Okay, I was looking through the YouTubes looking for this old 120 Minutes interview (that maybe I only imagined??), when I stumbled upon this weird little video set to The Black Dog remix of “Get Off.” Trip.
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Here’s an odd little video. A one-camera performance of “Godless” from back in the day shot by Launch and included on a cd-rom, or something? It could have been filmed in July of 2000, or October of 2000, or… November of 2000? I’ve never seen it. But then again, I don’t see most things.
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For months after completing Thirteen Tales we all had copies of the album. I had listened to my copy roughly 4000 times when one day I was riding in a car that had one of those CD players that automatically started the disc over again after the last song. The last song on the record was “Nietzsche.” It turned itself around to the first song on the album which, for the first 4000 times I listened to it, was “Country Leaver.”
“Country Leaver” to me sounded really great right after “Nietzsche.” I started thinking of how it would work if it was moved to song two but “Solid” didn’t seem right directly after it. Then I thought maybe it would work if the record just started with the “trippy ending” songs at the top then “Nietzsche” would be third and “Country Leaver” would be fourth and so on. This was before iTunes and laptops and iPods so I had to go back to the car stereo and start the record at “Godless” to see how it felt.
It was amazing. That “Godless” intro right at the top into “Mohammed” just seemed perfect. Then “Country Leaver” sort of worked as a wake up call with its rooster sort of waking you from the stoned haze of the first three songs. Magically, “The Gospel” ends up last when you do this creating a perfect ending to what I believe is a perfect record.
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Hey there, Dandy Girl/Boy. Is there something you have always wanted to know about Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia from Mister Courtney Taylor-Taylor but you can’t just call him up on the phone becuase he’s literally a stranger? Questions like “how did 13 Tales get its name,” or “did you think “Bohemian Like You” would buy you a big house?” That sort of thing. Or whatever you want. Who’s gonna stop you? Post your questions here, on our Facebook, or tweet @TheDandyWarhols with the tag #AskCTT all this weekend, and he’ll will answer the best ones via video presentations next week.
Have a safe weekend!
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NO SHOWS WHAT?
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Yesterday we took a look at The Dandy Warhols on Conan O’Brien. Today we track back to Friday, November 3, 2000 (Peter’s birthday) for CBS’s Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. Not too bad for a band who just got off a plane from Australia.
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On November 30, 2000, The Dandy Warhols took time out from the third North American tour of the year to fly from Saskatchewan to New York City to make the first of two appearances on NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien. It was their second national network appearance in a month, coming after the band played CBS’s The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (remember??) on November 3rd [VIDEO LOST TO THE AGES??]
The Dandys would return to Late Night in 2003 for one of the most memorable evenings in Dandy Warhol lore.
UPDATE: Friend JS Martin on “The Facebook dot com” found the Kilborn video almost immediately, we’ll show it to ya tomorrow.
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Zia’s messing with Texas this weekend. She’ll will be appearing with her country band Brush Prairie tonight (05/02) in Dallas at Sundown at Grenada (free show!). Zia will also be dj’ing Friday at the Texas Theatre in Dallas, Saturday night at The Boiled Owl in Ft Worth, and Sunday night – Cinco de Mayo – in Austin at Cheer up Charlie’s. Yee haw!!
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We’ve got a story coming up from Fathead about the song order of Thirteen Tales and how it got that way. Would it surprise you that at one time, “Country Leaver” was to open the record? It does, but it doesn’t really. I mean, it’s a great song. It’s one of my favorites. I never ever ask Courtney what his songs are about, because it should be open to your own interpretation (I guess), but I can guess what’s going on here. I feel like I’ve been in this situation way too many times in my life, on a plane armed only with dumb blind faith.
(This video is from The Alternate Side in New York.)
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It’s such a dreary winter in Portland that when spring hits, it really hits, babe. To celebrate spring, the official Dandys online store is having a big Spring Sale. From now until May 14th, take 15% off on ALL Dandys recordings, as well as selected tees and miscellaneous items. For all sale items, visit store.dandywarhols.com/spring-sale now. Or later, maybe you’re too busy.
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