Do you ever connect with an old friend and find that, despite however many years it’s been, you pick up right where you left off, as if no time has passed at all? That’s sort of what happened between today’s guest, Dean Wareham and producer Kramer in the making of Dean’s new album, That’s the Price of Loving Me. You know Dean from his work with Luna and Dean and Britta, his duo with his wife Britta Phillips, but when Kramer and Dean last teamed up, it was for the recording of Dean’s old band Galaxie 500’s final album, 1990’s This Is Our Music. This week on Transmissions, Dean joins us for a spirited discussion about the new album, movie matinees, guitars, his work with director Noah Baumbach, the influence of Lou Reed—and Dean’s experiences meeting him—and what happens when you, what happens when you embrace the magic of the unintended.
Category: Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500 :: Uncollected Noise New York ’88-’90
Legendary dream pop and shoegaze pioneers Galaxie 500 just announced their first batch of new music in almost thirty years with the archival compilation Uncollected Noise New York 88-90. A double gatefold LP including a colored special edition inspired by TMOQ bootlegs, the release, scheduled for this September, includes b-sides, outtakes and rare versions of classics like “Blue Thunder” and “Fourth of July.”
Venice Is Sinking :: Tugboat (Galaxie 500 Cover)
Athens, GA’s Venice Is Sinking are set to release their third full-length, Sand & Lines: The Georgia Theatre Sessions, on June 13th. Recorded live, stripped down in the vein of the Cowboy Junkies […]
Diversions :: Dean Wareham/10 Albums That Inspired Galaxie 500
( Diversions , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) Being that Galaxie 500 were (for me) a […]