BlogFight!

My friend and fellow grammarian, Damian Kulash, is now picking fights on blogs. Words are being said over which words are being said. Go read the thrust and the parry and then weigh in on the obsessiveness of it all. Extra points to Andy, Darbie & Jade who weighed in before you did.

Lots more extra points to the first person who, refusing to defend Damian, instead insists that utilizing the word 'officious' instead of one of its less snobby synonyms is a worse crime than utilizing the word 'utilize.' And extra, extra points if that person then gets Damian to respond in a comment, with even more points given if it turns into an argument, and infinite points given in the highly unlikely event that it's an argument Damian loses. More extra points for defending Damian in either the primary or (as yet non-existent) secondary argument. And even more extra points will be given for humor, nit-pickiness, and needlessly bringing in the names of other bands, including, but not limited to, ? and the Mysterians, !!!, and Five For Fighting, a band name that could mean so many different things, depending on how you punctuate.

Let the nonsense begin, or rather, continue: BlogFight!

New News For Chicago, Toronto & DC

Some people argue that the denizens of Chicago, Toronto and Washington DC have absolutely nothing going for them. Screw those people.

Chicago has an OK Go show on Friday, Nov. 18th. Because it's 18+, we've scheduled an in-store performance & signing at the Tower Records on Clark, down the street from the Metro. That's from 7 to 8pm. Bring your friends, if you've got some. Make sure to download this flyer, print it, make copies, and spread it all over the city that never weeps (in front of other cities).

Toronto gets a special, private performance. OK Go is playing the launch party for the Xbox 360 on November 21st. It's going to be pretty effing electric, so we strongly suggest you find a way to get in. Click here for one. If we figure out more, we'll let you know.

Washington, DC gets a newly announced all-ages show on Nov. 20th at the Black Cat, one of our favorite clubs. The opening band is called Shortstack, and it features former OK Go traveling partner Burleigh Seaver (The Surly Beaver) on guitar.

The rest of you can have fun online. Start with Damian's latest post on Coolfer.com. It's a doozy.

Tim On Tour: AudioBloggery

Tim is back with a bold new plan. Your life is about to get a whole lot better. All you need to do is listen.

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Damian Kulash, Blogger

Damian doesn't want me to tell you this, but I'm going to do it anyway. We've caught the man a-bloggin'. And guess what? He's not a-bloggin' here.

For the next week or two, Damian will be a-bloggin' at coolfer.com, which is widely considered to be the very best music industry blog. The closest competion is a guy named Fred Marshall, but he's more of a performer than a writer. Get Fred to sing an OK Go song on camera, though, and we'll send both of you a free t-shirt.

Read Damian's first post here.

AudioKonopka: Kansas City

Dan the Drummer, back on top!

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Your assignment for the next few weeks:
If you see Dan at a show, go up to him and hand him a note with the one single sentence the world needs to hear him read, and the celebrity in whose style the world needs to hear it. Do it!

AudioKonopka: Chicago

A sober, chastened Dan the Drummer.

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Your assignment for the next few weeks:
If you see Dan at a show, go up to him and hand him a note with the one single sentence the world needs to hear him read, and the celebrity in whose style the world needs to hear it. Do it!

Goodbye, Dear Friends. Goodbye.

Today is a sad day.

I've just been informed that 7th Heaven, the world's greatest television show, has been cancelled. Let's take a moment to think about all the good times we shared. The days ahead will be difficult. Try to remember that sadness and loss are a part of life, and that we can all get through this together.

Entertain Yourselves, For Once.

It's Thursday, which means that you're looking for excitement. We've got none of that, but here's some stuff to do while waiting for a drugged unicorn to crash through your window, destroy your couch and threaten to gore you unless you throw him a wild unicorn party on Mars. (Or whatever it is that you find exciting. We're all so different, after all.)

