Silver Jews leader/badass David Berman posted this on his blog on Friday, and it may be the best thing I've ever read. Apparently Stephen Malkmus toyed around with the idea of calling his new album L.A. Guns, like the 80s hair metal band. What followed was a long discussion between record executives and lawyers that created such a headache Malkmus decided instead to go with the less awesome Mirror Traffic. The best line is from Berman to Malkmus, re hair metal bands:
These headbangers are angry and vindictive.
They've been looking for revenge since '92
and let's face it--
you weren't far from the scene of the crime.
You can listen to Mirror Traffic over at NPR.
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