This morning, I was blessed with the opportunity to interview Dick Cheney for my college paper on "Famous Black Vice-Presidents." But before I made my phone-in interview with Dick "Darth Vader" Cheney, I received fantastic news from the implanted TMT Newsfeed© in my ear:
TEENAGE JESUS & THE JERKS HAVE REUNITED FOR TWO SHOWS AT THE KNITTING FACTORY IN NYC ON JUNE 13.
Still ecstatic from the feed, I decided to ask Cheney what he thought about the news. Here's what he said:
Emceegreg: Did you hear about Teenage Jesus & the Jerks reuniting?Dick Cheney: Yes, I have. On the No Wave front, I think there's a general consensus that TJ & J have always made major progress. But they're not really a major success, since I've had nothing to do with
them.Emceegreg: Two-thirds of Americans say the reunion is fucking awesome news.
Cheney: So?
Emceegreg: So? You don't care what people think?
Cheney: No. If it's not good ol' music like "One" by U2, then frankly I don't give a shit.
What an asshole, huh?
On the bright side, this marks their first appearance in over 20 years since the band last took the stage. Joining Lydia Lunch on stage will be Jim Sclavunos of The Bad Seeds and apparently a "lost member" on bass. The shows will coincide with Abrams Image's release of No Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New York. 1976-1980 on June 1, which is the Thurston Moore/Byron Coley book about the No Wave scene Teenage Jesus & the Jerks helped create. Also, Atavistic plans on releasing the band's complete catalog in June. So? So there, Dick!
