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9:09 pm
hold on…when was Damian on the cover of Rolling Stone?
I don't know!
I kow he was IN Rolling Stone, but never on the cover…
7:33 pm
3/21/10
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Yeah, and I'd like a "slow, steady, deep breathing" emoticon, thanks.
About the RS cover – I think that's just a mistake. Damian was in the "Style" section on page 44 of the 12/28/06-1/11/07 double issue. In the text, Damian says, "My friend Christopher Kreiling made this suit for me."
"Just make the things you really believe in, and they'll have a chance."
"The less you observe your restrictions, the more likely you are to succeed."
7:40 pm
3/22/10
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I was thinking that must be it. That quote seals it, I guess.
Another article of interest:
REM, OK Go for Rock the Net
7:57 pm
Almost good review but the dweeb had to ruin it at the end…
http://theedge.bostonherald.co…..musicNews/…rticleid=191593
5:00 am
Just asking: A conversation with Damian Kulash of OK GO
http://www.kcchronicle.com/art…..les/2007/0…26020549944.txt or
http://www.nwherald.com/articl…../2007/03/2…28706787184.txt
5:15 am
AHHHH HAHAHAHA!!! YOU GO, BOY!
Edit: That put the HUGEST smile on my face!
7:26 am
Couldn't this reporter come up with more original questions? The fact that he starts off with "Damian, you know I haven't been the biggest fan of your music" kind of makes me think he didn't do much research. In fact, his first two questions, aren't even questions; they're statements.
Chicago Sun Times
Always on the Go: Major label aside, OK Go builds its audience with never-ending tour
http://www.suntimes.com/entert…..nment/dero…-live30.article
You can see the writer's pictures at http://www.suntimes.com/entert…..index.html and http://www.staticmultimedia.co…..content/pr…153092101/photo
And an old review of his: http://thewilltorock.blogspot……m/2005/08/…-in-stores.html
**1/2
OK GO, "OH NO" (CAPITOL)
On their second major-label album, Chicago's OK Go pairs up with producer Tore Johansson, who crafted Franz Ferdinand's wildly successful debut. Recording in Malmo, Sweden, the group favored a harder-edge sound than it offered on its self-titled 2002 Capitol debut, upping the New Wave elements that have always been a part of the mix (heavy on the Cars), while adding a bit more glam rock ('cause kids today love the Killers), mostly to good effect.
The foursome, especially lead vocalist and guitarist Damian Kulash, can still be a bit too clever and way too smarmy for their own good; think of Weezer's iconic frontman Rivers Cuomo without the self-deprecation and emo-style, heart-on-his-sweater-sleeve vulnerability. But during their best moments here — the energizing opener "Invincible," the slinky, sexy "A Million Ways," and the oh- so-danceable "Do What You Want" — the grooves are so propulsive and the hooks are so potent that you forgive OK Go's more annoying tendencies.
Unfortunately, the band is still prone to self-aggrandizement — the "hallelujah" choruses and Kulash's annoyingly precious vocal delivery on "Let It Rain" are truly gag-worthy — and with the teen pop-meets-Queen approach of "Television, Television," you just know they're banking on securing a spot on the soundtrack for "The O.C." If only they'd trimmed this disc down to an EP.
Jim DeRogatis
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Another old quote from this critic: http://www.jimdero.com/News200…..ts2002.htm
THE FIVE WORST CONCERTS OF 2002
3. OK Go and the Vines at Metro, July 13: Two of the more hyped acts of the year shared a bill, and neither could prove that it deserved a tenth of the attention it's received. Mixing dream pop and regurgitated Nirvana, headliners the Vines were even more contrived and formulaic than the last great Australian hype, Silverchair, with added demerits for copping Kurt Cobain's trashing of their instruments. Meanwhile, Chicago popsters OK Go reveled in "aren't-we-clever?" shtick, outdoing the Barenaked Ladies and They Might Be Giants in their cutesy smugness.
8:49 am
3/29/10
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OK GO, "OH NO" (CAPITOL)
On their second major-label album, Chicago's OK Go pairs up with producer Tore Johansson, who crafted Franz Ferdinand's wildly successful debut. Recording in Malmo, Sweden, the group favored a harder-edge sound than it offered on its self-titled 2002 Capitol debut, upping the New Wave elements that have always been a part of the mix (heavy on the Cars), while adding a bit more glam rock ('cause kids today love the Killers), mostly to good effect.
The foursome, especially lead vocalist and guitarist Damian Kulash, can still be a bit too clever and way too smarmy for their own good; think of Weezer's iconic frontman Rivers Cuomo without the self-deprecation and emo-style, heart-on-his-sweater-sleeve vulnerability. But during their best moments here — the energizing opener "Invincible," the slinky, sexy "A Million Ways," and the oh- so-danceable "Do What You Want" — the grooves are so propulsive and the hooks are so potent that you forgive OK Go's more annoying tendencies.
Unfortunately, the band is still prone to self-aggrandizement — the "hallelujah" choruses and Kulash's annoyingly precious vocal delivery on "Let It Rain" are truly gag-worthy — and with the teen pop-meets-Queen approach of "Television, Television," you just know they're banking on securing a spot on the soundtrack for "The O.C." If only they'd trimmed this disc down to an EP.
Jim DeRogatis
———
Another old quote from this critic: http://www.jimdero.com/News200…..ts2002.htm
THE FIVE WORST CONCERTS OF 2002
3. OK Go and the Vines at Metro, July 13: Two of the more hyped acts of the year shared a bill, and neither could prove that it deserved a tenth of the attention it's received. Mixing dream pop and regurgitated Nirvana, headliners the Vines were even more contrived and formulaic than the last great Australian hype, Silverchair, with added demerits for copping Kurt Cobain's trashing of their instruments. Meanwhile, Chicago popsters OK Go reveled in "aren't-we-clever?" shtick, outdoing the Barenaked Ladies and They Might Be Giants in their cutesy smugness.
Me-yow! This kitty's got claws….
5:35 pm
http://theedge.bostonherald.co…..musicNews/…rticleid=191593
haha, that's the show this week where I was standing outside waiting to see if they would come out, but I didn't see them. The actual show was sold out by the Snow Patrol fans in November so after waiting a bit, I just went back to my room to do homework lamely.
5:43 pm
hahaha, for some reason, that line makes me laugh, ih7*s. I know this is totally not what you're trying to say, but the first thing that came to my mind was when one of my friends (who is pretty and knows it) said about someone she doesn't like, "well, she's already punished by being ugly." And indeed, this reporter guy too has been punished.
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