This system is home to one of the fiercest, most intensely competitive pop music scenes in the galaxy. Right now the hottest song is G'yr nik warrum p'kohn ss'vom, loosely translating to You make my liver quiver, by the band Comitial Tripod.1 Musically, it's a fairly traditional ballad of atonal warbling with a heavy, near-hypnotic drumbeat, but the lyrics are full of racy double-entendres that scandalize the older generation. It's exceedingly popular, played several times an hour on most music stations, often hummed or sung in snatches by the cool kids out on the town. Though not particularly melodic by average human standards, it is pretty catchy.
The band is scheduled to appear next week, and the streets of the city are full of scalpers offering tickets... and bookies laying odds on whether it'll happen. Because the music scene here is so competitive, bands will do nearly anything to get ahead. Comitial Tripod is a band that's achieved a rare level of popularity-- only about 42% of their airplay time is pay-for-play, the rest is genuinely supplied by DJ choice and audience requests. It's hard to beat a force like that, and rumors abound that several of the lower top-ten bands have put out hits on the members. Just last month their manager was found in a shallow grave.
One thing is for sure-- if the show goes on, it's going to be one to remember.
1. The translation is a little imprecise, as the organ in question has less to do with digestion than the average liver. It's biggest function is the production of bioluminescent pigments and pheromones used in the mating displays of the band's dominant race. As such, in their culture it's more equivalent to the human cultural use of the heart-- an organ where love is felt.
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The band is scheduled to appear next week, and the streets of the city are full of scalpers offering tickets... and bookies laying odds on whether it'll happen. Because the music scene here is so competitive, bands will do nearly anything to get ahead. Comitial Tripod is a band that's achieved a rare level of popularity-- only about 42% of their airplay time is pay-for-play, the rest is genuinely supplied by DJ choice and audience requests. It's hard to beat a force like that, and rumors abound that several of the lower top-ten bands have put out hits on the members. Just last month their manager was found in a shallow grave.
One thing is for sure-- if the show goes on, it's going to be one to remember.
1. The translation is a little imprecise, as the organ in question has less to do with digestion than the average liver. It's biggest function is the production of bioluminescent pigments and pheromones used in the mating displays of the band's dominant race. As such, in their culture it's more equivalent to the human cultural use of the heart-- an organ where love is felt.