BBC Introducing at SXSW 2008: MGMT Interview

[JosueAndrewDiaz]

The Interviewer is like

"The fuck?

3:37

[255maggie]

@explodingmoons what article? i can't find anything...

[Musicfan5ft8]

Wait, do BBC go to SXSW every year? Were they there this year? Hope they do, it would be great for it to get more.... coverage or attention or whatever in the UK.

[MissTaylorLondon]

I love all the random board games behind Ben.

[Xxnicoroxxx]

@blurock29: ur funny :)

[Xxnicoroxxx]

"you cant call me a hater that's offensive"

[blurock29]

why does ben always look at andrew

[holdtillred718]

@blurock29 because he's listening to what he's saying...

[blurock29]

fuck you.

[princessof2000]

hahah there was tension between andrew and ben at the end,,,,,"that's offensive" he's kinda not joking,,,,,,and the interviewer was so awkward it's was like when you have an argument with your parents with your friend standing right there

[IndieRokker10]

oh ben hes like what did I just say??? haha 3:27 - 3:29

[codern]

finally, a good band in this era of generic shit music!

[333speckles]

@codern you know i don't listen to ALOT of new music by any means but there are some pretty talented artists right now that just aren't making it into the mainstream. Take Austin for example musicians can't really make it down here because while we Love music in Austin there is so much talent that people can't compete. so i wouldn't say this is an era of shit music

[333speckles]

@codern you know i don't listen to ALOT of new music by any means but there are some pretty talented artists right now that just aren't making it into the mainstream. Take Austin for example musicians can't really make it down here because while we Love music in Austin there is so much talent that people can't compete.

[missannie111]

why is ben wearing a ring on his ring finger?

[caroline1697]

@missannie111 i don't know, but one time andrew said that ben's ring finger is permanently bent or curved or something so maybe that's why.

[explodingmoons]

@caroline1697 why? i want to hear about that. is there an actual video or audio clip?

[explodingmoons]

@caroline1697 nvm. just found an article

[blahhappyboo]

the way she shoves the microphone in their faces is so awkward.

[dragonsdragonsrule]

i agree with ben. i really don't like modern music right now!

[Retrodesperado]

Andrew looks dead in this interview haha.

[jcsmar]

Was andrew actually offended or was he just joking?

[weysst]

@jcsmar I think he was actually offended. I didn't detect any hints of sarcasm in his voice, and with the hand over the heart and everything, yeah, I think he was offended. Plus, if you watch Ben's face while Andrew is talking you can tell that Ben can tell that Andrew is being serious... if that made any sense. =P

[FrostLagoon]

@jcsmar I'm pretty sure he was just joking.

[Musicasaurus]

I always find myself laughing during their interviews :D

[tashlosung]

hahahaha this interview gets so awkward towards the end haha i love it.

[xo1petewentz]

2:34 is that blonde hair underneath of andrews hair or am i mistaken?

[heroeschix007]

i think that it IS blonde hair...

[mamacusa15]

I think so man

[dreadbet]

fuckin great leather boots

[EMPOWERDARFUR]

hey man dont forget about animal rights, dont wear leather.

[ArcticGirli]

(puts hand on chest)

''You cant call me a hater...thats offensive."

too funny XD

[MegaZaza27]

@ArcticGirli THAT WAS SOOOO CUTE

[SeKsUpReMe]

sxsw is the best

[aaahahahahahahahahah]

Andrew IS a hater! Everywhere he goes he says how much he hates Bono! there are many interviews to prove it..

[SeKsUpReMe]

haha fail

[synthtron2000]

but Bono is a fag, Andrew is perfectly justified in his hatred.

[mamacusa15]

yeah but he's not hating on U2 he's hating on Bono because of the things he's said. Andrew doesn't even say hateful things about Bono he just says he hates him.

If you say you hate Bush are you a hater? No you just don't like him... for obvious reasons.

[daverolo87]

yeah...bono is a soldout DIVA...lol... pretty much all the NY underground scene hates him too!!! even southpark!!!

