Hell
Alligator
On Directing
The Cure
Interview
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Another big week!
FROM TEGANANDSARA.COM:
Hello Monday!
Sorry to all those in Portland and the Pacific Northwest. We really didn’t mean to scare you by not including you in the initial tour announcement. We are now happy to announce that we will be playing in Portland on April 8th! The ticket pre-sale starts on Wed Oct 21, details and links are on the show page. The pre-sales for San Diego and San Francisco shows also start on the 21st.
In less than a week we will take the stage in Los Angeles for the live debut of all the songs from SAINTHOOD. We are so excited to get back on tour and play the new songs. The response in Victoria was so positive. Playing new songs has really inspired all of us these past few weeks. It’s time to share!
Starting tomorrow morning you can listen to the stream of SAINTHOOD in it’s entirety on Myspace! For real! No guilt! It’s the worldwide debut of the record and we hope you all love it. Hopefully you’ll all be ready to sing along when we come to a city near you! We did an interview with the Myspace Music Feed too, they posted that today so you can check it out now at myspace.com/myspacemusicfeed.
We have also started our Spinner Takeover today! They are going to be posting a bunch of funny videos of our various antics that we recorded in their studio last month, with something new everyday, leading up to release day on Oct 27th, and with a stream of Sainthood starting on the 26th. Today they posted a preview of all the things to come, so go to www.spinner.com.
Until next time,
Tegan (and Sara)
Hello Monday!
Sorry to all those in Portland and the Pacific Northwest. We really didn’t mean to scare you by not including you in the initial tour announcement. We are now happy to announce that we will be playing in Portland on April 8th! The ticket pre-sale starts on Wed Oct 21, details and links are on the show page. The pre-sales for San Diego and San Francisco shows also start on the 21st.
In less than a week we will take the stage in Los Angeles for the live debut of all the songs from SAINTHOOD. We are so excited to get back on tour and play the new songs. The response in Victoria was so positive. Playing new songs has really inspired all of us these past few weeks. It’s time to share!
Starting tomorrow morning you can listen to the stream of SAINTHOOD in it’s entirety on Myspace! For real! No guilt! It’s the worldwide debut of the record and we hope you all love it. Hopefully you’ll all be ready to sing along when we come to a city near you! We did an interview with the Myspace Music Feed too, they posted that today so you can check it out now at myspace.com/myspacemusicfeed.
We have also started our Spinner Takeover today! They are going to be posting a bunch of funny videos of our various antics that we recorded in their studio last month, with something new everyday, leading up to release day on Oct 27th, and with a stream of Sainthood starting on the 26th. Today they posted a preview of all the things to come, so go to www.spinner.com.
Until next time,
Tegan (and Sara)
Tegan and Sara Kick Off Their 'Spinner Takeover'
In anticipation of their forthcoming Chris Walla-produced LP 'Sainthood,' Tegan and Sara will be taking over Spinner all this week and through next Wednesday. Fans of the twins can expect an array of exclusive goodies, including behind-the-scenes high jinks, skits and, um, questionable attempts at drum solos. Best of all, starting next Monday we'll be streaming 'Sainthood' in its entirety on our Full CD Listening Party.
Today we're kicking things off with a preview of all the T&S stuff to come. In this clip you'll witness some sisterly bonding (of sorts) and a glimpse at Sara's foray into the buttoned-up "CEO corporate world" where she "has no heart and no soul" (Tegan's words, not ours). Have a look after the jump.
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LINK:
http://www.spinner.com/2009/10/19/tegan-and-sara-kick-off-their-spinner-takeover/
Monday, October 12, 2009
Coming to America
FROM TEGANANDSARA.COM:
The tour announcements keep on coming, and now we are coming to the USA in February, March and April of 2010! It’s going to be a long one, but don’t worry, we are taking a break part way through so we stay fresh!
Fri/Feb-12 - Northampton, MA - Calvin Theater
Sat/Feb-13 - Boston, MA - The Orpheum
Tue/Feb-16 - Philadelphia, PA, Tower Theater (Upper Darby)
Wed/Feb-17 - Washington, DC - Warner Theater
Thu/Feb-18 - Richmond, VA - The National
Sat/Feb-20 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Theater
Sun/Feb-21 - Miami, FL - Sunset Cove
Tue/Feb-23 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
Wed/Feb-24 - New Orleans, LA - Tipitina’s
Thu/Feb-25 - Dallas, TX - Palladium
Fri/Feb-26 - Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall
Sat/Feb-27 - Houston, TX - The Warehouse
Tue/Mar-02 - Vegas, NV - House of Blues
Wed/Mar-03 - San Diego - Copley Symphony Hall
Fri/Mar-05 - San Francisco - Fox Theater
Sat/Mar-06 - San Francisco - Fox Theater
Wed/Mar-24 - Minneapolis, MN - The Orpheum
Thu/Mar-25 - Milwaukee, WI - The Riverside
Fri/Mar-26 - Chicago IL - The Aragon
Sat/Mar-27 - Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Theater
Sun/Mar-28 - Cleveland, OH - Lakewood Civic
Tue/Mar-30 - Columbus, OH - Promo West Pavilion
Fri/Apr-02 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
Sat/Apr-03 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
Sun/Apr-04 - Denver, CO - The Ogden
Tue/Apr-06 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
The pre-sale for tickets starts this Wed Oct 14 at 10am, and the public on-sale starts at 10am on Fri 0ct 16. The links are all on the show page.
Oh, and are you wondering about that photo up there? It’s a shot taken by Sarah Bastin on the set of the video for Hell that is coming very soon! We had a fun day looking like futuristic greasers with director Jamie Travis, and we are all so excited show you the final video later this month. Stay tuned!
Fri/Feb-12 - Northampton, MA - Calvin Theater
Sat/Feb-13 - Boston, MA - The Orpheum
Tue/Feb-16 - Philadelphia, PA, Tower Theater (Upper Darby)
Wed/Feb-17 - Washington, DC - Warner Theater
Thu/Feb-18 - Richmond, VA - The National
Sat/Feb-20 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Theater
Sun/Feb-21 - Miami, FL - Sunset Cove
Tue/Feb-23 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
Wed/Feb-24 - New Orleans, LA - Tipitina’s
Thu/Feb-25 - Dallas, TX - Palladium
Fri/Feb-26 - Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall
Sat/Feb-27 - Houston, TX - The Warehouse
Tue/Mar-02 - Vegas, NV - House of Blues
Wed/Mar-03 - San Diego - Copley Symphony Hall
Fri/Mar-05 - San Francisco - Fox Theater
Sat/Mar-06 - San Francisco - Fox Theater
Wed/Mar-24 - Minneapolis, MN - The Orpheum
Thu/Mar-25 - Milwaukee, WI - The Riverside
Fri/Mar-26 - Chicago IL - The Aragon
Sat/Mar-27 - Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Theater
Sun/Mar-28 - Cleveland, OH - Lakewood Civic
Tue/Mar-30 - Columbus, OH - Promo West Pavilion
Fri/Apr-02 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
Sat/Apr-03 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
Sun/Apr-04 - Denver, CO - The Ogden
Tue/Apr-06 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
The pre-sale for tickets starts this Wed Oct 14 at 10am, and the public on-sale starts at 10am on Fri 0ct 16. The links are all on the show page.
