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"Why Does Your Site Suck?" Since I got 3 emails asking this exact question this week (in the exact words), I will quickly address it. In the past, I have kept the site very up-to-date, but a plethora of "real life" problems made me 1) fall behind and 2) lose intrest, and frankly, that intrest hasn't come back yet. I haven't given up on the site totally yet, but it's close. In the past I had messageboards and a more interactive news content system, but that got hacked and I haven't fixed those problems yet. So, keep checking in, but... we'll see. To those reading this, thanks for your patience. |
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August 7, 2008 - Australian Tour |
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Fresh on the heels of.... well, nothing.... the band has announced it's Australian plans. Oct 28 - Perth, WA; Metro City Oct 31 - Sydney, NSW; Enmore Theater Nov 1 - Canberra, ACT; Stonefest Nov 2 - Newcastle, NSW; Fat As Butter Festival Nov 5 - Brisbane, Queensland; Tivoli Nov 6 - Melbourne, VIC; Palace Theater Often, the band will leave some dates open around the bigger shows, in case they add more dates for a city, but the schedule looks pretty solid right now, so this might be it. |
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August 4, 2008 - Reunited And It Feels So Good; Australian Charts |
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Legendary Portland band Swoon 23, who teamed up with the Warhols for many, many shows early in their careers, has reunited for the first time in 10+ years, and will be playing at the Portland Dandy Warhols show. They also have scheduled a couple other shows (one in California and opening for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club in Seattle), so keep an eye out for more as well. This is great news, and I wish them the best of luck. As a frame of refernce, this is the band that is referred to in the song Nothin' To Do, when they sing "Here we are baby, with the cats from Swoon". Earth To The Dandy Warhols has dropped to #46 in Australia (#48 if you take out digital downloads). But then again, they also have 3 ABBA albums in the top 50... |
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July 30, 2008 - Australians Like 24 Other Albums More. |
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Earth To The Dandy Warhols debuted at #25 on the Australian charts. Courtney claimed during the London show that Mission Control is the most added song to radio in the U.S., but I haven't found this to the be the case. Nothing from the new album has made any appearance in the U.S. charts, whether it be radio airplay, digital downloads, indy charts, etc. |
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July 27, 2008 - Earth To The Remixes; New Zealand Show |
Well, the Remixes are floating around cyberspace, so track them down if you want to. Sorry, but I won't be saying where at this point, or giving them out. But, here is the cover: The band is (co-)headlining the Southern Amp Festival in Christchurch, New Zealand on November 9th, so you can also assume other Australian/New Zealand shows will be around that time frame (I was told a few months ago it would be late Oct/early November, so if that holds true, this should be one of the later shows on the trip). |
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July 17, 2008 - Request Trucker;Those Subscriber Remixes? Not so Exclusive. |
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The band is asking people in the U.S. to call in to radio stations and request Trucker gets played. So, the musical chair of singles contiues. Now onto a topic that really has me pissed: The band remixes. About 3 weeks ago the band sent out an email saying that at the end of August, 4 remixes would be released (one by each band member). So, it appeared that we had our first subsciption exclusive content. And now? Apparently a free CD is going to be given out in selected record stores. What is on this exclusive CD, named Earth TO The Remixes Vol. 1? Remixes by the band. One by each member. So, there is a first assumption to get out of the way: they are 2 different set of remixes. If that is the case, then that's cool. BUT... It is probably more likely that this is the exact same content being given out to subscribers, which would make it not-exclusive to anyone. It really is quite the pisser to have hopes for the service to actually have some added benefit, but not really a surprise to find out that it isn't what the band originally said was happening. So, first there was reports of people being charged multiple times for the album (though, that is a bit expected when starting a new system out. And easy to straighten out), then there is the free poster, which was supposed to, at least for me, have shipped a month ago but still hasn't arrived. And now, the first chance to let subscribers know they are appreciated and they fuck it up. Hopefully there is just some confusion in the description of what is going on and that these problems aren't all as they