Update: That chat is now over. Thank you to Jim for spending a Tuesday evening with us. We wish him the best of luck in all his endeavors.
Here, in this thread, at approximately 7 p.m. EST, Jim Ward of Sleepercar (and Sparta and formerly At the Drive-In) will be chatting with AP.net users. Come in, say hi and chat it up about the band's new album, West Texas, which officially hits stores today.
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Jim, you're my favorite active musician/vocalist at the moment. I love everything you did with ATDI, love everything you've done with Sparta (Threes is incredible), I loved Quiet, and I currently love Sleepercar. Thanks for being such a huge influence on my musical taste and for being someone who does music for the love of it. Thank you also for using your position to try to make change and not remain static, especially in the political realm. And, also, thank you for this performance...best live performance I've ever seen on Youtube.
Glad to have you here, any chance we will hear some new Sparta material soon? Threes was definitely one of my favorite albums from '06, looking forward to hearing new stuff.
Glad to have you here, any chance we will hear some new Sparta material soon? Threes was definitely one of my favorite albums from 06', looking forward to hearing new stuff.
i am definitely working on sleepercar for now, i don't know when sparta will make some noise, but we will keep everyone posted- thanks for the nice words though
uumm okay so can I be the first to ask a question?
Jim - I worked on the ATDI Reissues and Anthology when I was the publicist (among other things) at Fearless Records. I also caught you at SXSW this year. Great set.
My question - right before the set at SXSW the girl running sound was playing ATDI unbeknown to her that it was your former band. I know that you bristled at the situation, understandably. Do you feel internally conflicted about shunning a project that really put you in a great position to explore your other musical ventures? Is it kind of like talking about an ex-girlfriend - just something you don't feel like talking about anymore?
Hey Jim, I am a huge fan. I was wondering what the deal was with those black single pickup Gibson SG Standards that I have seen in videos of you and Paul playing. Did you and Paul customize those your selves, or did Gibson make them for you. I have also noticed that you took out the neck pick up in a Fender 72 tele deluxe. Is the sound of just the bridge pickup your ideal guitar sound?
dude i have a question. how did you choose who else should participate in sleepercar?
i have a little gang of guys i hang out with and play music with here and there- that is where they come in- except maura davis, i just love her voice so i begged her to sing
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