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Modest Mouse are selling vintage music gear on Reverb, including Moog synthesisers, a Korg drum machine, a Soursound Audio Custom Amp head, and old Soviet-era equipment.
In a video posted on Reverb’s YouTube channel, frontman Issac Brock admits that he has a habit of stocking up on maybe too much gear, which often gets unused, and now he’s getting rid of over 500 pieces from his massive collection.
The shop launches on September 5, and its description online says that some of this gear has been around the world with Modest Mouse – which now “they’re passing on” to their fans.
Speaking about how he managed to build up such a big collection, Brock said: “I would go down to the music store, and I would just buy anything that looked interesting to me.
“I could just take it back or resell it, but then I wouldn’t do that—I would be like, eh—you’ll have a purpose someday. I’d kind of panic that if I didn’t have a whole bunch of new gadgets and tools to work with, I was gonna make the same songs.”
In the video, Brock said: “A large part of why I decided to clear out some stuff that I even like is because I have option fatigue. If I get interest in something, I get way too interested for a short amount of time. So I ended up buying every shitty drum machine I could possibly find.”
The Modest Mouse Reverb store will feature a Moog Mother-32 and Arp Odyssey, several Fender amplifiers, rare pedals such as the Electro-Harmonix Rhythm-12 and an original MIJ Boss Chorus Ensemble, along with a 50-watt Soursound Audio Custom Amp head, complete with a road case.
Additionally, Modest Mouse is also unpacking three gold Telefunken M80 microphones from various of the band’s tours, Soviet-era items such as a Polivoks Polyvox and two Lell UDS Soviet Analog Drum Synthesizers, Modest Mouse merchandise, stadium seats from a 1956 Elvis concert, and a Moog Voyager XL, which Brock describes in the video as “too nice for me.”
Last month, Modest Mouse announced details of a US tour, celebrating the 20th anniversary of ‘Good News For People Who Love Bad News’.
It comes following the band marking the milestone anniversary earlier this year, when they shared a reissue consisting of an expanded edition of the LP – it features eight additional remixes from the likes of MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden (‘The View’), Jacknife Lee (‘Bury Me With It’), Dan the Automator (‘Float On’), and Justin Raisen (‘The Good Times Are Killing Me’).
Running between the end of October and the entirety of November, the Modest Mouse 2024 tour will kick off with an opening night at The Republik in Honolulu on October 28. Any remaining tickets for the US dates can be found here.
OCTOBER
28 – Honolulu, HI @ The Republik
30 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater
NOVEMBER
1 – Portland, OR @ Rev Hall
2 – Portland, OR @ Rev Hall
3 – Portland, OR @ Rev Hall
5 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
6 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
7 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
8 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
9 – San Diego, CA @ The Sound
11 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
12 – Omaha, NE @ Steelhouse Omaha
13 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater
14 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
11/16 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
17 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
19 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
20 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
21 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
Gary Glitter entered not guilty pleas on Wednesday to eight allegations involving sexual offences from decades ago.
The Rock and Roll performer, whose legal name is Paul Gadd, joined proceedings at London's Southwark Crown Court by video from prison and denied every allegation.
The charges include four allegations of indecent assault, two of indecency involving a child and two of sexual intercourse with a girl younger than 13.
BBC News reported that the 82 year old declared he was "absolutely not guilty" when answering two allegations before responding "not guilty" to the other six.
Judge Tony Baumgartner set the case to begin on 22 November 2027, with proceedings anticipated to continue for approximately three weeks.
Each allegation concerns the same person and relates to events said to have occurred at Gadd's residence in London's Kensington area from 12 March 1978 through 31 December 1981. She was reportedly between eight and 11 years old during that period.
The Crown Prosecution Service, also known as the CPS, confirmed the charges involving the former glam rock musician in July.
The claims were initially brought to the Metropolitan Police in January 2025. Gadd later faced questioning connected to the investigation in July of the same year.
The I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am) vocalist, who became widely known during the 1970s, remained in custody following the court appearance.