seem to be. For what it's worth, here are the 4 remix songs: 1. Come the Fuck On - A Peter Holmstrom/ Jeremy Sherrer Remix 2. THE MONSTER MISH - A Taylor-Taylor / Jacob Portrait Remix 3. Welcome to the Skin-up Remix - Fathead / Jeremy Sherrer 4. Dub In The Lotus - A Zia McCabe / Jeremy Sherrer Remix Paul Brainard - Pedal Steel Total running time for the 4 tracks is a hefty 38 minutes. Here is the content of the actual message describing the remixes going out to stores" In conjunction with Music Monitor Network, the Alliance of Independent Music Stores, and the Coalition of Independent Music stores, World's Fair Label Group, on behalf of the Dandy Warhols, will be giving away an exclusive EP, Earth to the Remix EP Vol. 1. With remixes by each of the Dandy Warhols themselves, the EP not only introduces material from the their upcoming album, ?Earth To The Dandy Warhols? (out August 19th on the band's very own Beat The World Records), it also shows off their musical versatility. The remixes move from spacey dub to edgy electronica but are never forced or insincere: the spirit and energy of the original song is always maintained, it's only the immediate presentation that's changed. Starting on July 19th and running through street date, fans can go to one of 400 stores nationwide -- including Amoeba, Virgin Megastore and Newbury Comics -- and pick up the EP themselves at absolutely no cost. For a complete list of participating stores, please go to www.recordstoreday.com. |
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July 2, 2008 - Songs Getting Radio play in the South. Very far south. |
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To add credence to Welcome To The Third World being the first single, it has been playing on the radio down in Australia. On the other hand, Mission Control and the video for it have been getting play in New Zealand. |
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June 28, 2008 - Info On First Content For Subscribers |
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Well, the band sent out an email last night discussing a few things (mostly related to getting your copies of the limited edition poster), including general details on the first subscription tracks. In late August, they will be relesing 4 remixes of tracks from the new albums, with each track being mastered by one of the band members. Later in the year, they will be releasing some cover songs they recorded. I was told long ago what at least 2 of them are (one of which I am excited about), but just to keep it suspenseful, I will not mention them yet. |
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June 19, 2008 - Tour Dates;Physical Album Release Dates |
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First off, the Portland show this weekend is cancelled. Tickets can be refunded or used for an October 5th show in Portland. Which leads to the U.S. tour: Sep 09 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue Sep 10 - Madison, WI @ Barrymore Sep 12 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater Sep 13 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus Sep 14 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda Sep 16 - Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre Sep 17 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5 Sep 20 - Philadelphia, PA @ TLA Sep 22 - Washington, DC @ 930 Club Sep 23 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage Sep 26 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall Sep 27 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater Sep 28 - Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Oct 03 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern Oct 04 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Oct 05 - PDX @ The Roseland Theater. The Upsidedown open all the shows except L.A. (A Place To Bury Strangers) and San Fran (The Charlatans). Tickets are on sale now for all shows except for Portland, which won't have a pre-order. The pre-order site is at https://tixx1.artistarena.com/thedandywarhols/. It has a generic type of login, but since you seemingly have to register for it, I won't tell you what it is, just in case it isn't as generic as it seemed to be to me. The album goes on sale in the U.S. on August 19th. You can pre-order it now through Amazon.com by text messaging earth2dandys to 262966, but you need a special amazon account set up with your cell phone. The better choice is just through amazon.com directly, at http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Dandy-Warhols/dp/B001ATO9KC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1213925618&sr=8-4, where you can also buy something else and get free shipping. The album costs $14.98 either way you buy it, but can add $2.98 for shipping if bought on the phone. The Australian release of the album is listed in Europe as being July 14th. |
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May 23, 2008 - Tour Dates |
