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#15. Describing your sound

March 22, 2005

JOHN: We're different, Joey! We're like... the Pixies... meets Bob Dylan, b-but a young Dylan!

JOHN: We're like... Nick Drake! Meets... Devo! Meets... the Kinks! B-but new! You know, Joey? Hip!

JOHN: It's like Superdrag met Run DMC! And Lucinda Williams! A-and they all drive to New York, meet TV On the Radio, and... and call Frank Zappa, a-and meet him, too!!

JOEY: That's a big meeting, John.
JOHN: We're a big band, Joey!!!

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#14. Food Service

March 15, 2005

GREG: So who are we seeing tonight?
BRETT: The band's called "Underbelly". You know them. They're the guys who work at the Panera bread on Franklin.

GREG: OK, right.
BRETT: And then I'd like to get to Ninth Street to see "Dangerlouse".

GREG: Those're the guys who work at Pepper's pizza?
BRETT: No that's "Tagliaboo". These're the guys from Burrito Bunker.

GREG: Man, this town has such an amazing music scene....
BRETT: Yes, and a thriving food service industry.

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#13. Accept your groupie-ness

March 8, 2005

REYNOLDS: Ted. Admit it. You're a groupie for the Spinster Whores.
TED: I am not, dude! I'm just dating Karen, so... so I help out some...

REYNOLDS: Yeah, "dating". And before that you were "dating" Joanna... and before that, Cindy.
TED: So what?!

TED: We were in love! Each time! And I'm sorry if my love threatens you so much you have to call me a... a "groupie".

REYNOLDS: Dude, you run their damn merch stand for them...
TED: I am just helping!!!

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#12. No support in the community

March 1, 2005

JOHN: Another show for, like, TWO people! PFFT! You know the PROBLEM with this scene? I'LL tell you the problem! NO community! ZERO! No one SUPPORTS each other!

RONI: Well, OK, but DUDE... you don't go to any of the other local bands' shows either.

JOHN: Well... yeah....

JOHN: ...but all the other local bands suck, Roni.

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#11. Where the lyrics come from

February 22, 2005

KULA: Kevin, I'm a huge fan. First, I have to ask, the lyrics of "Spiral Away", so moving. I mean, I wept the first time I heard--

KEVIN EDO: I copied them off a condon ad I saw sitting on the can in Detroit.
KULA: W-what?

KEVIN EDO: "Kevin," I thought. "You spend all this time, you know, thinkin' a words, when there's all these words already written all over the place!"

KULA: But... y-you... there's....
KEVIN EDO: "Too Little Time" is from my VCR manual.

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