Q: I saw you guys open up from someone earlier this year – I can’t
remember who it was.
Doyle: Stereolab.
Q: Yeah, that’s right. I came to see you guys.
Doyle: Oh wow. That would have been in March.
Q: Were they good to tour with?
Doyle:
Yeah they were a friendly bunch of people, took an interest in what we
were doing – which isn’t always the case with bands that you support.
They borrowed a keyboard from us as well so they were indebted to us at
an early stage, which was good. We did about six shows with them.
Q: Was that the first time you’d been to Seattle?
Doyle:
Yeah, it was the first time I had been to the West Coast in fact. We
came back to L.A. and San Francisco in August and this is our second
time going fully down the West Coast.
Doyle:
Apart from those two dates in August. It’s good to be in Seattle. We
didn’t have such great weather but I had a good time. We went to Pike
Place Market – having a little walk around a few bars and restaurants.
The times have changed my friends. No more mixtapes or even mix-cds these days, everything is heresay and word-of-mouth. Whether it stems from a lack of time, or just plain laziness, it has become difficult to burn a solid batch of tunes for someone wanting to discover some new music.
Mixtapes used to be like a resume for someone you were interested in dating. Nowadays it's nearly impossible to talk to anyone and get a solid opinion about what kind of music they love, like or even despise. People are so uncertain about certainty. These little "mixtapes" contain 10 songs that I can't seem to stop playing. The first installment goes a little something like this:
The only official video from L.A.'s 400 Blows. Powerful.
Directed by Shafel and Levitz
When the Time Life series starts to issue their classic hits collections from our generation, along with some worn-out musicians from the 80's and 90's hosting the infomercial, this song will be right at the top of the list.
Directed by Robert Hales
I didn't know that Nuno Bettancourt co-produced and plays live with Perry Farrell's new band Satellite Party.
Young Galaxy's new album comes out next Tuesday via Arts & Crafts. The album has some fine moments, this is the best one.
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