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Pandering to the Locals January '08 - L Swain

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So my boss just comes over to my desk and says to me, “Lacey, are you going to do a new Pandering? It’s a new year and we need a new Pandering, right?” You know what I say? It’s time for a new name for this piece of shit column and I need some serious help coming up with something clever/not dumb. I know some people read this thing from time to time so please help me out and I will reward the winning name with some Sub Pop junk such as a tshirt or a tote bag or something.

Speaking of Sub Pop, the new Helio Sequence record is so good that it’s the only thing we’re putting out this month. Seriously. Go here to check it out and purchase it. I’m pretty sure we’re giving away a bonus disc with some outtakes, etc., but one of my resolutions for 2008 was to not remember anything, so, you know, I’m not sure.

Hey, Sub Pop is going to the Sundance Film Festival in a few weeks and we’re having a party at the Star Bar on the 18th so come by if you’re in town. There will be performances from The Helio Sequence, Kelley Stoltz, and Daniel Martin Moore plus loads and loads of celebrities and snow. See you on the slopes, suckers.

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COMMENTS

Column Tilte...

How about Sub Popics?

by Cayle @ 04 Jan 20:51

Suggestion

Popping Off

by marknuhfer @ 06 Jan 08:23

EWWWW!

Popping off? Too sexy.

by L Swain @ 07 Jan 13:33

Clever or Stupid?

Top Of The Pops!

by Snibe @ 08 Jan 08:33

How about

Goin’ Through Your Purse?

by chrisj @ 08 Jan 09:45

C'mon!

Going’ Through Your Purse is the clear winner so far but Chris can’t win because he works here. Think, people, think!

by L Swain @ 08 Jan 10:26

How about:

I Know! Right?

by gaber @ 08 Jan 13:05

Gaber:

Is this some sort of weird attack?

by L Swain @ 08 Jan 17:23

LACEYS

no.

by gaber @ 08 Jan 17:35

Okay, Seriously

Let’s take this contest to the next level. If someone comes up with a good name I’ll have one of my coworkers show you their tits.

by L Swain @ 08 Jan 22:12

How about...

TGIF?

I am participating in my own contest now! I LOVE TITS!

by L Swain @ 08 Jan 22:13

I am blowing my own mind

Anagrams! Why didn’t I think of it sooner? This is an anagram for “pandering to the locals” and it’s almost perfect:

Placated Loser Nothing

It’s even got loser in it! Can you find a better one?

by L Swain @ 08 Jan 23:00

P's and L's? I got this-

Perverted Landing. duh.
Or, seriously,
Pitter Pander – that way you get to keep Panda!

by mkat_tdc @ 09 Jan 00:40

how 'bout...

Shit-Talking to our friends…

by prwalters @ 09 Jan 13:39

Everyone enjoys...

Aural Sects

by kingmax @ 09 Jan 16:26

A little history

The former names for this column were a) The Traffic Report b) Sub Pop Sidewalk c)Thanks for Playing, and finally d) Pandering to the Locals. So, as you see, the title can be anything.

I really don’t want to give Chris a tshirt or show him anyone’s tits—he IS the boss, afterall—so let’s get some good ideas.

I don’t know if this is helpful, but I like cheese a lot.

by L Swain @ 09 Jan 17:38

TITLE

Something For Nothing?

by Cayle @ 09 Jan 21:53

How's....

Gettinmyreadon?

by jdawg78 @ 10 Jan 09:05

...

Thank You, Drive Thru.

by kingmax @ 10 Jan 10:21

Cheesecake?

