Obstacle 1 & the River Rave

MTV is pro­mot­ing the new Inter­pol video, which is a bit odd given their usual diet of the same 10 shitty clips. It’s a ter­rif­i­cally styl­ized video, much like the band and its music. Come to think of it, MTV has done a lot of little cov­er­age items on Inter­pol, so maybe some­body (Loder? Yago?) rec­og­nized their appeal.

Speak­ing of Inter­pol, Pres­ley, Albany Dan and I are head­ing to the WBCN River Rave, held this year at the Tweeter Center. We usu­ally don’t suc­cumb to such over-​hyped “mega-concerts”, but what the hell, it’s out­doors and fea­tures the likes of Inter­pol, Blur, The Donnas, and Beck.

These artists must love these con­certs – 40 min­utes sets, and you get to meet other cool people, spend a day in the sun, drink­ing, or what­ever. And they charge $75 a ticket!