Radio KOL Interview
Damian and OK Go answered questions from fans and tried to sort their ungulates on Radio KOL. Listen, in two clips.
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CJIQ Interview
Matt Schichter, CJIQ music director and host of The Backstage Pass the best radio program in Kitchener, Ontario, interviewed Tim and Damian a few days ago. You can hear the interview tonight at 7pm on 88.3, or you can listen to all 42 minutes of music and chatter right now, right here:
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More MTVu
Vote for us on the MTVu Dean's List. Somehow we've fallen from 1st to 2nd place. That's horsepucky. Fix this horrible wrong by voting here. If you've got a PC you can also watch the Woodies on the MTVu site, with Damian presenting in fine form.

AudioKonopka: Cleveland

Mr. Dan checks in from the midwest. Hear how happy he sounds when he gets near home.

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Your assignment for the next few weeks:
If you see Dan at a show, go up to him and hand him a note with one single sentence the world needs to hear him read, and the celebrity in whose style the world needs to hear it read. Do it!

MTVu Hear It First

MTVu news is running a little interview with Damian and Tim. Here are the hours, if you've got the access (and if you do, get it on the web and send it to me. I dropped out years ago.)

Tues 11/8:
1:45am, 3:45am, 5:45am, 7:45am, 9:45am, 11:45am, 1:45pm, 3:45pm, 6:45pm, 8:45pm

AudioKonopka: Poughkeepsie

This is what Mr. Dan sounds like right before he's eaten a Whopper Jr.:

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This is what he sounds like right after:
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Your assignment for the next few weeks:
If you see Dan at a show, go up to him and hand him a note with one single sentence the world needs to hear him read, and the celebrity in whose style the world needs to hear it read. Do it!

Calling All Canadians & Internet-able Non-Ontarions

OK Go is in Canada right this very moment, heading over to the Much Music studios. They'll be doing a live in-studio interview and a little bit of dancing at 3:30pm EST.

After soundcheck, they'll head over to 102.1 The Edge for an interview with the one-and-only Dave "Bookie" Bookman. Listen live at edge.ca or on your, you know, radios.

AudioKonopka: Burlington

A delighted (and delightful) Mr. Dan reports from the north country.

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Your assignment for the next few weeks:
If you see Dan at a show, go up to him and hand him a note with one single sentence the world needs to hear him read, and the celebrity in whose style the world needs to hear it read. Do it!

AudioKonopka: NYC (Day 3)

A new love letter from Mr. Dan.

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Your assignment for the next few weeks: If you see Dan at a show, go up to him and hand him a note with the single sentence you think the world needs to hear him read, and the celebrity in whose style the world needs to hear him read it. Don't do it for you or Dan or me. Do it for the world.

A Visit To Uncle Fuse

OK Go will be on Fuse TV's Daily Download this evening, from 6 to 7pm EST. If you haven't checked out this critically acclaimed drama about a cop on the edge in a city spiraling out of control, then you're in for a treat. It's a live show, so if you're in the audience--please don't flash the bassist. He blushes.

And since you're too lazy to hit the tour page, here're some tour dates:

11/03--Higher Ground--South Burlington, VT--Ages: All
11/04--Calvin Theatre--Northampton, MA--Ages: All--(w/ Rufus Wainwright)
11/05--Bardavon 1869 Opera House--Poughkeepsie, NY--(w/ Rufus Wainwright)
11/07--Horseshoe Tavern--Toronto, ON, CA--Ages: 19+
11/08--Grog Shop--Cleveland, OH--Ages: All
11/09--Blind Pig--Ann Arbor, MI--Ages: 18+
11/11--Mississippi Nights--St. Louis, MO--Ages: All
11/12--The Hurricane--Kansas City, MO
11/13--Mojo's--Columbia, MO
11/15--University of Iowa Wheelroom--Iowa City, IA--Ages: All
11/16--The Quest - Ascot Room--Minneapolis, MN--Ages: All
11/17--The Annex--Madison, WI--Ages: 18+
11/18--Metro--Chicago, IL--Ages: 18+
11/20--Black Cat--Washington, DC--Ages: All

AudioKonopka: NYC (AM)

He's the drummer. His name is Dan. What to audioblog? He don't give a damn!

Dan's latest update:

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Your assignment for the next few weeks: If you see Dan at a show, go up to him and hand him a note with the single sentence you think the world needs to hear him read, and the celebrity in whose style the world needs to hear him read it. Don't do it for you or Dan or me. Do it for the world.