?uestlove's got a problem with Jarvis? Since when? They both seem like such lovely guys... Didn't even know they were on each others radar unless ?'s a huge MJ fan?
?uestlove's got a problem with Jarvis? Since when? They both seem like such lovely guys... Didn't even know they were on each others radar unless ?'s a huge MJ fan?
Reunited bands with nothing new to promote play Fallon occasionally. DC band Jawbox did it a few years ago, I think just because they reissued one of their old albums.
seems like an unlikely (or wrong) place to make any announcement. They do need to sell out the rest of Tuesdays show, as there are so many tickets left.
seems like an unlikely (or wrong) place to make any announcement. They do need to sell out the rest of Tuesdays show, as there are so many tickets left.
Could be that but there could something else as it's an honour to be on a late show really. I doubt NBC would just agree to have Pulp because they have tickets left to sell. Or Fallon is a fan, which is also highly likely.
seems like an unlikely (or wrong) place to make any announcement. They do need to sell out the rest of Tuesdays show, as there are so many tickets left.
I thought all the tickets for the American shows were snapped up pronto.
I think it's partially to promote the U.S. shows (particularly the NY ones; the Tues show isn't quite sold out yet, right?). But also, I think the U.S. shows have been selling briskly enough that there is a coolness factor coming into play, making the band something of a late-night get. Also, of all the late-night talk shows in the U.S., Fallon tends to get the best musical guests. I think partially because he's a music fan, but also I think he has the right demographic of viewers (people in their 20s and 30s).
Just got back from the taping. They played "Common People" for the show (with an Asian violinist who looked familiar but I couldn't place her), then "Like a Friend" for the website. They sounded great. I was surprised by "Like a Friend", but I guess those of you saying people know the song here might have been correct. The people in the "band benches" (fans who stand behind the band while they play) didn't seem like they were familiar with the song though.
I actually know who the violinist is. Her name is Jean Cook. She's played with American indie acts like Ida and Jenny Toomey. She's also in one of Jon Langford's (from the Mekons) side projects, which is my best guess as to how Pulp may have connected with her. Pretty sure she's also done jazz, classical, and experimental stuff.
I know her from her work mainly as a singer for a great, rather underrated band from Washington, DC, called Beauty Pill. I wrote an article after watching them record an album in an art gallery.