Nice! I love Planet Money. I also love learning about how the music business works, or used to work, and I'm curious to see how OK Go moves forward with this new, evolving model. I believe that if anyone can do it, they can.
Hi guys, I'm a journalist for Rolling Stone Australia. I interviewed Damian Kulash in mid-February about the video embedding situation, soon before the band left Capitol Records.
What kind of response have you seen from your fans in regard to your letter?
I think most folks at the label probably share our opinion that things should be easily distributed. There are a lot of competing agendas within the record label, so I’ve gotten a wide range of responses. The digital department of EMI France actually tweeted the letter and was distributing it because they felt it was a defense of their position. Other people felt like it was an attack. It’s a big company, so there’s been a wide range of responses.
What kind of response have you seen from the record label? I read your interview on New TeeVee where you said your main contact at the label wants as badly as you do for the video to be embeddable.
It’s been pretty positive. My letter has been received by some people as a polemic, or as a big screed, but truly, the letter was just an explanation to our fans about why certain things weren’t available to them, because I think people really didn’t understand what was going on. I didn’t see it as a big political move; it was just an explanation to our fans, and we’ve gotten very good response from them. I think they’re just happy that we treat them like adults.
This one amuses me. I also need to find that blue shirt for Adam.
hehe it looks like Dan has perfected the ability to walk on air while the others are...well just showing some leg...OOO or doing an unsyncronised can-can (get it together tim!)
This one amuses me. I also need to find that blue shirt for Adam.
Does anyone else think Damian looks like Jim Morrison in this photo? Because I do.
So happy to visit the board and see new stuff. Yay!
Great articles (& thanks NiteShok) and pictures!
I LOVE the tree photo. Damian has a rock star/grandpa thing going on which kinda disturbs me to find so attractive. And I'm pretty sure the sweater and pants came from my Grandfather's closet.
I've expressed my love for the cream sweater in another thread, so I won't go on with it here. LOVELY shots, thanks for the post!! Poor Tim is a little blocked though, :( But, floaty Dan love!
"Decked in pink, black and orange suits, this four-man group based out of Chicago kicked off its set with “Invincible” from the 2005 EP, Do What You Want."
I'm gonna let that ridiculous quote just stand on its own. LOL!!!!
"The band was completely at home in the Ithaca crowd. With it being their second show in Ithaca, they were ready to enjoy the “mysteriousness of Wegmans.” Lead singer Damian Kulash was as witty and charming as ever, telling the audience that the night had 3 main themes: Technology, rock stars and asshole investment bankers (one audience member was particularly animate, screaming “That’s not me!”). The band’s real main focus was to keep audience participation high and in a constant state of excitement by making everyone wonder what the group had in store for them that evening — from throwing tambourines into the audience, to asking the audience to play church bells and asking for complete silence (while keyboardist Dan Konopka mouthed “WTF?” at anyone who spoke)."
A) Wegmans. Win.
B) Technology, rock stars, and asshole investment bankers - Of course. What else would go with technology and rock stars if not investment bankers? I mean REALLY.
C) Keyboardist Dan Konopka? Hm. I wonder if he got Andy's name wrong or Dan's instrument wrong. I have an easier time imagining ARoss mouthing "WTF" at people.
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I ordered a copy for you last week. It got here this week.
I takes care of mah invisible robot, y'alls.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2010/04/the_tuesday_podcast.html
dunno if this has been posted before:
http://www.urlesque.com/2010/04/15/ok-go-interview/
Dr. Steve Brule! YES!
http://media.www.depauliaonline.com/media/storage/paper1414/news/2010/04/19/Entertainment/The-Depaulia.Talks.With.Chicago.Natives.Ok.Go-3908047.shtml
Intellect is pretty sexy.
Excellent review on the 4/17/10 Chicago show.
Saturday night was all about the music, with fans singing along to every song (including all the new ones), proving that there is more to this band than quirky viral videos.
And no lie, my math required below equals 23. I think I'm in heaven.
LOVE this review!
Of course we were. Even I was singing along to everything, and I've only had the three full length albums for a month or so. =D
Hi guys, I'm a journalist for Rolling Stone Australia. I interviewed Damian Kulash in mid-February about the video embedding situation, soon before the band left Capitol Records.
Read the whole conversation on my blog - http://andrewmcmillen.com/2010/04/26/a-conversation-with-damian-kulash-ok-go-singerguitarist/
Aaaannnnd here is a fantastic article where Dan finally gets a little press.
http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/65588/
Also, can we discuss these pictures?
This one amuses me. I also need to find that blue shirt for Adam.
Does anyone else think Damian looks like Jim Morrison in this photo? Because I do.
hehe it looks like Dan has perfected the ability to walk on air while the others are...well just showing some leg...OOO or doing an unsyncronised can-can (get it together tim!)
Andy looks good in a pink shirt
So happy to visit the board and see new stuff. Yay!
Great articles (& thanks NiteShok) and pictures!
I LOVE the tree photo. Damian has a rock star/grandpa thing going on which kinda disturbs me to find so attractive. And I'm pretty sure the sweater and pants came from my Grandfather's closet.
Both pics are awesome, good finds Rach!
EX-FREAKIN'-PLETIVES!!!!!!
Some reviews of recent shows with highlight quotes:
http://www.voxmagazine.com/stories/2010/04/21/recap-ok-go-plays-blue-note/
"Decked in pink, black and orange suits, this four-man group based out of Chicago kicked off its set with “Invincible” from the 2005 EP, Do What You Want."
I'm gonna let that ridiculous quote just stand on its own. LOL!!!!
http://www.cornellsun.com/section/arts/content/2010/04/28/ready-set
"The band was completely at home in the Ithaca crowd. With it being their second show in Ithaca, they were ready to enjoy the “mysteriousness of Wegmans.” Lead singer Damian Kulash was as witty and charming as ever, telling the audience that the night had 3 main themes: Technology, rock stars and asshole investment bankers (one audience member was particularly animate, screaming “That’s not me!”). The band’s real main focus was to keep audience participation high and in a constant state of excitement by making everyone wonder what the group had in store for them that evening — from throwing tambourines into the audience, to asking the audience to play church bells and asking for complete silence (while keyboardist Dan Konopka mouthed “WTF?” at anyone who spoke)."
A) Wegmans. Win.
B) Technology, rock stars, and asshole investment bankers - Of course. What else would go with technology and rock stars if not investment bankers? I mean REALLY.
C) Keyboardist Dan Konopka? Hm. I wonder if he got Andy's name wrong or Dan's instrument wrong. I have an easier time imagining ARoss mouthing "WTF" at people.
Have to read these later, need to leave for work 5 minutes ago, but, need to say-
WTF that suit is RED! Sheesh. (Ha!)
Looking forward to any more fail in the whole articles...
Those pics. . .epic.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO WEGMANS?! The olive bar is amazzzzzzzing. I always steal. Shhh