Say what? Remember that little band called the Shins. Despite owing Zach Braff their souls, the Portland-based via Albuquerque, New Mexico indie rockers haven't put out any new music in almost two years. Today an explanation as to why surfaces. Seems frontman James Mercer has put down the guitar and pen and has gone all "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up" on us.Mercer will star ...
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There's trouble in indie la-la-land. The Shins multi-instrumentalist Marty Crandall was arrested in Sacramento along with his girlfriend, former America's Next Top Model finalist Elyse Sewell, this past Friday (January 4th).The pair got into a heated scuffle, where Crandall allegedly assaulted Sewell. Hotel personnel called in the authorities. Crandall was charged with felony domestic assault a...
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Everything went so well today (the work got done, the boss was pleased, the library had the books & dvd's I wanted, the boy was out right after school to be picked up, blue skys, brisk weather)....hot damn, what a good day.Here is a little something something to share...
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Drunk? Ha, you not betcha. No, I am trying to ease the pain from a night of some sort of food poisoning. I feel ill, and wanted some music to soothe me back to sleep. I found this, and it helped. Good night mogsters.
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...my eyeballs popped open an hour before the alarm went off for some reason...and I'm rested...almost TOO rested...sheisse, son...what I'm feeling is akin to what Andrew "Large" Largeman felt like when he was walking through LAX on meds while taking a trip back home to Jersey in the film Garden State...been there before...all of this reminded me of when I covered that flick as a favor for a jo...
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The Shins rumored new single has been confirmed. ??Turn On Me?? is the third track which has crossed over from ??Wincing The Night Away??(Sub Pop), the Albuquerque, New Mexico group's triumphant third album. The single will be available on ten-inch, CD and digital download, according to "NME":NM.The B-side is said to feature their tune for US TV series 'Weeds' along with the cover of Pink Floyd...
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It was back in May that Shins frontman James Mercer announced that drummer Jesse Sandoval and keyboardist Marty Crandall were leaving the band. At the time, Mercer said it was an "aesthetic decision," whatever that means. Mercer went on to say, "I'm on good terms with those guys, I hope to maintain that. I wouldn't say I'd never work with them again. I love working with those guys." According ...
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Wow. "Martin Crandall":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Crandall of the Shins is in jail for rough-housing his girlfriend of a few years, Elyse Sewell, from America's Next Top Model fame. Read more from Elyse Sewell's livejournal "here":http://elysesewell.livejournal.com/73490.html .You can view MC's inmate information "here":http://www.sacsheriff.com/inmate_information/inmate_details.cfm?a=3B
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Portland based rockers, The Shins released their second single from their third album, ??Wincing the Night Away?? (Sub Pop) Monday. "Australia" will be available on 7" and on CD in the UK. ??Wincing the Night Away??, has been dubbed the most experimental Shins album yet. The tracks range from hip-hop loops to psychedelic Hawaiian folk. The album is also considerably longer than The Shins' past ...
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I'm not sure if any fans of the television show Weeds would want to listen to its theme song for fun. The theme song is a bit too catchy and gets stuck in your head for ever. But for those who are not regular viewers of the show, you might love the new version by The Shins. It's the most in-thing for tv shows these days: to have the theme song covered by different bands each season. Musicia...
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relocating to another city in another country. stop. spending momentary life on finishing all pending work, and dividing personal stuff between luggage and parents' house - as i have had to give up my apartment, too. stop. taking serious thinking time deciding what books and boots not to bring because they are heavy and/or take up too much space. stop. talk to you all MOG lovelies past February...
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At least, according to the Sacramento Sheriff's Dept "website":http://www.sacsheriff.com/inmate_information/search_names_list.cfm .The infamous livejournal entry is now friends-locked. However, you can see most of its contents on pitchfork "here":http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/47789-shins-crandall-girlfriend-arrested-for-domestic-assault .
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The music newsletter Digital Music News has posted some interesting stats on The Shins' album sales - assuming you like this sort of thing.'Wincing The Night Away' sold 119,000 units last week, enough to make it No. 2 in the Billboard chart. If you want signs of an industry collapsing, that's one. A few years ago those numbers wouldn't have made the top 20.Digital album sales were 35,000, makin...
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. . . or does the new Shins record kinda suck?I'm in the midst of grading a stack of worse-than-I-expected essays from my students, so it's snarky time here at the Chainsaw HQ. Due to travel and then subsequently playing catch-up, I got around to the new Shins record only last week. Behind the curve here, then. Anyway, I loved the Shins' debut album and their second one has some excellent stuff...
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From the band that changed Natalie Portman's life in Garden State and the lexical mind of James Mercer comes this clever piece of chamber pop. Is it a song about religion, ignorance, happiness, or all three? Mercer's lyrics are characteristically indecipherable, but what's certain are the brilliant meandering melody lines in the verses, and gorgeous vocal harmonies from a group of guys who aren...
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