Did I miss the thread on the Kevin Shields interview in Arthur Magazine #7?

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where Kevin talks with Hua Hsu about The Rapture, The Deftones, Drum and Bass as well as a whole slew of playing catch up with Kevin Shields and other veiled references to a current musical relationship with Colm and his current remaster and rerelease of Isn't Anything, Loveless and 2CDs of MBV singles/rarities from 1987 onward?

Unfortunately it's not available online just yet due to a glitch (uh... Shakey Mo to thread?) but it starts out real well but gets a little rambly towards the end.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 18:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, I just stumbled across that as well the other day. Good interview! The rambles are still info packed.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)

On a related note - I recently picked up a great back issue of Tape OP magazine where he discusses the way he recorded a lot of MBV stuff. Surprisingly, it was lighter on the FX, heavier on the EQ's than you'd think.

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 18:52 (twenty-one years ago)

sorry, I've fallen behind on my Arthur-related posting duties...

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 12 November 2003 18:54 (twenty-one years ago)

oh, and I'm not sure what the problem is with the on-line version. I know they periodically have issues getting the more graphics-heavy stuff up there...?

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 12 November 2003 18:59 (twenty-one years ago)

referring to yourself in third person = dud. Other than that, a decent interview.

― hstencil, Wednesday, 12 November 2003 18:59 (twenty-one years ago)

"referring to yourself in third person = dud. "

haha! Totally. I didn't notice that meself tho.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 12 November 2003 19:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I liked the interview, but sometimes I wish somebody did a good ol' bait-n'-switch with Mr. Shields. Y'know like act all ass-kissy (like most interviews with him) then turn on a dime on him, going off on why he's so lazy, how he doesn't deserve the acclaim if he can't back it up, etc., etc. I don't know why, but reading something like that would really appeal to the misanthrope in me.

― hstencil, Wednesday, 12 November 2003 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

maybe we should turn this into a "spiteful questions to ask during a Kevin Shields interview" thread.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 12 November 2003 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Why did you rip off my looks?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

btw, Jay's not being very forthcoming re: their technical difficulties. All you losers will have to get off your ass and get a hard copy! (it's worth it) Also: Arthur got a write-up in the new issue of Wire. Huzzah!

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 12 November 2003 19:17 (twenty-one years ago)

It would be great if someone could scan these things.

― Orange, Wednesday, 12 November 2003 19:39 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah. makes me wonder what he spoke of the deftones...

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 19:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't remember that bit. He was slightly deprecatory of the Rapture tho.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 12 November 2003 19:46 (twenty-one years ago)

He talked about how he liked the Deftones, which given that they tend towards a more overt goth-via-Pumpkins feel doesn't surprise me much.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Agh. I'm sorry about not being forthcoming. Tell ya what: I'll bring the article in to work tomorrow, have it scanned and email it to anyone who wants a copy. I've got an Arthur Russell interview that some folks would dig reading, also, but the scans are so-so.

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 23:19 (twenty-one years ago)

why doesn't he mention why his new songs are so mediocre?

― keith (keithmcl), Thursday, 13 November 2003 04:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Because they aren't, nyah.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 13 November 2003 04:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think the abrasive approach would yield many results from Mr Shields, if the one time I met him was anything to go on. It was at the aftershow party when Primal Scream played at Hammersmith Palais a few years ago. When I asked him what it was like playing with Primal Scream, he murmured the Ralph-from-Ralph&Ted-worthy (or Father Stone from Father Ted-worthy, I suppose) reply: 'it's good, yeah'.
No more conversation was forthcoming!

― M Carty (mj_c), Thursday, 13 November 2003 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Jay Vee
please let me know about the AR scans. i'm dying to read it!

― Beta (abeta), Thursday, 13 November 2003 15:16 (twenty-one years ago)

For all you Canadians: a friend of mine interviewed Kevin Shields for a recent issue of Exclaim! magazine (it was part of a separate piece on Sophia Coppola). I'll try and find an online link..

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 13 November 2003 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Jay Vee
please let me know about the AR scans. i'm dying to read it!

I'll try and get to these today.

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Thursday, 13 November 2003 18:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Did anything happen with this? I couldn't find the mag...

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Spencer, are you near:

Los Angeles area (includes the Valley): 20/20 Video/DVD (Fairfax district), 331/3 Books, Amir's Falafel, Amoeba Records, Aroma Capuccino, Aron's Records, Atomic Records, Backdoor Bakery, Benway Bop Records, Bodhi Tree Books, Book Soup, Bourgeois Pig, Cafe Tropical, Cinefile, Circus of Books (Silver Lake), Coffee Fix, Counterpoint, Dark Delicacies, Downbeat Cafe, Dutton's Books (N. Hollywood), The Echo, Espresso Mi Cultura, Golden Apple Comics, Gourmet Coffee Warehouse, Guitar Center (Hollywood), Headline Records, Heavy Rotation, Henry Fonda Theatre, Hot Wired Cafe, Iliad Books, Insomnia, Jennifer's Coffee, Jerry's Video Rerun, Laemmle Sunset 5, Largo, Laurel News, Meltdown Comics and Toys, Millie's, Mustard Seed Cafe, New Beverly Cinema, New Image Art Gallery, Nova Express, The Nuart, Priscilla's Coffee, Pull My Daisy, Red Hot Video, Rhino Records (Westwood), Rockaway Records, Rudy's Barbershop, Sea Level Records, Second Spin, Silver Lake Lounge, Skylight Books, Soul Folks Cafe, Spaceland, Taang's Records, Tacos Villa Corona, Tower (Hollywood), Track 16, Valley Market, Video Journeys, The Vista Theatre, X-Large/X-Girl (Los Feliz). Never available at: The Coffee Table (Silver Lake).

Malibu: Zuma Beach Music & Video.

Pasadena: Academy 6, Poo-Bah's, Vroman's, Zona Coffee.

Redondo Beach: Coffee Cartel, Go Boy Records.

San Pedro: The Corner Store, Sacred Grounds.

Santa Monica: Dutton's, Vidiots.

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I gave lauren my copy, otherwise I'd mail it to you!

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:38 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, I saw that list on the website and stopped by the usual places, but didn't see it. I'll probably just order it from the site.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

three weeks pass...

anything ever happen with this? I still haven't seen it...

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 12 December 2003 00:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, I'd realy like to read the interview myself. He also gave an interview to the Sunday Times back in November.

― David Gunnip (David Gunnip), Friday, 12 December 2003 09:39 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah i read the sunday times one. that was funny.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Friday, 12 December 2003 09:46 (twenty-one years ago)

For all you Canadians: a friend of mine interviewed Kevin Shields for a recent issue of Exclaim! magazine (it was part of a separate piece on Sophia Coppola). I'll try and find an online link.

If anybody was curious aboot this one, it can be found here (scroll down).

― Vic Funk, Friday, 12 December 2003 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

That picture of Kevin Shields in that link doesn't half look like Ned, you know...

― Rob M (Rob M), Friday, 12 December 2003 15:24 (twenty-one years ago)

This comment has been made, yes.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 12 December 2003 15:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Spencer, there was a stack at Bottom Of The Hill last night. Stop by after work tonight.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 12 December 2003 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

But seriously, I'll email ya.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 12 December 2003 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

S.Chow: the eagle has landed.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 30 January 2004 00:29 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~hhsu/shields.html

― M Matos (M Matos), Friday, 30 January 2004 00:45 (twenty-one years ago)

gygax, sweet!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 30 January 2004 00:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Woohoo!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 30 January 2004 00:52 (twenty-one years ago)

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