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He left there when he was very young, yes? But Luna did include bassist Justin Harwood, ex-Chills, who is a genuine Kiwi. (I met Wareham several times, Galaxie 500 and Luna, and did a cover story interview for an arts rag with him for that first Luna record. Nice, down-to-earth guy.) -
I was pretty sure he told me he was 12. From memory, I didn't detect an accent, other than a soft northeastern American accent.
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[quote name='red terror']He left there when he was very young, yes? But Luna did include bassist Justin Harwood, ex-Chills, who is a genuine Kiwi. (I met Wareham several times, Galaxie 500 and Luna, and did a cover story interview for an arts rag with him for that first Luna record. Nice, down-to-earth guy.)[/QUOTE]yeah he was a kid when they moved to NYC and his accent is almost gone. what I didn't mention is that i was only in Wellington a couple of days an didn't meet many locals. So he was the coolest Wellingtonian out of 3 or 4. I didn't mean for it to work out that way, but that's another story. in fact, we were there the Thursday and Friday before the 05 lions test in the Wellington and the city was so full of Lions fans i think i met more of them than I did locals.<br />
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i had a gang of friends in philly and DC who from 2000-2005 would meet up at every luna show in philly Baltimore and dc that we could get to. sometimes nyc as well. And lucky for us there were lots of them. one of the girls was a huge flirt and managed to get us backstage after the DC shows most times. the kind folks at the 9:30 club provided way more booze than the band could drink, and Dean, being the generous sort, invited us to help liberate the club of the excess. then I'd get really shitfaced and offer to give Dean and Britta a ride back to the hotel. And my friend who didn't drink quite as much would wind up driving and everyone would be cool with that. Stupid, good times, and I miss them. Now I am married and my wife would be right there beside me if we didn't have cute little papooses to watch over at night. Luckily, I'm sure when they're old enough that we can go back to having fun, D & B will still be performing... -
the 80s were great, but not for the reasons most people seem to think...<br />
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speaking of interviews, Michael Gira permitted me to waste his time by submitting to an interveiw with me for hte shittylittle fanzine i wrote 3 or 4 stories for in 1988. I was a fan, but I hadn't heard enough of the catalogue or knew enough about the band to ask what needed to be asked. But I did get to sit in a room and b.s. with him for 30mins or so. He tolerated me quite nicely, but broke his promise to put me and my fanzine buddy on the "guest list" for that nights show at the old "Revival " club on 2nd and Chestnut in philly. To my everlasting shame we let our bruised egos get in the way of common sense, refused to pay the $10 cover, and by all accounts, missed the greatest piece of performance art, this side of GG Allin, that city ever saw. <br />
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[quote name='Emerican AB']speaking of interviews, Michael Gira permitted me to waste his time by submitting to an interveiw with me for hte shittylittle fanzine <br />
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I have met Gira several times, and actually done work for him. I shot some Angels of Light video for a friend, and Gira's record label Young God Records released them, then did a solo show (actually three different shows, single camera to Gira's specs) and he released that DVD with his last solo CD, Ltd. edition to 1000 copies (sold out in 4 hours - it was announced that the proceeds were going directly to the recording of a new Swans album), and I subsequently shot a (brutally LOUD) Swans show at Lee's Palace in Toronto, and that is currently in production. I guess that covers much of what he's been doing the past decade. He doesn't pay me, but I'm chuffed to even get asked, and he gives me proper credits on his work and he plies me and my pal, who does the production legwork, with original artwork and ltd ed. rarities. He's a super-nice guy, but is a disciplined sharp taskmaster when drilling his band during soundcheck; he's very precise about his vision and not afraid to tell you. He now lives in Woodstock, NY, (as do Mercury Rev, some members appear on the new Swans; as does Levon Helm and Garth Hudson of The Band, who appear on Mercury Rev records, and to bring all of that full circle, Dean Wareham has played on a Mercury Rev record and some of those members (maybe just Grasshopper) appear on a Luna record. Phew! Incestuous stuff!!) -
And to tighten the circle into a tragic little dot (from my view at least!), it was at a Dean and Britta/Mercury Rev show three years ago that I acquired a blaring case of tinnitus that has never relented for one moment since. Oops. <br />
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Anyway, that is a brush with fame that I can tip my cap to! Is any of this work with Gira accessible online? <br />
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I have known this guy since 1983, met him through a mutual friend. But I've hardly seen any of his work because I find Springsteen really uninteresting. I'd rather watch Swans any day!<br />
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Sorry to hear that. My buddy blew out his hearing at a Black Flag show many, many years ago, he has tinnitus and cannot attend shows. He is the guy who does "the legwork." Essentially, he sets up the shoot for his own personal benefit so that he can see on his TV/DVD the live shows he misses. He talks to management, gets me in to shoot the video. Next gig I am scheduled to shoot is Hanoi Rocks in October. (I didn't even know they were still going, and truthfully, not being a fan, all I really ever knew about them was that one of the members ("Razzle") died when an intoxicated Vince Neil of Motley Crue totaled his Pantera. According to wikipedia, they are the biggest rock band to come from Finland. True? Maybe Tim knows.)<br />
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The last one I did was [URL="http://younggodrecords.com/Releases/Detail.asp?C=2326"]I AM NOT INSANE[/URL] (click for details). As I say, it's sold out.<br />
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The new stuff will probably be promoted at the [URL="http://younggodrecords.com/index.asp?"]Young Gods Records[/URL] website. -
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[quote name='red terror']Sorry to hear that. My buddy blew out his hearing at a Black Flag show many, many years ago, he has tinnitus and cannot attend shows. He is the guy who does "the legwork." Essentially, he sets up the shoot for his own personal benefit so that he can see on his TV/DVD the live shows he misses. He talks to management, gets me in to shoot the video. Next gig I am scheduled to shoot is Hanoi Rocks in October. (I didn't even know they were still going, and truthfully, not being a fan, all I really ever knew about them was that one of the members ("Razzle") died when an intoxicated Vince Neil of Motley Crue totaled his Pantera. According to wikipedia, they are the biggest rock band to come from Finland. True? Maybe Tim knows.)[/QUOTE]<br />
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Hey Dude, spoke to a Finish chick I know tonight - she reckoned that they may not be the biggest band ever (certainly not in the minds of the current youth), but that they were very well known.<br />
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Comin' home late at night driving through dark cornfields ...<br />
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"Nothing ever happens to people like us, 'Cept we miss the bus."<br />
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Epic anthem. Killer bass hook, simple pounding Stooges piano beat (a one-year old could master it), and a perfect melody for Shelley's tragi-comic rhyme.
