so I always found the title of "Up the Wolves" off The Sunset Tree to be kinda mystifying much moreso than the actual lyrical content), and then just now I made the connection with thishttp://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/3/1/9/1319.jpg... which seems like a plausible source, but idk
― Many American citizens are literally paralyzed by (bernard snowy), Sunday, 6 April 2014 23:42 (ten years ago) link
it is possible that in this one instance I have overestimated the influence of Mr. Ronnie James Dio
― Many American citizens are literally paralyzed by (bernard snowy), Sunday, 6 April 2014 23:45 (ten years ago) link
So I just discovered that les Goats are going to be part of this summer's free concert series at the Rock and ROll Hall of Fame, which is right by my office. Woo!
― bi-polar uncle (its OK-he's dead) (Phil D.), Monday, 7 April 2014 01:17 (ten years ago) link
The Goats on the Ramones
― Inside Lewellyn Sinclair (cryptosicko), Monday, 14 April 2014 15:19 (ten years ago) link
#77
http://jezebel.com/jezebels-hot-100-the-men-we-love-ranked-1578735833
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Tuesday, 20 May 2014 21:22 (nine years ago) link
rowr and also lol injokes
― On-the-spot Dicespin (DJP), Tuesday, 20 May 2014 21:38 (nine years ago) link
you can leave your hat glasses on...
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 20 May 2014 21:46 (nine years ago) link
Whatever, I'm at #42.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Tuesday, 20 May 2014 22:12 (nine years ago) link
lol
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Tuesday, 20 May 2014 22:14 (nine years ago) link
Imagine being at a party with George Takei. Imagine how much fun you'd have.
― popchips: the next snapple? (seandalai), Tuesday, 20 May 2014 23:42 (nine years ago) link
he'd be all, "check this shit out i just posted on facebook."
"whoa cool george" *scans around room for anyone without a phone in their face*
― smooth hymnal (m bison), Wednesday, 21 May 2014 02:30 (nine years ago) link
JD fall book tour schedule is up btw
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Friday, 18 July 2014 20:06 (nine years ago) link
i've got my ticket
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Friday, 18 July 2014 21:54 (nine years ago) link
free show at poisson rouge iirc
― Look at this joke I've recognised, do you recognise it as well? (forksclovetofu), Friday, 18 July 2014 22:27 (nine years ago) link
The first 10 minutes of the audiobook is available here: https://soundcloud.com/macaudio-2/wolf-in-white-van-by-john-darnielle-audiobook-excerpt
― cajunsunday, Friday, 12 September 2014 16:53 (nine years ago) link
And review/interview here!
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/books/review/the-sound-of-the-words.html
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 12 September 2014 18:42 (nine years ago) link
I ordered a copy, because Mr. Goat is awesome and the book seems cool.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 12 September 2014 18:43 (nine years ago) link
Mr. Goat is doing a signing near here (Oxford, MS) so I will go buy my copy there and say hi dere.
― Malibu Stasi (WilliamC), Friday, 12 September 2014 18:46 (nine years ago) link
I fear I'll need to miss the LA signing, so I've preordered and wait with bated breath.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 12 September 2014 19:32 (nine years ago) link
09-15 New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge ^09-18 Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall09-22 Raleigh, NC - Quail Ridge Books09-24 Nashville, TN - Parnassus Books09-25 Oxford, MS - Off Square Books09-29 San Francisco, CA - Green Apple Books *09-30 Los Angeles, CA - Skylight Books10-01 Portland, OR - Powell's Books10-02 Denver, CO - The Tattered Cover10-05 Dallas, TX - The Wild Detectives10-06 Austin, TX - Book People10-07 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall #10-08 Brookline, MA - Coolidge Theater ^ with John Hodgman* with Robin Sloan# with Mairead Case
― curmudgeon, Friday, 12 September 2014 20:22 (nine years ago) link
being on the NBA list of ten fiction nominees the week your book comes out is pretty good
http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2014.html#.VBrGd_ldUuc
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 18 September 2014 11:48 (nine years ago) link
woah!
― just sayin, Thursday, 18 September 2014 12:27 (nine years ago) link
Awesome! Congrats John!
