In that Rhubarb blog he says:

"It was the Jarvis of Deep Fried In Kelvin and Inside Susan honed down to a white hot razor of indignation and exasperation. The music was heavy, emotionally heavy. Most of their work had light and dark, moments of wit and sarcasm amongst the dissections of ordinary peoples lives, yet The Sisters EP was what I wanted; for them to push that darker side even further with no submissions, no backing out, no joke at the end to lighten the mood. That it was wrapped in a perfect pop package made it all the better. Genius."

Not sure if I've been listening to a different Sisters EP... I agree with him that its great but it does have humour and it's not all that heavy (especially if you listen to it after Masters...)

the fact it's not coming out till feb means there's an embargo... i know it sounds wanky but so much stuff comes through to me and my colleagues saying ' embargoed till whenever etc'

most of the stuff that comes to me and my colleagues is shit, obviously..

anyway, he's got an interview on the promise of him not printing anything. i know it's a fanzine and it's not like anyone will stop advertising with the 'company' for printing early but as he's a fan he's clearly promised (or is he a she, i can't remember)

this bleathering post is trying to say.... big news to come i think

but i've been out on a department lunch so guess what i'm not sober. so feel free to ignore me

I dunno...reading the article it looked like he was willing to do the fanzine interview even before the reunion but the band's embargo on press meant he couldn't go through with it.
Russell has in the past taken a keen interest in fanzine culture, both in and before his Pulp days, so it would make sense if he only wants to give an interview to something low-key and non PR but full of passion. In other words it doesn't necessarily have to tie-in with Pulp-related news. But we'll see I suppose. Just don't want to get my hopes up for nowt.

Holden wrote:

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Wow, what's with all the Russell hate? 

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There is none.

I think most people on here love him, just some more than others.

The kazoo is probably on another album of bird sounds he's done for the National Trust or summat.

I dont think anyone hate Russell. I love the guy and his stage presence.



So i did my Sherlock a little: here's what i found
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http://www.myspace.com/yorkshiremusiccollective/blog/527097115

YMC: How often will it be coming out?

The aim is every three months, one for each season of the year. This is something we know we can manage without flogging ourselves to death trying to keep up with the workload. We'd like to go for it more often, but we would need more contributors onboard I think to make this viable (so if you want to write for us, drop us a line!)

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If their last issue was in the fall (september / october) then it makes sense the next one is in february. Slightly less good news then. But the fact the Russell pushed back the interview for almost a year is weird. It could also fall in the category of the "no interview" strategy. They seem to post inteviews from their fanzine online too.

Theories:
- Pulp will be no more after their gigs next year, and Russell explains why
- Russell explains why he took part in the 2011 gigs and didnt go on with the reunion in 2012 (why is he not at the private gig)
- Russell talks about the reunion and future plans (album... etc)

I'd say there's still strong hope though:
- private gig,
- rumored tour next spring,
- Fire releases pushed back in february with 2 albums added though it was written few weeks ago on their website the releases of Freaks and Separations would be delayed in mid-late 2012 (Band request to make room for a new pulp record ?)
- girl talking about Jarvis recording...

too many "news" for a band that's only planning a couple of gigs i'd say.

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Do you really think that if they were just doing a few gigs in the spring that they would be in the US? Want it so much, but I am extremely doubtful :(

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Well that's what is weird for me since the beginning. As i previously said, it cost too much to hire a full crew just for two gigs... in the US nonetheless, which is not really where their fan base is.

I had a contact with Jarvis solo label here i'll try and know though i doubt they'll tell me anything.

andy wrote:

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I dont think anyone hate Russell. I love the guy and his stage presence.



So i did my Sherlock a little: here's what i found
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http://www.myspace.com/yorkshiremusiccollective/blog/527097115

YMC: How often will it be coming out?

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 sorry!  when i think fanzines i think of all the ones that would grace your record shop counter in the 80s and 90s, all black and white photocopies and bad desk top publishing haha, this one must be more sophisticated!

 

Pulp isnt on the rumored Coachella line up by the way

http://underthegunreview.net/2011/11/29/rumored-leaked-lineup-for-coachella-2012/

andy wrote:

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Pulp isnt on the rumored Coachella line up by the way

http://underthegunreview.net/2011/11/29/rumored-leaked-lineup-for-coachella-2012/

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Hahahaha, oh man. Good thing that's just the laziest of journalism and not an actual scoop. Every year, fans make their own wishlist/prediction lineup posters and post them to the official board. Here are some that were out months ago:

http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/07/and-we-now-have-our-first-coachella-2012-fake-posters/

What makes this one so prevalent is someone actually tried to make his especially poorly made poster (wrong font, many serious billing issues, several acts have other announced gigs during these days such as the naked and famous who are listed as playing twice) a hoax instead of a silly diversion by emailing it to a few dodgy gossip sites claiming to be an insider until someone ran with it. In 2009, a week before the actual lineup, someone posted a random list of acts to the messageboard and Ryan Seacrest ran with it as a leak.

Good question. In 2007, Jarvis Cocker played and was the 5th highest billed artist of the day, even higher than Sonic Youth and DJ Shadow, and there was 50 minutes of downtime scheduled on the main stage while he played the second. Had a big crowd, too. But the last two times the fest seemed to have a demographic shift, with a larger proportion of 12-18 year olds that only bought tickets (or sneaked in) for the trendy, indistinguishable synthpop acts and the cheesy, overblown DJ's.

Radiohead is a lock, and I imagine someone special will be playing before them, so it can at least come close to matching the craziness of having the Pixies play before them back in 2004.

-- Edited by Bort on Wednesday 14th of December 2011 08:05:58 PM

Nice to see Mark in a sensible jumper there. His Mum would be proud.