--- - |- I have somehow been immune to the charms of Be Your Own Pet, though I realize that I am in the minority there. So the recent news that they'd broken up hit me with the force of, say, finding out that the guy who reads your gas meter has retired. Still, they are no more, and some people are sad, so this (presumably) final video, for Get Awkward's "Becky", will have to serve as their a/...
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--- - |- Be Your Own Pet have broken up, and they are barely even saying goodbye. In a message on their website, BYOP say, "To all of our fans, we are sad to bring you the news that our upcoming shows in the UK are going to be our last as a band. We thank you for all your love and support these past few years. It's been a blast, but the time has come for the four of us to go our separate ways....
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Tonight's post is vagtastical.Be Your Own PetBicycle RaceBicycle, Bicycle (Summer Summer EP version)The only time Pitchfork and I have been in complete in total agreement is in regards to this band. We both loved their first CD, liked very much their second and were completely and totally fucking bummed when they decided to call it quits this month. I had the lucky opportunity to see the whirli...
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--- - |- After four years, Nashville oiks Be Your Own PET have announced that they shall split after their forthcoming UK dates ~~- Be Your Own Pet
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Ever since they first burst onto a scene that was unashamedly gay for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs with 'Damn Damn Leash' , Nashville's Be Your Own Pet have parted opinion across the land. That was back in 2004, now they are seasoned pros, but tonight sparks the final bout
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Before Be Your Own Pet made a video for the banned-in-the-USA tune "Becky," we told you the Tennessee punks were calling it quits after their UK tour. It's now after their UK tour. They are no longer. While drying your tears, you can watch footage of Jemina & Co. giving it their all this past Tuesday (8/26) at Dingwalls in London. The guys take off their shirts. The audience comes on stage. Jem...
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--- - |- Filed under: The Chum Bucket Spinner.com: Be Your Own Pet is breaking up. [Pitchfork]Amy Winehouse has a cat-shaped crack pipe. Cute...? [Hollywood Rag]13 year old mini-Hendrix puts all other guitarists to shame. [Blabbermouth]A look at five lunatic record producers. [Guardian]Two people on... Read more ~~- Be Your Own Pet
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I'm not a huge fan of these guys, but this video made me laugh the lyrics were so lame yet catchy. Seems frontwoman Jemina Pearl Abegg had a falling out with a BFF she exchanged friendship bracelets with named "Becky," also the name of the song. Crying at lunch, signing yearbooks and friendship bracelets? I wish this song was around when I was in the 7th grade.Hey, at least it's knives and not ...
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Sex...checkDrugs...checkRock N' Roll...checkPretty hard to mess up a punk rock song about the holy trilogy of debauchery...and BYOP get it totally right!
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Not long since the break-up that shook our world last year, Be Your Own Pet's lead firethrower Jemina Pearl and drummer/too-boyish-to-be-grimy-garage-rock Johnny Rash are back, in, well, some way, shape or form. A cryptic MySpace page exists for the two...
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We're launching our first podcasts on Monday. Two team members are doing a one hour radio show every month, with professional equipment, mixing etc....And then my friend Lauren and I are doing a weekly Track of the Week... and to say it's amateur is a bit of an understatement.Uploaded here for your entertainment is the third take of our first, and after the comments at the end, probably last po...
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If any of you read the recent "Pitchfork article.":http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/37392/Rock_Camp_for_Girls_Takes_Over_America about Rock Camps for Girls, you probably know that BYOP's Jemina Pearl graduated from one of these programs. What P-fork forgot to mention was that she went to the "Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp.":http://www.sgrrc.orgI've been volunteering with SGRRC for t...
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs meets Rilo Kiley.Good stuff, worth a listen if you like that indie rocker chick-lead stuff. High energy, short songs, definitely enjoyable.First track suggestion: October, First Account (I heard it on Launchcast, and immediately downloaded the entire album to share with friends.)
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A few years ago, I was watching Glastonbury coverage on TV, and I saw this GREAT band, that were playing the John Peel stage, and I though they were aces. The guys had really big hair, and the girl just kicked ass, and I totally forgot what song it was or who they were. 18 months later, I've finally found it - Fire Department by Be Your Own Pet. Am GUTTED that I missed them at ATP now :(It's a ...
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OK I'll get it over with send all of your hate mail directly to me I can take it. I say Be Your Own Pet last year and thought nothing of them. They were the start of a long billn that included the Kaiser Chiefs, Hot Hot Heat, Futureheads, and Doves. Last night at Emo's here in Austin they played in the small room of Emo's.Watching this band with not a shred of talent (They are on Thurston Moore...
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