Dammit, I've got Depeche Mode playing on Ethel right now.

What's the setlist been so far?

Incinerate
Reena
Sleeping Around
Pattern Recognition
Do You Believe in Rapture?
Jams Run Free
100%
Turquoise Boy
Rats

Expressway to Yr Skull still to come....

How was Pattern Recog.? Any other highlights?

It was sweet. Nothing too special yet. Although it sounds like both Lee and Thurston were playing guitar on Rats, instead of Mark and Thurston trading.

Anything unexpected yet?

I'm playing Ethel right now, but it's a song by Razorlight or something. Have I missed it? I have the 3-day trial.

Either this dude is lying to us or I'm driving down to DC tomorrow and attaching some C4 to the XM headquarters. They did Lights Out as the encore and then read off the closing credits.

I'm pretty sure Expresway really happened though. Otherwise it would be 11 Rather Ripped songs plus 100% and Pattern Recognition. That wasn't a full hour and a half either, and they were going to broadcast until midnight. Someone's gonna die.

Holy shit! How can you say the Pixies and Dinosaur Jr sucked? Blasphemy!!! They do not suck. They never have sucked, don't suck and never will suck. They are truly talented bands. I can't believe my eyes!!!!

Pixies and Dinosaur Jr are two of the greatest bands of the past 50 years and there's just no other way to it. You're simply mistaken, my friend. I pray for your rock and roll soul.

P.S. Mission of Burma's reunion was more than "decent". It was fantastic. I saw them perform the first gig after 2 decades when they played the Fleet Boston Pavilion while filling in on the Sonic Youth/Wilco tour a few years ago. And I have to say they were in top form. And after they officially reunited and realeased OnOffOn, it just proved to me and the rest of the music-savvy world that a band that hadn't played together in 20 some odd years can still kick the shit out of most of the other bands half their age. MoB's reunion has been magnificent. An all-out bliss-fest. Truly one of the greatest bands in the past 30 years. They just haven't found their right audience.

I'm pretty sure this dude's not lying. He mentioned shooting for Newsday before. I sent an e-mail to XM. I'm getting that recording. Maybe somebody at the show taped it though-- we'll see. God, those motherfuckers did me dirty. They had 24 minutes of airtime left but instead they played The Killers.

thanks for info!


dan yr. last message bit confused me. did you record it or not?

I recorded the entire set, but Expressway wasn't part of it. So I'm pretty sure it was the second song in the encore but XM didn't broadcast it for whatever reason. I'm still waiting for a reply from them.

The Fall never split up in the first place..
The Pixies reunion was good, but running out of steam without the addition of any new songs (despite countless new Frank Black albums)

Ok, just remember she-bam o walla or whatever that song was. You know on the shrek soundtrack. 'nuff said.

Is instigating your reason for being?

Yea, I'm all for a Nirvana Reunion. And Courtney should sub for the injured Kurt.

Think that would piss off a few dumbasses?

i was there and that was fucking amazing. they ripped that stage up

I think we all can answer that one, without knowing how he'll respond.

cool

That's fucking killer! I've got to see SY this summer.