農曆新年The WALL將於1/23公休至1/30，1/31正式開工，請大家過年後記得要再來找我們玩喔！如果在地下街碰到魔術師阿芳，務必請阿芳露一手超棒的魔術特技(科科)。
祝大家新年快樂！
2009/1/22
The Magic Hour
農曆新年The WALL將於1/23公休至1/30，1/31正式開工，請大家過年後記得要再來找我們玩喔！如果在地下街碰到魔術師阿芳，務必請阿芳露一手超棒的魔術特技(科科)。
祝大家新年快樂！
2009/1/17
MOGWAI, Taipei
photo by summer.
MOGWAI setlist 1/16 @TheWALL
SCOTLAND'S SHAME
FRIEND of the night
I KNOW YOU ARE but what am I?
I LOVE YOU, I want to blow up your school
HUNTED by a freak
mogwai fear SATAN
i'm JIM MORRISON, I'm dead
SUMMER
thanks you SPACE EXPERT
new paths to HELICON part 1
2 RIGHTS make 1 wrong
----encore----
like HEROD
BATCAT
----encore----
WE'RE NO HERE
2009/1/8
2009/1/7
China Post專訪Mogwai吉他手Stuart Braithwaite
reporter Sean Scanlan
interviews
Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite
1) It's the tenth anniversary of "Young Team" which saw the release of the deluxe edition. What's it like re-visiting this album which introduced your music to many fans and created a whole generation of post-rock bands.
Stuart: It was quite strange as i hadn't listened to the record in a very long time. I was quite surprised how good it sounded though, especially as i remember we were disappointed in the record at the time.
2) For the "Hawk is Howling", you reunited with "Young Team" producer, Andy Miller. How did he contribute to the album? Was it a return to an earlier sound or something different. I love the heavy sound on "Batcat."
Stuart: We recorded with Andy for two reasons. !: because we enjoyed working with him on New Paths To Helicon and our old singles and 2: because we thought he has been doing great work recently with bands like De rosa who we like.
3) I read the unedited Pitchfork review posted on your website, and in hindsight, do you regret naming the first track of the album, "I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead"? I know you've made references to other rock icons in the past, such as an Iggy Pop interview on the song "Punk Rock."
Stuart: Well i'm sorry to tell you that that Pitchfork review was a joke! We don't have any regrets about that song title at all!
4) Your music demands a certain degree of attention from listeners. For example, I imagine most people listen to the "Hawk is Howling" in its entirety with album tracks complementing and building upon each other. Do you think of this when you are recording or is it something that just happens when you put the whole album together?
Stuart: Its something that we definitely consider when we are sequencing the songs but not while we are recording. I definitely think of an album as something that should be listed to in one sitting (or standing!).
5) Do you enjoy playing the new songs on tour, I've seen recent set lists and just about half of the show is new material. Is this pretty standard when you're on tour. And do you still get a kick out of old classics which the fans love?
Stuart: I have really enjoyed playing the songs from the new record especially Batcat and Thank You Space Expert. Its good to play old songs too though, we usually play a few songs from each record we've released.
6) Are you influenced by other bands and the new sounds they are creating. For instance, I heard that John Cummings recorded Fuck Buttons last album, Street Horrrsing, which is sort of mind blowing. Also, I've heard you are big fans of Japanese bands such as Mono and Envy.
Stuart: Of course we are influenced by new music. We have a record label Rock Action records and we put out new bands music al the time on our label. We release the Envy records in europe on our label.
2) For the "Hawk is Howling", you reunited with "Young Team" producer, Andy Miller. How did he contribute to the album? Was it a return to an earlier sound or something different. I love the heavy sound on "Batcat."
Stuart: We recorded with Andy for two reasons. !: because we enjoyed working with him on New Paths To Helicon and our old singles and 2: because we thought he has been doing great work recently with bands like De rosa who we like.
3) I read the unedited Pitchfork review posted on your website, and in hindsight, do you regret naming the first track of the album, "I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead"? I know you've made references to other rock icons in the past, such as an Iggy Pop interview on the song "Punk Rock."
Stuart: Well i'm sorry to tell you that that Pitchfork review was a joke! We don't have any regrets about that song title at all!
4) Your music demands a certain degree of attention from listeners. For example, I imagine most people listen to the "Hawk is Howling" in its entirety with album tracks complementing and building upon each other. Do you think of this when you are recording or is it something that just happens when you put the whole album together?
Stuart: Its something that we definitely consider when we are sequencing the songs but not while we are recording. I definitely think of an album as something that should be listed to in one sitting (or standing!).
5) Do you enjoy playing the new songs on tour, I've seen recent set lists and just about half of the show is new material. Is this pretty standard when you're on tour. And do you still get a kick out of old classics which the fans love?