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Well, the album is out, and it sounds like, at least from what I've been hearing from people, half of the people have been having problems with the downloads. Not sure if I am just only hearing negative, people aren't reporting it, or if the band is playing coy, but the official site has been saying it went fabulously. Based on the number of unhappy emails I've heard, I guess we have a difference criteria for that. Those who have heard the album are pretty happy about it, though. It is good, I agree, but my only problem is, there isn't a single. There isn't the so-called "Radio-Friendly Unit-Shifter" on the album. So, them going with Welcome To The Third World is an odd choice, but not really good or bad, I guess. Maybe something will grow on me. Hell, I've only listened to the album 2 times since it's release... Here is a quick snapshot on upcoming tour dates: June 17: Sugar - Victoria, BC, Canada June 18: Vogue - Vancouver, BC, Canada June 20: Showbox - Seattle, Washington June 21: Roseland - Portland, Oregon July 04: BBK Live Festival - Bilbao, Spain July 05: Lien de Musiques en Stock - Cluses, France July 06: Abart Music Club - Zurich, Switzerland July 11: Colours of Ostrava - Ostrava,CZ July 13: Les Ardentes Festival - Liege, Belgium July 14: Melkweg - Amsterdam, Netherlands July 16: Rockefeller Music Hall - Oslo, Norway July 19: Lanhydrock National Trust - Bodmin, Cornwall, UK July 20: Lovebox Weekender - London, England, UK July 23: Shepherds Bush Empire- London, UK July 25: Galway Arts Festival Galway, Ireland |
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May 19, 2008 - New Album Out; Semi-Apology By Me |
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Oh, the lengths I go to just for the 3 1/2 readers who still show up here.... The new album is out now, for download, on the official site. The price is $39.95, which includes a download of the album, a physical copy of the album (to be mailed this fall) and 1 year of exclusive downloads through dandywarhols.com. If they get around to it. Additionally, with your initial subscription, you get an exclusive poster for the band, made by the Christopher Twins, who did the artwork for the Magedala (greatest hits) CD case. Last, and least (since there is only 1), one subscriber will get a special "Mission Control" effects pedal. No word on buying/downloading the album only, as right now, you have to subscribe in order to get it. Australia has a different gig going. There, you can buy the album for $18.99, but no mention of any subscription service. I am guessing that the album situation is the same, where you buy the album and can download it, and a physical copy will be sent out this fall. As a special gift in Australia, if you buy now, you will get a Dandy Warhols iron-on transfer. Note - when I say that there is no subscription service offer for Aussies, keep in mind that anyone can subscribe to the website. I do know someone in Australia who had no problem doing the whole full subscription thing. So, Australian users aren't locked out of the subscription part of the deal. In a slabtown-related piece of info, I am not sure yet what I am going to do in regards to the new album and the site. I don't know if/when I will get around to adding the new info, since I still haven't even added Odditorium, I think. We'll see. More information later. Maybe. As for the semi-apology.... I was just looking through my websites email program and I found literally hundreds of legitimate messages that got filtered into the spam folder mistakenly, going back 3 to 4 years in some cases. So, if anyone still reading wrote but never got a reply, this is the reason, and I apologize. |
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May 7, 2008 - Fine |
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I really have no intrest in updating right now, but there has been some stuff in the past few days that I suppose should be said. Of course, any real fan has already been to dandywarhols.com and seen this stuff, but whatever... (Aren't I fun when I'm grumpy? Been this way for almost a year now. Not fun. Hopefully soon I will get back into actually updating this and getting involved in a couple other projects I'm supposed to be helping with. But you didn't come here to hear about me. I hope....) The album is titled ...Earth To The Dandy Warhols... and on May 5th, it was released in 10,000 jukeboxes. Not sure if it is just in the U.S. or global. I do know that some kid with no life did go into a bar and record it, so it is out there. On May 19th, the album will be downloadable/purchaseable by the band through their website as part of a new subscription service thingie. Over the course of the 1 year subscription, you will get access to exclusive tracks (live and studio)... like "The Dandy Warhols 10th Anniversary DVD," "The Dandy Warhols Are Sound," The full Massive Attack sessions, the rest of the Black Dog remixes and the myriad of other stuff the band has said they will be releasing in the past, but have never gotten around to doing. Oh wait, they didn't say that they would be offering any of those either. Hmm... not sure if they will ever offer anything with this