Angus Jung wrote:Slint made one great record (no, "Tweez" is not a great record).

The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, for example, also made one great record.

So why isn't there a huge buzz and clamor for the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band to reform and play a show?

Wtf?

What's going on?

because Slint sort of invented a musical genre of its own and have been hugely influential on countless other bands?
because said bands never managed to write as haunting a record as "Spiderland"?
just guessing.

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/04-10/12.shtml

blam.

They totally got scooped.

foolish young person wrote:http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/04-10/12.shtml

blam.

sorry, i was blinded by my excitement and didnt see that this had already been discussed earlier in the thread.

apologies.

"Good Morning, Captain" is now playing on Launchcast Radio. Weird.

I will swim to ATP if need be.

i was gonna freak out like a little fan-bitch when i read this but that has since been tempered by the fact that, for all intents, i can't go. sadness. i wonder who will fill in for ethan/todd? David Grubbs? Doug McCombs? Les Claypool? Cliff Burton?

should be awesome though. i hope all uk users of this site already have tickets and reprazent their u.s. counterparts as best possible.

oh what the fuck am I saying....

-c

secret name wrote:oh what the fuck am I saying...

That you hope that Slint plays in the U.S.?

...that I hope they play in U.S.A.

Brad, you take my breath away.

-c

Apparently, the shortlist for bassist reads: Sting
Sting
Sting
or Flea.

secret name wrote:Brad, you take my breath away.

Actually, that's Rex Smith's job.

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