Pavement:Classic or Dud

zurich is stained has always felt to me like a real standout on S+E ever since I bought it as a high schooler in 1998. not surprised that people enjoy listening to it above the other s+e tracks, which are clattery and noisier. i don't think it's the playlist thing like harness your hopes is.

also it starts off with a line about being a wimpy loser, people love songs about that

Some Jicks songs are higher than 2 million though

Oh wow, one of those cases where I didn't even think of searching for two different artist pages.

The "Harness Your Hopes" phenomenon is still so funny/random to me (even though, yes, I get "how" it happened). I received a notification a few weeks back that the song was released as a single... I guess to qualify for the RIAA certification(?)

+1 in the highschooler discovering pavement and immediately latching onto Zurich is stained.

It really is a little bop. The slide guitar still mesmerises me today like it did the first time.

Also vry cute story above about the 4yo parlour trick Eazy. Someone teach their kid Conduit For Sale next.

Posted for the first time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9Ks0kvlxXw

Neat

DEEP PAVEMENT TRIVIA 4U:

"Summer Babe" (2m14s-2m42s) portrayed by future cellist on "Fight This Generation".

The Huxley Envelope building in the video was on the waterfront in Greenpoint Brooklyn and is now a huge condo

Just tried for Pavement tickets for their one-off NYC show. It's at Sony Hall and they use Ticketweb, not AXS, but the experience was still the same as going through AXS when trying to get TVotR tickets for their Webster Hall shows - you could put them in the cart but you couldn't get to the next step, and if you tried refreshing, you get locked out after being flagged as a "bot." Saw them for the second time last year anyway, but still sucks.

That really sucks. Definitely love how "technology" keeps conspiring to make ticket buying ever worse.

FWIW, I just checked Sony Hall's box office hours and they don't even open at 11 a.m. (Curious as I was thinking if showing up in person would be better.)

*until 11 a.m.

😞

Anyone else anticipating Pavements, Alex Ross Perry's experimental, metatextual film about the band?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavements_(film)

Tbh I thought that's what the revive might be about, I am curious to see that. TIL he also just directed that newish Ghost (Swedish hard rock band) concert doc.

Jaymc: I’m gonna see it but I don’t know if I’m anticipating it

assume they're doing the Sony Hall show since they'll be in town for the Pavements screening at the NYFF the next day.

i'd be anticipating it except i've seen alex ross perry's other movies

"Her Smell" is top 5 funniest movie titles ever

this clip popped up in recommendations yesterday, it certainly looks like... something

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74xVJuUzjPQ

that's one i haven't seen but the ones i've seen are arch, clever, and empty. he's not bad per se, i just don't think the pavement movie will be anything special

I think I made it 5-10 minutes into “Her Smell” before noping out

that's one i haven't seen but the ones i've seen are arch, clever, and empty. he's not bad per se

So just like Pavement then.

(Kidding -- couldn't resist).

i'd be anticipating it except i've seen alex ross perry's other movies

― intheblanks, Friday, 20 September 2024 21:14 (thirty-seven minutes ago)

I agree. I tapped out 30 minutes into Listen Up Philip.

The reason they're doing the one-off show is because they're in town to attend the U.S. premiere of that film. From what I can tell, they're going to be onstage after the screening at the NYFF, though I think only Malkmus may be participating in the Q&A (which will also include Perry and the actors). Screening's sold out but you can always try standby - if you do, get there early, like at least an hour.

(when I say onstage, I mean on the stage beneath the giant screen at the NYFF - it's not a performance, they're likely going to just sit with everyone on stage after they bring out the chairs)