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Post by Taylor. on Aug 27, 2008 13:57:26 GMT -5
I am loving Sour Cherry right now.
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Post by oscillations. on Aug 28, 2008 1:14:35 GMT -5
My new pet theory is that M.E.X.I.C.O. would make a killer concert intro.
The Tape Song rumor is interesting! Maybe we'll get 5 singles. They seem to generate them without much expense to the label, so it's possible. Domino dotes on the Kills.
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Post by oscillations. on Aug 31, 2008 21:42:34 GMT -5
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Post by oscillations. on Aug 31, 2008 21:46:19 GMT -5
I AM WHAT I AM: ALISON MOSSHARTTHE TIMES, LONDON Alison Mosshart, 29, is one half of the Kills. The American-born singer lives with her bandmate, Jamie Hince, in London * Jamie and I never got it on, though everyone thinks we did. It’s just totally inappropriate — it’s above that. Being with Jamie is like being with myself. I feel so lucky — it’s like the craziest relationship ever. Nobody understands it, but they don’t need to. * Kate [Moss, Hince’s girlfriend] and I have never had an argument. Nobody would ever behave the way the tabloids say. Yes, I miss him, but that’s life — you have to deal with it like an adult. * My parents used to take me on road trips. I love the irresponsibility of those journeys: you can walk out of a place and never come back; you only see the best in people you meet. * I’m a jeans and T-shirt girl. I have always loved the way rock’n’roll bands dress — nobody is ever tied down in expensive things that could get wrecked. I love that freedom. And I like shoes that I can run in. * I am totally nocturnal. That comes from waiting for your parents to go to bed, then doing what you want. I’m secretive — I still behave like that. * I sometimes wonder what it would be like to have a real life: a boyfriend, a dog, to go to the same place every day. Maybe it’s less complicated, but I think I’d kill myself in frustration. I need tons of freedom to do anything creative.
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Post by oscillations. on Sept 23, 2008 21:42:58 GMT -5
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Post by oscillations. on Sept 23, 2008 21:53:49 GMT -5
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Post by vinyl on Sept 23, 2008 22:02:21 GMT -5
Oooh another b-side.
BUT. I'd prefer Black Balloon to be released.. though I LOVE Tape Song.
(also I heard Jamie&Kate called it quits again - false?)
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Post by oscillations. on Sept 23, 2008 22:08:55 GMT -5
J&K are over. Fact.
Just found out Black Balloon is the FIFTH SINGLE.
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Post by vinyl on Sept 23, 2008 22:15:07 GMT -5
Aw, booo. As long as Alison & him don't start dating, it's ok. I selfishly like the tension.
And five singles? That is quite a bit! But hey the choices have been just about perfect so I can't complain.
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Post by oscillations. on Sept 23, 2008 22:54:34 GMT -5
The Kills can afford to release more singles than most indie bands because they manage to do a lot on a shoestring budget. Also, Midnight Boom justifies ongoing promotion as it is their breakout album.
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Post by oscillations. on Oct 1, 2008 21:28:32 GMT -5
Huge news. Something bad has happened. It's the strangest thing I've ever heard. It's all over the news, but I'll let Alison's word tell the story, courtesy of thekills.tv: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 THE TALE OF THE MISSING TOUR BUS
This is seriously f**ked up! And I'm concerned their NYC dates will be jeopardized. More importantly, this may entail a terrible financial hit for the band. They can't afford to lose everything! I don't know what they will do.... :'(
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Post by oscillations. on Oct 1, 2008 21:55:44 GMT -5
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Post by vinyl on Oct 1, 2008 22:03:32 GMT -5
omg that is so freaky.
wow.
i really really hope everything works out and the driver is ok and the bus is found.
wow.
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Post by oscillations. on Oct 1, 2008 22:12:44 GMT -5
The driver sounds like a criminal.
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Post by jake on Oct 2, 2008 14:43:21 GMT -5
5 singles? Why? The last 2 haven't done much
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Post by oscillations. on Oct 2, 2008 17:52:54 GMT -5
Please. The Kills are immune to the same commercial considerations that other bands suffer.
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Post by vinyl on Oct 2, 2008 18:07:52 GMT -5
The driver sounds like a criminal. That's what I thought at first, he is the fishy character. BUT STILL. Why does it have to happen to the best band :(
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Post by oscillations. on Oct 2, 2008 18:26:20 GMT -5
Hopefully order will be restored and this can go down in indie history as one of THOSE moments. A friend of mine said, "This is the type of thing that would only happen to the Kills." He's right.
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Post by oscillations. on Oct 3, 2008 13:29:15 GMT -5
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Post by oscillations. on Oct 5, 2008 16:28:32 GMT -5
Bullet points RE: my Kills show last night:
- I've now seen the entire MB album performed live. Score! - Despite arriving ultra-late (still before the opening band), I ended up in the front row, right under Alison. - Alison was really ill and kept unscrupulously showering the stage, audience, and anything in her path with her germy spittle. Unsavory but excused. - They had equipment and clothing (although her ensemble was the same as when I saw them in May), so I guess they do still possess a few belongings. - "Black Balloon" = epic like whoa. I've been waiting all year to experience it live. It was worth it. It's now arguably my top track of 2008.
