this dude's burn looks kinda bad but thats rock n roll amirite http://pitchfork.com/news/58731-mars-voltaat-the-drive-in-offshoot-antemasque-accused-of-throwing-boiling-water-into-crowd/
― flappy bird (spazzmatazz), Thursday, 5 March 2015 20:09 (nine years ago) link
cedric does typically keep an urn of tea onstage when he plays, would be p hot
― IHeartMedia, the giant broadcaster formerly known as Clear Channel, (stevie), Thursday, 5 March 2015 20:16 (nine years ago) link
yeah, and i imagine that the spray that hit some people would have had a chance to cool off in the air more that the dude who got hit with the actual hot kettle.
https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/p480x480/10410939_10153152012728658_2163664457747771338_n.jpg?oh=0aadadfc7b208c957bc85e5407d271b2&oe=557415E1
hella looks like john c. reilly in this pic.
― how's life, Thursday, 5 March 2015 20:24 (nine years ago) link
whole thing got me to revisit the antemasque record, which is a real grower and prob the most vital thing cedric and omar have done since... idk frances the mute? i like that one more than most
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Friday, 6 March 2015 16:57 (nine years ago) link
I still need to hear that Antemasque record, at least this unfortunate revive reminded me of that much. I've followed ORL into some questionable rabbit holes with his solo projects, so I'm not sure why I'd skip out on one that people actually seem to really like.
― ƋППṍӮɨ∏ğڵșěᶉᶇдM℮ (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 6 March 2015 17:04 (nine years ago) link
yeah it's just a lot of fun
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Friday, 6 March 2015 17:06 (nine years ago) link
"50,000 kilowatts" especially
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Friday, 6 March 2015 17:07 (nine years ago) link
getting back together for more shows in 2016. not sure how i feel about this. they never hit the east coast in 2012, and even though the recordings I saw were HORRIBLE, i will absolutely see them if i get the chance. only announced date so far is Columbus, OH in May. Jim Ward may or may not be involved...
http://www.nme.com/news/at-the-drive-in/90070
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 1 December 2015 19:19 (eight years ago) link
new album??????????? i'm curious
http://pitchfork.com/news/62335-at-the-drive-in-tease-return/
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 22:39 (eight years ago) link
huh. antemasque are supposed to release a new album this year, so i doubt it
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 22:41 (eight years ago) link
god that first antemasque album was so good. I still play it all the time.
― Less surprised by the total lack of surprises (stevie), Wednesday, 20 January 2016 09:24 (eight years ago) link
uuugh I would love new ATDI.I think I've finally been won over to the Vaya-is-their-best camp.
― regular ass terrestrial radio (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 20 January 2016 12:49 (eight years ago) link
Oh Vaya is totally their best.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 20 January 2016 13:14 (eight years ago) link
you don't hafta tell me!
― regular ass terrestrial radio (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 20 January 2016 13:44 (eight years ago) link
http://www.fuse.tv/2016/01/at-the-drive-in-interview-new-music-tour-dates-exclusive
― flappy bird, Thursday, 21 January 2016 20:18 (eight years ago) link
new album, tons of shows
"new music," which could mean... a few different things
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 21 January 2016 20:33 (eight years ago) link
anyway i'm psyched, although i was sort of excited for a new sparta record
the fact that Omar is giving interviews and seems psyched on it is really promising. also I had no idea he lived in El Paso now.
― flappy bird, Thursday, 21 January 2016 21:54 (eight years ago) link
anyway i can't fuck around, vaya is amazing but relationship of command is a 10/10 masterpiece
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 21 January 2016 22:04 (eight years ago) link
(that happens to be mastered horribly and "non-zero possibility" isn't the greatest closer ever)
in casino out is the best duh
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 21 January 2016 22:05 (eight years ago) link
lol Acrobatic Tenement is my fave
― rip van wanko, Thursday, 21 January 2016 22:08 (eight years ago) link
In/Casino/Out and Vaya are flawless. RoC has fantastic songs but yeah the production wears me down. I'll always be grateful to Cedric for teaching me SO many words and phrases in his lyrics for ATDI and TMV. mandible, flechettes, bivouac, larynx, syntax, proletariat, enamel, panacea, sobriquet, glossolalia, mandible, phlegmatic, auto da fe, picaresque, lachrymal, seraphim, anglophile, contusion.... very helpful for a 13-year-old! thanks cedy
― flappy bird, Friday, 22 January 2016 18:41 (eight years ago) link
The kiosk in my temporal lobe is shaped like Rosalynn Carter
― flappy bird, Friday, 22 January 2016 18:42 (eight years ago) link
lol thumbs down https://www.facebook.com/ATDImusic/posts/854429451345859?pnref=story
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Saturday, 19 March 2016 00:21 (eight years ago) link
quelle surprise
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 19 March 2016 00:48 (eight years ago) link
It technically wouldn't be the first time ATD-I have existed without Jim Ward, though. There's always seemed to have been quite a bit of tension between him and Omar/Cedric.
