DUSTED MAGAZINE

Dusted Features

All Tomorrow's Parties - The Shins

today features
reviews charts
labels writers
info donate

Search by Artist



Sign up here to receive weekly updates from Dusted


email address

Recent Reviews

Dusted Features





All Tomorrow's Parties - The Shins


back to ATP festival index

We talked to James Mercer, Shins leader.

Sam Hunt: Have you gotten to talk to Matt Groening at all?

James Mercer: No, I haven’t. Our tour manager talked to him, and apparently Matt was really excited to have us on board.

Sam Frank: We talked to him, and he said he wasn’t.

JM: Yeah, or he acted like he was. We’re huge Simpsons fans.

Ben Tausig: What did you think of Futurama?

JM: I like Futurama. It’s gotten a lot better. I enjoy it.

SF: Is it still on?

BT: No.

SF: So, does every band that plays the festival get to be on the Simpsons at some point?

JM: Man, I hope so. I hope to God the Shins can be on the Simpsons. Actually, I think that would be the end-all of being in a band.

SF: How would you arrange the theme song?

JM: Is that what we would have to do? [Sings] Bwaugh-bwaugh-bwaugh-bwaugh-bwaugh…bauw-bauw-bauw-bauw.

BT: how do you feel about being potential future labelmates with Wolf Eyes?

JM: How’s that, how do you mean? Are they going to sign to Sub Pop? God bless them.

< ATP index | Deerhoof >


By Dusted Magazine

Read More

View all articles by Dusted Magazine

©2002-2011 Dusted Magazine. All Rights Reserved.