The strange case of Die Antwoord

OK, let's talk about Die Antwoord for a second, because it seems like a lot of my time this weekend was spent thinking and talking about Die Antwoord. D.A. is a rap (? I think) group from South Africa that are one of two possible things:

1. A savant-like brilliant band getting the recognition they deserve; or

2. An elaborate piece of performance art, although to what end I'm not sure.

Evidence for #1: the video for "Enter the Ninja."



Evidence for #2: a short film made by Amoeba Records on Haight in LA when the band came there. Now, in this one, they seem like they're totally putting us on, right? I mean, this has to be a joke, right? Hey, how come DJ Hi-Tek is a different guy every time?



"Do you like fish sticks? You're a gay fish." I mean, not even crazy South Africans with long textual tattoos talk like that, right?

More evidence that it's a big put-on:



Videogum says even if it is fake, who cares? Sounds good to me.

ANYWAY, they're playing at Rickshaw Stop Friday night. Wanna go? You can't, it's been sold out forever. How does $200 for a pair of tickets sound?

Also, YAY SPAIN. Told you so. Did you think it was kind of boring? So did people who know a lot about soccer.