316 at 17 dots

1 Craig on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Again with the cryptic notice of something coming?

If that means what I think it means (based on the slang), SWEET!

Craig

2 jayson on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

You will just have to swing on the flippity-flop in the meantime, Craig.

3 Craig on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Better that than being bound-and-hagged.

Craig

4 anose on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Should this post remind me of the time I took a tour on a sub while drinking a pop?

5 Daniel, Esq. on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

My prediction (same as it’s been for some time now): New major.

But I’m gonna crack this cryptic code.

6 sandro on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

it done been cracked, lamestain.

7 Daniel, Esq. on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Cap’t Obvious: I assume “316″ means 03.16.10, which is next Tuesday (new release day).

As to “wack slacks,” “cob nobblers,” and “swing(ing) on the flippity-flop,” I have no idea.

8 Daniel, Esq. on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

It’s been cracked? I missed it.

9 Craig on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Daniel, Daniel, Daniel.

Read anose’s post very carefully. Or search the slang.

Craig

10 Daniel, Esq. on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Just did. Got it.

SWEET.

11 Daniel, Esq. on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

I need booster packs.

12 68stationwagon on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

if this what it is then ejunkie will turn over in his grave.

mrcat will swallow his swindleeee and pfffft will have 3x the literary impact.

13 Nergal on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Sandro, was calling Daniel a name really needed? I’ve never seen you post before and your first (or if you’ve posted before near to first) post is to insult a valued member of this site? WTF is you major malfuction or do you just get off being an ass.

Maybe Anose is making a guess maybe not, as usernames can say anything for anybody, Anose might be some one else or even (as has been know to happen here with the clue posts) be a red herring.

None the less I say you have failed, Sandro, go back under your goddamned bridge!

I think it means we are getting Lost on emusic¡ (I’m joking and using the open Sarcasm Mark to prove it. . http://opensarcasm.org/ )

14 Nergal on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Van Halen on Tuesday ?? Steve Austin? I’m not seeing this slang which you are refering to

15 Daniel, Esq. on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

GOOGLE “wack slacks,” “cob nobblers,” and “swing(ing) on the flippity-flop,” and “slang.”

16 Daniel, Esq. on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

but “steve austin” is a good/funny guess!

17 Nergal on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

AHHHH
cob nobbler

n: Loser

From the grunge speak hoax printed in the NY times. They asked an employee of Sub-Pop records if there was any grunge slang in Seattle, she made some up, and they printed it, thinking it was real.
That editor from the New York Times is a cob nobbler.

18 Nergal on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

@joe, one of m’comments is stuck in awaiting moderation

19 Craig on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Negal – lamestain is another of “grunge speak” slang terms. He was giving another hint.

Craig

20 Daniel, Esq. on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Still, thank you, Nergal. I appreciate it.

21 Steve on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Hmmm…This is interesting. Just when I’m refreshing this week. And I thought I had a handle on what I was gonna get. Now it’s all blown up.

22 Steve on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

I’m wearing a Sub Pop t-shirt today. No joke. I’m ahead of the game here.

23 skerzo on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Filed under: music, north america coming soon

meh

24 Craig on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Steve – I’m in the same situation. Refresh on Monday, and now I’m totally confused about what I’ll be getting. It’s a fun problem, though.

Craig

25 Kriz on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Oh man, last tuesday already nearly wiped out my rather large monthly set of downloads. Now what? There’s more new stuff (i.e. She & Him) coming out before my next refresh, too. Hmph.

26 sandro on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Loyal reader, recently de-virginized commenter. As Craig pointed out, I was simply using the situation to employ another of the faux grungespeak words. If we shadows have offended, think but this and all is mended: chill out.

27 Daniel, Esq. on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

No offense taken. Good to meet you.

28 alex on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

JAWN 3:16

29 Kenny on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Why does grungespeak mean it’s Sub Pop?

Both Nirvana and Hole put out their best records on Geffen.

30 porieux on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

you know why

31 Kenny on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Yeah, OK.

32 Craig on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Because Sub Pop coined the term grunge in a Green River review, it was a Sub Pop employee who made up grunge speak, and to associate grunge with a label other than Sub Pop is incompatible.

Craig

33 Richard on Mar 12th, 2010 said:

Yay! Another major label that we won’t be able to see in Canada. Yay.

34 Nergal on Mar 13th, 2010 said:

I’m'a agree with the SP guess, as the 316 is remenisant of the black&white subpop logo. . .I miss my tv with the SubPop Sticker on it. . . Stupid rapper tore it off the tv. . . . ha to much info for you all (btw sandro, sorry bout blowing up, didn’t realize you were continuing the Slang, glad you’re posting now )

35 Daniel, Esq. on Mar 14th, 2010 said:

I’m’a agree with the SP guess, as the 316 is remenisant of the black&white subpop logo

I didn’t make the connection to the subpop logo, but it’s another good clue. What I hope — and what makes sense, given the pictures atop other recent cryptic coming-soon blog posts — is that the drop will be this Tuesday (03.16.10).

36 wndrswy on Mar 15th, 2010 said:

not available in Canada? i hope the border breaks down soon. either that or can you Americans turn up your radios? we’re stuck here with content laws forcing a certain amount of celine dion for every nirvana song played…i’m a member here because i’m a prisoner, and you still can’t sneak me some bread with my water? you do realize that here in bc we were supporters of grunge before you knew about it? it’s possible that a part of my heritage as a music snob is being robbed from me.

am i gonna have to go to law school, figure out the intricacies of political backscratching, run for office, repeal and amend laws, and die for my cause just to get equal access to music on this service?

kidding…i wuv you e-music.

37 mogwaione on Mar 15th, 2010 said:

If this is true and we’re really getting Sub Pop, that’s like the best present ever. Most of the bigger name stuff I already own, but there’s tons of lesser known records I’ve always wanted to check out, so this would be great. I can’t wait.

38 sandro on Mar 15th, 2010 said:

not sure if this throws a little bit of doubt into the Sub*Pop assumption, but I just found this: http://bit.ly/ar4XIg
A state route 316 exists in the state of Washington, but the image from the post is clearly taken from PA state route 316. Any reason this would be the case, or was the image simply used to indicate the date, and the words meant as the clue for the label?

39 JTO on Mar 15th, 2010 said:

…but will it be available in the UK? (not more US only stuff…?)

40 Daniel, Esq. on Mar 15th, 2010 said:

That wouldn’t cast doubt on the Sub Pop prediction unless 316 had some other music-related connotation. Besides, the slang tip-off is too strong to be ignored, and if 316 doesn’t mean tomorrow, it’s a heck of a coincidence.

41 Craig on Mar 15th, 2010 said:

Last time they did this (for Warner) they used a photo with a number that was unrelated to the label and referred instead to the day of the drop.

Craig

42 Jason on Mar 15th, 2010 said:

It has to be Sub Pop! The slang reference fits it perfectly. Just look at Nergal’s post. Can’t wait to get my hands on Wolf Parade!!

43 Daniel, Esq. on Mar 15th, 2010 said:

Is the new Wolf Parade good? I liked half of the debut, and thought half was terribly overrated. Just something about the herky-jerky song structure and yelpy vocals.

But “I Am A Runner” and “Shine A Light” are among the best singles of the decade.

44 Daniel, Esq. on Mar 16th, 2010 said:

sure enough, it’s sub pop

http://www.emusic.com/label/Sub-Pop-Records-MP3-Download/374430.html

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