subscription, then. Later, probably July 28th in the U.K. and July 22nd in the U.S., a real release might happen. The tracks: The World The People Together (Come On) - Free download available Mission Control Welcome To The Third World - First single Wasp In The Lotus And Then I Dreamt Of Yes - Formerly "House Of Yes" Talk Radio Love Song Now You Love Me - At times, formerly called "You Love Me" Mis Amigos The Legend Of The Last Of The Outlaw Truckers AKA The Ballad Of Sheriff Shorty - Formerly called "Last Of The Outlaw Truckers" or just "Truckers" Beast Of All Saints - Formerly "The Beast" Valerie Yum Musee D'Nougat I have a couple other details of the new songs, but guess what? I'm too lazy to bother with right now. Wanna see the album cover? Go to dandywarhols.com. I'm too lazy to post it. Tour info? Go to dandywarhols.com. I'm too lazy to post it. Short version: PNW tour in July, Europe in August, U.S. in September. Oz in November. Give or take. none of that official or even unofficial, really. ~fin~ |
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Feb. 17, 2008 - Odds And Ends |
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Some stuff to mention: The initial video was taken down but was later combined with video 2 (so the first two teaser videos were merged into one). So, there is a "new" video: Earh To Dandy Warhols - Pimp 1 SO, this track has Talk Radio and a previously not-known song, that is all instrumental. 2 days later, a second Pimp arrived: The two songs i nthis clip are Wasp In A Lotus and Now You Love Me. |
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Jan 23, 2008 - MySpace Video - Second Tralier |
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Following on the heels of the "discovery" of yetserdays video clip, with the album title and release date in it, another video was found on the MySpace website for a video company called Razor Tree Films, which is ran by a (a member of the) band called Spindrift. Based on his comment about the release of the first video, that was linked yesterday, he will be doing multiple releases of these, as he said, regarding the first video, "My first assignment for The Dandy Warhols - promo for new album" The new video is at http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=26406739 and is pretty standard. It has the song Talk Radio playing over part of it, and is Courtney sitting and smoking a cigarette, along with someone in the background who appears to be whittling or something. I only watched it once, so didn't pay attention. It ends with the same ending as the last video: "Earth To The Dandy Warhols 05/05/08". Since the song is not the same as the last one, and the words at the end of the clip are the same, it is safe to assume that, yes, "Earth To The Dandy Warhols" is probably the album name. |
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Jan 22, 2008 - Youtube Video Gives Release Date |
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A couple days ago, a video popped up on Youtube called "Earth To The Dandy Warhols". which is a short musical clip and secenes of the mixing of the new album being done at CasaOddy. Nothing notable about it, except the music, until the very end, when the screen shows the message "Earth To The Dandy Warhols 5/5/08". So, looks like we have a release date. As for the "Earth TO The Dandy Warhols" part, that is still up in the air. It could just be a phrase, it could be a sign they are putting that song on the new album (it was on the black album before) - either as-is or reworked. the song in the clip doesn't sound like it - or it could be the album title. I am comfortable with the album still being called Rockmaker, but nothing else has really showed up yet to prove or disprove it any more since November, and things could have changed since then. Doing some follow-up, I did get confirmation that the vid is for the new album. The reply was short and left a lot of questions and guesswork, but thats fine. It either only confirmed the vid was real, or it confirmed that the song is indeed from the new album. Also confirmed (I think) is that the album will be on the bands Beat The World record label and not Capitol. No word if this is going to be totally exclusive this way and no major labels involved at all, or if the band might use the clout of a major just for distribution purposes only. As for the name Rockmaker, whick I mentioned last time, the name might change, but that is just the name I was hearing from 3 different sources. Again, I have been lied to before, so that isn't out of the realm of possibility, either. |
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November something - The worst-kept secret in Dandyville |
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Yep, it's Rockmaker. |
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August 7, 2007 - Non-Dandy, Website Related News. |
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"Slow down, you crazy child, Take the phone off the hook and disappaer for a while." |
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August 1, 2007 - A6 Cover? Greatest Hits Art? |
