I BET MY MAKE-UP ARTIST CAN BEAT UP YOUR MAKE-UP ARTIST

Reader Jared Piers e-mailed us about this unsigned band from Toronto called Speak of the Devil. Now, I’m not going to talk about Speak of the Devil’s music, because whatever. It’s incredibly generic and not for me but to each their own. Rather, I’d like to talk about the below promo photo of the band, which is the first thing you see when you go to their MySpace page.

Now, why the hell did this band take a picture of themselves looking like they just got done with a fight? Presumably it’s so they come across as a bunch of bad-asses. But they don’t like like bad-asses. They look like some kids who have make-up on intended to make them look like bad-asses, which, consequently, makes them seem incredibly not tough. It’s the exact opposite of the desired effect of the make-up.

I really, really hope this doesn’t become a trend amongst young bands. Because it’s incredibly dumb.

And that’s all I hafta say about that.

-AR