[princessof2000]

@daverolo87 agreed he tries to be this down to earth doesnt care about money and fame type of person but he totally sold out,,,,,it's like kk fiine go do that bono,,,,your sunglasses alone could probably feed a small village in africa

[UrbanstyleX]

andrew .."i'm not a hater..i would never classified myself as a hater"

[laurasincollege]

FUCK YEAH TEXAS REPRESENT lol

[SeKsUpReMe]

fo sho nig

[friendofdarkness80]

don't you think it's ironic they're complaining about how they hate shortening names when their own band name is short of management?? MGMT! haha maybe it's because of that

ANYWAY, mgmt is awesome!! BEST EVER!!

love them, especially when andrew is like discussing wih Ben that he is not a hater, ignoring the inteviewer completely "Don't call me a hater ,dude!" and she's like..." oh..That's lovely!!"

[ArittakeNoAiDe]

it's true, everyone does call it south by when they talk about it.

[olivia720]

ben looks so hot here.

[themad107]

' I have the cub scout.' That's funny.'

Also Andrew saying he's not a hater. The over dramatic hand on the heart just did it :D. Could have been unintentional but still amusing.

I reckon they hate on thoes bands because thoes artists are not true artists and half of them are so over manufactured the end product is like pure plastic *shudder*

[anniea3sthetic]

It's actually I Was A Cub Scout, they're a good alt. band from the UK.

[themad107]

I know that! I am from England! I was quoting from the interview...

[spammuel]

it about god damn time this is coming back, i'm so sick of this hip hop bull shit.

[olivia720]

They didn't shoot Andrew's face once, wth??

[fragilefingers]

what does andrew mean when he says they play their worst shows for industrial crowds? What is an industrial crowd?

[abykova]

i think he says "industry-crowd". people working in music-industry and maybe journalists as well. as opposed to fans.

[JFhearts]

haha in the KCRW Session, Andrew said, "it was fun opening for R-head," and they all started laughing. funny that they mentioned the thing about shortening names.

[GreySparkles]

i bet their both not haters and u can tell ben prob hates that other reatrd bands r on the radio while andrew is a secret hater agaginst the same stuff, only becase they have such great style and taste and the radio does bnot

[hiphopopotamus123]

what's the deal with MGMT and vampire weekend. this is like the second interview where they have ragged on them, but I don't know the backstory. can someone please explain?

[Wher3Wuzi]

smoke some hay

[musicoverair]

I don't blame Andrew for being bothered by people shortening the names of things. We share a similar annoyance, there. How hard is it to say that extra letter or word??? And he's right about a few other things, too, like the fact that Sheryl Crow sucks, and why does Bono always have to wear those glasses? It bugs me too! Despite the fact that he is most definitely a Democrat, I'll bet he would agree to hating Bruce Springstein, not his politics, just his music (and John Melloncamp, as well.)

[McNutterbutter]

haha andrew's not a hater until it comes to vampire weekend. vampire weekend's crap anyways. go mgmt!

[tahlalalia]

what is the whole thing between them and vampire weekend anyways?

[McNutterbutter]

in an interview one time andrew was asked "who deserves bad karma?" and he said "vampire weekend." then later during a show he held up a sheet that said that. it's debatable whether the whole thing was a joke or not. i really dunno. i just don't like vampire weekend though

[lasfinisimas]

Maybe he said that Vampire Weekend deserves bad karma bacause they sort of had a previous story that remains unknown for the rest of us! He's not saying he hate them though

[GreySparkles]

vampire weekend only is trendy because of its name and thats it yeah they suk too

[oldskoolna]

what a crap interviewer

[lancsno1]

its funny how they talk about hating hearing bands always on radio,they have got alot of radio time themselves now, still awesome band though!

[katiewilkinson18]

Lovin the board games! Trivial persuit's legendry!

[Reekolock]

I cant help it but that guy reminds me of Kurt Cobain!Like the same imago of you see them!They were stoned all the time :D

[cleborptheretard]

dude andrew seems so fuckin pissed/stoned, hes acting like dylan acts in his cnn interview.

[zombiekid16]

stoned.

[nobull89]

i love it how they are pouring drinks for themselves during the interview. now i know whats behind all their lyrics about substance abuse

[asderf1]

They're totally blazed......just like in all of their interviews.

[Dessaliciouss]

lucy is breaking the personal bubble. ben looks completely uncomfortable.

