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- agentnumone April 2006
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- doctor5cap March 2006
- giggleguy April 2006
- hatjet46 March 2006
- jedi_grrlie April 2006
- RejectedSponge April 2006
- sweetpea0431 March 2006
- Tempe Arizona April 2006
- The End Has No Jen April 2006
- tune1shade April 2006
- vinyl_days March 2006
- winter15mother April 2006
- women60banana April 2006
- woodmaid8 April 2006
Comments
WHOA! How is that possible? How do you go through life without randomly saying things like, "What I need is a number, not WORDS and not CRAP!" or "Remember to breathe. Not breathing can cause you to die." HOW?
Yeah, Truth in Music rocks. I like the dentist one. Because I like the way they give it to me freaky.
I posted this on a thread about a year ago, but it still holds true: at my job I often work with PO's and I always go around singing "A PO needs a dollar amount!" Of course, everyone in the office knows I love OK Go and travel around the country to see them, so it's just another thing for them. I also often do HR work, and the department wants to incorporate the video into their training program
Damian: Oh wow you’ve done your research!
Cityzen: I tried understanding exactly what it was and I watched some of the films, but could you explain what the project is basically?
Damian: There was this crazy guy in the 70s who somehow got through the Carter administration to start a media campaign in which culture and cultural products were manufactured to reflect real life, as opposed to be fantastic. It was sort of in the earliest phases of arguments of “television rotting people’s brains with violence and sex,” that kind of stuff. Mostly in the 50s, but before the big 80s and 90s sweep of media censorship, this was happening. This guy decided that, as a preemptive strike against those who would shut down culture outlets, he wanted to make culture that was based on firm reality. It’s a completely ludicrous idea. It never happened in the 70s, but a bunch of artists recently resurrected the project and are making things that come off as comedy because they’re just so funny and so ridiculous. So what we did with that is we made 12 short films. The first half of each film is where we act out scenes of “real life,” and the second half is a rock video and a song written for that scene based on really pedestrian stupid stuff. (for more information check out http://www.truthinmusic.net)
Cityzen: You said other artists are doing the same thing too?
Damian: The group of artists who started the project is trying to contact other people. We were really excited about it because I really like how totally absurd it is, and the fact that it was actually somebody’s governmental project.
Cityzen: I read the letter on the site and thought it was just a spoof! I didn’t realize it was official. Will you be adding more videos to the site?
Damian: We have a bunch of them scripted but we haven’t had time to write the music or record them. Eventually we’ll add more; the project is definitely not dead yet. It could take a year or it could take two. What we want to do is maybe try to release a DVD of that stuff, but it’s hard because while our label will look the other way and not care too much about us doing little projects with people, as soon as you start selling your music, they want to be part of it.
Oh yeah, Katy: HOW HAVE YOU NOT SEEN THE PING PONG VIDEO???? SURE, I CAN UNDERSTAND NOT SEEING THE FEDERAL TRUTH BECAUSE THE LINK ISN'T EVERYWHERE, BUT THE PING PONG VIDEO IS ON THEIR FLIPPING SITE!!!! AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A FAN. FOR SHAME.
Oh yeah, Katy: HOW HAVE YOU NOT SEEN THE PING PONG VIDEO???? SURE, I CAN UNDERSTAND NOT SEEING THE FEDERAL TRUTH BECAUSE THE LINK ISN'T EVERYWHERE, BUT THE PING PONG VIDEO IS ON THEIR FLIPPING SITE!!!! AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A FAN. FOR SHAME.
I'VE WATCHED HALF OF IT! SO I'M ONLY HALF A LOSER!
WHY ARE WE TALKING IN CAPS???
Also, is it me, or are the boards blue again for anybody else...?
WHY ARE WE TALKING IN CAPS???
Also, is it me, or are the boards blue again for anybody else...?
I thought it was only me but I guess not
the lame unfinished picture I made..I'm gonna fix it up
the lame unfinished picture I made..I'm gonna fix it up
That picture is awesome in a slightly frightening way.
"Only me" what, being half a loser or seeing blue boards?
"Only me" what, being half a loser or seeing blue boards?
Seeing the blue boards..
Okay, apparently, if you go all the way down to the bottom of this page, on the very bottom bar there's a drop down menu on the left that says "IPB Default" or something like that. Click on it and choose "ok go" instead. It should be nice and give you back your paisleyishness.
I was seeing the blue boards too. I think it is because I am useing my sisters computer so the default was the lame one. but thank you for clearing up how to change is so now I can get in my paisly fix. Lol
OK cool I got it.
Oh i thought I was crazy.
Only for Mr. Mr. Mr. Jorge, Whom I Adore, Whom I Adore, Whom I Adore and ok go. And maybe some of us are off thier rocker. Lol