· One day soon — because really, how much longer can they milk it? — it will be revealed that Man Man are not a band but in fact are a comedy troupe/media terrorists. Their target? Indie rockers and the indie media. It’s all going to be compiled into a film that makes Indie Nation look as backward and hilarious as the evangelical movement. Just saying.
· OK, the time hook/angle of this story seems to be, “Man Man got DROPPED by their label! And it is our CIVIC DUTY to find them a new deal!” Only problem is, the writer is afraid to actually say the word “dropped,” and that literally makes me sad. Also, what, no shit-talking about Ace Fu? Tsk.
· Somebody needs to tell Man Man they shouldn’t bother making records at all and just rock the live circuit until they keel over of old age. See also: The Roots, Grateful Dead, Phish.
· These weird “dead guy” pictures probably came across a lot better in the editorial meeting than they did in real life. We’re not posting them because we don’t feel like getting an email from the photographer asking to be credited. It’s just not worth it.
· This story is actually fairly well-written, conceptual flaws aside.
· Also, is this story a subtle shot across the bows in the alt-weekly wars? If so, Jesus, City Paper, you gotta have something better in the coffers than this. One hometown cover story about Man Man was a jinky enough idea; do you honestly think you’re gonna nail it second time around?
· All Man Man profiles are boring because no writer ever has the guts to say that what this band really sounds like : Cookie Monster + Tom Waits + Don Imus doing “ebonics.”
· If Philly is, as they say, ever eager to eat its young/own, then we must all be savoring this slow-cooking process.
CP: Me Too, Man Man, Me Too!

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 19th, 2007 at 12:35 pm.