Pavement 80s Mugs
Description: Tribute to Pavement, American indie rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. Initially conceived as a recording project, the band at first avoided press or live performances, while attracting considerable underground attention with their early releases. Gradually evolving into a more polished band, Pavement recorded 5 albums and 9 EPs over the course of their decade-long career.
Description: Bend Sinister was the third and last Fall album to be produced by John Leckie. When recording began, the band was without a drummer, as Karl Burns was fired shortly before sessions began. Ex-member Paul Hanley stepped in at first before permanent replacement Simon Wolstencroft was found. However, Leckie and Mark E. Smith argued during the recording, with Smith complaining that "he'd always swamp everything, y'know, put the psychedelic sounds over it". Leckie, for his part, drew the line at Smith's insistence that some tracks be mastered from a standard audio cassette that Smith had been carrying around and listening to on a Walkman.
Description: Tribute to R.E.M., American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980. One of the first alternative rock bands, R.E.M. was noted for Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style, distinctive vocal quality, unique stage presence. In the early 1990s, other alternative rock acts such as Nirvana and Pavement viewed R.E.M. as a pioneer of the genre.
