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I MADE A THING!!

HEADPHONES ON (or it wont work)👀

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Minutes into the 'Never Meet Your Idols' podcast (featuring Nick Valensi of The Strokes) on Spotify, they briefly bring up the "cute, Italian chef one from Queer Eye", which is obviously none other than Antoni Porowski, and I can't remember whether or not they mention the fact that he's an avid fan of The Strokes but in case you don't keep up with the Netflix makeover series where he showcases his dozens of Strokes and other early-aughts band shirts - it is indisputable that he is.

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My short attention span then drags me away from the Valensi podcast I was suppose to tune into and brings me to the Queer Eye cast's Pitchfork Over/Under episode instead and I'm just wildly amused at how there's so many LAYERS to this part of the interview where they're asked (as a collective, yes) whether they think The Strokes are overrated or underrated (that's the basic mechanics of this segment). Everyone shoots Antoni a look knowing he's a massive Strokes fan but Jonathan Van Ness initiates - "If it's not Beyoncé, everything is Simon & Garfunkel to me" (valid). Then Antoni starts, arguing that The Strokes are underrated to which Tan France disagrees with and says something along the lines of "No, they're not. They're popular! Everyone knows them." (The thing is there isn't really an established definition of Over/Under on the show, it might mean the bad-good dichotomy, or overrated-underrated in the literal sense). Antoni then ignores him and goes full geek about the band and talks about their impact and significance during the noughties, basically the similar script and shower of praises any fan or casual listener says about The Strokes: how they jumpstarted the post-punk/garage rock revival scene, how no one was making music like them during that time and everyone just came after... that kind of stuff.

Tan rubbing on Antoni's ear to calm him down while the rest of his friends bully him for being a Strokes fanboy, lmao.

Look at him. He was WAITING for that moment all his life. All of which are perfectly understandable as a Strokes fan myself.

The point is this part of the interview is so goddamn relatable especially when you're the only gay person within the group with more "hetero" interests - this is EXACTLY what it's like. Not to say that The Strokes is a straight dudebro band because if my memory serves me right, they were made for the rockstar dudes with "sensitive" souls and androgynous styles who get too much pussy that they get upset about it so they turn women down and walk into a wall immediately after*. Which is, to say, a different breed of straight guy, perhaps bicurious, but a straight one nonetheless. Yet even outside of the gay context, being that guy who likes "indie" bands that are defo not indie but are not listened to by your average person you just have the urge to defend your hipster tendencies all the time like I DON'T THINK THEY'RE OBSCURE, OKAY?! I JUST THINK THEY'RE UNDERRATED. IN THE SENSE THAT... and everyone else just groans and rolls their eyes.

Antoni, from one queer epicure and indie rock music fan to another, I see you!

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$2 bill show and then some

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35 minute speedpaint for this here

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JUICEBOX - details

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just had the most insane girl reaction to this photo. threw my phone across the fucking room

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The Strokes + youtube comments 

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;P 2 quick redraws

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drew this while watching someone else watch masterchef

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da,mn…. my hand SLIPPED !

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someone take my laptop away from me RIGHT NOW

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Russian Coney Island

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Spend much time around the Strokes and you will see them kiss each other. Hard. On the lips. “In our band,” Julian says, “it’s like a test of your manhood. Like, ‘C’mon, don’t be a pussy, gimme some tongue!’” The Strokes display a loyalty fiercer than that of most lovers.


—Rolling Stone

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when you first get to the bar vs when you’ve had a few drinks

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The Strokes by Colin Lane