New York Magazine Thinks Ben Stapelman Will be Famous…and So Do I

Whatever, transit strike. Even you can’t get me down after seeing awesomeness this morning in the form of New York magazine. Sayeth the glossy mag about Ben: “Ben Stapelman, 19, rock singer.
Ben Stapelman’s band, Surefire (imagine early Tom Petty crossed with Coldplay), has built a rabid following on MySpace and now plays sold-out gigs at the Bowery Ballroom.

Hooray! Link from Audrey.

10 Responses to New York Magazine Thinks Ben Stapelman Will be Famous…and So Do I

  1. 1. sara | 8:10 am on December 20th, 2005

    very proud to announce that that was my suggestion. one of very few that my editor has actually taken! hooray

    and thanks for posting the picture. i was supposed to pick up a copy this morning at the office…but i’m sure as hell not leaving the house in this transit clusterfuck.

  2. 2. rachel | 10:19 am on December 20th, 2005

    awesome!!

  3. 3. J | 12:16 pm on December 20th, 2005

    “now plays sold-out gigs at the Bowery Ballroom”

    Very selectively phrased.

  4. 4. Anonymous | 1:04 pm on December 20th, 2005

    Fairly terrible music to be honest.

  5. 5. Anonymous | 2:17 pm on December 20th, 2005

    Awesome. Talented kid.

  6. 6. Leslie | 2:38 pm on December 20th, 2005

    Ha, this always gets to me… how this band always inspires controversy in the comments on blogs. Some people tear them apart and then a few more defend them. Whats funny is that from what I have heard, the band make pretty non-offensive and seemingly non-controversial music. Go figure.

  7. 7. Anonymous | 6:45 pm on December 20th, 2005

    probaby jealous x-members

  8. 8. sara | 9:14 am on December 21st, 2005

    to be honest, they’re not my favorite band ever. but! they are like 19 years old and opening for big bands AND even not-into-music editors have heard of them.

    you’d be surprised at how many bands/musicians that you think are really young are actually like 30. at least, *i* was surprised. and that was sort of the point of the story- that 19 is actually really young to have made some sort of name for yourself.

  9. 9. Anonymous | 5:10 pm on December 21st, 2005

    c-mon….

    sold out shows?

    they’re nobodies

  10. 10. Anonymous | 11:57 am on December 22nd, 2005

    umm… wasn’t the point of the article that they were unknown “nobodies” now, and that they’d be “justly famous by 2010″

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