Pavement

I've been in a bit of a hole the last week or so, hence the lack of posts. I went to see Pavement last night though, which cheered me up. They're playing a four night residency at Brixton Academy, which surprised me when I heard, as I hadn't realised they were that 'big.' It was a funny experience. After years of small gigs around East London, populated by hostile, youthful hipster types, it was refreshing to stand amongst a crowd of older, casually dressed, earnest fans. Outside of Malkmus, the band all looked a bit old and out of synch with each other, and there were a lot of 'reunion smiles,' but it was still great to hear and see them. For his part, Malkmus looked - remarkably - just as stick thin and indie-boyish as he did sixteen years ago. Will says that it's all about not moving too much, when you get to that age. I'll remember that one.