Takhomsomwax

or

buyolympia.com is chock fullov squeebs

by boa2367 @ 10 Jan 14:22

blowin bleezys

How about The Players Club?

by siropera @ 10 Jan 16:06

I HAVE TOO MUCH FREE TIME

Setting the Records Straight?
or Center of the You Know First?
or What’s Updates?
or Continuousnooze?
or Actual Work?

by Cayle @ 10 Jan 17:36

saaa

Instant POPcorn?

by siropera @ 10 Jan 20:25

?

snootypantsmcknowsbetterthanyouallhassomeglorifiednewsforya?

by jdawg78 @ 11 Jan 07:47

or

thestraightfactsaboutthisandthatanddamniwishthiskeyboardhadaspacebar?

by jdawg78 @ 11 Jan 07:50

Nope

No No No.

by L Swain @ 11 Jan 11:36

do i have to do everything around here

I’m Downloading Your Website!
Cheeseburger Holocaust
Musings

by Marty Finch @ 11 Jan 14:53

Hmmm

Monkey Steals the Peach

by Dean H @ 11 Jan 14:55

I like

Cheeseburger Holocaust

by Dean H @ 11 Jan 14:56

Head Scratcher

Two Girls one Pop

by MattieBoy @ 11 Jan 15:32

Mind on the prize

How about “We Show Ours”
or “The junk in the box”

by nwmb @ 11 Jan 15:41

Umm...

The Sound and the Furry

by nwmb @ 11 Jan 15:47

captain!

i told the opposition that its egg timer had run out.
they should turn it over to avoid anything out of the ordinary.
“sure,” they said.
but i knew it was just a matter of time before i had to tell them again.

by cranley @ 12 Jan 12:21

That Marty Finch!

You can always count on him for a good zinger! Cheeseburger Holocaust is now beating Going Through My Purse.

by L Swain @ 12 Jan 16:07

What about..

Sub Popular Wisdom

by bandg @ 14 Jan 09:15

Do I get to pick the T's in Q?

Conditional Affection.
Blather Control.
A Form Of Paying Attention.
I AM Doing My Job.
Dumper Diving.
This Is Not A Fugazi Blog.
Sexy Dads, Barren Wombs.
Repressed Hostility. (Actually, I’m saving that for my hardcore re-issues record label.)
We Only Wanted To Be Loved.
Still Nothing About Zumpano.

oh, and:
Never Returning Your Phone Call.

by M. Olsen @ 14 Jan 13:34

Try Again

Last Ditch Effort

Crank it Up

Did I turn off the stove?

by MattieBoy @ 14 Jan 15:41

I AM Doing my

I AM Doing my Job is the best!

by Steve @ 14 Jan 16:10

HOLY SHIT

Matt Olsen does it again.

by L Swain @ 14 Jan 17:11

Into Yer Shtik

Catchy, referential, vaguely descriptive?
Check!
Check!
Check!

Failing that, how about naming it for another timeless Mudhoney classic, Run Shithead Run?

by Jakey @ 15 Jan 06:41

Yes, Matt Olsen wins

But, this winning is for the title of his comment, not any of the actual contents of the comment (though, those were all good, too). The new title of this column should, almost certainly, be:

The Tits in Question

by chrisj @ 15 Jan 11:28

Or

Goin’ Through Your Purse

I still really like that one.

Also, Lacey, you should start adding a Mailbag section to the monthly column. I miss Mailbag.

by chrisj @ 15 Jan 11:30

Mailbag

You know, for some reason the quality of mail I receive at info@subpop.com has declined substantially over the years. Maybe we should make it more obvious on the new site or maybe no one cares anymore.

NOTICE TO ALL: If I get more/better mail I will publish your letters. If said letters are REALLY good maybe we can have a whole new all-the-time column!

ALSO: I have a new contest called Win This Robe and I will award said robe to the best letter I receive at info@subpop.com. You are playing for a red robe worn by Mark Arm and other much less famous Sub Pop staffers. I will personally sew a Sub Pop patch on said robe.

by L Swain @ 15 Jan 15:58

Can't beat this Tasty Treat

Sensual Outercourse.

by tbags @ 15 Jan 19:48

F THAT

I have got a better(the best)one.

