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Oct 1, 2024 21 min

Ep. #910: The Hard Quartet

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EVERY OTHER KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MONTHLY $6 USD PATREON SUPPORTERS. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks! Stephen Malkmus and Matt Sweeney discuss their band the Hard Quartet and its new, self-titled debut LP, living in places like Chicago and New York City, the memorial weekend event for Steve Albini that Matt and I attended in Illinois this past July and playing complicated games of dice, the friendship that Stephen and Matt shared with the late David Berman and fresh perspectives on the time Berman, Stephen, and Bob Nastanovich infamously heckled Nirvana, how the Hard Quartet all became friends and eventually started this band where all the guitarists take turns playing bass, the stories behind some of the songs and sounds by the Hard Quartet, the Edmonton Oilers and Neil Young’s iconic father, the late hockey writer, Scott Young, Matt’s amazing video series Guitar Moves, what’s next for the Hard Quartet, other future plans, and much more. Support vish on Patreon! Follow vish online. Related episodes/links: Ep. #890: Man Man Ep. #869: Steve Albini Ep. #677: Pavement Ep. #591: Matt Sweeney Ep. #492: I Remember Me and David Berman Ep. #481: David Berman Ep. #392: Stephen Malkmus Ep. #373: Pavement’s Bob Nastanovich and Steve West Ep. #165: Bob Nastanovich of Silver Jews Ep. #74: Stephen Malkmus Ep. #38: Krist Novoselic

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