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The strange case of Cage the Elephant

So Cage the Elephant have had an unreal level of success with 13 #1 alternative singles, several platinum and gold albums, eight platinum or multi-platinum singles (including one which has gone 8xPlatinum), and won a pair of Grammys.

All while being none of the following A) an elite act with critics (eg. Vampire Weekend, Jack White) B) a pop crossover success (eg. Twenty One Pilots, Imagine Dragons) C) become kind of a noted legacy band (eg. Queens of the Stone Age, Paramore) D) a band that has been on the cover of Rolling Stone, played Saturday Night Live, or headlined a major festival (they've been booked at them and headlined more mid tier festivals).

They're a rock band who have arguably reached the tippy top of rock but don't fit into any box of rock band success. They're like a band that alternative rock radio has managed to amphitheatre superstars without even SNL really taking notice.

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u/Specific-Feed-1490 — 21 hours ago
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Film left out since December still good?

I got some super 8 BW film for Christmas. It was forgotten by mistake and I just got it back. I don't think it was put in a fridge or freezer.

Should the film still be ok?

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u/Specific-Feed-1490 — 3 days ago

When it comes to radio, what is your preferred format?

Just was curious when it comes to radio what formats do people here listen to? Top 40? Classic rock? AAA? Hot RnB? Country?

I listen to a lot of AAA and active rock but also listen to certain shows on the local indigenous station.

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u/Specific-Feed-1490 — 5 days ago

'Hallucigenia ' famously derailed the career of Lowest of the Low. Their debut album 'Shakespeare My Butt' (1991) was for a time the best selling indie album in Canadian history and has since frequently been cited as one of the best Canadian albums ever.

Enter 'Hallucigenia' which sees the band sign with A&M (selling out!) and working with producer Don Smith, whom the band clashed with heavily over politics (the band openly called him a racist in the press) and would frequently ditch recording sessions. The band also shifted into a harder rock sound which caused fan and critics to be disappointed in the album and in the end Lowest of the Low broke up for several years.

u/Specific-Feed-1490 — 14 days ago

So Justin Timberlake has a popular and well liked franchise (Trolls), roles in some box-office hits (Shrek the Third, Bad Teacher, Yogi Bear), supporting turns in some modern classics (The Social Network, Inside Llewyn Davis) and a cult classic (Southland Tales), and a lot of films that do ok financially (In Time, Runner Runner, Reptile) or critically (Palmer) or both (Friends with Benefits). He's definitely got some flops and stinkers but it's safe to say he's had a pretty decent film career. You can also add that he's managed to win a couple of Emmys as an actor for his work on SNL.

Who are some other pop mega stars who have ended up with pretty decent film careers?

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u/Specific-Feed-1490 — 16 days ago
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Have a week off and not much going on and was wondering if anyone would want to hit up Cork n Bean or wherever and play a game or two of Scrabble sometime this week during the day or evening?

Let me know

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u/Specific-Feed-1490 — 16 days ago