sunlore wrote:

Gramsci wrote:It looks like they're running out of seminal bands...

Um, Mudhoney?

Good point, but that could mean the weekend turns into a grunge-arama weekend, which might not be a bad thing...

The nightmare before christmas thing looks good.

I can;t argue with Mastodon, Diamanda Galas, and High On Fire on the same bill.

Rotten Tanx wrote:Who are The Shins? Do they suck?

I too would like to know the answer to this.

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http://www.theshins.com/

Unsane they are not...

I think the only band that I don't like on the Nightmare Before Christmas bill is The Mars Volta. There is still room for a special guest from NY, so Sonic Youth could still help out. The Locust have opened for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, so hopefully their taste in music is better than their actual music. Sleater-Kinney have also had really good opening acts. I don't even know why I give a fuck. I work at an Italian restaraunt and live in Florida.

Rotten Tanx wrote:Who are The Shins? Do they suck?

personally, i don't think so. they're nice, pretty pop music. but they're sort of lame. they sort of make Lungfish look like Brick Layer Cake by comparison. not that they have anything to do with either of those bands, but that's how pretty and poppy they are.

i think the mars volta fucking blow, but that's just my humble opinion. i know lots of people who are into them. those same people are usually into Greenday.

The Shins do not suck.

I wonder why this 'ultimate mix tape' of festivals (Thurston Moore) is any more attractive than seeing any of these bands on tour in my home city... at least then I can pick the band I want to see.

but guess it's still in development... could turn out to be interesting. I don't see any reason to piss and whine about it. If you don't like the bands, don't go.

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ATP website wrote:The idea behind All Tomorrow's Parties is to invite an artist with a strong body of work to choose a selection of bands/performers that reflect their record collection or people that they feel influenced by or connected to.

It doesn't seem to me that the 'seminal bands' are intended to do the curating...

gio wrote:If you don't like the bands, don't go.

the amazingly ironic thing is, most of us won't. i won't. it's more about the idea, i guess. that, and everyone is naturally comparing this show to the one Shellac curated.

The Shins do not suck.

I wonder why this 'ultimate mix tape' of festivals (Thurston Moore) is any more attractive than seeing any of these bands on tour in my home city... at least then I can pick the band I want to see.

but guess it's still in development... could turn out to be interesting. I don't see any reason to piss and whine about it. If you don't like the bands, don't go.

Thank you. All true

The Shins fucking suck.

Although I don't dislike the yeah yeah yeah's I don't think a band with only one album can be described as having "a strong body of work". I also imagine they'll invite a lot of trendy wanky bands.

Ween on the other hand, god only knows who they'll invite.