SHELLEY: Yeah they actually do that over at Maxwell's right now. I've heard of that.
RANALDO: I guess I have mixed feelings about that I guess. I mean I guess it's cool from a fan's perspective, that if you're at a show and you loved the show you can walk away with it. But bands that are doing that at every show... when we were touring with Pearl Jam a couple years ago they put out CDs from every show on that tour. I mean I guess if you're a hardcore fan it's a cool thing, but it's almost grueling at a certain point. There's no critical intervention there.
STARPOLISH: And there are just some bands that would prefer to have control over what gets released .
SHELLEY: I don't know if it's because those bands are bootlegged so much or...
STARPOLISH: Like Dave Matthews is doing that now, and he's always had a really pro-taping policy. So I wonder if the idea is that, "Hey I can't stop it and it's going to happen and it doesn't really bother me, so why not monetize it?"
RANALDO: But the thing is, we have a total pro-taping policy as well, and we're all for kids taping and trading it and it's partly a great way to keep our archive in good shape because we get copies of all that stuff. But when it comes time to sell it, I think we'd rather be more selective about the stuff that we sell because you're putting a certain imprint on it when you start selling it. And if you sell every single one, I mean, you're either doing it just because you know you can make a ton of money doing it, or you think you're god's gift or something like that and it's all really great. I don't know. I think for us it just wouldn't make sense. I think we'd want to have much more of a critical say in [it], and say, "Yeah, this is a group of songs that we endorse."
SHELLEY: Maybe every other night (Every one laughs).
RANALDO: (Laughing) Exactly!
An Underground Band
STARPOLISH: When I was doing some research for the interview I came across a New York Times article in which they referred to you as a 22-year-old underground band, which I thought was funny, because there's almost something oxymoronic about calling a 22-year-old group an underground band. At the same time, it does seem apt. Do you still see yourselves as an underground band?
Article comments
1 - dave
the closing song on Washing Machine is Diamond SEA!!! not STAR!!! if your going to write a review get your facts straight!!!!!!
2 - POO
UR BAND IS THE BEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3 - _sheccid_
is my favourite band!! it's great i love them, kim gordon you are so fucking pretty, i lover her xD
4 - HW Saxton
Never heard of the band:"Fuck You All!".
Are they a punk band or what?
5 - sydney
they're a post-punk band... garage-rock sort of experimental indie band. Almost leaders of the indie rock movement in America over the late 80's and early 90's.
They mix alot of experimental noise and soundscapes, sometimes, with catchy melodies.
6 - HW Saxton
Sydney, I was responding in jest to the
way the comment above mine was phrased.
I'm aware of who Sonic Youth are,as well
as Wasted Youth,Reagan Youth & Big Youth
as well.Sarcasm,does not carry well over
the Internet sometimes.Thanx.
7 - Jon Bob
Dave told you, and this is serious, really. If you do intend to redeem yourself or cover this mistake up, you should fix the whole damn paragraph, because it was Moore who did the vocals on DIAMOND SEA. Gordon (Kim) is a female, and for the 19 minutes of this spectacular track you obviously never heard, its easy to tell that thurston is not a female singing. Kim plays great bass on this track by the way, you should know (sarcasm). You dissed my favorite band, now i'm gonna find you like jay and silent bob and kick your ass!
8 - Jon Bob
Thanks for doing the SY piece, though. They're totally cool, and barring that 3rd paragraph i have no complaint. I can forgive, but we can only hope that they will be so merciful and not destroy you, thats right becuz they buy and sell people like you all the time, they'll probably cook you for breakfast and let the leftovers spoil in the fridge when they're not even thinking about you cuz theyre too busy on the road rocking and being totally cool. I'll leave you alone now, i'm sure you've got some homework and studying to do .