![]() ![]() "100%" from 1992's Dirty has four commentaries, one by the band, one by director Tamra Davis, one by musician and friend Mike Watt, who has a cameo in the video, and one by actor Jason Lee, who made his onscreen debut in the video, having been hired as a skateboarder. The videos take up an hour and three-quarters, but that's only the beginning of the material, since nearly all of the videos also have commentaries, usually by the band, along with others by the directors and in some cases the actors. ![]() The remaining 12 videos in the main part of the DVD include selections from all of the group's subsequent albums up through 2002's Murray Street, plus "Superstar" from the Carpenters tribute album If I Were a Carpenter. In fact, the disc begins with the entire Goo video, previously released on VHS, music videos of all 11 songs from the 1990 album. Despite the nasal swabbing, mask wearing and obsessive hand washing, the whole endeavor has given us a much-needed sense of normalcy.In one of the many commentaries included in the Sonic Youth DVD Corporate Ghost: The Videos - 1990-2002, group member Thurston Moore notes that he is becoming more interested in videos than in music, a fair statement given the band's previous efforts, many of which are included here. It has been a logistical challenge pulling this off while carefully observing restrictions and protocols. We wanted to play a proper show with our band - the one we had spent so much time preparing in January. We wanted to do more than an acoustic set from home. “Once live music was effectively canceled, Patrick and I started working on a way to make it up to ourselves, our band, and to you. “This announcement has been a long time coming,” says Moore. Tickets for “live: in the void” are on sale now via. Meanwhile, “live: in the void” will feature direction by Tennis’ longtime visual collaborator Luca Venter, and find the duo joined on stage by their band for the first time since quarantine began. This song is really just me carrying a torch for her.” I feel a strong pull toward women whose creative contributions were cut short by their untimely deaths - Laura Nyro, Judee Sill, Trish Keenan, and of course Karen Carpenter. The result is something that doesn’t really sound like Tennis or the Carpenters, which we really liked. This led us to take a lot of liberties, including writing a bridge that doesn’t exist in the original. Our goal with ‘Superstar’ was to re-cast her voice in the context of a different band in a different era. “Her voice is so distinctive, I can always imagine her interpretation of a song regardless of genre. “Karen Carpenter is a major influence on my writing,” says Moore. It follows this past February’s remarkable fifth studio album Swimmer, and sets a tone for Tennis’ “live: in the void” livestream performance this Saturday (October 17). Tennis’ “Superstar” takes its cue from The Carpenters’ version, much like the beloved Sonic Youth cover from ’94, and was produced by the duo’s Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore in their hometown of Denver. So when we came across Tennis‘ new interpretation of Delaney & Bonnie’s classic single “Superstar,” made famous by The Carpenters in the early-’70s, it seemed like a perfect match. Some covers are more obvious than others, and some just feel like destiny. ![]()
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