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UPDATE (August 6, 2007): *BZZZZZZT* Content gone, actually due to having a conscience about them. If you were here before today, you saw pictures of what is possibly the cover to the new album, and to the slipcase for the greatest hits CD. These were gotten legitimately by me, but it is apparent that they weren't meant to get out. And, I actually feel really, really bad for how they did come out. Someone inadvertantly had them as part of another file and didn't know it was going to be available for the world to find. So, posting them just seems too hurtful. Sorry, S.A. The pictures, if authentic, will surely leak again sometime. And when they do, I'll probably repost them. So, keep an eye out. |
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July 30, 2007 - Truckin', Got My Chips Cashed In |
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The Portland show was reportedly very good. Why "reportedly?" Read on to find out. What you don't need to read on to find out? A new track was played. Called Trucker. Look for it to leak soon, probably, in the normal haunts. |
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July 20, 2007 - Warhols Opening for Mick And Trent |
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More dates are being announced, this time by the Official Site. And they are some pretty big names they're playing with. August 8th, the band is opening for the Rolling Stones in Oslo, Norway. August 11th, the band is opening for the Rolling Stones in Lausanne, Switzerland August 13th, the band is opening for Nine Inch Nails in Prague, Czech Republic Also, the official site has confirmed all the other dates I've already mentioned here, while pinpointing the date of the bands performance at Frequency as being August 15th. |
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July 19, 2007 - Frequency Festival |
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The Dandy Warhols will be playing at the Frequency Festival, in Salzburg, Austria. The lineup hasn't been announced yet, but the festival runs August 15-17. |
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July 18, 2007 - The Kids Play PDX |
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Tickets just went on sale for a Dandy Warhols show in Portland on July 28th.
Opening for them are the bands current fave openers, The Upsidedown. |
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July 17, 2007 - More Stufstock Details |
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As mentioned before, the Warhols are playing the Stufstock festival in Romania. A couple more details have come out. They will be playing on the morning of August 19th at 1am. Dear god.... 1am??? Tickets are on sale now if you just happen to be in Romania in Mid-August. Interestingly, they are one of only a few english-speaking bands playing. |
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July 16, 2007 - Possible Album Title |
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Grass-Scratch Fever. OK, so chalk this up to either being a working a title, a final title or just another prank on Slabtown, since it's known there is little I won't post. The source is an unknown, but the description of how they got the name fits. And, as always, remember that until the official site says it is true, it's only rumor and conjecture. |
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July 11, 2007 - Upcoming Show, part 2 |
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Some website is reporting that the Warhols are playing October 19th in Mexico City at the SoFest, with The Killers and Louis XIV. Tickets go on sale July 20th. Man, the band goes 12 years without playing Mexico once and now thay are playing their second show in 14 months. That is a good thing, though. Never too late to break in a new market to the Dandy Warhols. |
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July 5, 2007 - Upcoming Show |
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Some band we've all heard of and don't hate are apprently playing the Stufstock Festival in Romania, which happens on August 16-19. While this is great for the Romania contingent, the bigger picture means that we now know the band is set to be in Europe in August, and are sure to have more appearances. Hope for more leaks/official announcements soon. |
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Sasquatch Stuff |
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Sasquatch Setlist And Photos |
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April 6, 2007 - Album 6 |
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Album Six Info Song Titles: Mission Control Talk Radio House Of Yes - NOTE: There is evidence that this song was renamed for the album. Have A Kickass Summer The Beast You Love Me Wasp In A Lotus Website Info Well, I broke something on it, so the other format I had before is currently uneditable, unti I figure out the backups. 6_6 |
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