Girl Talking
On a sweltering day in July, I met up with Gregg ‘Girl Talk‘ Gillis for an Earplug interview at Bubby’s in Tribeca – “famous for their pies and homemade sodas”. Anna met up with us and took a few pictures, one of which they liked for the story – and one, which clearly did not. (Sadly, the Sakamoto interview is “on hold” – but at least we got a good couple pictures.) We sweet-talked the hostess into giving us a private corner so we could “do this in peace”. The interview will be up soon.
Here’s a link to a PA Rep Dolye speaking up in defense of him – comparing sampling to Paul McCartney lifting a Chuck Berry riff. There’s also a cool rotoscope video made by some Canadian university students. Such is the devotion.
To download the album on a pay-as-you-wish basis, check the Girl Talk site.
A few days after this interview, Gillis played All Points West. I went courtesy of Underworld, and as much as I dug them and mopey Radiohead, Friday night was all about the Girl Stage. In the crowd and on stage, it was a beach blanket mashup. I forgot my camera, so Youtube away.
