit Black Kids hasn’t played its CMJ showcase yet, but it’s already signed a record deal with the Sony BMG-distributed Almost Gold Recordings, home of other Internet darlings like Peter, Bjorn & John and Calvin Harris. More »


Black Kids Signed with Quest Management, Not Almost Gold

noah | October 17, 2007 2:39 am
noah | October 17, 2007 2:39 am

As it turns out, Black Kids have not signed with Almost Gold, as we re-reported earlier; they have, however, signed with Quest Management, which has a hand in Almost Gold’s doings and which manages a little-known band from Canada called the Arcade Fire. More »


noah | October 17, 2007 2:39 am
noah | October 17, 2007 2:39 am

As it turns out, Black Kids have not signed with Almost Gold, as we re-reported earlier; they have, however, signed with Quest Management, which has a hand in Almost Gold’s doings and which manages a little-known band from Canada called the Arcade Fire. More »



The Black Kids

noah | October 1, 2007 5:04 am
noah | October 1, 2007 5:04 am

Today’s entry in the endless game of “blog entry or attempt to bring the verbal stylings of ‘Sixty Second Preview’ mouthpiece Jeff Craig to the world of indie rock”: “Straight outta Jacksonville, it’s the best new American band since Vampire Weekend, the awesomely-monikered Black Kids.” More »


noah | October 1, 2007 5:04 am
noah | October 1, 2007 5:04 am

Today’s entry in the endless game of “blog entry or attempt to bring the verbal stylings of ‘Sixty Second Preview’ mouthpiece Jeff Craig to the world of indie rock”: “Straight outta Jacksonville, it’s the best new American band since Vampire Weekend, the awesomely-monikered Black Kids.” More »


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