Missing the best, most weird, most infernal, most brilliant Brainiac LP, Bonsai Superstar, which I believe the band would love to reissue but still belongs to the long-shuttered Grass Records.
― bible fumes (stevie), Sunday, 6 November 2022 17:19 (one year ago) link
Yeah there's a lot of Grass stuff still tied up in the ether, really sucks.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 6 November 2022 17:22 (one year ago) link
Still kicking myself for giving away my vinyl copy 20 or so years ago, as I'd """upgraded""" to a CD copy...
― bible fumes (stevie), Sunday, 6 November 2022 17:37 (one year ago) link
I got to interview the surviving members for this piece, 26 years after I stupidly turned down the chance to interview Brainiac for my fanzine because I figured I could catch them next time they were in London. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/23/brainiac-on-life-after-tim-taylor-he-used-to-walk-offstage-with-bruises-in-the-shape-of-his-effects-pedals
― his cartoon heart expands, then he relaxes by smoking crack (stevie), Monday, 23 January 2023 21:31 (one year ago) link
BETTER BE GOOD (I have no doubt it is good).
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 24 January 2023 00:12 (one year ago) link