John Vanderslice, Musician

Published: August 17, 2007, 9:30 am

John Vanderslice's reputation as "the nicest guy in indie rock" couldn't be more spot on. Last night we enjoyed some time with him on the roof of the Hotel Chelsea where he sang us a 'lil song. You'll be seeing video of that later, but first - get to know the man behind the reputation. He'll be at Sound Fix tonight at 7pm for a free show, and he was also kind enough to provide some As to our Qs... Tell us a little about the "blog tour" you've been doing? Well, I decided to film the record live in HD and give a video to one of our favorite music bloggers. The recording was WAY more difficult than I thought it would be but it came out very nice. We had Stereogum, Gorilla vs. Bear and Brooklyn Vegan and some other fantastic bloggers involved. We did this because: 1. it seemed like an original idea 2. it was a nice way to give something to sites we like 3. we are lazy, it seemed easier than actually touring Al the videos are right here. There are references to 9/11 in some

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