Oh, and are you wondering about that photo up there? It’s a shot taken by Sarah Bastin on the set of the video for Hell that is coming very soon! We had a fun day looking like futuristic greasers with director Jamie Travis, and we are all so excited show you the final video later this month. Stay tuned!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Ink Blot Factory
FROM TEGANANDSARA.COM:
Hey Everyone!
The deluxe pre-order bundles of ON IN AT are sold out! We
hunkered down and made the ink blots this weekend. It was a
lot of work but it was so fun. Each deluxe bundle with the book
set and Sainthood cd will have a hand made ink blot signed by
Sara and I and the actual clothes pin that held it on the line to
dry. We hope you enjoy!
There are still limited copies of the books available for pre-order
with our new record! Go to www.maplemusic.com to order one
today! The books are available only at Maple as a part of this bundle.
They will only be offered at shows starting next year if stock
permits so don’t wait and miss out!
Check out some pictures of us making the ink blots taken by
Sarah Bastin in the photo section. And below is a video we shot
while making the ink blots!
Thank you guys! We appreciate the support SO much!
Tegan (and Sara)
Hey Everyone!
The deluxe pre-order bundles of ON IN AT are sold out! We
hunkered down and made the ink blots this weekend. It was a
lot of work but it was so fun. Each deluxe bundle with the book
set and Sainthood cd will have a hand made ink blot signed by
Sara and I and the actual clothes pin that held it on the line to
dry. We hope you enjoy!
There are still limited copies of the books available for pre-order
with our new record! Go to www.maplemusic.com to order one
today! The books are available only at Maple as a part of this bundle.
They will only be offered at shows starting next year if stock
permits so don’t wait and miss out!
Check out some pictures of us making the ink blots taken by
Sarah Bastin in the photo section. And below is a video we shot
while making the ink blots!
Thank you guys! We appreciate the support SO much!
Tegan (and Sara)
Ink Blot Factory from Tegan and Sara on Vimeo.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Canadian Tour 2010!
FROM TEGANANDSARA.COM:
Hello Canadian Friends!
Today we are excited to announce our first tour dates of 2010!
Canada you are up first!
Below you will find the dates and venues. Important: Pre sale begins at 10 am on Wed September 30th, with the public on sale following on Friday October 2nd at 10am with the exception of the Victoria show with our great friends AFI and Jets Overhead. For that one the pre sale begins at 11 am on Tues September 29th, with the public on sale following on Saturday October 3rd at 11am. We will get you the links for these ASAP.
Our dear friends AN HORSE will support the entire tour that starts in January. Pack your snowshoes Kate and Damon!
It’s been over two years since we toured Canada and we owe you big time. Expect fireworks. Not literally, but in the form of sound waves.
Can’t wait!
Your friends,
t+s
MON 21-Dec Victoria BC - Save-On Foods Memorial Centre (w/AFI and Jets Overhead)
WED 6-Jan Vancouver BC - The Orpheum Theatre
THU 7-Jan Kelowna BC - Community Theatre
FRI 8-Jan Calgary AB - South Jubilee Auditorium
MON 11-Jan Edmonton AB - North Jubilee Auditorium
WED 13-Jan Saskatoon SK - TCU place
THU 14-Jan Winnipeg MB - The Burton Cummings Theatre
MON 18-Jan Montreal QC - Place Des Arts
TUE 19-Jan Toronto ON - Massey Hall
WED 20-Jan Toronto ON - The Kool Haus
FRI 22-Jan Ottawa ON - The Bronson Centre
SAT 23-Jan Ottawa ON - The Bronson Centre
MON 25-Jan Quebec City QC - Imperial De Quebec
TUE 26-Jan Fredericton NB - The Playhouse
WED 27-Jan Halifax NS - The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Hello Canadian Friends!
Today we are excited to announce our first tour dates of 2010!
Canada you are up first!
Below you will find the dates and venues. Important: Pre sale begins at 10 am on Wed September 30th, with the public on sale following on Friday October 2nd at 10am with the exception of the Victoria show with our great friends AFI and Jets Overhead. For that one the pre sale begins at 11 am on Tues September 29th, with the public on sale following on Saturday October 3rd at 11am. We will get you the links for these ASAP.
Our dear friends AN HORSE will support the entire tour that starts in January. Pack your snowshoes Kate and Damon!
It’s been over two years since we toured Canada and we owe you big time. Expect fireworks. Not literally, but in the form of sound waves.
Can’t wait!
Your friends,
t+s
MON 21-Dec Victoria BC - Save-On Foods Memorial Centre (w/AFI and Jets Overhead)
WED 6-Jan Vancouver BC - The Orpheum Theatre
THU 7-Jan Kelowna BC - Community Theatre
FRI 8-Jan Calgary AB - South Jubilee Auditorium
MON 11-Jan Edmonton AB - North Jubilee Auditorium
WED 13-Jan Saskatoon SK - TCU place
THU 14-Jan Winnipeg MB - The Burton Cummings Theatre
MON 18-Jan Montreal QC - Place Des Arts
TUE 19-Jan Toronto ON - Massey Hall
WED 20-Jan Toronto ON - The Kool Haus
FRI 22-Jan Ottawa ON - The Bronson Centre
SAT 23-Jan Ottawa ON - The Bronson Centre
MON 25-Jan Quebec City QC - Imperial De Quebec
TUE 26-Jan Fredericton NB - The Playhouse
WED 27-Jan Halifax NS - The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Sara reads for That Summertime Sound
From here:
There’s this cool new book out called That Summertime Sound about a 19-year-old who’s forced to choose between going home to Los Angeles to a detached family or living a rock n’ roll adventure into the heartland of America. The rock and roll novel by first time author Matthew Specktor is drawing praise and attention from all around, partially because of all the famous people who’ve recorded narrations of part of it, including Sara Keirsten Quin of Tegan and Sara. Jeremy Irons, James Franco, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, and J Mascis (of Dinosaur Jr) also provided narrations for the audio recordings. Check them out below and read excerpts from the book here. Buy That Summertime Sound on Amazon and go to thatsummertimesound.com for more.
