Imagine if you could tour with one of your favorite bands of all-time; sounds pretty cool, right? If your name is Bradford Cox, then you’re in luck, because you’ll be headed out on the road with Stereolab this September (TMT News)! OMGZ! Eternal birthday wish granted!

To further underscore just how much of a boner Bradford has for Stereolab, I’ve taken to analyzing statements he’s made about the band in his blog, and I’ve reproduced several below for you:

 December 13, 2007: “Also... check out this fucking rad video of Stereolab playing my favorite song "Blue Milk" live. It’s the song I wrote the whole worship post about a while back, where I described watching them play it live and getting the chills...”
 December 13, 2007: “Stereolab changed my entire musical life as a kid. They were and continue to be my favorite band of all time.”
 September 2, 2007: “When I was in high-school I idolized [Stereolab] and saw them every time they came to Atlanta. I would show up at the venue three or four hours before doors to make sure I got to be front and center (right in front of Mary Hansen.) I saw them play [“Blue Milk”] three times and each time stimulated and reinforced the part of my brain that wanted to make music - on a stage - live. I could watch a band perform this song for three hours and be ecstatic.”

Note to Stereolab: Do not play “Blue Milk” live! Bradford may just collapse and die from happiness.

Boner dates:

09.20.08 - Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar 09.21.08 - Pomona, CA - Glass House 09.24.08 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa 09.26.08 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse 09.27.08 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club 09.29.08 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle 09.30.08 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club 10.01.08 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero

Atlas Sound without Stereolab:

07.24.08 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
07.25.08 - New York, NY - Seaport Music Festival

Stereolab free of Bradford boner:

10.02.08 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza 10.03.08 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza 10.04.08 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza 10.06.08 – Boston, MA - Paradise & 10.07.08 – Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda & 10.08.08 - Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre & 10.09.08 - Detroit, MI - The Crofoot & 10.10.08 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre & 10.12.08 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue & 10.14.08 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre & 10.17.08 - Seattle, WA - Showbox &# 10.18.08 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom &# 10.19.08 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom &# 10.21.08 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore &# 10.22.08 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore & 10.23.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre &# 10.24.08 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern &#

& Monade
# Richard Swift