What inspired Shellac to curate All Tomorrows Parties?
We were invited to play in 2000 (Mogwai curated ATP) and we were all immediately impressed with the unique nature of the festival. We had been apart of the European festival experience previously and we decided that we weren’t going to bother with them any more because they were a pain in the ass! They are no fun for the patrons and no fun for the band. It’s an unflattering and uncomfortable environment to see music in. So it actually took a lot of convincing on behalf of the foundation and Barry Hogan (key festival organiser) to convince us to play. When we did it really did change our perspective on how a festival can be. The conventional festival is conducted in a way that tries to maximise the profits for the festival organisers. You know, they throw a slate of bands up without much concern for whether they are appropriate for them to play together or whether anyone wants to see them. There seems to be very little interest in the comfort of the patrons. You’ve made no secret in the
