the end.
after 5 years of being a band, play/start has decided to call it quits. we have had so much fun playing shows and challenging each other to be better musicians. our eternal thanks and gratitude to all of our friends, family and fans that have made this experience so incredible. we wouldn’t have been able to do it without you. xo.
play/start featured on RIOT GRRRL BERLIN compilation
play/start is featured on the new RIOT GRRRL BERLIN compilation! This compilation is dedicated to help raise awareness for Pussy Riot members. Read their about the story and new developments here. Amazing compilation includes 4 bands from Portland plus tons of other rad bands.
We’re on KBOO tomorrow!!
LORENZO AND I WILL BE DISCUSSING THE BAND AND THE UPCOMING “EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY QUEER” TOUR ON KBOO’S OUT LOUD (PORTLAND 90.7 FM) TOMORROW AT 6PM. RAD!!
new web stuff!
Along with a new website redesign, we now have a merch store! We have t-shirts, CDs, and even cassette tapes. Sometimes in the summer, I bust out my cassette player (aka, “the rock box”), bungee cord it to the handlebars of my bike, and blare old mixtapes around town. I kind of heart cassettes.
i’m a cassette tape. buy me!!
We are working on some more merch, so stay tuned!
Feminist anti-Putin punk ladies arrested for “hooliganism” (i.e., performance art)
The activist ladies in Pussy Riot! staged an anti-Putin protest inside the largest Orthodox Cathedral in Moscow, performing their “punk prayer” song entitled, Mother of God, Send Putin Away. Three women have been arrested and face up to seven years in prison on charges of “hooliganism.” If you want to stay up-to-date, there is now a Free Pussy Riot! webpage. They also have a facebook group.
this is what feminism looks like compilation 2
Riot Grrrl Berlin just released their second compilation of awesome music from female / trans artists. There are SEVENTY ONE freaking bands on this mega-comp, including The Happening and The Shondes. You can download the comp for free here: http://riotgrrrlberlin.tumblr.com/compilation02.
alexico – el nombre del perro
This video uses the kind of art that I really dislike. That Ren & Stimpy / Spongebob Squarepants gross-out aesthetic just really doesn’t do it for me. But I do have to say that I have a seriously short attention span, and I actually watched this whole video. Its kind of sexist and problematic, but it held my attention for more than 3 minutes. So A+ for being totally not boring!
On Vimeo, they describe this as an “Animated music video for energetic musician Alexico, tells the story of Alexico and his dog-friend as they travel through the galaxies, discovering new lifeforms and civilizations in planets far, far away.” I especially like when they travel to the vagina planet.
EDIT 3/10/12:
Although I was kind of weirded out and simultaneously obsessed with the video, I forgot to mention that I actually really do like the music. Alexico has a lot of other videos on his site. So check it out.
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