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   Good morning

   Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by Benoit from Ottawa

   Oooooooo, Spoon! A rare example of a non-Canadian band!

   I approve (which is a awfully big deal, right?).
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   re: What’cha Readin’? Questions about Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records! + December Book News!

   Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by dawn.h

   I was just thinking about that, Benoit.

   Nice use of non-Canadian. And I remember Vish playing non-Canadian last Friday too. Did he finally get approval to do so? I thought that was still a no-go issue.
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   re: What’cha Readin’? Questions about Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records! + December Book News!

   Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by ej

   Spoon is such a fantastic band...  what a nice treat for a Friday morning. 

    

   happy friday everyone!
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   re: What’cha Readin’? Questions about Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records! + December Book News!

   Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by ej

   i think all the non-Canadian bands on the last few Friday's are all on Merge records.  a tie-in with the book... 
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   re: What’cha Readin’? Questions about Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records! + December Book News!

   Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by dawn.h

   Yes. Of course. But I thought that was.. uh.. frowned upon. I was just wondering if Vish mentioned getting a special go-ahead or something.
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   @ dawn.h

   Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by Benoit from Ottawa

   Nope, not quite. They did "reserve the right", in a manner of speaking, to play non-Canadian songs occasionally.

   Note The Magnetic Fields are coming up. No, I don't know them, but did notice they're from New York (said twice).

    

   @ ej: Ya, got and looooove Gimme Fiction as well as the preceding one (virtually as good), Kill the Moonlight. Less enamoured with Ga Ga Ga (etc.).
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   @Benoit

   Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by ej

   yes, agreed.  i like Ga Ga Ga...  but not as much as Gimme Fiction.  that album is amazing start to finish...
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   @ ej

   Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by Benoit from Ottawa

   I'd say, in that case: Get Kill the Moonlight.
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   good morning!

   Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by mynameismoe

   gimmie fiction is such a solidly great album. hearing spoon sort of made my morning! (although, i am a bit tired of that song... that's my own doing, though!)

   i went to see rae spoon & wax mannequin last night (death avengers opened!!) and now i have a headache. it was a great show, though!
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    @ej

    Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by mynameismoe

    yes, if you don't have kill the moonlight, go get it!! it's also great!
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    @ mynameismoe

    Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by Benoit from Ottawa

    Naw, it's from hosting the show yesterday. The stress, the wear-and-tear, the demands of fame, the paparazzi.

    ;)

     

    Incidentally, any of you discovered Rosie Hardy's stumbleupon page? It was f00Dave who pointed me there some time ago.
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    @mynameismore, @Benoit

    Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by ej

    point taken.  kill the moonlight is now near the top of my albums to get... 
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    hrmm, that ain't right...

    Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by ej

    crap...  typo: shoulda been @mynameismoe...  stupid fingers still asleep this morning... sorry about that.
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    I like...

    Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by Benoit from Ottawa

    ..."mynameismore"; it's one of those things of which the meaning is unclear, but that evokes stuff.

    Or, in other words, "it sounds like it means something brilliant."

    Congrats to sleepy fingers!
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    re: What’cha Readin’? Questions about Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records! + December Book News!

    Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by mattyjames2001

    I'm just gonna throw this out there, but my favorite Spoon album is "Girls Can Tell".  Not that there's such a thing as a bad Spoon album, and I'm super stoked for the new one!!!!!!

    so yeah, check out "anything you want" from that album. Damn great pop song
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    re: What’cha Readin’? Questions about Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records! + December Book News!

    Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by Vish Khanna

    Oh boy. Not one question guys...
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    "mynameismore"

    Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by mynameismoe

    that amuses me!

    @benoit haha you know, to be honest i got a headache shortly after the show ended. considering the amount (as in 2) of beverages i consumed last night, you are likely onto something! i think i really need to take something for this, though.. ouch.

    @matty i have not heard that one yet! i need to get it!!
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    Thanks, mattyjames

    Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by Benoit from Ottawa

    I've been wondering for a good long while whether I should get that one. My hesitation stems from having bought Moonlight, then Fiction, then the previous A Series of Sneaks (liked less), then Ga x 5 (liked less).

    So I was in a quandary.

    A blue and white 1957 quandary with fins.

    Thanks again. I think I saw it used at my friendly Compact Records store. I may give that copy a new life (I feel so godlike now).
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    Vish, apologies, but...

    Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by Benoit from Ottawa

    ...complete ignorance (on my part) is not a good basis for questions. You'll have to come up with some yourself.
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    re: What’cha Readin’? Questions about Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records! + December Book News!

    Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by sharmeen

    Ooh ooh, I have a few questions (raises hands frantically at the back of the room).

    - how has the economic crisis impacted Merge records as an independent label? Was it a blow to lose Touch and Go as a distributor?

    - in the nineties, we saw other independent record labels such as Sub Pop and Matador sell shares or create partnersehips with corporate labels. Why didn't merge records do the same?

    - what is Merge records' criteria when signing artists? is it a collective process with all the staff or do a few people have  a say?

    - which artist signed to Merge records surprised you the most and why?

    - how has changes in media conglomeration and rise of media corporations impacted smaller independent labels like Merge? Which media organizations do you most depend on for promotion give media ownership in this time?

    - for people wanting to start their own record labels now, what advice to you have for them? any do's or don'ts?

     

    Thanks for featuring this, Vish. I was listening to Superchunk ever since I was in high school in Regina, Saskatchewan in the early 90s. And the main way I heard about alternative, independent music was through the CBC (through the beloved Brave New Waves!). There was no internet and being in Regina, these bands rarely came through town. So I appreciate CBC and community radio continuing to feature Merge records (and other independent music).

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