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Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar's Ode to Jack Kerouac

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Two big names in alternative music are joining forces to pay tribute to Jack Kerouac, the godfather of alternative fiction. Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and Jay Farrar of Son Volt join us to talk about and perform songs from their soundtrack for the new documentary, One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur looking at Kerouac's life post-On the Road.

One Fast Move or I'm Gone on Amazon
One Fast Move or I'm Gone web site


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  • [1] chris vila from LA October 29, 2009 - 02:33PM

    Any plans for an appearance on a late night show or two?
  • [2] paul colin from TRIBECA October 29, 2009 - 02:51PM

    Just listening to "Big Sur".

    With all due respect Jack would have hated this

    music. Too weepy and sentimental... a far cry from the hard bop riffing in "On the Road.
  • [3] Carol from Red Hook, Brooklyn October 29, 2009 - 02:55PM

    I’m sooo over these guys. Kerouac has inspired everyone. Big deal. Everything Ben Gibbard writes sounds the same. Please, give us something more creative/innovative/unique or something…..
  • [4] Jenna Kilzer from New york October 29, 2009 - 02:57PM

    I'm listening right now and actually work down the street from the NY studio, but grew up in Carmel, Ca and am so happy to hear something about Big Sur and what is one of the most beautiful, breath taking and humbling places in the world. It's nice to hear talk and songs about my home, when I'm living so far away. Thank you...
  • [5] chris vila from LA October 29, 2009 - 03:01PM

    Paul, Have you read Big Sur, the book?

    You think some happy, boppy jazz tracks make sense over Big Sur, the doc?
  • [6] Tucker from Boston October 29, 2009 - 03:18PM

    yeah, it's funny to hear people say that it needs to always be bebop jazz with anything associated with Kerouac. I mean i guess i get it - "On The Road" MUST be set to that soundtrack.

    But dude..."Big Sur" definitely needs something dark, folksie, melancholy, etc. The book goes into some dark places of the psyche. It's the "anti beat" book.

    Besides i hear that Jack actually did dig some folk, so...
  • [7] blureu October 29, 2009 - 05:02PM

    Is this archived somewhere?


  • [8] blureu October 29, 2009 - 10:09PM

    Nevermind...I see it now.
  • [9] Mike from Atlanta October 31, 2009 - 05:55PM

    This is fantastic. Jay Farrar has had a stellar year with this album and the release of American Centeral Dust. I wish he got more credit on the nationally scene, but for those of us who have been following him since his Uncle Tupelo days know just how talented this guy is.
  • [10] David from Tucson, Az November 08, 2009 - 05:15PM

    This is definately not sentimental schmaltz... this is the documentation musically of a man descending into drunken madness... as all acute alcoholics have their few moments of blinding clarity, combined with moments of utter despair, so did Jack. He was luckily for us, concious enough of it to give us a narrative of that descent. Read the book, watch the documentary, listen to the album..... then critique

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