Yeah, none of this is particularly out of character for him. Ever since watching the moving Vice interview, I've been kind of bracing myself for what his more political take on the attack would be. No real surprises here. This is a guy who was a Republican speech writer before getting into music.
This sort of reminds me of the response to the whole "Lou Reed was a monster" thing. I read lots of comments defending Lou's behavior as him "just being human." I guess the lesson learned is if you're going to be a prick, you should become famous and beloved for your art first. It makes it easier to reconcile being a fan of someone who probably isn't the nicest person in the world. If you're an under-the-radar indie band and do something questionable, it's pretty easy for people go just go, "Oh, these guys are dicks," and move on.
The problem is a lot of people view that $200 per month internet/cable expense as their admission fee to a buffet of "free" entertainment. Too bad, you know, zero of that money goes to the artists. Spotify isn't a perfect (or even a particularly good) solution for musicians, but it's at least a semi-legit way to consume music that gives people less of an excuse to engage in out-and-out piracy.
In this particular case involving Kevin, that may be true, but he does have a bit of a track record of being needlessly combative with other bands. The man enjoys talking shit. I'm sure Ted Leo's manager was alluding to a specific incident that resulted in a punches between Ted and Bob/Nate Farley.
Yeah, that was pretty ridiculous. It seems like, of all the band members, Kevin is the one who's had the spottiest relationship with Bob over the years, so this doesn't surprise me too much. I feel kind of bad for him because he was so sweet to me and my girlfriend after a GBV show last year.
Hmm, hate to say it, but I'm not seeing an awful lot to get excited over. The 2013 In Utero mix and that Nilsson collection might be nice to have.
What's the "black on black" ...Like Clockwork? Is it just different artwork? How many damn editions of that album are they going to put out?
Agreed. In the past few years, I've gotten to see a bunch of bands that I thought I'd never get to see live: Pavement, Guided By Voices, The Jesus Lizard, The Pixies, Sebadoh... the list goes on. And you know what? They all sounded GREAT. I could care less if it was just a paycheck to them.
Also, did Pavement ever explicitly claim that the reunion wasn't about money? I don't think they ever pretended that it wasn't.
David Byrne seems kind of similar to Jonathan Richman in that he just has zero interest in playing the type of music that he made when he was in his 20s. That, and the fact that--yeah--he probably doesn't get along with Chris and Tina. The whole "No Talking, Just Head" project was probably the nail in the coffin. They sure didn't have much of a "band" vibe going during that Rock & Roll Hall of Fame performance.
I'm actually pretty happy that Plant is keeping the Zeppelin reunion from happening. Are people really clamoring to hear "Black Dog" played three keys lower so Plant can hit the notes?
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