― // 166,000 W A N K E R S // LOVE (Turrican), Saturday, 19 March 2016 01:06 (eight years ago) link
it's not the same w/o ward, breh
― sunlick databait extremer, Saturday, 19 March 2016 11:50 (eight years ago) link
presenting: the classic at the drive-in lineup from the el gran orgo ep
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Saturday, 19 March 2016 11:58 (eight years ago) link
wow. their tour starts in three days. what happened? people are *pissed* all over the internet. i was never into sparta and definitely prefer the omar/ceddy side of the band, but jim is crucial to that balance, and on a practical level, what are they going to do? ATDI is a two-guitar band... they gonna have a roadie or a guitar tech fill in? what about vox? fuck. bummer
― flappy bird, Saturday, 19 March 2016 16:15 (eight years ago) link
honestly, cancel some or all of tour & refund/reschedule might be the only thing for it
kinda sad to see their fanbase airing all these grievances, too -- people very quick to point fingers or suspect a scam (one dude accused them of "acting like drug addicts" !!!) -- my sentiments were nicely captured by one cooler-headed poster, who was pleased not to have found tickets after all, if the room was going to be filled with such bad vibes
― bernard snowy, Saturday, 19 March 2016 16:29 (eight years ago) link
yeah i mean its not a scam, they're not high, but omar is a hothead, and they've had a history in ATDI and TMV of kicking members out or people leaving on bad terms suddenly with little or no explanation (Jon Theodore, Thomas Pridgen, Eva Gardner, Blake Fleming, Ikey Owens, original ATDI breakup, TMV breakup...)
― flappy bird, Saturday, 19 March 2016 16:35 (eight years ago) link
maybe it has something to do with the new material they were working on. i wonder if they were planning on playing new songs at these shows and jim wasn't feeling whatever direction they were going in, and they couldn't work it out and there was a silly blowup just like the first breakup.
― flappy bird, Saturday, 19 March 2016 16:37 (eight years ago) link
xp seems kinda insane not to have learned from any of those past mistakes... but I guess having a 'backup plan' in case things with Ward went south would be too much bet-hedging for fans not to cry foul, so I eagerly look forward to whatever replacement guitarist they can find with the speed* to learn all the songs in three days '_'*or meth?
― bernard snowy, Saturday, 19 March 2016 16:38 (eight years ago) link
yeah i mean given the short notice it's gotta be a guitar tech. still doesn't solve backup vox problem. omar cant sing
― flappy bird, Saturday, 19 March 2016 16:40 (eight years ago) link
I'm not a super-fan, wasn't around to see them live, so have to ask: Jim is the one dude in this video who's *NOT* rocking the skinny jeans & black tee look, yes? #creativedifferenceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBUtkPrANRs
― bernard snowy, Saturday, 19 March 2016 16:43 (eight years ago) link
the legend goes that ATDI broke up when Jim wanted the next record to sound like Weezer and Omar and Cedric wanted it to sound like Piper at the Gates of Dawn. They destroy Jim in this Nardwuar interview circa 2008, Nard mentions Sleepercar, Omar's like "Jim who?.....Ohh! Oh! Yeah, Sleepercar. Sounds right." Cedric's like "I hope Jim doesn't show up to our show unannounced. He has a habit of doing that..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brdpQN3ACY8
― flappy bird, Saturday, 19 March 2016 16:49 (eight years ago) link
I suspect that Jim has been out of the band for a while now. Rumour has it that Jim wasn't even told about these shows, and they've only just got around to confirming his absence now.
― // 166,000 W A N K E R S // LOVE (Turrican), Saturday, 19 March 2016 16:51 (eight years ago) link
That doesn't square with the promo graphics featuring all five members. It was billed as a full reunion. They wouldn't just announce this three days before the tour starts if it was a long time coming. That's bad business. I don't think they're scamming people, I think they had a bad fight and it all fell apart like last week. Cedric was tweeting about rehearsals over the last month and everyone was involved.
― flappy bird, Saturday, 19 March 2016 16:57 (eight years ago) link
btw i just found the only known live recording of Ursa Minor (26:30 in). video was uploaded 2 months ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6v4RNkgUzc
― flappy bird, Saturday, 19 March 2016 17:10 (eight years ago) link
chrissie bixler@ChrissieBixler@georgeelmer7 he's dealing with some personal stuff. I love Jim.
https://twitter.com/ChrissieBixler/status/710993825074794496
― flappy bird, Saturday, 19 March 2016 20:25 (eight years ago) link
oh jeez that's a bummer
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Saturday, 19 March 2016 20:50 (eight years ago) link
I guess that clears it up. Nothing about this band ever goes smoothly, does it?
― // 166,000 W A N K E R S // LOVE (Turrican), Saturday, 19 March 2016 21:15 (eight years ago) link
Still no additional information. First show is tomorrow in Santa Ana. I'm sure it'll be bedlam - a thousand angry fans, half of whom probably aren't even aware that Ward isn't a part of the reunion anymore. This could be a real disaster. I hope they pull it off somehow - for all their great work, they really act like amateurs sometimes.
― flappy bird, Monday, 21 March 2016 20:11 (eight years ago) link
Nobody knows who plays what in bands
― lute bro (brimstead), Monday, 21 March 2016 22:18 (eight years ago) link
yeah no-one is going to cause a fracas cause jim isn't there let's be real
― trickle-down ergonomics (jim in glasgow), Monday, 21 March 2016 22:30 (eight years ago) link
haha could you imagine? one bro in tight jeans and a flannel yelling "WHERES JIM" getting all hulked out lol.
― kurt schwitterz, Monday, 21 March 2016 22:33 (eight years ago) link
― lute bro (brimstead), Monday, March 21, 2016 6:18 PM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
for a reunion tour with $60-80 tickets? doubt it. i doubt there will be a FRACAS, but the atmosphere will be totally fucked at first, and yeah, there will be plenty of bros screaming "WHERES JIM"
― flappy bird, Monday, 21 March 2016 22:43 (eight years ago) link
thank you
― there will be plenty of bros screaming "WHERES JIM" (cwkiii), Monday, 21 March 2016 23:53 (eight years ago) link