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The Dandy Warhols – “The Best of the Capitol Years (1995-2007)” (Capitol) (rating 7 out of 10)

The Portland quartet known as The Dandy Warhols were born kicking and screaming in 1993, making music to, ahem, “drink to,” an alternative soundtrack for slackers, stoners, and midnight tokers which celebrated the permanent vacations of the elegantly wasted. Think Keith Richards with New Wave hair. Lead Dandy Courtney Taylor-Taylor had clearly been educated at the School of Rock. His motley crew of carefully recruited outsiders looked chic (fringes, cheekbones, hips), borrowed from the best (Stones, Velvets, Bowie, Dylan), and actively encouraged chaos, disorder, and public nudity at gigs. The doors of perception were wedged permanently open. Just like the truly great, they had their own proper film celebrating their rise (the unmissable “Dig!”) and, for bonus cool, their own imagined TV theme song. The Mount Rushmore of Rock surely had space for Taylor’s snarling mug.

“The Capitol Years” captures their time in the fast lane, livin’ la vida loca, lounging in limos popping pills and reading Sartre. Whereas their penniless urchin contemporaries coughed “sell out” from the dungeons of indie clubs, Taylor looked to the stars: number ones, billboards, mansions, monogrammed bathrobes, art dealing, golf. There are a good, half-dozen moments here when, dammit, it should have worked. It’s so close you can taste it in the grooves. The Dandys had a gift for fizzy four-minute space pop, from the mechanical bull rides of “Everyday Should Be a Holiday,” “Boys Better,” and “Bohemian Like You,” to the dreamy, twinkling Bowie-esque “Last High” and perky newbie “This Is the Tide” – all white-hot, genius pop with skyscraper melodies. Even the tracks time forgot such as “The Scientist” and “Plan A” now seem expertly fashioned, fixing the foundations for funky futurists like Hot Chip and MGMT. It was exhilarating, joyous pop that deserved to be beamed from radios, clubs, TVs, and enormodomes alike, not chained and weeping in some grimy basement bar to an audience of three devotees and a dog called Bobby. – Matt James

Read more: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/08/24/1584637/sound-affects-music-reviews-and.html#ixzz0xe5hgiRv

Court says, “Wow, man, nice perspective.”

BRENT DEBOER

Response To ‘This Is The Tide’ Rolling In

Hey, lots of people are seriously digging the brand new track from The Capitol Years, “This is the Tide.” Really guys, we have received a tremendous response on the interwebs so far, it’s blowing us away. Thanks for those who bought it, and thanks for letting us know what you think.  I haven’t talked to Fathead today, but I’m sure he’s a proud papa.

(Yeah, that’s Fatty singing lead on that track. He wrote this tune with Zia. Break that out on Taco Tuesday trivia night.)

If you have a friend you think would dig on it, don’t be selfish, brother – share the song with them in this little player here.

Graçias.

GOTHMAN

Blurbs For July 16 2010

Hey everybody.

ITEM: Regarding the pre-sale for the dates announced earlier this week (USA/Canada), tickets will officially go on pre-sale next week, and we will let you all know the password to login and buy tickets.  That’s how that goes.  More dates on this leg of the tour will also be announced soon, plus, the other half of the continent.  Those dates are forthcoming.

ITEM: Next Monday (19 July), The Capitol Years comes out in Europe and other places. EMI has sent a long a link they would like you to purchase the record through.  amazon.co.uk

ITEM: You may remember talk last year of Court working with The Wolfmen. Well, they have a new single getting ready to drop on Monday, July 19th called  (ha ha) “July 20”.  (Someone’s birthday, what?) “July 20” is a supercool track, with Tay-Tay doing remix honors with Jacob Portrait, and you should totally pick it up in the store when you pick up The Capitol Years.

ITEM: Pete Int’l Airport are playing a show next Wednesday (21 July)  in Portland at Langano Lounge. Click through to the Facebook invite Plucky made up.

Later, cool cats.

GOTHMAN

The Capitol Years Release Date Announcement

We are proud to announce The Dandy Warhols’ The Capitol Years 1995-2007, featuring fourteen of our most popular tunes from our years with the historic Capitol Records label, plus one all-new never before heard bonus track, is set for international release June 21st July 19th, August 24th in the United States.

The track listing is as follows:

1. BOYS BETTER
2. EVERY DAY SHOULD BE A HOLIDAY (TONY LASH MIX)
3. NOT IF YOU WERE THE LAST JUNKIE ON EARTH
4. GOOD MORNING
5. GODLESS
6. GET OFF
7. BOHEMIAN LIKE YOU
8. WE USED TO BE FRIENDS
9. SCIENTIST (ARE SOUND VERSION)
10. THE LAST HIGH
11. PLAN A (ARE SOUND VERSION)
12. HOLDING ME UP
13. ALL THE MONEY OR THE SIMPLE LIFE HONEY
14. SMOKE IT
15. THIS IS THE TIDE (BONUS TRACK)

In support of this release, live dates for the United States and Australia, to augment our previously announced summer dates in Europe, will be announced very soon. You heard me.

EDIT 05/28: EMI has informed us that the international release date for The Capitol Years has been pushed back to 19 JULY.

GOTHMAN

The Dandy Warhols

Date City Venue Country
Tour: 2024-12 30th Anniversary
12/02/24 Los Angeles, CA Moroccan Lounge US
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 901 1st St. with guests Tremours Buy Tickets
12/03/24 Los Angeles, CA Moroccan Lounge US
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 901 1st St. with Bysts Buy Tickets
12/04/24 Los Angeles, CA Moroccan Lounge US
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 901 1st St. with Escape Artist Lovers Buy Tickets
12/06/24 San Francisco, CA Bimbo’s 365 US
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1025 Columbus. with Pink Breath Of Heaven Buy Tickets
12/07/24 San Francisco, CA Bimbo’s 365 US
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1025 Columbus. with Secret Smiles Buy Tickets
12/11/24 Portland, OR Mission Theater US
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1624 NW Glisan. Venue phone: 503-223-4527. ** Little Cloud Records Showcase with LSD & The Search For God, Sun Atoms, and Tremours ** Buy Tickets
12/12/24 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom US
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1332 W. Burnside. Buy Tickets
12/13/24 Portland, OR The Odditorium US
Time: 7:00pm. ** Odditorium Fan Party Event – No Band Performance ** Buy Tickets
12/14/24 Tacoma, WA Spanish Ballroom US
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 565 Broadway. Buy Tickets
12/15/24 Tacoma, WA Spanish Ballroom US
Time: 11:00am. Address: 565 Broadway. ** Special Fan Brunch – No Band Performance** Buy Tickets
➡ GET LOST! In The Dandy Warhols' GIGOGRAPHY. Every show we have played.
“Alcohol and Cocainemarijuananicotine”
“Teutonic Wine”

“I’d Like To Help You With Your Problem (featuring Slash)”
“Danzig With Myself (featuring Black Francis)”
“The Summer Of Hate”

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