Stuart: I have really enjoyed playing the songs from the new record especially Batcat and Thank You Space Expert. Its good to play old songs too though, we usually play a few songs from each record we've released.
6) Are you influenced by other bands and the new sounds they are creating. For instance, I heard that John Cummings recorded Fuck Buttons last album, Street Horrrsing, which is sort of mind blowing. Also, I've heard you are big fans of Japanese bands such as Mono and Envy.
Stuart: Of course we are influenced by new music. We have a record label Rock Action records and we put out new bands music al the time on our label. We release the Envy records in europe on our label.
2009/1/6
MOGWAI 1/16考前題庫大公開！
時間好像一晃眼就過去，才剛送走Tahiti 80，轉眼間Mogwai又將到來，
距離上一次Mogwai造訪台灣卻也已經是五年前的事。
這次日本、台灣、香港、馬來西亞與新加坡的亞洲巡迴，
Mogwai帶來了隨行PA、燈控、工作人員等十來人陣仗，
以下是我們沙盤推演1/16最有可能出現的曲目，
你可以選擇總複習一遍、做好前奏落下就要開始歡呼的準備，
或是非要等到當天、閉上眼睛直接感受熟悉音符的出現。
準備好迎接世界上最接近星星的旋律了嗎？
"Mogwai Fear Satan"
"2 Rights Make 1 Wrong"
"New Paths to Helicon Pt1"
"Hunted By A Freak"
"I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead"
"Friend Of The Night"
"Christmas Steps"
"Batcat"
"Tracy"
"Scotland's Shame"
距離上一次Mogwai造訪台灣卻也已經是五年前的事。
這次日本、台灣、香港、馬來西亞與新加坡的亞洲巡迴，
Mogwai帶來了隨行PA、燈控、工作人員等十來人陣仗，
以下是我們沙盤推演1/16最有可能出現的曲目，
你可以選擇總複習一遍、做好前奏落下就要開始歡呼的準備，
或是非要等到當天、閉上眼睛直接感受熟悉音符的出現。
準備好迎接世界上最接近星星的旋律了嗎？
"Mogwai Fear Satan"
"2 Rights Make 1 Wrong"
"New Paths to Helicon Pt1"
"Hunted By A Freak"
"I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead"
"Friend Of The Night"
"Christmas Steps"
"Batcat"
"Tracy"
"Scotland's Shame"
2009/1/3
1/2 Tizzy Bac【如果看見地獄，我就不怕魔鬼】專輯搶聽首唱會
photo by summer.
Tizzy Bac新專輯《如果看見地獄，我就不怕魔鬼》將於2/13正式發行，還沒預購專輯的朋友，請趕快去預購吧！正視自已的苦痛與傷痕，就讓Tizzy Bac陪你渡過2009年的每一天！
MONO /Hymn to the Immortal Wind
距離"You Are There"已有三年的時間，Mono第五張專輯"Hymn to the Immortal Wind"即將在3月發行，1/1在official website與myspace正式公佈了專輯資訊。
"Hymn to the Immortal Wind"故事圍繞著一個少年與少女，關於死亡，靈魂的不滅，悲傷漫長卻帶有微光。可以點進他們為新專輯製作的特別頁面，有故事intro，配上極具畫面感的背景音樂，感人至深，專輯會附上關於"Hymn to the Immortal Wind"共24頁的booklet，在myspace與官網都有新曲"Ashes in the Snow"完整試聽，如果你曾經被"Moonlight"的哀迴低愁所束縛，那麼"Ashes in the Snow"將帶你前往更深邃遼遠的世界。
12月初Mono結束錄音與後製工作，吉他手Taka告訴我，他對新專輯非常滿意， 這是他們經過五年不間斷的巡迴旅行後，空下一整年時間所全力完成的作品，在成軍十週年的同時發行，也代表著樂隊一個新的里程碑。
隨著"Hymn to the Immortal Wind"的發行準備，Mono公佈了第一波巡迴schedule，3/11初次公演在大阪、3/14在東京，接著展開一連串英國、德國、比利時、瑞典、法國、西班牙等地的演出，5/8在紐約的Society for Ethical Culture，將與23人的管弦樂團合作，舉辦僅此一場的十週年紀念音樂會。
「毀滅、將自己逼到絕境，因此獲得重生。」這一直是Mono給我的感覺。或許因為和我的人生觀太相似了，我深深著迷於他們在漆黑之中帶有光明，在唯美弦律間暗藏暴戾的美感與意喻。
2009/1/1
Mogwai /我的夜晚之友
Mogwai @2004秋虎季，烏來
對於Mogwai我一直有一份很特殊的情感。
第一次接觸到後搖滾應該是在Vibe看了甜梅號的演出，那天是Vibe的最後一天營業，也是我第一次踏進Live House。當時的我瞬間就被這種沒有Vocal、充滿無限畫面感的音樂深深吸引，後來再接觸的團的就是Mogwai了，第一張擁有的專輯是《Come On, Die Young》。
2003年Mogwai第一次來台演出，我興沖沖地先跑去買了李鵠鳳梨酥，請擔任接待的朋友、在Mogwai下飛機時轉交給他們，聽說在往台北的路上就全部吃光了。後來在TheWALL見到面之後，朋友介紹我給他們認識，說我就是那個買鳳梨酥的女孩，這五個可愛的蘇格蘭大男生說:「Wow! You are pineapple pie girl!」接著都直接叫我"Pineapple Pie"，完全忘了我的名字...
