Video: Atlas Sound- My Sharona (Excerpt 2)

Photo by Mackenzie Orth​This past weekend, Gimme Noise's Sally Hedberg witnessed what may become one of the defining shows of Atlas Sound's career -- a possible "Judas" moment on the West Bank. In sho

Ever been to an Atlas Sound gig and thought about asking Bradford Cox for a request? Well our advice is don’t act on those thoughts, not unless you fancy being invited to strip down to your pants on stage, while the Atlas Sound frontman embarks on an hour long rendition of ‘My Sharona’. Don’t worry though, Cox didn’t spend the entire hour looping the 1970’s classic by the Knacks, no instead he took it upon himself to talk about “the death of folk and the birth of punk” over the legendary guitar riff, referencing Jackson Pollock and Mark [...]

All hell broke loose during last night's Atlas Sound show in Minneapolis when an audience member jokingly yelled " My Sharona ," referencing the Knack's classic track, and Bradford Cox took him up on his suggestion. From the video description: A drunk heckler jokingly shouted "MY SHARONA!" at the Cedar Cultural Center. Bradford responded, "Fuck you. You want to do this motherfucker?" and proceeded to go on a nearly hour-long epic jam/cover of it out of spite. But, it was clear Bradford was channeling some weird vibes even before that could happen. [...]

Bradford Cox is known as the most unstable man in indie rock, basically being a dark bro who makes Ariel Pink seem like a mainstream dude who works for State Farm Insurance. In the past, we have heard BCox recite dark stories abt ppl dying , question his own sexuality , and do other meltdowny things, hating himself, and his status as an indie rock legend. Anyways, he had some show, and played "My Sharona" for an hour. He tried to make it seem like it was 'performance art', but it was clearly [...]

Attention anyone who thought for a second that the Atlas Sound show they attended was crazy, because apparently you didn't ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ video-atlas-sound-covers-my-sh arona-for-one-hour-i/62832/

File under: “HERO” and “Punk is not dead”  Watch: Bradford Cox Shocks Audience in Minneapolis, Covers “My Sharona” for an Hour. Wears ski mask, tells audience to remove clothes and pick up chairs, dedicates show to “the death of folk and the birth of punk” Deerhunter  and  Atlas Sound  mastermind  Bradford Cox  has never been one to restrain his feelings. “I need punk rock,”  he told Pitchfork last year . “I am not an indie rock musician. I don’t even know what the fuck that means.” [...]