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...rather than it being about the break-up of his artistic marriage with Malkmus, is it not more likely to be about the break-up of his actual marriage?

Mind you, the whole of the First PSoI album was about Pavement, and the review seems pretty fair...

Especially the 'uncool men in their 20s' bit. Busted. But this album seems like a mammmoth step up for this band, and I now feel a bit better about wearing the t-shirt.

But everything I've heard off this album just washes over me. Not bad, just bland- which somehow is so much worse. Nice review, pretty much nails it.

for Lightning Song- I love that tune, used to use it loads in compilation tapes/playlists.

and it just being a reiteration of 'why swells hates sonic youth'. which is fun and all, but I'd read it before.

and the pixies. The web is probably awash with his scathing reviews of 'murray street'.I loved bang for... oooh, 8 issues I think, and then it seemed to slowly fall to bits. Briefly it was like a dream team of all the good music journalists, with excellent reviews (my favourite compared hot hot heat with crisps and firendship and The Faint with romance and killer bees). Some of my friends absolutely hated it, which just made it better, naturally.

...and Dan Koretsky- whadda man. Someone told me he's the guy heckling the crowd from the stage on slow century dvd('sponsored by KROQ' guy). Anyone know if this is true?

Does quite a good job of cataloguing a lot of the above named in one place- though no Lambchop or Silver Jews in there either m'afraid. I'll put up another shout for Jim White and the country end of the Luka bop label (David Byrne's label) for the odd and edgy (musically) side of alt-country/americana.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSST0N8aYhE&feature=channel_page

Admittedly not as good as their version of Harder Better Faster Stronger...

And I fall inbetween them. Crazy Naked Girls is awful, and the rest of the album is dreadfully uneven- maybe they're trying a bit too hard after the straightforward (ish) Hey Venus- but there's still plenty to like. Cardiff in the sun is awesome, and I really like Inaugral Trams. 7/10 (the devil's own fence-sitting mark, I know).

but the Keane review is one of the funiest things I've read in a while. keep with the ramble.

that theres only one slowy on the SFA album. The last album could have done with being a little less sedentary.

I'd almost forgotten. Cheers

the rest of the album not so much. I'll try and catch them live though...

get it while it's hot. cracking review btw.

I had to stop because I was laughing out loud too much. Full of bitter, witty humour. The episodes with Suede are excellent, come payday I shall buy it..

(roll with the wind and harness your hopes) are worth it alone. And I love the fact that the random generator has bought up the 'dis user blasts pavement' news piece! The most pavement thing ever written...

(and weren't the Smiths on Rough Trade?), but damn that's a fine list. Sub Juno for the Leanover and Let's Build a Car for Read about Seymour and it would be perfection...

MM loved it, NME didn't, 3/5 everywhere else. But it was never a bad album. I was blown away by Captain, didn't like this, but came around to it later (actually after 100 broken windows). Excellent read, cheers.

Clash Live album (From Here to Eternity). It's a compilation, but I really enjoyed it, and it's mostly earlier gigs rather than the later stadium stuff. If you want Clash live that's the way to go (and it's probably dirt cheap now...)

About to Choke by Vic. It's skeletal folk, though with a decent pop sensibility (chorus, songs don't hang around for more than 3mins generally), and it's not for everyone. He did a collaboration with Lambchop for a soundtrack, which is probably the best place to begin.

I missed out on the Silver Mt Zion collaboration- gutted! I'll try and hunt that down...

Is absolutely awesome, I'm so glad someone else loves it!

2 of the best bits of tv I've seen- indie heroes having a day in the sun...

particularly the mental second album.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

and I'm sure I'll find bits of this I'll love.

What I hate is the fact that they've ducked out of making a full-on band record. Maybe it's what they feel they need to do, but whats the point of making solo records that sound like the main band, but aren't as good?

This is the first time I've actually sat down and listened to them! Ace!

In ages! Looking forward to this...

Noone should EVER ignore a Gay Dad reference.

Yeah- I was struck by how much further they've come on listening to the reissue- Happy Songs and Mr Beast are, musically, light years ahead.

Thanks for deleting my comment earlier. Feel like less of a prat :)

They were ace, and he had genuine (nasty) charisma.

I need to break her in gently before we go to the Camden Monarch. She's a club girl, never been to see a live band before...

At least I know there'll be some good tunes on in between. Cheers

Nah, I'm trying to persuade the missus along- it'll be her first ever 'sweaty indie' gig

Arf! Are DIS still djing at the Scala?

'Prominent' has never meant right, it just means loudly wrong. Keep fighting the good fight Mike..

obv.

I didn't realise the blood brothers plit up till I read this.

Shit shit shit.

How do these guys compare?

the most famous black scotsman ever. It's true! Name me another one...

Back to their roots then...

Their website and album covers are fairly horrible in a 'must roll 13 or higher on my twenty sided dice' stylee...

Shine Too is how I discovered music- Love will tear us apart, stay together, sparkys dream, girl from mars...

And is this any less ridiculous than the darkness or Libertines 'best of's?

(alright, yes it is...)

Yup.

band?

Biggie Smalls, Kurt Cobain (bass), Freddie Mercury, Marc Bolan? Add on John Bonham...

Yes.

But June! Ruddy heck...

Also if you go on amazon it appears that my copy of send in the clouds is now worth £20. How did that happen?

My names John Barnes/ I come from the Jamaica/which is near the bahamas/and when I get the ball/the crowd goes bananas

Or so it goes in my head.

But great read Mike. Has anyone mentioned how good the Obliterati is? I love that record sooo much; guys in their 40s & 50s (?) have no right to make a album that good...

Really enjoyed that. Will go off and get the new record now.

are wrong about the legend bit (the man is a god!), but right about the irrelevance- 'not Barry, but a man who works for Barry'. Eh?

But the whole thing is worth it for Shot by Both Sides. Is that TOTP? Is that Cheggers?!! Best video I've seen in ages.

But- The Appleseed Cast are Lawrence as well- it's a small hippy/college town an hour outside KC (but in Kansas, not Missouri). All bands from there are labelled with the KC moniker, which is just to hop onto the big city status...

Oh god, I'm boring myself. I'll stop.

and you think the Get Up Kids are gooey? Hmmm. I found listening to Saves the Day like eating chocolate covered chocolate.

Also- aren't the Get up Kids are Lawrence, Kansas boys?- hence Live at the Granada, the legendary shithole in Lawrence ( I love it reallllyyy.Ish). I wouldn't be calling them Missourians...