Getting Nude and Playing Tunes

[Jason Tate]

Kevin Barnes of Of Montreal (http://www.absolutepunk.net/ofmontreal) explains (http://pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/41366/Of_Montreals_Kevin_Barnes_Explains_ Nudity#41366) why he performed naked (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=215163) last week.
I always wanted to perform naked...it's kind of my concept, to bring world peace to the Earth if everyone had to stand naked in front of their peers once a month. I think it's good because it forces you to sort of come to terms with any sort of body issues that you might have and it sort of like cleanses your emotional palette.

[Jason Tate]

The only tag I know to use is the Drama one ... so ... that's why I used ti.

[thisismyname]

wtf?

hahaha.

[drivethruaz]

haha, I think it's just a fetish of his

[Blake Solomon]

hawt

[Ambulance Y]

Very gay. I don't like their music, but now I hate them as people too.

[ByelineCole]

hahahha awesome.

[ilovebsb]

wow what a weirdo. i cant believe the venue they played even allowed that.

[beauty is dead]

Very gay. I don't like their music, but now I hate them as people too.

true. youre an asshole then.

[shermanology]

A guy at the station I dj for did an interview with him and he said that he wanted to get a sex change and become the third gender...


yeah.

[trash zoo]

Very gay. I don't like their music, but now I hate them as people too.
yeah man, if I was asked directly to give my dumbass opinion on Of Montreal, that's exactly what I'd say

[lightcollapse]

somebody has been smoking some reeeefferrrrr

[mydreamrewrite]

I don't see the big deal. I think it's pretty fucking bold of him. Fuck the haters, I guess.

[Smash Adams]

here's the one question I have- Jim Morrison supposedly plays nude and his career takes a huge setback, kevin barnes plays nude and it's okay?

Is it just a different time?

[drivethruaz]

Very gay. I don't like their music, but now I hate them as people too.

haha wow, homophobic alittle asshole?

[uchiha]

somebody has been smoking some reeeefferrrrr


weed DOES NOT make you want to sing naked

[tm decomposer]

lawled my pance

[Nightingale00]

he has a nice weiner, haha.

[redsand62]

spank bank? hahaha

[Tony Pascarella]

wow what a weirdo. i cant believe the venue they played even allowed that.If it was an 18+ show (I know it was in a bar, but I don't know the laws there), I believe it's legal (unless a local ordinance prohibits it). It's artistic expression. :shrug:

Do whatever the hell you want--Of Montreal is a great band and they've always been completely nuts. I don't think anyone is going to get them to change anytime soon.

[DJosef]

Sweeeet site.

[keeplioving]

Very gay. I don't like their music, but now I hate them as people too.

you hate them as people because the singer decides to get naked on stage?

you probably need to reevaluate your life right now.

[Praetor]

Stop being so judgmental. The dude wants to play naked. So what? More power to him. I don't want to see it, but he can if he wants to.

[RandomHero1230]

there is absolutely no excuse for this type of behavior.

[emotionisdd]

spank bank??:jackoff:


oh, totally.

haha

[yourneck]

haha i think that's so awesome. i doubt i would ever have that type of courage

[notoaststereo]

Very gay. I don't like their music, but now I hate them as people too.

ignorant much?

I don't see the big deal. I think it's pretty fucking bold of him. Fuck the haters, I guess.

i agree

[romantic rights]

here's the one question I have- Jim Morrison supposedly plays nude and his career takes a huge setback, kevin barnes plays nude and it's okay?

Is it just a different time?

will, Jim Morrison was in a band a lot more popular than Of Montreal is

Very gay. I don't like their music, but now I hate them as people too.

Go home.

[rpf0617]

here's the one question I have- Jim Morrison supposedly plays nude and his career takes a huge setback, kevin barnes plays nude and it's okay?

Is it just a different time?

thats exactly it. The times have changed. Its just like comedian Lenny Bruce. In the 50's/60's Lenny was a very popular comedian but then got in trouble for saying "cock sucker" on stage. He lost everything fighting these charges. Cops would show up to every show and he would say it again and keep on getting arrested. He went from wealthy to poor all because he was fighting for his right to say these things on stage. Just think about how many times you go to a show and hear something similar. Its nothing now. You can say it at all ages show. I dont know if advanced is the right word but society grew to accept these things.
I recommend the movie Lenny. It blows my mind how much trouble he got in for something so little.

[Ruggiero2oo8]

Very gay. I don't like their music, but now I hate them as people too.

Hey, fuck you.

[truthbetoldxx]

Interesting to say the least.

[unholy_amanda]

I think it's bold of him too.

[moonlights]

If it was an 18+ show (I know it was in a bar, but I don't know the laws there), I believe it's legal (unless a local ordinance prohibits it). It's artistic expression. :shrug:

Do whatever the hell you want--Of Montreal is a great band and they've always been completely nuts. I don't think anyone is going to get them to change anytime soon.
if the bar serves food minors can come in. if it is exclusively a bar usually shows there will be 21+ (though i do think i have been to a couple bar shows in my time that were all ages, though i don't know if that was necessarily legal. usually they checked ids at the door and marked minors or gave 21+ wristbands). in some cities in nevada (sparks i know for sure) the minors have to be a certain distance away from the bar at all times (10 feet in sparks) if it's a bar they are allowed to enter. i'm not sure about the city-specific laws for vegas (besides some that are irrelevant to this discussion). but really, it's vegas, if he were to get naked anywhere in the US that would be the place.

he has a nice weiner, haha.
agreed, haha.

