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Barry Burns: Shite! It's been a cornucopia of technical difficulties with our equipment. Also, my dad died in a horrific train wreck.That sucks.
That last bit was a joke.I got that. Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will, is that some sort of a memento mori thing?
No. The title is just something a Scottish teenager said to a shopkeeper after being refused alcohol for being underage. But what the album is about is a secret.Oh come on.
It's a lazy answer but also a true one. We can't be giving away such tricks to the likes of you.I see… Are you working on any more film music? The Zidane soundtrack was epic.
No, no one asks us. I wish they would because I am £500 short of bail money for the hookers I killed in America.Was that an attempt to make up for the fact that your band name means "a rare being that is furry, cute, and very curious"?
It's also Chinese for "devil" or "ghost" or "demon."Right. Did you like Gremlins?
Yeah, it was a Christmas favorite. I was actually frightened of them.Me too, but I think I was younger than you when it came out, AND I'm a girl. Anyway, what about Blur annoyed you so much that you printed those "Blur Are Shite" t-shirts?
Good looks and musical ability, for starters.Did you sell a lot of t-shirts? I heard Pavement ordered some too.
We did. I didn't know about the Pavement order, sweet.I read it somewhere, who knows. Anyway, how did Blur react to it all?
I heard Damon tried to get a t-shirt but was refused. It's all in the past now, but we had to take an Aer Lingus flight with them last year at festival time. Awwwwwkward…
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No, I am pretty sure we are at a high point in music for all genres.Right. What can you tell us about "Rano Pano"?
It sounds like a lot of Muppets singing. I like it.Sounds more like a bunch of noisy guitars to me, but you wrote it so I'll give you this one. What does Rano Pano mean?
I would rather not say.Haha. What about the "George Square Thatcher Death Party" song then?
Well, it's no secret that Scotland will celebrate when Maggie dies and George square is in the center of Glasgow.Now that makes sense. What's next for you guys?
Loads of touring forever and ever. Maybe something exciting will come up too. If we are lucky.[audio: http://www.viceland.se/RanoPano.mp3]
"Rano Pano"Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will will be out in Europe on February 14 and in the US on February 15.
