pavement has taken the top spot on elbo.ws in 3,2,1…. as you all probably knew, pavement is cashing in. not only with a probable world tour, but with this 23 track retrospect entitled quarantine the past which spans that glorious decade, 1989-1999. oh, the entire to-do is fully remastered, including the track below, and if you purchase the cd/vinyl you shall receive a complimentary download coupon. quarantine the past is due out on 3.9 and hit up the matador site for all the details and tour dates.

gold soundz

good monday morning to everyone! hope you all had a loverly weekend. mine was interesting to say the least. the most interesting part of it happened on saturday evening when there was flooding in and around my hood and we had to ditch my car on “high ground” and walk for about a mile through mid-calf to waist deep water to get back to my house. that was both exciting and terrifying…. went back on sunday morning to get my car and there were probably a hundred cars abandoned up and down claiborne tween jefferson and broadway – bout 6 blocks. looking back, im sure we were just wading through sewage, which is not so awesome…

here’s a pavement show that i hadnt heard before, up until yesterday. here they are performing at shepherds bush in 1997 – sounds like a sounboard, btw.

1. father to sister of thought
2. shady lane
3. silence kit
4. transport is arranged
5. stereo
6. old to begin
7. stop breathin
8. blue hawaiian
9. painted soldiers
10. the hexx
11. grounded
12. cut your hair
13. we are underused
14. type slowly
15. range life

here be an awesome soundboard of pavement performing at st. louis’ famed mississippi nights back 10.14.99.

1. grounded
2. spit on a stranger
3. date w/ ikea
4. the hexx
5. carrot rope
6. rattled by the rush
7. shoot the singer
8. stereo
9. major leagues
10. in the mouth a desert
11. billie
12. you are a light
13. here
14. kennel district
15. debris slide
16. father of a sister of thought
17. folk jam
18. shady lane
19. unfair

for some reason i still havent listened to spiral stairs’ upcoming matador release, the real feel. i’ve had it for a couple weeks now, but ever since the pavement re-union announcement i havent felt the need to check it out. you can stream it down there and pre-order it here. that stream is gonna automatically start, btw. i tried to look at the code to see if i could disable it, but fell short of attaining that goal. so, just hit pause if it annoys ya. that autostart was pretty annoying. so if you wanna listen click here.

who’s psyched? i am! and i am sure a lot of you are as well. its official pavement are re-uniting for a 2010 tour, not only just for the chosen few in nyc on 9.21.2010. visit crookedrain dot com for all the info regarding this show, its pre-sale and info on future tour dates, etc…. also, heres a rolling stone piece in which spiral stairs confirms and talks about the reunion.

i know i am not telling most you pavement fans anything you dont already know, but outside bobby nastanovich’s musical life, which is limited now a days, he is very active in horse racing. while looking for pavement pics, i stumbled upon this picture of bobby which was attached to this semi-recent article about his involvement in the sport. fairly brief, but still an interesting read. i, by chance, ran into bobby @ arlington on my 30th birthday and i wish i can report that i played it cool, but i was pretty much a giddy fanboy. i dont think i was too over the top, but i didnt hide it very well either.

here is bobby and other guys playing @ melkweg, amsterdam, 2.3.94. its a fm broadcast.

all wrapped up

1. unfair
2. cut your hair
3. the green slide
4. heaven is a truck
5. stop breathing
6. hit the plane down
7. she believes
8. summer babe

morning! all i know is this daylight saving time switcharoo is going to fuck up my concept of time for at least two weeks. this morning woke up, it was dark, so i went back to sleep not realizing it was indeed time to wake my ass up. i should mention i hate waking up and fumbling for shit in the dark. is d.s.t. still needed? i say no!

here be an awesome soundboard of pavement performing at st. louis’ famed mississippi nights back 10.14.99.

pavement’s mississippi nights rar

1. grounded
2. spit on a stranger
3. date w/ ikea
4. the hexx
5. carrot rope
6. rattled by the rush
7. shoot the singer
8. stereo
9. major leagues
10. in the mouth a desert
11. billie
12. you are a light
13. here
14. kennel district
15. debris slide
16. father of a sister of thought
17. folk jam
18. shady lane
19. unfair