Hear what she read here.
There’s this cool new book out called That Summertime Sound about a 19-year-old who’s forced to choose between going home to Los Angeles to a detached family or living a rock n’ roll adventure into the heartland of America. The rock and roll novel by first time author Matthew Specktor is drawing praise and attention from all around, partially because of all the famous people who’ve recorded narrations of part of it, including Sara Keirsten Quin of Tegan and Sara. Jeremy Irons, James Franco, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, and J Mascis (of Dinosaur Jr) also provided narrations for the audio recordings. Check them out below and read excerpts from the book here. Buy That Summertime Sound on Amazon and go to thatsummertimesound.com for more.
Hear what she read here.
Friday, September 11, 2009
ON, IN, AT - The Tegan and Sara Books!
FROM TEGANANDSARA.COM:
Hi Friends,
As we’ve been mentioning over the past few months, we are releasing our first ever set of books, titled ON, IN, AT. Now it’s finally time to share the details about this project that we have been hard at work on for over a year!!! It’s a three-book set that chronicles different time periods over a year in our lives with writing and photographs: the 2008 US national tour, a joint writing session in New Orleans for the new album in the fall of 2008 and the 2009 Australian headlining tour.
The book set will only be available for purchase with the pre-order of Sainthood, and the pre-sale will begin on Sept 28th!
ON includes writing from Dallas Green (of City and Colour and Alexisonfire), Northern State, An Horse and us. Photographer Lindsey Byrnes also captures the behind the scenes activity on the road. The book allows a glimpse of the imagery and moments that you don’t usually get to see. We wanted to show you the perspective that we as a band sees, even from on stage.
IN is an in depth look at our trip to New Orleans in November of 2008 to write music together. It was the first time in 14 years that we have attempted this, so it had to be recorded! Photographer Ryan Russell was there with us to capture every moment of the week long session. The book includes transcripts and interviews with Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie and other friends that we called and bothered while we were in New Orleans.
AT explores our last tour in support of The Con which took place in Australia and gives each of the 5 band members the chance to share their experiences through journals and photos. The book also includes more great photos by Lindsey Byrnes.
Emy Storey was, of course, the creative director on the project and brought her unique vision and flair to this beautiful 3 book set.
We are so proud of these books and have poured our hearts into them. We really think they are something that you will love. Check back often for more info about the worldwide pre-sale which will begin Sept 28th at Maplemusic.com.
We have made a limited amount of the books for the pre sale. Early next year we hopefully will be selling the book set at shows and online. But if you want the books now you must pre-order them with the record! The books will be very modestly priced. And packaged with Sainthood you really are going to be buying the most comprehensive package ever released by our band.
There will be LOTS more information in the coming weeks about the pre order.
For now enjoy the sneak peek!
Tegan (and Sara)
Hi Friends,
As we’ve been mentioning over the past few months, we are releasing our first ever set of books, titled ON, IN, AT. Now it’s finally time to share the details about this project that we have been hard at work on for over a year!!! It’s a three-book set that chronicles different time periods over a year in our lives with writing and photographs: the 2008 US national tour, a joint writing session in New Orleans for the new album in the fall of 2008 and the 2009 Australian headlining tour.
The book set will only be available for purchase with the pre-order of Sainthood, and the pre-sale will begin on Sept 28th!
ON includes writing from Dallas Green (of City and Colour and Alexisonfire), Northern State, An Horse and us. Photographer Lindsey Byrnes also captures the behind the scenes activity on the road. The book allows a glimpse of the imagery and moments that you don’t usually get to see. We wanted to show you the perspective that we as a band sees, even from on stage.
IN is an in depth look at our trip to New Orleans in November of 2008 to write music together. It was the first time in 14 years that we have attempted this, so it had to be recorded! Photographer Ryan Russell was there with us to capture every moment of the week long session. The book includes transcripts and interviews with Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie and other friends that we called and bothered while we were in New Orleans.
AT explores our last tour in support of The Con which took place in Australia and gives each of the 5 band members the chance to share their experiences through journals and photos. The book also includes more great photos by Lindsey Byrnes.
Emy Storey was, of course, the creative director on the project and brought her unique vision and flair to this beautiful 3 book set.
We are so proud of these books and have poured our hearts into them. We really think they are something that you will love. Check back often for more info about the worldwide pre-sale which will begin Sept 28th at Maplemusic.com.
We have made a limited amount of the books for the pre sale. Early next year we hopefully will be selling the book set at shows and online. But if you want the books now you must pre-order them with the record! The books will be very modestly priced. And packaged with Sainthood you really are going to be buying the most comprehensive package ever released by our band.
There will be LOTS more information in the coming weeks about the pre order.
For now enjoy the sneak peek!
Tegan (and Sara)
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
UK+Euro tourdates! (+ a photo of Tegan with the T&S books)
FROM TEGANANDSARA.COM:
Hello Friends!
We just announced some new tour dates. This time they are for the UK and Europe!
See below! Or go to the show dates page!
It’s going to be so great! I can’t wait to see all of you and hear
your funny accents!
Sara and I start rehearsals this week! I’m feeling very excited and
nervous. Bye for now,
Your friends,
Tegan (and Sara)
UK+Euro Tour
November 2009
13-Nov - London, UK - Shepherd’s Bush Empire
14-Nov - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
15-Nov - Edinburgh, UK - Picture House
18-Nov - Paris, FR - Alhambra
20-Nov - Den Haag, NL - Crossing Border Festival
21-Nov - Lund, SE - Mejeriet
22-Nov - Copenhagen, DK - Vega
23-Nov - Stockholm, SE - Debaser Medis
25-Nov - Hamburg, DE - Grunspan
26-Nov - Berlin, DE - Astra
27-Nov - Munich, DE - Theaterfabrik
28-Nov - Cologne, DE - Gloria
30-Nov - Brussels, BE - AB Flex
We just announced some new tour dates. This time they are for the UK and Europe!
See below! Or go to the show dates page!
It’s going to be so great! I can’t wait to see all of you and hear
your funny accents!
Sara and I start rehearsals this week! I’m feeling very excited and
nervous. Bye for now,
Your friends,
Tegan (and Sara)
UK+Euro Tour
November 2009
13-Nov - London, UK - Shepherd’s Bush Empire
14-Nov - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
15-Nov - Edinburgh, UK - Picture House
18-Nov - Paris, FR - Alhambra
20-Nov - Den Haag, NL - Crossing Border Festival
21-Nov - Lund, SE - Mejeriet
22-Nov - Copenhagen, DK - Vega
23-Nov - Stockholm, SE - Debaser Medis
25-Nov - Hamburg, DE - Grunspan
26-Nov - Berlin, DE - Astra
27-Nov - Munich, DE - Theaterfabrik
28-Nov - Cologne, DE - Gloria
30-Nov - Brussels, BE - AB Flex
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"Holding the T and S books in my arms. They come out the same day as Sainthood! More info soon!"
