Xbox Artist of the Month: Modest Mouse
You know it’s a sad day in the blogosphere when I have been resorted to reporting on who the Xbox Artist of the Month is. Alas, that day has arrived.
Modest Mouse, the multi-platinum and Grammy award-winning band who every pot-smoking, self-described “deep” person listens to (because self-described “deep” people have no taste in music, apparently), is the Xbox Artist of the Month, and a new video promoting their upcoming album “We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank” (what is it with these new-age rock bands and their self-righteous album titles?) is currently available on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
Modest Mouse will also be a participant in Microsoft’s “Game With Fame” event, but it’s not been said what games you’ll be playing against the band in. Hopefully it’ll be something with guns, though. That should at least be a little satisfying.
Previous “Artist of the Month” recipients include Audioslave, Incubus and Matisyahu, which almost counteracts the massive levels of suck generated by the nu-punk human disaster known as Good Charlotte.
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March 4th, 2007 at 12:37 am
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March 9th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
Great post! If you’re a non-pot-smoking, shallow moron.
Who’s your favorite musical artist JW? Justin Timberlake?? Nah, you write like the Insane Clown Posse type.
Stick to writing about video games, pal, because you nothing about modern music. Modest Mouse is one of the most innovative, original bands out there today. They also sell lots of records, hence Microsoft singling them out.
Have a great day.
Al
–Modest Mouse fan and defender
March 9th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Actually, chum, I’m a fan of classic rock: The Beatles, The Doors, The Rolling Stones. You know, bands who had substance and message in their music, all the while still being able to maintain catchy riffs that the average listener could also get into.
I shall take your advice and continue to write about video games. After all, it is my love and passion, and I take a great enjoyment in doing so. Meanwhile, you may continue to do what it is that you seem to do — annoy bloggers because your panties got in a twist over someone’s taste (or lack thereof, in your case) in music.