I think we can all agree that a name like Starfucker can put people off from listening to a band's music. That's why, to a lot of fanfare, the Portland synthpoppers announced a contest where fans got to help choose their new name. After weeks of speculation, Starfucker have finally announced what their new name is: PYRAMID. Brooklyvegan has the scoop via a new PR Email:It's been an exciting ...
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As if you needed any more evidence that Portland's music scene is on fire, PDX Pop Now! have just released the track listing for their latest (and possibly greatest) compilation featuring some of Portland's finest. Now in its fourth year, the 2007 PDX Pop Now! two-disc set is their most diverse compilation yet, offering a nice mix of acts that are well-known (the Decemberists), on-the-verge (th...
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Pissed Jeans, Dananananaykroyd, Cute Is What We Aim For and Cannibal Corpse. All terrible names that all do respectively well in their own genre. Luckily, up and coming Portland indie-pop collective Starfucker have taken into account that their name is perhaps leaning a little too far into the 'of bad taste' category and have changed it to something much less offensive.
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By Eve Marcellus"We know our name sucks...so here is YOUR chance to help us pick a new one...And the truth is, we never thought we'd make it this far with Starfucker. It started as just a fun little house-show project, but now that we have the opportunity to do this full-time, travel and continue making music, we don't feel like the name makes sense anymore..." - StarfuckerStarfucker, the fun f...
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Avery makes a return from a long break with the most important music news from the last 7 days...Starfucker release video for “Medicine” off Jupiter… Via The Trip WireLil’ Wayne talks about his rock album...Panda Bear scores award winning short film “I Had A Dream I Went to Coney Island”…VEGA releases “No Reasons” off forthcoming debut album Well Known Pleasures… Via Big Stereo
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Good morning and welcome to the The Best Music of 2008 edition of "480 Minutes."There was some science involved in the rankings, including scouring playlists to determine how many times songs got played on the air throughout the year, and how many songs from albums got played, etc. The parts not covered by science, like the final touches and tweaks, were all made with an almost complete disreg...
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Portland, OR– Starfucker officially became Pyramiddd last night in front of a packed house at the Wonder Ballroom. They entered the stage to the Star Trek theme song (with costumes to match), and the crowd exploded into a dance frenzy. Pyramiddd brought it from start-to-finish with one smooth electro-pop number after the next. The music [...]
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Portland, OR– If you haven’t heard, Starfucker is changing their name to Pyramiddd, and their farewell/hello show is going to be nuts! The band is already known for their high-energy performances (stage and band often adorned in colorfully flamboyant trappings). So mix that together with the Wonder Ballroom and Halloween and you’ve got…epic. Yes, you’ve got epic. There’s [...]
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Portland’s Starfucker are playing at our very own Bottom of the Hill tonight, June 23rd, as part of the band’s West Coast tour promoting their newest release on Badman Recording Co., Jupiter. Tour-mates Atole are based out of Portland as well, with SF/East Bay’s White Cloud getting things moving at 9.A cut off of [...]
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