end of 2009 interview w/ Here We Go Magic
In this late submission to our End of 2009 Interview series with NYC bands, Here We Go Magic band members Michael Bloch and Jennifer Turner answer some questions about their year. Catch them live at Music Hall of Williamsburg on January 29th (with Glass Ghost & Midnight Masses). Check out their interview below…
You released a record in 2009. How’d that go?
Our first ever.. relatively painless.
What was your most memorable musical moment of 2009?
Recording our first live track in the house upstate.. You will hear it one day, but it was more fun playing it.
What about non-musical moment?
Swine Flu. We all had it, at the same time. It was a long moment. That’ll be on the record too.. If you listen real close in the background, there’s swine flu in there
Favorite place to play in NYC?
zebulon
Best new NYC-area band?
Dumbody
What’s the best and worst thing about being in a band in NYC in 2009?
best: CC Rentals
worst: The numbers always go down faster than they go up.
What were your favorite albums of 2009?
recorded in 2009 or our fave in 2009? this is what we listened to in the van:
micachu ‘jewellery’
boredoms ‘vision creation newsun’
can ‘tago mago’
passion pit ‘manners’
Grizzly Bear ‘veckatamist’
sonic youth ‘washing machine’
brian eno ‘before and after science’
mgmt ‘oracular spectacular’
my bloody valentine ‘loveless’
velvet underground ‘velvet underground & nico’
pixies ‘pixies’
Cass mcCombs ‘catacombs’
Glass Ghost “Idol Omen”
Favorite Singles/Songs?
That one Cass McCombs song..
Favorite single is Jen Turner.. yes boys, she’s single..
What was the best show you saw in 2009?
It just happened the other night – a band called “nt”. Who are they? Where did they come from? Also, “Chimes and Bells” in London. Cecilia is to die for
Favorite Michael Jackson song?
Trick question..
What is the proper way to incorporate “Meh” into your band name?
here we go mehgic duh
Shitgaze, Glo-fi or Dark Wave?
Umm..shitgaze sounds good. No idea what you’re talking about..
Plans/predictions for 2010?
new record will seep under your tongue and drip down your chin and your friend will wipe it off for you with their tongue
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Here We Go Magic “Fangela”