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Matt Sharp photos posted
From teganandsara.com:
Hey Everyone.
Matt Sharp, our lovely and talented friend from the Rentals visited us
in the studio this past spring while we were recording Sainthood.
He took some beautiful photos while he was there. He has generously
allowed us to have them up here on the website for you to view! Go
check em out in the photo gallery.
Also check out their website. www.therentals.com.
We have a lot more announcements coming soon. So be sure to sign
up for our mailing list or the RSS feed to stay in the loop!
Don’t forget we have NEW tour dates up right now! All are dangerously
close to selling out so be sure to grab tickets today if you’re wanting
to attend.
Goodbye for now
Your friend(s)
Tegan (and Sara)
Hey Everyone.
Matt Sharp, our lovely and talented friend from the Rentals visited us
in the studio this past spring while we were recording Sainthood.
He took some beautiful photos while he was there. He has generously
allowed us to have them up here on the website for you to view! Go
check em out in the photo gallery.
Also check out their website. www.therentals.com.
We have a lot more announcements coming soon. So be sure to sign
up for our mailing list or the RSS feed to stay in the loop!
Don’t forget we have NEW tour dates up right now! All are dangerously
close to selling out so be sure to grab tickets today if you’re wanting
to attend.
Goodbye for now
Your friend(s)
Tegan (and Sara)
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
artwork! first US dates for Sainthood!!
Hello!
Tegan sent a telegram from the cruise ship, she’s pleased with my performance as Captain Correspondence, and I’ve been given permission to continue. The first order of business:
We’re happy to present the album cover and track listing for SAINTHOOD.
Front cover
Back cover
Last order of business: here are the first couple of dates in support of the new album!
Oct 25 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theater
All ages! Tickets on sale Aug 28th at 10am PST at
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/09004315ABF866C0?brand=goldenvoice
Oct 30 - New York, NY - Town Hall
All ages! Tickets on sale Aug 28th at 10am EST.
Oct 31 - New York, NY - Town Hall
All ages! Tickets on sale Aug 28th at 10am EST.
We are very excited to see you soon!!
skq
Tegan sent a telegram from the cruise ship, she’s pleased with my performance as Captain Correspondence, and I’ve been given permission to continue. The first order of business:
We’re happy to present the album cover and track listing for SAINTHOOD.
Front cover
Back cover
Last order of business: here are the first couple of dates in support of the new album!
Oct 25 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theater
All ages! Tickets on sale Aug 28th at 10am PST at
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/09004315ABF866C0?brand=goldenvoice
Oct 30 - New York, NY - Town Hall
All ages! Tickets on sale Aug 28th at 10am EST.
Oct 31 - New York, NY - Town Hall
All ages! Tickets on sale Aug 28th at 10am EST.
We are very excited to see you soon!!
skq
Sunday, August 23, 2009
more Tiësto and internet Cafés
Hi friends,
Tegan is on vacation and I’ve been left in charge of this weeks announcements. I’m a little rusty, and I’ll admit, a tad nervous to fill her shoes. all that tweeting and blogging she does has sharpened her skills.
I’m incredibly out of the loop and do not currently have the “internet” in my apartment. probably for the best since the temperature hovers near one million degrees, occasionally cooling to a miserable humid chill of 95, and i fear that using my lap top to blog or tweet would only boil my brain.
I write this from the comfort of an internet cafe. Yes, they still exist. I tried the library but apparently all of those were closed in the late 1990’s, along with phone booths. According to the police man staking out the location across from my apartment, they only get used by drug dealers now. Who knew?
So! Here i go! First post of the week! Tiësto! Tegan and Sara! I feel it in my bones! Etc!
Tegan traveled east for the big video shoot this week, a treat since I generally fly west for music related shenanigans!
The highlight of the shoot for me was dancing on camera. It’s an incredibly fine line between what I was doing and actual dancing and I only hope that my awkward seizure of jerking limbs in that dark warehouse while 15 people looked on in bewildered horror/amusement translates to the giant jumbo LED screens used in Tiësto’s live show.
Apparently dancing isn’t like riding a bike. Tegan screamed helpful feedback…”move your hips for christ sake!”. She did much better. I credit her DJ phase in 2006 for the mad skillz. Dancing aside, the video was so much fun and we’re truly grateful to be included on Tiësto’s new album. I hope you all go and check out the show (and the video) when he’s on tour this year.
Below, are some photos of the shoot. Enjoy!
The record is called Kaleidoscope and is out 10/20 via Ultra. Here is the tracklist showing some of the other amazing collaborators.
01 Tiësto (Feat. Jónsi from Sigur Rós) - “Kaleidoscope”
02 Tiësto (Feat. CC Sheffield) - “Escape Me”
03 Tiësto (Feat. Kianna) - “You Are My Diamond”
04 Tiësto and Sneaky Sound System - “I Will Be Here”
05 Tiësto (Feat. Priscilla Ahn) - “I Am Strong”
06 Tiësto (Feat. Cary Brothers) - “Here On Earth”
07 Tiësto - “Always Near”
08 Tiësto (Feat. Kele Okereke) - “It’s Not The Things You Say”
09 Tiësto - “Fresh Fruit”
10 Tiësto (Feat. Calvin Harris) - “Century”
11 Tiësto (Feat. Tegan and Sara) - “Feel It In My Bones”
12 Tiësto (Feat. Nelly Furtado) - “Who Wants To Be Alone”
13 Tiësto - “LA Ride”
14 Tiësto - “Bend It Like You Don’t Care”
15 Tiësto (Feat. Emily Haines) - “Knock You Out”
16 Tiësto - “Louder Than Boom”
17 Tiësto - “Surrounded By Light”
Monday, I’ll be back here at the internet cafe to post album artwork for SAINTHOOD, as well as a track listing!
Off to ice my feet!
skq
Tegan is on vacation and I’ve been left in charge of this weeks announcements. I’m a little rusty, and I’ll admit, a tad nervous to fill her shoes. all that tweeting and blogging she does has sharpened her skills.
I’m incredibly out of the loop and do not currently have the “internet” in my apartment. probably for the best since the temperature hovers near one million degrees, occasionally cooling to a miserable humid chill of 95, and i fear that using my lap top to blog or tweet would only boil my brain.
