My Boyfriend's Dead: Buddyhead VS Deerhunter

Posted by Chip Norman on July 25, 2009 at 3:08 am

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This kid is really weird.

Full disclosure:

We shot this interview with Bradford Cox, front man of Deerhunter and Atlas Sound, the day prior to our rad interview with Brad’s buddies, The Black Lips. But that was not the first time we’ve encountered this character.

Earlier this year, Buddyhead hanged with both Brad and Deerhunter’s bassist, Josh Fauver. Given that we are not remotely “The Press,” we had zero questions worth asking, and so resorted to instigating an argument over Weezer. Shit got heated and afterward, Brad requested that we not post the interview. And we haven’t. And that’s fine, because this is one is way… better?

For anyone curious about what went on in the “lost” interview, I’ll give you the score:

Josh thinks Weezer’s fully wack, and wouldn’t stand in the same arena as a song playing from the Green album. Bradford doesn’t, and would.

Josh told us to publish the full, unedited Weezer-nuking interview. Bradford, he said “Don’t.”

Well, actually Brad made the specific request that we refrain from relaying the bits about Josh wanting to use 14-year-old, sweatshop Koreans laced with cocaine to bait Rivers Cuomo into a gas chamber. Or something to that effect. Josh goes off. But that was apparently not an image Brad wanted associated with Deerhunter. He was fine, however, with advising that meeting Mark E. Smith will ruin your love for music. (We can’t wait! Mark- it’s our turn, cousin! Fire us from The Fall!)

Brad also rightly said, “The Arcade Fire is soooooo gay” and admitted to buying a Hendrix “signature model” fuzz pedal that same day. No productive conversation took place beyond that point, because we wouldn’t shut up about Gary Glitter. We never shut up about Gary Glitter. It’s a wonder that nerds in bands keep letting us waste their time.

At any rate, our dialogue with Deerhunter has been congenial, and most likely because a) homeboy wasn’t wearing his sister’s dress when we talked to him and b) the Deerhunter guys are friendly fellows with good taste. Yep- Deerhunter is a class act. Bradford might screw with journalists and he sure talks some weird shit on stage, but that’s rock & roll, right? He’s a sweetheart, otherwise. And judging from what I’ve seen, both he and Josh are very appreciative of their goofy fans. I watched these guys respond to compliments from big, enthusiastic girls with replies like, “Oh, that’s very sweet! Thank you so much!” Complete gentlemen, right? As friendly as they are, these perverts are sure to have all sorts of nasty weird lurking in their bedroom closets. Don’t go into a Deerhunter closet.

Anyway, since I’ve just defeated the purpose of not publishing the original video, please consider all of this as hearsay and speculation…that happens to be gospel truth.

To make up for the valuable time we wasted by talking about child molesters, we met up with Bradford a while later so he could get his chance to yammer about boring bullshit and ask you- our ever-faithful readership of greasy, Dennys cooks – to buy his dorky records. But that didn’t happen.

Instead of that jive, we filmed the fruitcake licking psychedelic toads for an hour. Best night of Brad’s life. He was crawling up walls like a goddamn gecko. Shit freaked us the fuck OUT! I tried to stop the interview eight times, out of concern for everyone’s safety, but homeboy was not about to throw in that nasty towel.

Okay, we haven’t really made Deerhunter suck on drug frogs (yet).

Truth is, Brad got silly with swine flu and we exploited it shamelessly. Apparently, homie’s evolved some auto-immune defense that sets him off tripping HARD when he gets sick. (So hard in fact, that Travis is determined to snort the weirdo’s next flu like it’s his life’s work. And it might as well be: He’s a fucking DJ.)

Watch the video. And stay to the end, folks: this thing gets weird.

Afterward, listen to Deerhunter’s new EP, Rainwater Cassette Exchange, right here. It’s rad and Brad’s rad, so buy it.

And don’t forget about the new Atlas Sound album, Logos, that drops 10/20 on Kranky. The man is working hard.

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Travis Keller

Good work Chipster! Killer interview.

Hey labels of this dudes bands… SEND US PROMOS!
Mr. Feelgood (I’m The One They Call)

Wow, this Deerhunter? FREAKS! I love this kinda shit. More of it!

This dude is fucking weird. At first I was like this is weirdo from too many drugs. but I bet he’s just a weird guy already and doesn’t need drugs. Like Dan Deacon. RAD INTERVIEW CHIP NORMAN!

RAD BUDDYHEAD SITE TRAVIS!

It was good in the past but now it’s really fucking good. Not sure what went down between you and Aaron but it’s prolly for the best. You seem to be happy and writing better than I can remember… plus you’re on the cover of the LA Weekly son. Enjoy that. And the one time I met Aaron which was last year in Birmingham, all he had to say about Buddyhead were negative things. Plus he seems really deicated to his band. Which is great. Friends grow apart. Don’t take it personal… it’s neither of your faults.

