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Matador’s Sordid Spectacular History : The Mysteries Of UM-170

September 18th, 2008 at 6:04 pm by Gerard We’ve been chit-chatting for a while now about adding a feature to the Matablog specifically devoted to a former Matador band and/or old moment from the label’s history, and such a move is long overdue. It just so happens this notion came up again a day or two after some rocket scientist posted on the Sonic Youth.com message board that Matador was a big heap o’ crud because we “dropped Bardo Pond.” Listen pal, unless your name is Darren Mock or Barry Hogan, you can fuck off. We put out 4 Bardo Pond albums and did the very best we could. Seriously, the web is Blame The Label Central. How about blaming some of the fans who aren’t interesting, attractive, charismatic or funny enough to get anyone to check out their favorite bands?*
But I digress. There’s a video reel marked “UM-170″ featuring a succession of mid ’90’s promotional clips by Matador bands. Some shadowy figure has uploaded it’s contents to YouTube (thank you very much). From time to time, we’re gonna link to a few of them and give you, the adoring public, yet another opportunity to lambaste The Record Company Assholes for their failure to make fill-in-the-blank (in this case, NYC’s fantastic Railroad Jerk) as big as Interpol. Or conversely, lord it over everyone under the age of 35 just how fucking awesome you were to have known about this stuff the first time around. If you wanna talk about music, by all means, feel free, just keep in mind space is limited (we’ve got a strict 75% recriminations / 25% rock division we’re sticking to, mostly out of habit.


Railroad Jerk - “These Streets”. Directed by Jim Spring & Jens Jurgensen, from the album ‘Raise The Plow’
(* - we do genuinely believe the majority of Matador record buyers are extremely interesting, attractive, charismatic and funny. Especially when they are giving us money. Even when they’re griping on message boards)

lol they got all butt hurt

that's hilarious. bardo pond were alright, not the best or anything, but alright.

i'm blushing!!

LOL.

I just hope Gerard was reading my suggestion that he put together a Mission of Burma/SY tour as well!

For posterity.


Some rocket scientist. Ha.

Gerard throws his toys out of the pram, and the SYG board sips it's fine cognac as one, and goes, "Hmm, I say old chap, you seem to have sand in your vagina."

HAHAHAHAHA.

Every-e vs The Labelz

i don't even know or care who bardo pond are.

I'm sure I've said words to that effect about Matador too. Plus, I've turned at least 8 people on to Bardo Pond.

what a fuck face

This is indeed your loss.

ha! toes stepped on....

im glad to see i am not the only one who thinks bardo pond are alright at best. they deserve to exist but they are not anything special.

bardo pond are boring
i prefer Brigitte Bardot when she was in her twenties
yummy
nice ass

it's funny how some people like to boast about their ignorance, and poor taste.

ha ha are you talking to me?
i guess not, as u mentioned ignorance and poor taste

it's very individual, isn't it? to each one their own, I guess.

Yeah, they need to use BitchLube more often. I love the way that Cosloy has a tantrum after ONE comment on here.

All hail Everyneurotic - scourge of G Cosloy and nemesis of W Bennett.

Best thread of 2008.

I wish Matador had made THinking Fellers Union Local # 282 as big as Interpol!

not sure, i can't remember

That shit's hilarious. I could give or take Bardo. But I'll if yr listening Matador, tell Malk to stop fucking around and to reunite the band ontop of yr builing!

Fuck Matador. Pretentious assholes.

I say we fucking boycott that overrated label.

Nah. I still like some Matador stuff. They're not bad at all.

i looked at the matador active roster.

in conclusion - yawn.

Yo La Tengo
Malkmus
Cat Power
...Sonic Youth soon

all the good bands on their active roster are past their prime. maybe pavement arent, but still, the only appealing aspects of their roster are big safe indie favorites.

i never really dug yo la tengo.

i cant find anything to get excited about when i look at any of the newer bands theyve got. i checked out dead meadows cos they were playin near me and i couldnt stand them.

Wish I could rep you for exactness again.

the offworld colonies are looking for more rocket scientists to take us into the future (and beyond).

we are looking at YOU, every-n.

(lulz)

I liked Yo La Tengo when they good in the 90s.

Cat Power leaves me cold.

Liz Phair had a great album on the label, but that's been years and years.

I like the early Pavement records, but they're over too.

Can't even get much excited about SY going over there. I think it's a pretty sure bet SY will continue to produce good music but nothing nearly as exciting as when they were in their prime.

It's over for matador, as far as I'm concerned. Or they need to really step it up somehow.

The last Yo La Tengo album I loved was really AND THEN NOTHING... from 2001. The ones after that have been so-so, but the DANELECTRO and NUCLEAR WAR EP's were good.

The new Malkmus is good. Not great. Better than the last two, but not as good as the first one.

I actually love the new Cat Power though.

Matador really needs to sign scissor shock... that's the only way to save them I'm afraid.

nice try

Dear Matador Lurker,

I insist that yr record company give me yr marketing budgets. With my new bespoke 14-carat gold eagle statuette on my wrist, I may just FINALLY be interesting, attractive and charismatic enough (I'm ALREADY funny, you twats).

I promise that once the check is cut, I will tell a few friends about Pavement.

Sincerely,


The Future Leader of MATADOR STREET TEAM: EAGLE, FloSlo

So moshe works for Matador? Dude, could you score me a vinyl copy of Exile in Guyville?

If Matador really reads this board, I'd like them to post a picture of themselves.

too funny, but who said they couldn't argue their point?

ha ha ha everyneurotic, you hater...

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for the record, and since everyone is throwing their opinions in the ring like some badge of honor--- i hate pavement, but love bardo pond.

This part is funny to me.

Matador , do repress the first Unsane lp ( NOW , or please ).