I write this from the comfort of an internet cafe. Yes, they still exist. I tried the library but apparently all of those were closed in the late 1990’s, along with phone booths. According to the police man staking out the location across from my apartment, they only get used by drug dealers now. Who knew?
So! Here i go! First post of the week! Tiësto! Tegan and Sara! I feel it in my bones! Etc!
Tegan traveled east for the big video shoot this week, a treat since I generally fly west for music related shenanigans!
The highlight of the shoot for me was dancing on camera. It’s an incredibly fine line between what I was doing and actual dancing and I only hope that my awkward seizure of jerking limbs in that dark warehouse while 15 people looked on in bewildered horror/amusement translates to the giant jumbo LED screens used in Tiësto’s live show.
Apparently dancing isn’t like riding a bike. Tegan screamed helpful feedback…”move your hips for christ sake!”. She did much better. I credit her DJ phase in 2006 for the mad skillz. Dancing aside, the video was so much fun and we’re truly grateful to be included on Tiësto’s new album. I hope you all go and check out the show (and the video) when he’s on tour this year.
Below, are some photos of the shoot. Enjoy!
The record is called Kaleidoscope and is out 10/20 via Ultra. Here is the tracklist showing some of the other amazing collaborators.
01 Tiësto (Feat. Jónsi from Sigur Rós) - “Kaleidoscope”
02 Tiësto (Feat. CC Sheffield) - “Escape Me”
03 Tiësto (Feat. Kianna) - “You Are My Diamond”
04 Tiësto and Sneaky Sound System - “I Will Be Here”
05 Tiësto (Feat. Priscilla Ahn) - “I Am Strong”
06 Tiësto (Feat. Cary Brothers) - “Here On Earth”
07 Tiësto - “Always Near”
08 Tiësto (Feat. Kele Okereke) - “It’s Not The Things You Say”
09 Tiësto - “Fresh Fruit”
10 Tiësto (Feat. Calvin Harris) - “Century”
11 Tiësto (Feat. Tegan and Sara) - “Feel It In My Bones”
12 Tiësto (Feat. Nelly Furtado) - “Who Wants To Be Alone”
13 Tiësto - “LA Ride”
14 Tiësto - “Bend It Like You Don’t Care”
15 Tiësto (Feat. Emily Haines) - “Knock You Out”
16 Tiësto - “Louder Than Boom”
17 Tiësto - “Surrounded By Light”
Monday, I’ll be back here at the internet cafe to post album artwork for SAINTHOOD, as well as a track listing!
Off to ice my feet!
skq
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
T+S+ Tiesto
T+S+Tiesto from Tegan and Sara on Vimeo.
Go to stereogum.com on Aug 18th to hear the exclusive premiere of the Tiesto and Tegan and Sara collaboration track “I Feel It in My Bones”. Starting Aug 19th it will be streaming at myspace.com/tiesto.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
New blog post from Tegan
Hello everyone!
It’s so hot! Oh my goodness. I feel like I’m melting. Vancouver is never this hot.
I have 3 fans on me at all times. I drag them from room to room with me. Well
only 2 can actually move from room to room, but my ceiling fan is going full
speed non-stop! My plants, which were looking so happy and healthy until this
week, are looking a bit wilted. My mom told me I look tired over lunch today.
I am. It’s hard to sleep in a loft when it’s this hot. I roll around a lot and kick the
blankets off and wake up to soak my head in the sink and re-moisturize. It’s all
very exhausting and complicated.
Things are good in our world otherwise. We’ve been super busy. Between album
artwork and booking tours and mixing the record - not to mention finishing the
books so we can print them in time to come out the same day as the record - we’ve
hardly got time to eat. I have been making time for yoga though. Expect a very toned
and athletic looking Tegan and Ted next time you see us. That’s right, Ted has
been coming too! He moved to Vancouver this past Spring. It’s very nice to have
him close by. We shopped together the other day for new keyboards. We got a
parking ticket.
Sara is out East supervising album artwork and preparing emotionally for months
of West coast living. We’ll be starting rehearsals mid-September and we’ll be doing
them here in Vancouver. FINALLY! So Sara is soaking up the humidity and all the
other things that distinguish the West coast from Montreal or New York or where ever
it is that she resides. She doesn’t return my calls so I never know. Oh Sara.
Alright. No real news to report today. We have some HUGE announcements in the
coming weeks but… nothing we’re ready to share today. EXCEPT this:
We opened up our online store in the US to everyone outside of the US too, so feel
free to shop there if you’re from… say… Melbourne. There are lots of items and designs
that are not available in the Maple (Canada/International) store.
We also dropped the price on all the shirts there to $20. So shop shop shop!
Okay friends,
Wear sunscreen and stay hydrated,
Your friend,
Tegan (and Sara)
It’s so hot! Oh my goodness. I feel like I’m melting. Vancouver is never this hot.
I have 3 fans on me at all times. I drag them from room to room with me. Well
only 2 can actually move from room to room, but my ceiling fan is going full
speed non-stop! My plants, which were looking so happy and healthy until this
week, are looking a bit wilted. My mom told me I look tired over lunch today.
I am. It’s hard to sleep in a loft when it’s this hot. I roll around a lot and kick the
blankets off and wake up to soak my head in the sink and re-moisturize. It’s all
very exhausting and complicated.
Things are good in our world otherwise. We’ve been super busy. Between album
artwork and booking tours and mixing the record - not to mention finishing the
books so we can print them in time to come out the same day as the record - we’ve
hardly got time to eat. I have been making time for yoga though. Expect a very toned
and athletic looking Tegan and Ted next time you see us. That’s right, Ted has
been coming too! He moved to Vancouver this past Spring. It’s very nice to have
him close by. We shopped together the other day for new keyboards. We got a
parking ticket.
Sara is out East supervising album artwork and preparing emotionally for months
of West coast living. We’ll be starting rehearsals mid-September and we’ll be doing
them here in Vancouver. FINALLY! So Sara is soaking up the humidity and all the
other things that distinguish the West coast from Montreal or New York or where ever
it is that she resides. She doesn’t return my calls so I never know. Oh Sara.
Alright. No real news to report today. We have some HUGE announcements in the
coming weeks but… nothing we’re ready to share today. EXCEPT this:
We opened up our online store in the US to everyone outside of the US too, so feel
free to shop there if you’re from… say… Melbourne. There are lots of items and designs
that are not available in the Maple (Canada/International) store.
We also dropped the price on all the shirts there to $20. So shop shop shop!
Okay friends,
Wear sunscreen and stay hydrated,
Your friend,
Tegan (and Sara)
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Macbeth shoes re-stocked @ loserkids!!!
