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Posted in music on June 28, 2006
Jeff Mangum posting a hoax
"Updating a story first posted here (Billboard) yesterday (June 27), Neutral Milk Hotel principal Jeff Mangum has disavowed a Web posting attributed to him, which falsely referenced the progress on the reclusive artist's first new album since 1998's iconic 'In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.'
Longtime collaborator Robert Schneider, who fronts the Apples In Stereo, reached out to Mangum in an attempt to verify the posting, which was made on a Web site devoted to the Elephant 6 musical collective. Schneider then posted Mangum's reply on the site, which reads, 'I am sorry to inform you that this is not my post. Could you please inform the good people ... that this is not my writing?'" [Billboard]
In Pitchfork's defense, they seemed to get confirmation from a reliable source before posting. Most of all this is just funny, but sad. Next probable hoaxes: Radiohead says they're breaking up (thx Phil) & Pavement says they're getting back together.
Previously
Pitchfork found out that it is Jeff Mangum
Neutral Milk Hotel played NYC 7 or 8 times
Posted on June 28, 2006 6:58 PM
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i would like to congratulate all the hipsters for their excellent myth building over the last two days. you're doing a smashing job.
Posted by Anonymous | June 28, 2006 7:14 PM
man. i am so sad.
Posted by jewlie | June 28, 2006 7:39 PM
i can confirm that this is not a hoax. everyone is misinformed. neutral milk hotel is playing bowery ballroom on september 23rd.
-jeff mangum
Posted by jeff mangum | June 28, 2006 7:47 PM
I love when BV crosses things out with that neon green X.
Posted by X | June 28, 2006 7:57 PM
its like the x files or something. BV is on the case and what not...go BV go!
Posted by Anonymous | June 28, 2006 8:07 PM
Le sigh
Posted by Pat | June 28, 2006 10:04 PM
Jeff Magnum got thrown out of the Arctic Monkeys. Hence the green X.
Posted by jy | June 28, 2006 11:24 PM
should've known it'd be too good to be true...
Posted by sweet bibi | June 28, 2006 11:35 PM
hello robert. thank you robert. is that really jeff mangum or just a word processor on cruise control? it's like hal from 2001 space odyssey. i really, really wish jeff had used an emoticon at the end of that email.
Posted by will | June 28, 2006 11:46 PM
Let my people know that the hoax was a hoax. I will be recording my new album On the Sailorboat Under the Sky and it will be out for the big blushing babies and large leafy lovers to enjoy for the rest of your life, in youreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee uheeeeeeeeeee eeeeeee uh eeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee deee-heee
Posted by Jeff Mangum | June 29, 2006 1:28 AM
Nick Sylvester still works for Pitchfork?
Posted by bill | June 29, 2006 11:13 AM
fuck pitchfork
Posted by Anonymous | June 29, 2006 11:49 AM
What's Pitchfork?
Posted by Beret Simon | July 26, 2006 9:50 PM
Please people! Stop pretending to be Jeff! I dont know what's real and what's made up anymore, and its horrible when some twat gets your hopes up for a new album and then it turns out (predictably) to be a hoax!
I know one thing though, if he were to release a new album it would outsell everything! Seriously, the cult status Aeroplane has acheived could actually rival a mass-marketed mainstream band. How does this shit happen?
Posted by Cacophonaut | September 2, 2007 6:55 PM