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Newspaper review of last night's show
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/gig-23...viewId=23368542
Um...skeletal legs. And only 3 out of 5 stars from the reviewer?
Um...skeletal legs. And only 3 out of 5 stars from the reviewer?
Comments
http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/features-0/1159467607232950.xml&coll=7
Fun with numbers
Thursday, September 28, 2006
1994
The year OK Go band member Tim Nordwind graduated from Loy Norrix High School.
8
Number of treadmills used in OK Go's viral video, "Here It Goes Again."
7
How many million views of "Here It Goes Again" were seen on youtube.com over a two-week period, ranking the video as one of the top 10 videos of all time for the site.
1,700
The percentage increase of sales for OK Go's "Oh No" album over a five-week period beginning in August and ending Sept. 6. Half of that number stems from digital sales. "Oh No" was originally released Sept. 4, 2005.
2
The iTunes' U.S. store ranking for "Oh No" through August. Only Bob Dylan's "Modern Times" was downloaded more often among all music genres.
1
The ranking of "Oh No" for Alternative Album and Video on iTunes' U.S. store.
20
The number of months the band has spent touring in support of "Oh No."
How OK Go formed
Tim Nordwind and Damian Kulash met during a two-month summer camp at the Interlochen Center for the Arts around 1987. Nordwind was 11 and Kulash, who lived in Washington D.C., was 12. They formed their first band together at the camp, calling themselves The Greased Ferrets. Both continued to make music and exchanged mixed tapes through the mail, Nordwind said. After high school, Nordwind moved to Chicago and continued making music. He formed Stanley's Joyful Noise with drummer Dan Konopka and guitarist Andy Duncan. Kulash moved to Chicago and the foursome created OK Go in the fall of 1998. The band was signed to Capitol Records in 2001 and released its self-titled debut album in 2002. After recording "Oh No"' in 2005, Duncan left the band and was replaced by guitarist Rusty Ross.
cheers
The percentage increase of sales for OK Go's "Oh No" album over a five-week period beginning in August and ending Sept. 6. Half of that number stems from digital sales. "Oh No" was originally released Sept. 4, 2005.
30 August 2005.
Also, let's point out the fact that they've been touring for 20 months in support of Oh No, which came out a mere 13 months ago. They need to go home and get some sleep.
Re: the review: I think it's a shame that 3/5 paragraphs were about their YouTube success. Yes, I know HIGA and AMW on YouTube are what everyone knows about, and nobody ever expected either video (or YouTube, for that matter) to get as big as they did, blah blah blah. But getting to see them live is proof that they're not just "that dancing band." I think it's a shame that this reviwer spent so much space in such a little review going over what everyone knows about. Reference the vid and YouTube in the first paragraph, then go into your review. There's a lot more you could have said about OK Go in concert, buddy.
Edit: HA! That second article is from the Kalamazoo Gazette. That amuses me so much.
They should take a break, 20 months is a looooong time
all that and a plus...he got married in the middle of that mess.
i can't imagine how could he manage to get married and tour with ok go. And let's face it...poor wife, she never got to see Damian in the last months or be with him. Very lucky woman on the other hand, for other reasons. Despite what Damian wrote to Elle Girl, i still kinda crush on rokers.
http://www.chicagoist.com/archives/2006/09...igned_bands.php
Now get those creative juices flowing and outdo OKGO.
Is that even possible?