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- key0magic March 2010
- setsumi March 2010
- Surfer Rosa March 2010
OK Go forms Paracadute, Leaves EMI
Hey, Kids:
the rumors are true. just wanted to give you the unofficial announcement from me. The official announcement is below and will be in your inboxes soon. And Damian's announcement is here.
anyway - this is incredibly good news and the boys are insanely excited. like jump around screaming in the street insane. it's a good day. damian and tim will be on npr's all things considered this afternoon, so tune in to that if you'd like to hear them talk about the change.
yay!
jorge
official announcement:
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Big news.
OK Go has struck out on its own. The band has left the EMI family of corporations to form their own enterprise, a homemade upstart called
Paracadute. In addition to being humanity's second most fun word to say ("pamplemousse" was taken), Paracadute is really just a way for
the boys to continue doing what they've always done. Which is whatever they want. Being OK Go just got a little bit easier.
So please join me in welcoming Paracadute into the world. As yet, there's no building, no logo, no employee manual. Just the band, some
paperwork, and a bunch of insane ideas. Plus two dogs in suits. Exciting stuff.
A word on Capitol/EMI: Neither our lawyers nor their lawyers have any hard feelings and, in fact, the split has been remarkably friendly.
There are many wonderful people at the company who have worked very hard on our behalf, and we've become very close with them over the
years. Even if the band hadn't signed a non-disparagement clause as part of the deal, we would have nothing bad to say. All joking aside,
we're very thankful, and we wish them all the best.
So, pop a cork and blast Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky. Today is a big, exciting, incredible day, the latest lovely moment in a big,
exciting, incredible week.
More news soon.
Jorge
PS... Oh, fine. More news now:
If you can't get to one of the thirty-plus shows on the upcoming tour, fear not: the boys will be on your TV. In the next month they'll visit
Carson Daly (4/16), David Letterman (4/28), Steven Colbert (4/29), and Jimmies Kimmel (4/1) and Fallon (5/4). They'll also be at Bamboozle,
Bonnaroo and Sasquatch. Some busy months ahead.
the rumors are true. just wanted to give you the unofficial announcement from me. The official announcement is below and will be in your inboxes soon. And Damian's announcement is here.
anyway - this is incredibly good news and the boys are insanely excited. like jump around screaming in the street insane. it's a good day. damian and tim will be on npr's all things considered this afternoon, so tune in to that if you'd like to hear them talk about the change.
yay!
jorge
official announcement:
----------
Big news.
OK Go has struck out on its own. The band has left the EMI family of corporations to form their own enterprise, a homemade upstart called
Paracadute. In addition to being humanity's second most fun word to say ("pamplemousse" was taken), Paracadute is really just a way for
the boys to continue doing what they've always done. Which is whatever they want. Being OK Go just got a little bit easier.
So please join me in welcoming Paracadute into the world. As yet, there's no building, no logo, no employee manual. Just the band, some
paperwork, and a bunch of insane ideas. Plus two dogs in suits. Exciting stuff.
A word on Capitol/EMI: Neither our lawyers nor their lawyers have any hard feelings and, in fact, the split has been remarkably friendly.
There are many wonderful people at the company who have worked very hard on our behalf, and we've become very close with them over the
years. Even if the band hadn't signed a non-disparagement clause as part of the deal, we would have nothing bad to say. All joking aside,
we're very thankful, and we wish them all the best.
So, pop a cork and blast Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky. Today is a big, exciting, incredible day, the latest lovely moment in a big,
exciting, incredible week.
More news soon.
Jorge
PS... Oh, fine. More news now:
If you can't get to one of the thirty-plus shows on the upcoming tour, fear not: the boys will be on your TV. In the next month they'll visit
Carson Daly (4/16), David Letterman (4/28), Steven Colbert (4/29), and Jimmies Kimmel (4/1) and Fallon (5/4). They'll also be at Bamboozle,
Bonnaroo and Sasquatch. Some busy months ahead.
Comments
SPREAD DIY SPIRIT OF OK GO ALL OVER!!!
I support their decisions and I will back up their activities more than ever.
However, there is only one thing that worries me: a matter of budget. I've heard that it's kinda difficult to play overseas without a backer like a big record company. You know, I'm living in Japan and waiting to see the boys again and again and again and again