Fuck everyone saying Buddyhead.com isn’t as good as you used to be. FUCK THAT! You’re all better writers than whoever was writing here in 2003. Plus I love the new and hopefully growing(?) cast of characters. Chip rules and is my favorite. Meathead is a comedian (I love him, give him a webshow please). Chris Checkman is a car wreck with the best taste in music (dont kill yourself chris). And Travis you’ve out grown your douche phase and become a really good writer. Congrats on the re-launch dudes.

I’m glad you’re back and finally updating every week. i used to send you mass hate mail. You give us freaky music fans a place to go and feel a part of. Please find out about new bands so you can tell us. Dont get lazy… I’ll donate so it’s your job, get a paypal button on here. But just turn us onto to new small band. I bought the Dios EP and it’s smashing! Thanks. I wanna father your children Chip.

Ok… off to work.
tim k.

do what your mom says. good advice.
Joe

Nothing Ever Happened is one of my favorite songs of the past few years. I didn’t know this dude was insane. He needs to eat. Nice interview.
http://www.myspace.com/unihole Towelie

Is that dope sick or robotrippin’?

I don’t know how you guys can hang in the same room with that dude for more than 5 seconds. I’d freak the fuck out.

Hey Brad, it’s nice to see the envelope of humanity being pushed.
http://twitter.com/FSUBVERSIVE Chip Norman

Thanks for the kind words, Mr. Feelgood! It’s great to be appreciated; keeps me motivated. And we’re just getting started, buddy.
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Morgan

Hows buddyhead is actually good again. rad.

I saw deerhunter play here in sydney australia twice in the last couple of months and this dude was fucking smoked on stage. crazy
Make It Funky

Amazing interview, Chip. Buddyhead is in full effect boi.
Make It Funky

SPRING HALL CONVERT.
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I saw Deerhunter open for Nine Inch Nails and they sucked balls. Fortunately, NIN made up for it.
onebigperm

Fuck this Jose and the Larry train gar(B)age bite band.

I tried to share it with the Andy Gump port-a-shittier. Even it rejected this crap.

I didn”t even waste my life with yer interview. Your pussy move to not show the fuck weezer interview relays to me what corporate ass lickers you really are. What happened? Your Topspin sugardaddies thought it wouldn”t be a positive vibe to help this gerbil induced constipated shit of a website flow?

At least the queerhunter guy was licking the toads back. Your were obviously licking his balls.

This band SUCKS
E-brah

I remember Bradford Cox telling me once that he sticks with digital effects cause they’re cheap. So much for that one. I also remember him telling me how he hated the music industry too. This was all of course, a month or so before his rocket to STARDOM. In any case…cool band. Any band that has a bunch of Tennessee-folk stalking them after shows to gay bash them has to be doing something right. Also any dude that out-Billy Corgan’s Billy Corgan on the Faux-Pumpkins tour has to be doing something…right?
http://www.cuteoverload.com get over yourself

Chip Norman > Chris Checkman
dog fucker

i feel i should point out that bradford is not an anorexic or ‘needs to eat’ he actually has marfans syndrome. so yeah. what the hell am i doing here?
Rod

give that dude a cheeseburger
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bonus egg

This music kinda, halfway blows.
M.Teardrop

Deerhunter sucks and Bradford Cox looks like The Sherminator.
john

i saw deerhunter open up for battles in baltimore a couple years ago, and the singer asked the crowd, “any requests.” some dude yelled out, “eat something!” shit was hilarious, and it was the best part about deerhunter’s set.
http://no.com jack

this guy needs his own reality show. GOLD!
http://myspace.com/weareconvertible jf whiteside

aaron left buddyhead? shows where i’ve been. last time i hung out with him was backstage at the oakland arena when he was playing in NIN. i was doing an interview with autolux and homeboy had a slice of cake in his hand or some shit… he needs to go back to buddyhead because Jubilee just isn’t cutting it. i mean he’s a nice cat from what i know. he needs to put down the adderall and start making some good jams again. fuck, go back to the icky line. as a matter of fact get don devore and the captain back in there too (and tell joe to stop impersonating gary oldman circa “the professional”)…
waka waka

this dickhead(literally his head looks like a penis), couldn’t write a song or act cool, or get laid if his life depended on it. much like the readers of this website? including me?
nik

DAN DEACON IS NOT WEIRD HES LAME AND FAT AND OLD AND FUCKING SUCKS! STOP LISTENING TO STUPID SHIT YOU IDIOTS.

love nik
http://www.myspace.com/nosuchpage hang on sloopy

went to high school with Brad. He was always…well, Brad. Good wholesome kids…not so weird really.

mundane maybe, and god, Deerhunter sucks live.
http://www.myspace.com/nosuchpage hang on sloopy

went to high school with Brad. He was always…well, Brad. Good wholesome kids…not so weird really.

mundane maybe, and god, Deerhunter sucks live.
http://[email protected] Van Gogh’s Ear

I didn’t know Stephen Hawking was in a rock band! Too bad the music sucks he should stick to being a prick
http://no Broom

i didn’t know you take dick. too bad you’re a fucktard you should stick to playing guitar hero.
http://no Broom

long live deerhunter. fucking brad is taking a “long break” though. screw that.
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