[thisismyname]

if the bar serves food minors can come in.

False, every bar and every venue, and every band, has every right to put as high or low of an age limit as they want.

[InvisibleNinjas]

i have a buddy who's hell bent on deciding when he's going to die, and how. the catch is: he's decided he will die on video tape whilst naked. his current choice on way to go is skydiving. i told him i'd never watch the tape, cuz i wouldn't want to see 5 minutes of his dick flopping around before he hits the ground. anyways, this reminded me of him, and that.

[InvisibleNinjas]

False, every bar and every venue, and every band, has every right to put as high or low of an age limit as they want.true, and there are also certain prohibitions written into LAWS of various jurisdictions.

[thisismyname]

^ Yes But none that say if you serve food you have to let all ages in.

I mean, the majority of bars now-a-days serve some type of food, yet there not all ages are they?

[moonlights]

False, every bar and every venue, and every band, has every right to put as high or low of an age limit as they want.
yes, but in nevada legally, they can. i didn't say they must, i said they can. that's why the nevada clean air act includes bars that serve food.

[thisismyname]

yes, but legally, they can. i didn't say they must, i said they can.


Ok, they can.... How does that prove that this show wasnt 18+?

You just disproved your own point.

[moonlights]

Ok, they can.... How does that prove that this show wasnt 18+?

You just disproved your own point.
uh, since when was my point that the show wasn't 18+? i never even TRIED to say that. thanks for putting words in my mouth.

he said he didn't know the laws there, i told him the nevada state laws regarding bars. i also pointed out i don't know the clark county or las vegas city specific laws regarding bars and shows.

[iblamethegovt]

This site needs a "dong" icon. Or cock. But preferrably dong.

[thisismyname]

uh, since when was my point that the show wasn't 18+? i never even TRIED to say that. thanks for putting words in my mouth.

he said he didn't know the laws there, i told him the nevada state laws regarding bars. i also pointed out i don't know the clark county or las vegas city specific laws regarding bars and shows.


He was talking about the laws regarding the whole nudity thing, and answering someone else about whether or not that was legal, and you went rambling on about if a bar serves food then minors can come in... Ok? Thats great and all, but that has nothing to do with the point. Just because they can let minors in, doesnt mean they did, and doesnt make him being naked illegal. As long as the place had the age limit and the proper permits, it doesnt matter if it was just a bar, or a bar the sold food, or if it was a KFC, its still perfectly legal.

[IanIsSuperRad]

Dillinger Four played naked at the Fest V. Playing naked is nothing new. If it's something you don't want to see, don't watch.

[Shooter McGavin]

A guy at the station I dj for did an interview with him and he said that he wanted to get a sex change and become the third gender...


yeah.
you mean third gender as in something other than male or female? hmm, interesting.

[mickeymantle]

sometimes you just gotta take your dick out. i guess.

[Big_Guy]

didn't Nate Kinsella go to jail for something like this?

[kissbangkill]

Very gay. I don't like their music, but now I hate them as people too.

i hope you get punched in the head in the near future. might knock some sense into your ignorant skull.

[Co and Ca]

This site needs a "dong" icon. Or cock. But preferrably dong.

I call my dong a wangdoodle.

Also, I would walk around naked if I had the confidence. But I'm fat. No one likes looking at fatties. I dont even like looking at myself in the mirror naked haha.

[thesewalls]

If I wanted to see people naked, I would go on the internet.

I don't go to a show to see some naked guy parading around on stage.

[The Revisionist]

http://photos-256.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v64/99/47/63003346/n63003346_30309256_4225.jpg


Me from a party last night, coincidentally I get naked for the same reasons.

[Shatter_Glass]

Hmmmmm I bet alot of people in attendance (at the concerT) wouldn't have signed up for this stunt. Oh well, great music anyway

[The Revisionist]

But seriously... to me it just seems like (and I don't mean it to sound like I am talking shit about the people who dislike this, so don't call me names) people disliking this are making way too big of a deal about this. Who cares what they are or aren't wearing? That holds absolutely NO significance to a person or who they are or what they represent... have we DEVOed to a point where we talk shit about people based on how they're dressed or what they look like? We were all born nude (granted, not with makeup or a funny red cumberbund-type thing), and it was beautiful and pure, and I don't really see why people would doubt his motives. I honestly prefer being nude for the exact same reasons, sure being in a jockstrap at a party is funny and gets people riled up, but not only is there an alternate motive behind it, I'm nearly naked all the time anyway. It takes focus away from materialism and places concentration on what is actually important... it does in my eyes at least. Maybe I'm just fucked up.

[ActorInThisPlay]

here's the one question I have- Jim Morrison supposedly plays nude and his career takes a huge setback, kevin barnes plays nude and it's okay?

Is it just a different time?
it's sad cause Jim Morrison was a lot more talented too.

[writeacliche]

Oh shut up. He just wanted to do some shock rock.

Moron.

[eastcoast-fu]

When I go to a rock show the last thing I want to see is the lead singer's dirty smelly penis flapping around. I think there's a more realistic way to achieve world peace.

[tbsunday14]

Very gay. I don't like their music, but now I hate them as people too.


good, this is a solid, politically correct, unoffending judgement.

its good to have an open mind. keep it up.

[mattycakes]

didn't Nate Kinsella go to jail for something like this?

yes. he dropped his pants when make believe was opening for mewithoutyou at a "christian venue." hilarious.

[Adrian Villagomez]

This sounds like a bullshit excuse to rock out with his cock out.

I would've been hella uncomfortable at this show.