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Lana Del Rey postponesAustralian tour

Wed 8th Feb, 2012 in Local News

Is Lana Del Rey going into lock down? The US singer who has been under intense scrutiny from music media since giving a flat performance on Saturday Night Live last month has postponed her forthcoming Australian promo tour.

While the singer has promised that “more extensive dates will be announced soon”, the news comes only hours after the New York Post reported that the singer’s management has cancelled all touring plans for the foreseeable future.

The hate-swarm that ensued following Del Rey’s performance is unlike anything the music world has seen in sometime, unless the panning of Rebecca Black’s Friday is comparable. Amidst the cries for Del Rey’s blood, Liz Phair published a piece for the Wall Street Journal this week in which she commented on this modern day ‘Witch Hunt’: “Lana Del Rey is exactly what I was hoping to inspire when I took on the male rock establishment almost twenty years ago.”

If you purchased your ticket online or over the phone through moshtix your ticket will be automatically refunded back. If you purchased your ticket from a moshtix retail outlet you will need to return to the outlet with your ticket to receive your refund.

Stay tuned to FasterLouder for updates on the tour.

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humanracin

humanracin said on the 8th Feb, 2012

surely they could just use a cardboard cutout for the tour?

mattymac

mattymac said on the 8th Feb, 2012

hindenburg level hubris going on here. i actually feel bad for the girl.

meanwhile... lady gaga still exists. can we unleash this vox pop career assassination on her too?

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 8th Feb, 2012

I guess her career was... *puts on sunglasses* Born To Die

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 8th Feb, 2012

I feel bad for those who had tickets.

Assuming that SNL bomb was a one off, those intimate venues would have been great and now you won't get the chance.

booka

booka said on the 8th Feb, 2012

i actually don't think that performance is that bad. her graham norton performance sucked arse though.

i_have_ADD

i_have_ADD said on the 8th Feb, 2012

http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/26-meanest-quotes-from-reviews-of-lana-del-reys-n

Aidan1234567

Aidan1234567 said on the 8th Feb, 2012

i read she did one on letterman which was amazing and basically silenced the critics

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 8th Feb, 2012

In all seriousness though, she has been getting some really sexist shit thrown at her of late. She is a fucking talentless puppet but nobody deserves the treatment she's been getting.

Hopefully she comes back sooner rather than later and her fans can enjoy whatever they find in her music in peace.

monokhrome_nite

monokhrome_nite said on the 8th Feb, 2012

lana del rey has big lips

therat

therat said on the 8th Feb, 2012

Can some one sum up in 25 words or less what the deal is with Lana Del Rey and why everyone loves/hates her and why she's getting so much media attention.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 8th Feb, 2012

I still think the song Born To Die is alright.

The four or five other tracks I head were coma inducing. I watched her BBC live lounge performance and she is better than SNL. Not great though.

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 8th Feb, 2012

Imagine Avril Lavigne but for hipster tarts in floral dresses instead of punks. In a world full of commercialised shit, supposedly this is a problem.

monokhrome_nite

monokhrome_nite said on the 8th Feb, 2012

she sang the song on the youtube about the video games and she has the big lips

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 8th Feb, 2012

I don't get the hate and shit being hung on this girl. I can't see how she is any different to the other pop tarts ie. Madonna, etc.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 8th Feb, 2012

Did you know that she has big lips?

The Great Monkey War

The Great Monkey War said on the 8th Feb, 2012

Yea basically. People get confused because they think indie is a style of clothes.

p1owz0r

p1owz0r said on the 8th Feb, 2012

A spokesman for Ms Del Rey said " Lana is now much too famous to play the venues we had originally intended, and we want to take some time out to see just how far we can push things at the moment. She's very good looking, you know?"

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 8th Feb, 2012

I wonder if all this hate is being fuelled from the inside by her own pr team to get her even more publicity. #conspiracytheory

p1owz0r

p1owz0r said on the 8th Feb, 2012

Probably more about how crap her music is. Just a thought.

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 8th Feb, 2012

Not enough conspiracy though.

p1owz0r

p1owz0r said on the 8th Feb, 2012

What about if it was the russians making her crap?

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 8th Feb, 2012

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 8th Feb, 2012

The conspiricy is that if you play her record backwards it's full of racial slurs and criticisms of the popular NBC program Community.

That explains why hate her but don't know why.

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 8th Feb, 2012

Aidan1234567

Aidan1234567 said on the 8th Feb, 2012

That's just being shit cancelling shows because "she's too popular"

Announce a few larger shows but don't fuck around with the people who've bought tickets expecting an intimate show, anyway isn't she the one who said she'll never play to more than 900 people?

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 8th Feb, 2012

I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic...

Aidan1234567

Aidan1234567 said on the 8th Feb, 2012

I suppose but with modern pop labels and pr it's not that far-fetched

p1owz0r

p1owz0r said on the 8th Feb, 2012

The conspiricy is that if you play her record backwards it's full of racial slurs and criticisms of the popular NBC program Community.