“BACK AND FORTH FOREVER

If you know what movie this is from then you know how awesome it is and how you absolutely must use it.

))<>((

by tbags @ 15 Jan 23:57

TBAGS

Poop & Buttholes!
I liek that movie, too.

by L Swain @ 16 Jan 17:41

Nihilism is Better

Heck, you could go practical and call it “Too Damn Lazy to Name This Column” or more nihilistic and call it NYFB (as in None of Your Effin’ Business), but since there’s an apparent fixation with a certain pleasing female anatomical feature, you should probably go simple; “It’s The Tits!!!”

by carlosdev @ 19 Jan 13:17

I can't argue with "It's the Tits," but...

Two Balls in the Corner Pocket; or
Hedonistic Impulses; or
Colonel Shittrap Makes Strange Noises in the Dark.

by Jake D @ 21 Jan 14:05

Got it...

Sub Pop Goes the Weasel…

A Fresh, Bubbly Glass of Sub Pop

by kristen_frederick @ 22 Jan 15:43

HEY SWAIN!

There’s a mailbag channel. Tho nothing’s been added since we relaunched the site.

by Dean H @ 22 Jan 19:45

okay, dean!

Can someone PLEASE send me some good mail to info@subpop.com so I can put something in the New & Improved Mailbag?

by L Swain @ 22 Jan 22:16

these tits are bananas

Underwear Updates.

OR

The North-End of a South-Bound Cow… because even though we’re in the shit, we’re still looking up.

OR

T.I.T.S. (This Itinerary is Subterranean)

one love,

by C-Benz @ 22 Jan 23:14

DON'T DRINK THE KOOL-AID

Dude, Where’s My Column?

by sam e. @ 26 Jan 15:12

Here's one

How about “This one really messed me up” I know it’s kinda stupid but hey, who cares. I mean good stuff can mess you up, and bad stuff can mess you up. I’m just sayin’, I like the sound of it.

by punkrockme @ 27 Jan 02:00

TWO DAYS TO WIN!

Matt Olsen is leading the competition with “A Form of Paying Attention”.
You have til Friday!

by L Swain @ 29 Jan 12:56

Pandering to the locals.....

“Panda’s New Sub Version”

Yeah. That’s about right.

Or just “New Sub Version”

Or even “SubVersive Tendencies”

by saymasseurs @ 29 Jan 15:07

Getting The Wellies Wet.

Getting The Wellies Wet.

by JackAttack? @ 29 Jan 21:10

Laundry List

Pardon the deluge…
(Note: that’s both an honest caveat and a title suggestion.)

A Winner is You [an old video game joke]

Coxcomb’s Last Laugh

Acronym Support Society

Penombre/Pixel

Let’s Do (It During) Lunch

Let Me Show You It

Dis(Trait/Chord)

Oboe Ab Ovo

Auxiliary Out

I Bought a Sub Pop T-shirt at a Recycle Shop in Nagoya, Japan

[Clever Portmanteau]

Noiseburst

Dignified Scramble

..er, OK, sorry, back to work.

by Pilaf @ 30 Jan 08:36

Fixing it in the mix

Inconsequential muttering machine.
Rumour mill meltdown disaster-caster.
In case of bad news, break glass.

by Jakey @ 31 Jan 08:31

Last Ditch

Throw the Looking Glass.
Forum For ‘em.

by stonewal @ 01 Feb 01:42

last call...

Weld Me a Shelter
Portions from Tons
Holes in Your Socks

AND

Get Me Started

by malkmorourke @ 01 Feb 14:01

I forgot something

I forgot the exclamation mark:

Get Me Started!

by malkmorourke @ 01 Feb 14:02

PONEMAN GOTS A BRAND NEW UPDATE LAYING MACHINE

THIS IS A REALLY GREAT NAME

PS- substitute any of these words with the word SWAINY cause that would also be swell

by phosphoric @ 04 Feb 15:16
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