Absolute fucking merde.

My mind files this shit with The National and Band of Horses.

Thanks for the encouragement Jimmy.

The old man reckons I should give it a shot, which surprises me.

In terms of financial support, my parents are retired and cant offer any (not that I want it) but there is literally nothing else I would rather do.

Hopefully after another year of working ...

Anyone here ever stopped, had an epiphany, and said to themselves "fuckit, I'm not working anymore, I'm going to just play some music til I fall into the void"??

Cos that's exactly what I feel like doing.

If you ain't got nothing, you got nothin to lose.

Indeed. Love the band, but they also completely messed up putting out "Carrot Rope" as the first single off what was supposed to be a "breakthrough" album, Terror Twilight. According to Matador, "Spit On A Stranger" was the first single.

Over on this side of the pond (on Domino) it was Carrot ...

Indeed. Love the band, but they also completely messed up putting out "Carrot Rope" as the first single off what was supposed to be a "breakthrough" album, Terror Twilight.

Flaming Lips - This Here Giraffe

I met Johnny Depp with my cousin one night in Dublin, October 1992. I shared a taxi and had a couple of drinks with them before going our separate ways. I didn't actually know who he was at the time, he just said he was an actor. I remember thinking he was ancient cos he around 30 at the time ...

To be honest, I wouldn't fully trust an engineer who didn't have a clue of any instrument. If he wasn't bothered to learn anything it's a bad sign. And if he did try and learn, but was incapable it's a worse sign.

I suppose it'd be more essential for a "producer" who was involving himself in the ...

Polvo - I think "Shapes" sounds the best of their albums (Engineer - Bob Weston)

Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic (Dave Fridmann)

Talk Talk - Laughing Stock (Tim Friese-Green)

Delgados - The Great Eastern (Dave Fridmann)

The Jesus Lizard/Fugazi/ Slint / Shellac - anything, really ...

My Bloody Valentine or Pavement?

Yo La Tengo or Guided By Voices?

Bob Dylan or The Rolling Stones?

Fukkin weird, I just found this site earlier and was half watching the Mighty Boosh while making my dinner.

Gonna watch The Departed or The Prestige later, haven't decided which.