That explains why hate her but don't know why.

If you had said criticism of Archer I would have probably sent her a bullet in the mail

Highroad001

Highroad001 said on the 8th Feb, 2012

again, why is this even a thread? why did people even buy tickets to her show? do people actually like her?

i would prefer to see lady gaga, yeah, she is pretty average, but at least she has some innovation there. also, way more hot chicks at a lady gaga concert.

monokhrome_nite

monokhrome_nite said on the 8th Feb, 2012

ugh why can't people just like the music that I like

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 8th Feb, 2012

Because you touch yourself at night?

humanracin

humanracin said on the 8th Feb, 2012

http://read.mtvhive.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1.jpg

daveyac8881

daveyac8881 said on the 8th Feb, 2012

Do people actually think she is good looking? I think her plastic surgeon deserves to be out of business

andy_chalmers_102

andy_chalmers_102 said on the 8th Feb, 2012

Its becuz she looks n sounds indi3 but she toats isn't. no street cred

I guarantee that if she was an 'authentic' artist, Pitchfork would've called her SNL performance "full of haunting slurs and idiosyncrasies, pushing the boundaries of vocal articulation"

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 9th Feb, 2012

This is actually a pretty good article.....

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/crowned-criticised-and-now-cancelled-20120208-1re0n.html

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 9th Feb, 2012

I'm starting to do a 180 on her music.

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 9th Feb, 2012

Which way did you start and where are you at now?

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 9th Feb, 2012

I thought she was a bit boring, with a couple of good songs.

The more I listen the more I'm enjoying her. I'm also quite fond of her faux Americana kind of image.

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 9th Feb, 2012

Yeah I feel the same way.

We are so uncool / behind the times.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 9th Feb, 2012

batdan

batdan said on the 9th Feb, 2012

I like her now BC is starting to like her.

Fake Plastic Android

Fake Plastic Android said on the 9th Feb, 2012

I enjoy your av way too much for that to be a true.

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 9th Feb, 2012

I thought she was a bit boring, with a couple of good songs.

The more I listen the more I'm enjoying her. I'm also quite fond of her faux Americana kind of image.

latfh

(before you ask: takes one to know one)

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 9th Feb, 2012

latfh

(before you ask: takes one to know one)

Look At That Ferocious He-man?

therat

therat said on the 9th Feb, 2012

Lana Anal Tonguing Fucking Hipster?

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 9th Feb, 2012

https://whyweprotest.net/asset-proxy/62469cfa85d6c9924898a91eaf85495a1dfb1942/687474703a2f2f6f68736f616e672e636f6d2f77702d636f6e74656e742f75706c6f6164732f323031302f30342f77616d62756c616e63652e6a7067/http://ohsoang.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/wambulance.jpg

TominaK said on the 9th Feb, 2012

she is talentless in my opinion, i doubt she wrote her own vocals let alone the music. here's the thing, she, or her management, rather, had a great strategy when it came to her image - now it's the hipster/ boho boom and they've managed to polish her into something that will appeal to a lot of people, to be precise, younger people, mostly girls. if you look at her behaviour, her fashion, her videos, everything she does looks like a fashion advertisement. she's got everything we have seen to be very widely adored, think gossip girl meets florence and the machine, i refer to image only. now days indie pop and the likes have become nothing unusual, and from what i hear and see, the basis of that whole culture is "it can be bad, bad is original, garage is cool", to explain this better, vocalists and players with simple melodies/limited abilities, are becoming very popular, because there is this feeling of "ok, i want to listen to this because i don't want to be a part of the mainstream". i need to clarify here that this is purely an opinion, everyone can listen to whatever they like, i have nothing against those musicians/fans at all. the problem i have with that is, and i'm speaking of my own personal preference, is that the industry has become so watered down, that anyone and everyone can become a recording artist. years ago it used to be more difficult, but now, with triple j and all, anyone can be on the radio, which is good, and bad. back to the point, watching del ray perform, and i'm not referring only to snl, is almost funny because she is visibly unaware of how to sing, and she does not communicate with the audience. i do not hate her, if she's having a ball doing it, let her. this doesn't bother me that much because when it comes down to it, if you don't like an artist, don't listen/watch them. i think her popularity is widely based on pleasing the masses, and the good timing. today the term "star" is used more frequently than "musician", and a large part of the motivation behind people wanting to be performers, is not love for the art but fame. the masses don't want it complicated so lana del ray's will continue to exist. the thing is, here we all are talking about her....she's done a damn good job of making sure she gets talked about. if she does come here, i will go and see her live and make my own conclusions on how good she is...but considering the great sound and sound techs she would have around her at such a high grade performance as snl, i doubt i'd be anything even remotely close to charmed.

monokhrome_nite

monokhrome_nite said on the 9th Feb, 2012

The internet continues in its refusal to accept the idea of a woman achieving genuine success in the music business by her own means.

andy_chalmers_102

andy_chalmers_102 said on the 9th Feb, 2012

WALL OF TEXT

You still haven't found that elusive 'Enter' key, I see.

humanracin

humanracin said on the 9th Feb, 2012

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gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 9th Feb, 2012

my goodness, i was going to go into a blithering rage, but instead i'll just make two points.

