In 2008, Oneida began the Thank Your Parents triptych with Preteen Weaponry. Since, the Brooklyn band—Kid Millions, Bobby Matador, Baby Hanoi Jane, Showtime and Barry London—has completed it with 2009’s Rated O and the new Absolute II (Jagjaguwar). The quintet is touring Europe in August and is also playing the Asbury Park, N.J.-based All Tomorrow’s Parties in October. In addition, Millions will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him.
Millions: I’m a huge fan of sports books … among other things. A False Spring by Pat Jordan is a treasure. It’s not a sports book, even though it happens to be about the author’s years in baseball’s minor league. It’s a meditation on a rudderless coming of age with all the ignorant actions and choices of youth laid bare. He grew up on the road on a baseball team and writes frankly about many of the less honorable moments of that kind of life. He responded to an email I wrote him and told me to check out his other books. I intend to.
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