另外一件有趣的事是在餐廳時，八厘米天空的吉他手阿隆打電話來，說想跟Mogwai說話，結果我們把電話拿給Jimi（春天吶喊主辦人之一），然後阿隆就一直以為他跟Mogwai講到話了，一直到過了好久好久我們才告訴他事實的真相.....
隔年Mogwai受邀至烏來秋虎季表演，這一次我就是他們的接待了，同時也是我第一次當樂團的接待。可以和最喜歡的樂團相處，心情其實很複雜。就像甜梅號小白所說，這是一件很害羞的事。不過Mogwai的團員們都十分親切且有趣，明明是操作著會引起人們巨大情緒波動的音樂，私底下卻是一群笨蛋傢伙，愛玩，很愛玩，無時不刻都在玩！記得才剛到達烏來，這幾個外國人就全部擠在烏來唯一的一間小酒吧喝酒，還問我鹿鞭酒是什麼，這實在很難回答...對於任何零食都很有興趣，第一次來台灣時還鬧了把鐵蛋當巧克力的笑話。吃飯的時候也很好笑，大家都覺得紫色的山藥湯很可怕，還是吉他手Staurt戰戰競競地先喝下第一口，大家才開始動手盛湯，當然最後湯都被喝完了，第二天中午的羊肉湯也不例外。
表演之前團員問我有哪些不錯的台灣團，我回答 :「Sugar Plum Ferry, Nipples...Do you want to see Nipples?」當時我只是想他們還記不記得在TheWALL幫他們暖場的Nipples，沒想到話才剛說完，坐我對面的Barry就噴飯了（真的是噴飯），大家爆笑成一團，Staurt則是曖昧地看著我說:「Oh, We all love nipples.」，啊這.....
團員裡最可愛的人是Barry，總是笑呵呵的，被我騙去別的舞台一起看八厘米天空表演，Staurt臉上總是掛著微笑，我永遠忘不了他在秋虎季的帳篷泡咖啡給我喝的可愛身影，鼓手Martin在中國餐館打過工，還在TheWALL的刺青店刺了一個小星星在手背，Dominic跟我說《Come On, Die Young》封面上的人臉就是他，年紀最大的John則是比較穩重安靜的人。
團員們幫我在DVD上畫的好笑圖案
前兩次演出Mogwai用他們的音樂感動震撼了在場的每一個人，排山倒海的激情音量，如暴風雨來襲的旋律與景色，我真的沒想到五年過後還有機會再一次在台灣見到他們，這絕對是2009年第一份最棒最好的禮物。
Dearest Mogwai，我們1月16日見！
前兩次演出Mogwai用他們的音樂感動震撼了在場的每一個人，排山倒海的激情音量，如暴風雨來襲的旋律與景色，我真的沒想到五年過後還有機會再一次在台灣見到他們，這絕對是2009年第一份最棒最好的禮物。
Dearest Mogwai，我們1月16日見！
從2008到2009
甜梅號歌單與吉他手小白親手繪製的賀年卡
謝謝慢燒機、The Cranes、Sorry Youth、甜梅號在TheWALL跨年夜帶來的精采演出，以及小白特別繪製、送給現場觀眾的新年賀卡，還有2009年的第一個超大驚喜，甜梅號新歌初次發表！！！！！！！
新歌真的非常非常非常棒，兇悍且充滿力道，在星空中爆炸四散的情感，這真的是新年最棒的初次LIVE了。再次感謝所有參與的樂團，以及每一位觀眾，希望在新的一年裡，大家都能夠永遠保持笑容，遇到困境也請不要恐懼慌張，想想曾經帶給你勇氣的任何事物，繼續向前用力奔跑吧！
新歌真的非常非常非常棒，兇悍且充滿力道，在星空中爆炸四散的情感，這真的是新年最棒的初次LIVE了。再次感謝所有參與的樂團，以及每一位觀眾，希望在新的一年裡，大家都能夠永遠保持笑容，遇到困境也請不要恐懼慌張，想想曾經帶給你勇氣的任何事物，繼續向前用力奔跑吧！
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