Incorrect. The Internet means that the number of bands that are out there, and are available to people, has increased exponentially (although I wouldn't call that watering down). However, this increase of bands that are on the cusp of success, and being talked about, means that it's harder to get on the radio than ever before. Hence why JJJ goes to lengths like setting up an entire digital station just to play unsigned music.

Also incorrect. It's generally accepted that no musical act is going to sound their best on SNL, because the sound stage and setup is configured for live comedy + television broadcast of said comedy, which is a completely different setup than for live music. I haven't seen the now notorious performance, but if a musical act sounds good on SNL, it's DESPITE the setup, not because of it.

grattan

grattan said on the 9th Feb, 2012

Has an SNL performance been this over discussed since Sinead O'Connor ripped up the Pope?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dKdBlKgquw

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 9th Feb, 2012

Here's what my forehead thinks about Lana Del Rey: gfvkjhumnk.koiyvhgnbjhgn ,mlkjoiikjuy76hgt7hu

Aidan1234567

Aidan1234567 said on the 9th Feb, 2012

Im sorry but it seems as if you just said that the majority of indie musicians have limited abilities. Which is stupid. and wrong. for example Bloc Party, Foals are both indie bands but are also an incredible wealth of talent.

also im pretty sure she writes the lyrics at least to her songs, video games at the very least

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 9th Feb, 2012

Type your name: Albert Santos

Now type your name with your elbow: salkbnweerrt asanmbrtoisd

Now type your name with your eyes closed: albetrt dsantils

Now type your name with your chin: aqbh4e5r6t seawqnjhjt6o0se

Now slam your face against the keyboard: she is talentless in my opinion, i doubt she wrote her own vocals let alone the music. here's the thing, she, or her management, rather, had a great strategy when it came to her image - now it's the hipster/ boho boom and they've managed to polish her into something that will appeal to a lot of people, to be precise, younger people, mostly girls. if you look at her behaviour, her fashion, her videos, everything she does looks like a fashion advertisement. she's got everything we have seen to be very widely adored, think gossip girl meets florence and the machine, i refer to image only. now days indie pop and the likes have become nothing unusual, and from what i hear and see, the basis of that whole culture is "it can be bad, bad is original, garage is cool", to explain this better, vocalists and players with simple melodies/limited abilities, are becoming very popular, because there is this feeling of "ok, i want to listen to this because i don't want to be a part of the mainstream". i need to clarify here that this is purely an opinion, everyone can listen to whatever they like, i have nothing against those musicians/fans at all. the problem i have with that is, and i'm speaking of my own personal preference, is that the industry has become so watered down, that anyone and everyone can become a recording artist. years ago it used to be more difficult, but now, with triple j and all, anyone can be on the radio, which is good, and bad. back to the point, watching del ray perform, and i'm not referring only to snl, is almost funny because she is visibly unaware of how to sing, and she does not communicate with the audience. i do not hate her, if she's having a ball doing it, let her. this doesn't bother me that much because when it comes down to it, if you don't like an artist, don't listen/watch them. i think her popularity is widely based on pleasing the masses, and the good timing. today the term "star" is used more frequently than "musician", and a large part of the motivation behind people wanting to be performers, is not love for the art but fame. the masses don't want it complicated so lana del ray's will continue to exist. the thing is, here we all are talking about her....she's done a damn good job of making sure she gets talked about. if she does come here, i will go and see her live and make my own conclusions on how good she is...but considering the great sound and sound techs she would have around her at such a high grade performance as snl, i doubt i'd be anything even remotely close to charmed.

scottyk82 said on the 9th Feb, 2012

Shortened version of above rant = Can't polish a turd.

ThatDude123

ThatDude123 said on the 10th Feb, 2012

Pics from her photoshoot with Terry Richardson are out. Disappointingly, lacks the usual Richardson touch of being nude and/or full of sexual innuendo.

http://www.pedestrian.tv/_crunk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/lana-del-rey-by-terry-richardson2.jpg
http://www.pedestrian.tv/_crunk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/lana-del-rey-by-terry-richardson3.jpg

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 10th Feb, 2012

It lacks that Terry Richardson flair of someone giving him a blowjob.

TominaK said on the 10th Feb, 2012

good points guys, i didnt' quite think this one through. and no, i do not think indie musicians are all with limited abilities.

therat

therat said on the 10th Feb, 2012

Oh look, she's doing metal horns, she's so fun and carefree

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 10th Feb, 2012

according to mediatraffic Born to Die was the highest selling album of the week shipping 327 000 copies worldwide

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 10th Feb, 2012

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz4d5aiqBa1qzpneso1_400.png

I have too much time on my hands.