[onetwothreekissme]

I love the way andrew talks

[themad107]

I really hope that the fame doesn't change them because they actually seem like decent people I'd want to hang out with!

[sailboatsandwine]

And you love it.

[bnuh]

don´t know if he´s gay..probably not because they both have girlfriends ..but it sounds funny :D

[tigerhealion]

are they really shy??

[ofdarknessandlight]

dunno about shy, but still, I really like it when a band don't come across as loud idiots..

[exoticsin16]

I know, I live here in Austin. Why would we shorten something that is always shortened?

[Whitebroom]

where can u get a headband like his in london I need one

[narut13]

its a pink bandanna, i'm quite certain they're common in many colors nearly any wear.

[PortugalTheAccount]

lmao!

Ben's funny as fuck

"what about when you go on myspace and find tons of crappy bands and talk about how much you hate them" hahahahaha

I do the same thing.

[gregieb0i]

they kinda remind me of DFA1979 in how they work as artist, mgmt makes it seem like they been isolated towards the music that surround themselves and just been making stuff they enjoyed. snobbish a bit when one of them said they didnt like the new music out there? iono i think theres great music still today.

[psychedelicacid]

"are the grateful dead playing?" lmao!

[lotrtttluvsme2]

"I keep it in my throat."

hahahaha.

[Playdohmouse]

haha they made fun of her so much!

"eye of the cub scout?"

[cycy456]

BORING. the journalist sucks!

[flagellajello]

yay im not a hater either!!!

[ziegfeldgrl]

the interviewer was like... skipping the subject from the interesting, funny things they were discussing

[vintageheartsxoxo]

couldnt BBC afford another microphone for the guys? the interviewer is practically on top of Ben. lol

[bnuh]

yes haha^^

[savannah296]

"..you can't call me a hater, that's offensive."

haha, andrew is so incredibly cute. i love how he put his hand on his chest like 'that's appalling for you to call me a hater'.

[Bululalula]

Exactly what i was thinking!

[alaskaonfire]

Wow, that was a pretty blunt statement that Ben made, hah.

[jadeisrad]

god that interviewer talked so fst i couldnt understand what she was saying 90 percent of the time.

[IWhentOut]

well thats the English way.. hehe. Americans do talk a lot slower than brits!

[billywillyjilly]

that andrew guy is so hot.. *wack wack wack wack wack*

[JuJuHound]

Sounds like theyre those guys that come on to youtube to trash bands that they dont like lol.

[ziegfeldgrl]

lol... who doesn't do that. if you wanna check someone out, you youtube them. and if they end up sucking... ur gonna offer your 2 cents!

[MandoDiao910611]

Andrew is so cute... I just wanna hug him..

hahaha I love ben. "I'm a hater" hahahaha...

[StrenninForBrandon]

are the grateful dead playing, haha

[oliviaeltonjohn]

LOL Andrew acts like such a diva at the end. bahahha.

[McRonney]

was it just me or did Andrew seemed a bit offended when called a hater?

I dont know he just seemed pissed overall

[TristanBravinder]

she is a good interviewer

[consegleo]

how many fuckni boardgames do they own?

[videoman78]

Being a cynic is not exactly being a hater. We must fight the demons of crappy radio waves, these guys know what their talking about.

[whatagreatkid]

im not too sure what to do about the fact that there are so many backwards cap fatties out there...and just no hot elves like these to be seen on the streets, ever.

[lollylo14]

There's something weird but nice about Andrew.He's so juvenile yet mature. I hate him, but I love him.

[dawnsullivan]

HaHaHa....That Makes Sense, Because The More You Know About Music, The More Bands You Will Dislike....lol..Good Job Ben, Now Its On Record....HaHa...Love You Guys...CJ

[Crimsonneverland]

It's such a shame that Andrew didn't face the camera, he's so handsome :)

[izenbum]

hahaha i love their honesty

[kitkatrulescool]

i dislike crappy bands.... 8) MGMT are lovely

[hananlovesthestrokes]

hahah this is great!

[rockandfall]

these guys are definitely now good at interviews...

[rjagirl13]

he defented him!!!!!! lol

[cupcakebabe616]

im a hater too,

[imsh0c00l]

Which one is Ben Goldwasser?

[KittyZy]

The one in the middle, wearing the blue shirt.