In a case of “if you can do it why can’t we” Arcade Fire decided that, if US ‘it-girls’ Kylie and Kendal Jenner could sell classic band T-shirts with their own image or logo superimposed as if they were being reused, they could do the same to them by featuring the girls faces on their own merch for sale at the first of two shows at London’s York Hall last night, and selling them for £25 ($40 CDN) each.
In keeping with the sardonic theme of the promotion for the forthcoming album Everything Now, the band displayed a satirical disclaimer on the wall for gig-goers from The Everything Now Corporation.
The disclaimer from last night's @arcadefire show is worth a read… @EverythingNowCo #EverythingNowAF pic.twitter.com/hNaSjWvB8e
— Matt Everitt (@matteveritt) July 5, 2017
It pointed out that by entering the venue, everybody was automatically waving their own image rights and that their personal information could be used. Also that they had automatically been subscribed to the print edition of an advertising magazine and that their bank details had also been scanned to make “checkout quick and easy for all future transactions.”
The band played in the centre of the boxing venue with the crowd gathered around them, as they performed tracks off their new album, including Chemistry, and some old indie classics.
The disclamer’s a howler! And good day, one and all!
Hello
Good morning!
Thanks for the mention yesterday.
@Russ, I was only repaying the favour
Howdy.
hi DBS
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I am back from getting my teeth cleaned. Not much happened here while I was gone huh.
What would you like to hear on the playlist this week? I am open for suggestions.
DBS I’m so much of a programmed music listener (i.e. ‘radio’) that I have no idea.
Russ’s FB comment about introducing the neighbour kid to Canadian hip hop has me thinking along that line.
Yort might build a playlist, too.
I love sort of stuff from Arcade Fire! Reminds me of some of the statements U2 made when they were on their way up. I sure would love to get to Vancouver in October for AF’s show. I was stunned at the ticket price though. Anyone going to see them on this tour?
I have been enjoying Arcade Fires “complete playlist” on Spotify.
It has been getting me through many hours of kitchen projects. The garden is producing quite a bit of food which then needs to be processed; garlic scape pesto, drying of herbs of winter use, kale chips, pea soup, munching so many greens I must be a rabbit by now!
@Russ – Does Yort want to share it with us? 🙂
@morgana – I do enjoy Arcade Fire as well. The kitchen projects sound like too much work for me!
@darbar – it is a ton of work but I have this thing about eating really good food and I am not wealthy so this is how I can do it.
playlist ideas – we are in road trip and music festival mode around this house so those would be my inspirations.
@morgana – If I wasn’t so lazy I would do it. That and I need more time. Thanks for the playlist ideas!
I am having flash backs to the day Reflektor came out and we were all glued to R3 to hear it, weigh in and of course compare it to Suburbs, Neon Bible and Funeral … and figure out who the guest musician was. Good memories:)