pomplamoose: invents the revolutionary videosong has appeal on reddit for years singlehandedly repopularizes cover songs for a new generation
karmin: comes in with now hiphop covers, super talented flow and rapping gets SNL, something PM still has not done spins off, goes solo as Qveen Herby, staying relevant for a new generation making ORIGINAL music that slaps, unlike PM
face it, pomplamoose got murdered on their own shit. listening to pomplamoose in 2020? could not be me
Q: So let’s start here: What happened with Karmin?
A: It’s really simple now that I’m looking at it. Hindsight is 20/20. We blew up on the internet as Karmin and signed this big record deal and had no idea what we were in for. I had no idea what it meant to be an artist. Most of our friends actually aren’t even doing music any more. There’s not a lot of sustainability.
I am a Nebraska girl, so I’m going to figure out how to make it sustainable and be as authentic and true to myself as possible.
Q: So where did the name change come in?
A: When we started making this music that ended up being Qveen Herby, I said, ‘We can’t call this Karmin.’ It’s still my husband, Nick, and I producing this music. But I wanted to make it easy for the fans to differentiate between me becoming a queen.
Q: OK, so Qveen Herby. Is that a reference to Herbie Husker?
A: Hell yes! I changed the spelling. I went to school in Boston. Everyone used to call me Queen, I guess because I’m really bossy! People notice if you’re a woman and you know what you want and you tell people. That’s the Nebraska in me.
And did you know that Herby means warrior? What is better than a warrior queen? Also Nebraska football is a giant part of my upbringing. We would have these family gatherings in the basement. Halftime would come up, and I would sing for my aunts and uncles. It was the only time i could get everyone’s attention.
[ ur-bee, hur-bee ] adjective, herb·i·er, herb·i·est. abounding in herbs or grass. of, relating to, or characteristic of an herb or herbs in taste or appearance.
That was the greatest learning experience that I could ever imagine happening. It’s the way that it goes with a lot of artists. There’s no plan.
But now I know. I would not have the confidence I have now to say, “Hey, this is how we’re going to do it. (Expletive) everything else.” We know what doesn’t work, at least for us. I’ve been giving advice to a lot of my friends about it.
It’s craziness. I was really lucky though. To be fair, LA Reid (chairman of Epic Records) didn’t have to release us. We asked to be released and he was kind enough to let us go.
Q: So now you’re independent. What’s that like?
A: You have to have my Nebraska upbringing! You have to have that work ethic. The willingness to learn Final Cut Pro and edit your own videos and do your own social media.
All my music is about empowerment now. Living your truth. Even if it means transformation. We have to demand these things for ourselves. Even though things are crazy right now, I’m so grateful I can do this.
With the Karmin stuff, we were thrown into sessions with tons of producers. We learned the tricks fo the trade. Now we run our own camps. We make sure everybody gets paid.
Q: So right now, you’re releasing a series of EPs. Why take that route over the traditional album release?
A: I think it’s something more artists will do. We’re thinking so differently.
What happened is I started thinking like a fashion designer. I love the fashion world. They have four seasons a year. They’re able to change the entire color palate and the mood and muse each season. The runway looks totally different while there’s a thread of continuity throughout their collections. That’s why i love the EP. It’s a lot of labor to make 12 tracks. But 5 or 6 tracks is something we can do every three or four months.
And you’re also servicing these ADHD kids who need that stimuli. Something new and fresh to present to them.
The way that we consume music, the majority of people are streaming it. You go to foo fighters Spotify page, it’s shuffling their top songs. Everything is out the window. I want people to go to my page and listen to 45 minutes, so I’m going to put out a lot of music.
We may put together a vinyl, physical piece of music. Why don’t we put the top streamed songs? We’ll call it “Qveen Essentials.”
light rail coyote wrote:i've tried 4 different online dictionaries and i see no evidence of herby meaning warrior
Queen is (sort of) correct about this if we look at the the etymology of Herbert:
masc. proper name, introduced in England by the Normans, from Old French Herbert, Latinized from Frankish *Hari-berct, *Her(e)-bert, literally "army-bright;" see harry (v.) + bright (adj.).
Herbert is a Germanic given name, from harja- "army" or "warrior"[1] and beraht "bright" or "shining"[2] (compare Robert)
Herbert to Herbie to Herby
Paul Mooney wrote:When I see homeless white person I start crying. (cries) What a waste of white skin.