freed pig captured
so now, on the heels of the Pixies, Slint, et. al., Dinosaur Jr. has reunited with their original lineup for a tour which will hit most major points east of the Mississippi. while this gives me hope that a much-clamored for (by me) Polvo reunion is right around the corner (Steve Popson - please clear out your busy schedule), in the wake of the news that the fight over Kashmir is now cooling and now this, i have to ask: can't anyone hold a grudge anymore? anyone who thought Lou Barlow was a weenie before isn't going to have their mind changed by this explanation:
"I've mellowed considerably," Barlow said. "I carried a lot of anger around after they kicked me out of the band. But I let a whole bunch of that go. It happened such a long time ago, that it just seemed pretty goofy to continue being angry at someone who kicked you out of their band when you were 22 years old.
"The process that's led to this started about, maybe two years ago, when I first saw J in kind of a neutral area and had a good talk with him," Barlow explained. "And then after that, there was a show that we actually played together; our hardcore band (Deep Wound, which predated Dinosaur) had a one-song reunion at the end of a show J was playing."
And with the reissues on the way, Mascis' manager put the pressure on for a reunion.
he caved to pressure from Mascis' manager? correction: weenie and sell-out. i'm not advocating a return to pistols at dawn, but there is something poetic and compelling about a long-running feud, especially one that doesn't involve the slaughter of thousands of innocents. call me a killjoy, but i'm hoping just a little that something happens to send Lou back into a seething passive-agressive spiral that results in Murph accdentally getting punched while trying to separate the two backstage before an encore or something.
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a couple of the polvo dudes have a new band called black taj. no ash bowie though.
Posted by: shr | April 19, 2005 10:43 AM
A reunion as awkward and poignant as Lars Ulrich and Dave Mustaine in "Some Kind of Monster", no doubt.
"Do you know what its like Lars, to walk down the street and have kids taunt you by yelling Metallica?"
Posted by: WisdomWeasel | April 19, 2005 03:15 PM
thanks for the info - i rely on you music industry folks to keep me apprised of such developments. i really liked Dave Brylawski's "Idyll Swords" stuff, and it looks like he has Mr. Popson involved for this group. i also now see that they're opening for The Fucking Champs on Friday at Knitting Factory and Saturday at NorthSix. i'll have to give some though to Friday's show.
Posted by: jamie | April 19, 2005 03:18 PM
So does Neal still seethe at the former members of Dismemberment Plan? Have you rebufffed all attempts at reconcilliation by the manager of the Derek Cornell Experience?
Posted by: David | April 19, 2005 05:15 PM
if you really want the latest on the Derek Cornell Experience, check this shocking link:
http://www.thecornellsonline.com/index.htm
Posted by: jamie | April 20, 2005 03:53 PM
I always knew that kid would turn out okay. But $20 says he's doing the nanny.
Posted by: jake | April 20, 2005 04:56 PM
The music on that web site is unsettling.
Posted by: David | April 20, 2005 05:38 PM
my coworker matt is releasing the black taj record on his amish records label. http://amishrecords.com/
Posted by: shr | April 21, 2005 12:28 PM