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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
Taylor Swift believes Nashville has a music scene that stands apart from anywhere else.
The 36 year old singer moved to Nashville, Tennessee, when she was young to chase her dream of becoming a country music star. After being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on Monday (26.10.26), Taylor took the opportunity to recognise the city and the talented writers who have helped shape its music scene.
In her acceptance speech, Taylor said: "I believe you really get to master a craft by doing it again and again. That's exactly what the incredible songwriters in this wonderful town do every day."
Taylor also spoke about what makes Nashville such a special place for musicians.
The award winning singer, who ranks among the best selling music artists of all time, said: "You won't find another music community quite like this one. Trust me, I've checked them all."
Taylor also shared how being part of Nashville's songwriting scene had taught her valuable lessons about life and working with others.
She joked: "I've learned to be flexible when your co writer turns up with a hangover, or when they need to spend ages talking about their divorce before we can even get started on a song."
Taylor previously spoke about how Faith Hill and Shania Twain inspired her decision to move to Nashville.
Speaking to Time magazine, the singer said: "I couldn't get enough of watching TV biographies about Faith Hill and Shania Twain, and I realised they had both moved to Nashville to get their careers started. After that, I kept asking, pleading and begging my parents to take me there.
"When I was 11, my mum took my brother and me to Nashville during spring break, and we spent the trip driving around Music Row. She stayed in the car while I rushed into record companies one after another, giving my demo CD to the receptionists. I found it fascinating that so many major record labels were gathered along a single street, often inside little buildings and old houses.
"What really stayed with me was how welcoming people were to newcomers and complete strangers like us. We started visiting Nashville more often, and when I was 13, I received an offer for a development deal from a major record label. That was when my parents finally agreed to leave Pennsylvania and move with me."
