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May 23, 2006

Bassists Needed

This month Arctic Monkeys lost bassist Andy Nicholson, Panic! At The Disco lost bassist Brent Wilson ... and now Deerhoof loses bassist Chris Cohen.

It's true what they say about bassists quitting in threes.

Pitchfork also has two other fun Deerhoof news items today. The band (A) recently turned down Payless (!) from using "Twin Killers" in a commercial, and (B) posted a new 9-song MP3 on their website. Tunes include covers of the Beatles, My Bloody Valentine, Canned Heat, and Herman's Hermits, and five live cuts. The download is allegedly available here, though I'm having problems accessing it at the moment. If you succeed, let us know which MBV song. And isolate it from the rest of the EP and send to me!

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does this mean all copies of The Runners Four will have to be recalled for a name change

Posted by: EJ at 05/23/06 12:59 PM | Reply
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Bassists should be heard but not seen

Posted by: Arya at 05/23/06 2:34 PM | Reply
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j/k...Brent's a nice guy. I wonder: did he fall, or was he pushed? Also, Andy Nicholson's the big guy in the Monkeys right? I wonder if Andy and Brent got pushed out because they didn't fit the slim guy image people wanted to promote... I don't think that'd be true of Andy since it seems to be his decision, but the Brent thing could be a little fishier cause it's a bunch of crap over there at foul smell records always expect the worst from people

Posted by: Arya at 05/23/06 2:37 PM | Reply
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i wanted to do this post. too late. now i'll just have to link to yours.

Posted by: cat dirt at 05/23/06 2:47 PM | Reply
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I really liked big Andy. Besides, isn't that him on the album cover? Won't that be a problem.

...at least I think it's him. It could be Adam Sandler though.

Posted by: fido at 05/23/06 2:50 PM | Reply
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the MBV song is Lose My Breath
Its a bit after the middle

Posted by: garrett at 05/23/06 2:50 PM | Reply
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To lose one bassist may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose three looks like carelessness.

Posted by: John at 05/23/06 3:04 PM | Reply
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the arctic monkeys bassist is adorable. i hope he comes back soon. screw the skinny ones. ha.

Posted by: yo at 05/23/06 3:07 PM | Reply
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This EP is really eggcellent. Thanks for the link.

Posted by: drewo at 05/23/06 3:14 PM | Reply
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The deerhoof-MBV cover of 'lose my breath' is incredible!

Posted by: scott at 05/23/06 4:08 PM | Reply
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Hi my name is Brighton and I'm a bassist from Africa.I started playing the bass when I was 7 and right now I'm 24.I've played in and out of I'm country as a bassist for many big names in our region,at the moment I've developed an interest in going international,and I'm actually looking for a band abroad to play for.Anyone or any band interested can get me on my e-mail address(quixieburkes@yahoo.com).Thanx!!

Posted by: Brighton Kufa at 11/07/06 10:16 AM | Reply
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