December 2010
22 posts
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a cover of ‘zebra’ by beach house….
recorded by daniel in our practice space…
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DADT DONE!
today is a wonderful day. it’s not always easy to feel proud of our country, but today is a day to feel extremely proud to be an american. the DADT repeal is an incredible step forward in the fight for gay rights/human rights.
I FEEL SO HOPEFUL & THRILLED
this is interesting-
john mccain called today, “a sad day for america”. and today his words are irrelevant and carry...
bullet video taping friday in new jersey.... want...
BE A PART OF THE “BULLET” VIDEO This Friday, December 17th. we are shooting a video for “Bullet” in Northern New Jersey. We will be performing a mini-set at a Legion Hall near home … you know, the kind of shows we used to play when we were kids. A tiny room packed with everyone singing along and going bananas, the band playing on the floor, gang of outcasts vibe etc....
7" of the month club. some thoughts on it as well...
first off, I want to thank everyone for the overwhelmingly amazing reaction to our “7-inch of the month club”. when this idea came up, there were so many questions… so much goes into a project like this, and we all pushed so hard to make this happen. we are so proud to have the kind of fans that get behind something like this. seriously, steel train fans are people I am extremely proud to know....
Watchjon daniel and i playing our favorite song from the national’s newest record.. ‘blood buzz ohio’ from high violet. ok
evan's pre show huddle speech from tonight in...
“ok, listen. remember when we were 15 playing in fire halls for 8 people? remember wishing we could sell out those tiny rooms that weren’t even real venues? well there’s a ton of kids here tonight and we’re goona fuck them up. ok? we’re gonna destroy this place and have an amazing show. and if the crowd hates us, then we’re gonna make them feel so uncomfortable...
this is amanda palmers version of our song...