"she's got it"
A conversation from the studio, according to Tegan on Twitter.
Sara: " i got it. i think i got it. nah i got it. wait, yeah i got it "
Tegan: "she's got it"
Sara: "I might have a seizure"
Chris: "thats fine, i'll just record you until you have a seizure, then we'll be done"
Sara: " dear diary, (said in a small english girls accent) today i had a seizure in the studio while i was recording"
Chris: " multi-tasking"
Sara: " i got it. i think i got it. nah i got it. wait, yeah i got it "
Tegan: "she's got it"
Sara: "I might have a seizure"
Chris: "thats fine, i'll just record you until you have a seizure, then we'll be done"
Sara: " dear diary, (said in a small english girls accent) today i had a seizure in the studio while i was recording"
Chris: " multi-tasking"
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
New Music!!!
This will make you laugh your face off. Seriously!
new music from Tegan and Sara on Vimeo.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
DOXA's Exposed! Camera Auction
(Sorry I'm a little late on this one. Actually I'm really late, haha.)
Tegan contributed to Doxa's Exposed! Camera Auction. She has filled a roll of film will never-before-seen, undeveloped photos taken by her. You can bid on the autographed camera here at eBay. (If you're crazy enough to pay that much!)
http://tinyurl.com/qogcj3
Here is the link to the website:
http://doxafestival.ca/news/exposed.html
Tegan contributed to Doxa's Exposed! Camera Auction. She has filled a roll of film will never-before-seen, undeveloped photos taken by her. You can bid on the autographed camera here at eBay. (If you're crazy enough to pay that much!)
http://tinyurl.com/qogcj3
Here is the link to the website:
http://doxafestival.ca/news/exposed.html
Monday, May 11, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
New MySpace blog post!
Hey Everyone!
I had the very distinct pleasure of singing on Jim Wards New EP recently. The EP is called In the Valley, On the Shores. You can go to www.tembloroso.com and name your own price to get a digital copy of the EP or you can pay $7, post paid US/Canada and get a hard copy, the entire month of May!!!!
If you don't know who Jim Ward is go to Wikipedia and look him up. Immediately afterwards you'll be heading to www.tembloroso.com to get his EP. Its beautiful. And you will not regret it.
I met Jim at a festival in Germany (he did not write a song about it). Then we hung out when his band Sparta were opening for Velvet Revolver in Vancouver a couple years ago now. We have the same birthday and we basically became best friends that night.
So from one friend to another bunch of friends, I'm telling you my friend Jim has made a really amazing EP. Go get it!
Your friend, Tegan
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Link:
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P.S. In case Tegan wasn't convincing enough to you, I bought the EP this morning, listened to it, and cried. It is so beautiful. Listen to Tegan. GET IT! She sings on the track "Broken Songs" and it is incredible.
-Crystal (aka quintwinsfan)
I had the very distinct pleasure of singing on Jim Wards New EP recently. The EP is called In the Valley, On the Shores. You can go to www.tembloroso.com and name your own price to get a digital copy of the EP or you can pay $7, post paid US/Canada and get a hard copy, the entire month of May!!!!
If you don't know who Jim Ward is go to Wikipedia and look him up. Immediately afterwards you'll be heading to www.tembloroso.com to get his EP. Its beautiful. And you will not regret it.
I met Jim at a festival in Germany (he did not write a song about it). Then we hung out when his band Sparta were opening for Velvet Revolver in Vancouver a couple years ago now. We have the same birthday and we basically became best friends that night.
So from one friend to another bunch of friends, I'm telling you my friend Jim has made a really amazing EP. Go get it!
Your friend, Tegan
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Link:
http://blogs.myspace.com:80/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=2096711&blogId=486620337
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P.S. In case Tegan wasn't convincing enough to you, I bought the EP this morning, listened to it, and cried. It is so beautiful. Listen to Tegan. GET IT! She sings on the track "Broken Songs" and it is incredible.
-Crystal (aka quintwinsfan)
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
New MySpace blog post + 2 new photos!
hello friends!
a few important things to tell you:
We are supporting Death Cab For Cutie Sunday July 5th at the Hollywood Bowl (New Pornographers will also be performing!)
Fan presale is happening right now and runs until May 1
password is BOWL2009
go to ticketmaster
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in merchandising news. those of you who purchased the "metal" tshirt...those will ship this week! and new t+s spring merchandise will be up this week at maple!
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our dear friend matt sharp and his ambitious new project with the rentals has started to post new songs/photos and film at :
THE RENTALS
SO SO good. please check it out.
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i won't lie, watching the calgary flames be eliminated last night from the playoffs was upsetting. i blame the chocolate ice cream and sunstroke for the fretful sleep and my subsequent cranky mood. today, i feel no anger towards the chicago franchise. in fact, i'm...happy for you chicago. and your cities people. may you Zamboni the shit out of vancouver in the next round.
who's excited for this? http://www.tsspivet.com. i am.
also sort of getting hyperbolic about the show deadwood. don't be surprised if the new album is death pop meets r&b with a little bit of sheriff meets gold rush 1800's sexy. just saying.
skq
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Link:
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=2096711&blogId=485985234
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New photos! (click to enlarge)
(from Lindsey Byrnes' MySpace)
(from T&S's MySpace)
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Some news about the record
From altpress.com:
On the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2007's The Con, members of their touring band join Tegan and Sara Quin, and Con producer Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie) for an album Sara begrudgingly describes as "upbeat. I hate saying that, but we just get together in the studio and Tegan and I just dance awkwardly!" Fans can expect plenty of surprises, including a track called "Alligator," which Sara based around a piano hook in a bid for urban pop hit-making. "When it came to fleshing the arrangement out, nobody reached for a guitar," she recalls. "Six hours in and there were four people jamming on keyboards. I was like, 'Oh, my God, are we Kraftwerk?'" But like many of the Quins' adventures, there's always a great back story involved. "Tegan and I did a writing session in New Orleans a couple months ago," Sara begins, "We wrote seven songs together and all we had was an electric guitar, a weird acoustic guitar, a microphone and a drum kit. And we were like, 'We're gonna make a really stripped-down Replacements record, just harsh, reverb-y guitars and focus on melodies and lyrics. Watching everybody playing keyboards on 'Alligator' made me think, 'You know, we've really gone off the path here...'"
http://www.altpress.com/features/six-degrees-discs.htm
On the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2007's The Con, members of their touring band join Tegan and Sara Quin, and Con producer Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie) for an album Sara begrudgingly describes as "upbeat. I hate saying that, but we just get together in the studio and Tegan and I just dance awkwardly!" Fans can expect plenty of surprises, including a track called "Alligator," which Sara based around a piano hook in a bid for urban pop hit-making. "When it came to fleshing the arrangement out, nobody reached for a guitar," she recalls. "Six hours in and there were four people jamming on keyboards. I was like, 'Oh, my God, are we Kraftwerk?'" But like many of the Quins' adventures, there's always a great back story involved. "Tegan and I did a writing session in New Orleans a couple months ago," Sara begins, "We wrote seven songs together and all we had was an electric guitar, a weird acoustic guitar, a microphone and a drum kit. And we were like, 'We're gonna make a really stripped-down Replacements record, just harsh, reverb-y guitars and focus on melodies and lyrics. Watching everybody playing keyboards on 'Alligator' made me think, 'You know, we've really gone off the path here...'"
http://www.altpress.com/features/six-degrees-discs.htm
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Cancer Bats Cover "So Jealous"!!!