Setlist: URA FEVER PULL A U TAPE SONG NO WOW ALPHABET PONY LAST DAY OF MAGIC KISSY KISSY BLACK BALLOON HOOK AND LINE GETTING DOWN CHEAP AND CHEERFUL FRIED MY LITTLE BRAINS
ENCORE: SOUR CHERRY GOOD NIGHT, BAD MORNING DROPOUT BOOGIE
The show was just over an hour long! I left during the final strains of D.O.B. to beat the being caught in hipster pedestrian traffic. I never can escape Williamsburg quick enough. But last night was a record!
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Post by oscillations. on Oct 6, 2008 12:59:08 GMT -5
www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/146238-kills-tour-bus-and-gear-found-driver-still-missingKills' Tour Bus and Gear Found, Driver Still Missing Photo by David Hill A quick update on the strange saga of the Kills' disappearing tour bus and driver: according to a Domino Records rep, the missing bus was found yesterday (October 5)-- with all gear onboard and intact-- after being spotted by an Argus-eyed fan in a Los Angeles parking lot. The driver, however, remains at large, and has not been seen since he and the bus vanished on Friday, September 26. Here's hoping this guy turns up and has some crazy-awesome story/explanation that somehow involves David Berman (Silver Jews did play the Echoplex that Friday, just sayin'...). Really though, story or no, we just hope this guy's okay. The Kills, no doubt half-relieved to at least have their gear and bus back, play Baltimore tonight (October 6) before heading to Europe later this month. The Kills: 10-06 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar 10-18 Nice, France - Theatre Lino Ventura 10-19 Montpellier, France - Le Rockstore 10-21 Clermont, France - La Cooperative de Mai 10-22 Dijon, France - La Vapeur 10-23 Strasbourg, France - Zenith 10-24 Nancy, France - L'Autre Canal 10-25 Beauvais, France - Festival Picardie Mouv 10-27 Caen, France - Le Carg 10-28 Paris, France - Bataclan 11-03 Dublin, Ireland - Tripod 11-04 Glasgow, Scotland - Òran Mór 11-05 Newcastle, England - The Other Rooms 11-06 Middlesborough, England - Arena 11-08 Sheffield, England - Leadmill 11-09 Stoke-on-Trent, England - The Sugarmill 11-10 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms 11-14 Mannheim, Germany - Feuerwache 11-16 Coventry, England - Kasbah 11-17 Norwich, England - The Waterfront 11-19 Cambridge, England - The Junction 11-20 London, England - Astoria 11-21 Brighton, England - Concorde 2
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Post by vinyl on Oct 6, 2008 13:35:10 GMT -5
WOAH that is crazy.
Well I guess at least they found the bus... I wonder what happened to him.
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Post by oscillations. on Oct 6, 2008 13:47:54 GMT -5
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Post by vinyl on Oct 6, 2008 13:58:11 GMT -5
Ooh London Hates You is pretty cool.
Superpowerless remains the best b-side from this era though (and maybe from all of their eras, really)
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Post by Mic Technique on Oct 6, 2008 19:10:49 GMT -5
Bullet points RE: my Kills show last night: - I've now seen the entire MB album performed live. Score! - Despite arriving ultra-late (still before the opening band), I ended up in the front row, right under Alison. - Alison was really ill and kept unscrupulously showering the stage, audience, and anything in her path with her germy spittle. Unsavory but excused. - They had equipment and clothing (although her ensemble was the same as when I saw them in May), so I guess they do still possess a few belongings. - "Black Balloon" = epic like whoa. I've been waiting all year to experience it live. It was worth it. It's now arguably my top track of 2008. Setlist: URA FEVER PULL A U TAPE SONG NO WOW ALPHABET PONY LAST DAY OF MAGIC KISSY KISSY BLACK BALLOON HOOK AND LINE GETTING DOWN CHEAP AND CHEERFUL FRIED MY LITTLE BRAINS ENCORE: SOUR CHERRY GOOD NIGHT, BAD MORNING DROPOUT BOOGIE The show was just over an hour long! I left during the final strains of D.O.B. to beat the being caught in hipster pedestrian traffic. I never can escape Williamsburg quick enough. But last night was a record! F***. I opted for Hot Chip due to this retarded bus fiasco, assuming a good show would not go on. I was wrong.
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Post by oscillations. on Oct 15, 2008 12:57:04 GMT -5
Here's a photo from when I saw them (Headless Alison!) Also, Jamie & Katie are back together. Again.
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Post by oscillations. on Oct 24, 2008 16:06:30 GMT -5
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Post by oscillations. on Oct 25, 2008 16:03:18 GMT -5
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