― cajunsunday, Thursday, 18 September 2014 12:29 (nine years ago) link
listening to the Fresh Air interview this morning was heart-cheering
― Speaking of the inaccessible summit, here's (bernard snowy), Thursday, 18 September 2014 12:43 (nine years ago) link
... altho the part where he talked about fans dumping all their heavy stories on him at the merch table made me wish I could make it out to Motorco tonight just to tell a joke or something
― Speaking of the inaccessible summit, here's (bernard snowy), Thursday, 18 September 2014 12:46 (nine years ago) link
i dumped gifted him with a bottle of malört at a merch table last year
― ╲╱\/╲/\╱╲╱\/\ (gr8080), Thursday, 18 September 2014 13:21 (nine years ago) link
the book is really excellent
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 18 September 2014 14:01 (nine years ago) link
lol gr8080
CONGRATS JOHN
― 💪😈⚠️ (DJP), Thursday, 18 September 2014 14:38 (nine years ago) link
oh shit gr8080, malort, that shit is vile
― u2 removal machine (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 18 September 2014 14:46 (nine years ago) link
iirc his review based on one shot was:
"That is the vilest shit ever, in the most charming way possible."
def the most otm description of malört i've ever heard
― ╲╱\/╲/\╱╲╱\/\ (gr8080), Thursday, 18 September 2014 14:53 (nine years ago) link
kudos to you motherfucker
― famous instagram God (waterface), Thursday, 18 September 2014 14:54 (nine years ago) link
a bottle of malort. a kudos candy bar. and a bargain priced room on la cienega.
― fruit ← ⟨“apple”, “banana”, “orange”⟩ (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 18 September 2014 15:08 (nine years ago) link
Congratulations, Mr. Mountain Goats. Master Of Reality is fantastic so I'm not surprised by the high praise. Way looking forward to reading this.
― Bouffants and Other Coifs (Old Lunch), Thursday, 18 September 2014 15:24 (nine years ago) link
Oh hmm, the Oxford event includes a Thacker Mountain Radio broadcast/reading. Adjusting dinner plans...
― Malibu Stasi (WilliamC), Thursday, 18 September 2014 15:42 (nine years ago) link
http://www.npr.org/2014/09/17/348736199/as-a-lyricist-and-novelist-the-mountain-goats-lead-man-writes-about-pain
I intend to listen to the Fresh Air thing...
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 18 September 2014 17:29 (nine years ago) link
Whoa, congrats. All the fun novels I've been looking forward to are out this month (David Mitchell, Jeff Vandermeer), and aero's is up next for me.
― festival culture (Jordan), Thursday, 18 September 2014 17:38 (nine years ago) link
something about that npr headline is v weird to me
mega congrats to the goat gentleman
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 18 September 2014 20:31 (nine years ago) link
yeah big ups, aero! like seriously. can't wait to get my hands on this thing and hope I can move some stuff around to see you at Powell's on the first.
― my friend, Gater (Clay), Thursday, 18 September 2014 20:36 (nine years ago) link
I'm not exactly who John writes for, but he's still managed to get Denton stuck in my ear.
― benbbag, Thursday, 18 September 2014 20:55 (nine years ago) link
best ever
― the other song about butts in the top 5 (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 18 September 2014 21:21 (nine years ago) link
http://johndarnielle.tumblr.com/post/101178844671/a-band-i-like-called-helcaraxe-sent-me-their-cover
this is fucking mighty.
― how's life, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 12:10 (nine years ago) link
Solid cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hysbWNn9WqI
― MaudAddam (cryptosicko), Saturday, 15 November 2014 16:19 (nine years ago) link
Hey, that's not bad! The bloopy keys remind me of the keyboard bloops on Autoclave.
― holla back for a dope nakh (how's life), Saturday, 15 November 2014 17:31 (nine years ago) link
Yo
http://www.mergerecords.com/beat-the-champ
http://johndarnielle.tumblr.com/post/108736975801/the-cream-of-the-crop
https://soundcloud.com/mergerecords/the-mountain-goats-the-legend-of-chavo-guerrero/
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 21 January 2015 15:17 (nine years ago) link
!!!
― That shit right there is precedented. (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 21 January 2015 15:20 (nine years ago) link
yessss
― american tail/american pie (how's life), Wednesday, 21 January 2015 15:21 (nine years ago) link
Niiiiice
― Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 21 January 2015 15:24 (nine years ago) link
what are some other words or characters we can post multiple tiiiiiimes???
― american tail/american pie (how's life), Wednesday, 21 January 2015 15:25 (nine years ago) link
Today Al Madril denies that he was ever a wrestler.
― GM, Wednesday, 21 January 2015 15:31 (nine years ago) link
Just listened to that like 3 times in a row. Totally psyched.
― american tail/american pie (how's life), Wednesday, 21 January 2015 15:32 (nine years ago) link