"Cancer Bats' cover of Tegan And Sara's "So Jealous"
will appear on a deluxe edition of last year's Hail
Destroyer that will be released on April 20 in the U.K."
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Read full here:
http://www.chartattack.com/news/68236/cancer-bats-are-so-jealous
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
New Twitter photos
(click photos to enlarge)
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From Tegan (and Sara)'s twitter:
http://twitter.com/theteganandsara
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
New Myspace blog post: "death pop"
friends,
1. apparently tegan and sara has a secret metal/hardcore fan base. the pre order for our metal tshirt...outrageously popular. you bangers! we're delighted, obviously. so, knowing now what you REALLY want, please expect a dramatic genre leap and prepare your devil horns for the next record. we just might sprinkle some death metal in with our pop. death pop? anyone?
2. i experienced heart pounding pride when AN HORSE performed on LETTERMAN last week. i stayed up way past my bed time and i set my alarm just in case i nodded off. watching kate and damon on my tv was the closest thing to an out of body experience i've had to date. i can safely say i understood the nervous pride of a parent during the entire two and half minutes they were slaying the television audience. hooray AN HORSE!
www.anhorse.com their new album, rearrange beds (which i LOVE) is coming out tomorrow. if you haven't already, check out this band. they are touring all over canada and america RIGHT NOW...they are also playing with fantastic bands. HESTA PRYNN IN CIVIL SHEPHERD (www.myspace.com/hestaprynn ) WINTERSLEEP (www.myspace.com/wintersleep ) APPLESEED CAST (www.myspace.com/theappleseedcast ) +++
i love all of these bands. if i wasn't locked up in tegans basement writing hip hop hooks i would be hitting the road as a third wheel. that is, of course, if they agreed to let me drive the helicopter and put me up in five star hotels. i mean, they're a great band...but i ain't driving around in no compact car AN HORSE. hell no. i realize you're wee sized people, but you gotta think big to roll big.
3. tegan has mono and i am covered in hives.
skq
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LINK:
http://blogs.myspace.com:80/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=2096711&blogId=477214143
1. apparently tegan and sara has a secret metal/hardcore fan base. the pre order for our metal tshirt...outrageously popular. you bangers! we're delighted, obviously. so, knowing now what you REALLY want, please expect a dramatic genre leap and prepare your devil horns for the next record. we just might sprinkle some death metal in with our pop. death pop? anyone?
2. i experienced heart pounding pride when AN HORSE performed on LETTERMAN last week. i stayed up way past my bed time and i set my alarm just in case i nodded off. watching kate and damon on my tv was the closest thing to an out of body experience i've had to date. i can safely say i understood the nervous pride of a parent during the entire two and half minutes they were slaying the television audience. hooray AN HORSE!
www.anhorse.com their new album, rearrange beds (which i LOVE) is coming out tomorrow. if you haven't already, check out this band. they are touring all over canada and america RIGHT NOW...they are also playing with fantastic bands. HESTA PRYNN IN CIVIL SHEPHERD (www.myspace.com/hestaprynn ) WINTERSLEEP (www.myspace.com/wintersleep ) APPLESEED CAST (www.myspace.com/theappleseedcast ) +++
i love all of these bands. if i wasn't locked up in tegans basement writing hip hop hooks i would be hitting the road as a third wheel. that is, of course, if they agreed to let me drive the helicopter and put me up in five star hotels. i mean, they're a great band...but i ain't driving around in no compact car AN HORSE. hell no. i realize you're wee sized people, but you gotta think big to roll big.
3. tegan has mono and i am covered in hives.
skq
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LINK:
http://blogs.myspace.com:80/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=2096711&blogId=477214143
Monday, March 16, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Tegan on Vancouver's Most Awesome
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Little introduction is needed for this half of the indie rock duo, Tegan and Sara. So, without further ado, I am proud to present you with V.I.A.’s latest Most Awesome, Miss Tegan Rain Quin!
What makes this city so awesome?
There is no way to say exactly in my opinion. I have lived in Vancouver 8 years and I still get butterflies when I drive into downtown. Each time I land at YVR and see the mountains and the neon green grass I feel lucky. The weather is much more moderate than most think. The people are friendly but not suffocating. It feels like a small town but also like a big city depending on which corner you’re standing on. It has the BEST food! The shopping is endless and no matter where you are you’re either looking at snowy mountains or the ocean!
Favourite Vancouverite?
Gabor Mate. I saw him speak last year and was very moved. My moms partner Mike leant me some of his books and I am currently being BLOWN away by “When the Body Says No”. They should make it mandatory reading in High School. He works at the Portland Hotel on the Vancouver East Side.
Favourite new band out of Vancouver?
The Good News (www.myspace.com/wearegoodnews). Incredible live show. Great songs. Currently making their 2nd record.
Favourite Vancouver band of all time?
SNFU.
What’s the most awesome restaurant in Vancouver?
Right now The Cascade is my favourite. (the best Mojito I have ever had by a long shot) I also love The Narrow which is on Main street as well. Great ambiance and the food is delicious. Of all time? I love Indian Flavor. Its Indian Food Fast. You can find it in City Center Mall and Tinsletown.
How many of your songs have been inspired by things/relationships that went down in this city?
4 records and counting…
Whens your “electronic side project” coming out? What can you tell us about it?
I have a side project with Hunter from AFI. We have been collaborating for 3 years now. The songs are not going to be released any time soon but we have chosen 3 to work on for the new Tegan and Sara record.
What’s your favourite venue to play here?
The Orpheum was fun. The Commodore is great!
Do you have a memory of a favourite show you’ve ever played here?
Recently we played with Broken Social Scene at The Orpheum which was really amazing. It felt like a milestone in our career. We did two shows at the Commodore last year which was huge for us too. Its nice to play to friends and family! My favourite show ever was with The Killers at The Vogue. They were just about to close it down and it felt really special that night being up on stage.
