Over the course of a quarter of a century, Wedding Present and Cinerama auteur David Gedge has consistently documented the intricacies of interpersonal communication, mostly of the romantic kind. While currently writing new tunes in his tradition of celebrating romantic bliss and bemoaning lost love, Gedge is also revisiting some old flames. His label, Scopitones, last week released Live 1988, a double album of concert recordings from—you guessed it—1988, the second in a series of LPs collecting live cassettes that were sold at gigs and through their fanzine in the late ’80s. The band is also playing Bizarro, arguably the best Wedding Present effort, in its entirety during a tour that kicked off April 1 in San Diego. Gedge will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him and our 2005 career overview of the Wedding Present.
Gedge: I enjoy playing board games, but I also find them annoying. I always feel that they could be better, and I end up changing the rules to make them more realistic or more playable. I’ve also made up my own games over the years. I’ve been playing a football (soccer to you!) game with my brother since 1973. It’s almost like a historical artifact now. We often have to refer back to rule changes that were instigated in 1985 or something. At Christmas, we sneak off to a quiet room to roll dice. We enter our own little world, really. Occasionally, family members will come up and stare at us, bemused, for a few minutes—then leave again, bored.
Video after the jump.
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that looks awesome!