When’s your next local show?
We are currently on a break before we head to Victoria to rehearse the new songs with the band. Starting in May Sara and I will being recording our 6th studio album in Los Angeles! YIKES! We’re so old!!!
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Link:
http://vancouverisawesome.com:80/?p=4794
Thursday, February 12, 2009
New MySpace blog post: "transmission before the cloak of mystery drops"
hello tegan,
i don’t know about you, but i feel like there are more pictures of us on the internet than dollars in the obama bail out package. that reality aside, we are wild at work putting together three amazing photo books to be released sometime...in the future. you spearheaded this project, and i'm wondering if you ever feel like you've bitten off more than you can chew? are there any other "tegan moonlighting" gigs you want to tell me about?
I do wonder sometimes if I've bitten off more than I can chew. Mainly because sometimes I dream up ideas that seem "fun" or "easy" and then end up being much harder or more difficult than intended. The books are going to be amazing though and that's how I generally talk myself off the edge. I have no other gigs currently. Though I have been playing my electric drums A LOT!
we had a few days of "pre production" with our band and chris walla in vancouver last week. didn't chris look handsome at the grammys!? i think we should make him wear that three piece suit in the studio? no?
Chris Walla did look very handsome in a 3 piece suit but I imagine that might get restricting. Not that there is much need for him to physically exert himself while recording, but just in case jeans or some sort of cotton pant seems more appropriate.
in pre production we spent one whole day working on a song of yours. its really fast. in fact we were playing it at 163 bpm. that's a punk song. my right arm is really sore from strumming. the muscles are still spasming. why don't you take some time over the next month to write some slow numbers?
It is my intention to write "some slow numbers" this month, and next. I enjoyed playing that song that fast very much. (it was actually 166 bpm) But listening back I don't think i sound very good so I think some adult contemporary hits (where does the good go) are going to pop out of me any second.
we now have a few weeks off to go on vacation, visit with friends, water plants, alphabetize stacks of books, bake pumpkin muffins, snowshoe, ice skate, stare at the ceiling etc. actually those are the things i'm doing, what exactly will you be up to over the new few weeks?
I plan on doing a bit of travelling. (I'm in Portland today) Last week I alphabetized my CD collection (mom complained that it was hard to find CD's at my house). I am growing my hair out a bit so I can get a FRESH hair cut for the first day of pre production. My big goal is to practice the guitar for one hour everyday. While I feel confident that I write great songs and play both the piano and guitar with passable quality it has become apparent that I cannot just "get by" anymore. Pre Production reminded me that we play with very talented musicians and if I am to not feel intense embarrassment over my skills I need to at least memorize your songs before we begin.
when i asked you if you wanted to live together during pre production you got a big grin on your face. you were excited weren't you? do you think it means that our sister relationship is maturing? or do you think we suffer from mental illness?
We had specifically requested to NOT have to live together while making this record and so it made me feel very special when you asked. Hence the smile. I suppose our relationship is maturing. Naturally of course. We don't yell or hit anymore. I can't remember the last time someone close to us said they would have to go to therapy after being around us for an extended period of time.
i just read a great book called 'neatherland' by joseph o'neill. it is one of the best books i have read in...years. it was so beautiful that it made me do the strangest thing. i called someone and insisted i read a passage to them. do you think i've turned into our mom? when did i become so sentimental?
I still read to people all the time. Did you know coming back from the Gold Coast in Australia from our beach day I read aloud to the vanload of band/crew? Yup. I bought the book yesterday in Powells Books here in Portland. Mom loves to read out loud. Nothing wrong with that. It only makes you sentimental if what you're reading is sentimental. The actual act is just...sharing.
recently the city of montreal changed the recycling and garbage days without telling me. i haven't been home in over 3 months, and it was extremely disorientating to know that entire municipal cycles can be altered no matter how long it took you to remember the schedule the old way.
We have a garbage room in my building. I can recycle and throw away garbage any day!
did you watch the grammys? i did. i really enjoyed radiohead’s performance. especially the dancing. i sort of envied thom yorke in that moment. i want to dance like that on stage. what if i started dancing like that? would people think i'd lost my mind? i'd be so embarrassed for you if you did that. why? in junior high we used to dance all the time. not together. but at DANCES. and then eventually at RAVES. and i never laughed at you. in fact! no one laughed at me when i went to raves with my broken arm/thumb in a giant ugly cast and danced as if it were a prop.
I love to dance. I go out a few times a week to dance when I'm home. I don't have to be drunk and I'm never embarrassed the next day. If you feel like dancing you should. I agree that on stage it would be very awkward. But if you WANTED to I would understand. I didn't watch the whole broadcast of the Grammy's. So I didn't see Radiohead's performance. I'll Google it.
we decided that we wouldn't be doing very much documentation on this record. what i mean is, we wont be recording a talk show in our basement every night. do you feel relief about that?
I do in a way. But I do think we need to capture as much of the actual recording as we can. Be it through our own filming or photography or through someone else's camera etc. Looking back there are so many tours we didn't take any photos or footage of and I feel sad about that. We definitely need to be more diligent about capturing it all for the treasure chest of memories. That being said I will not be putting on a wireless mic everyday this time NO.
recently i was feeling sad and so i googled the "ptosis" video. in particular i wanted to watch the blooper reel of that video. i was laughing so hard that i started crying. sometimes i think that is the funniest video i have ever seen, and i know that it’s because i was there. i know other people think its funny, but not hilarious and that’s understandable. but until i die, that will remain my favorite video of you. if i was really sad or sick i would play that video for myself.
Agreed. I've shown it to quite a few people. It’s genius. I'm a genius. Obviously. It’s not funny because you were there, it’s funny because it’s actually really funny. So many people I know have not watched it. When I'm sick or sad I like to send the link to people. It’s important for me to feel like OTHER people think it’s funny for me to enjoy it.
now that we are going to disappear under a cloak of mystery to make our next album, do you have any final thoughts for the kids to tide them over?
We won't be gone long. And when we get back we may give you a present. So be good.
i don’t know about you, but i feel like there are more pictures of us on the internet than dollars in the obama bail out package. that reality aside, we are wild at work putting together three amazing photo books to be released sometime...in the future. you spearheaded this project, and i'm wondering if you ever feel like you've bitten off more than you can chew? are there any other "tegan moonlighting" gigs you want to tell me about?
I do wonder sometimes if I've bitten off more than I can chew. Mainly because sometimes I dream up ideas that seem "fun" or "easy" and then end up being much harder or more difficult than intended. The books are going to be amazing though and that's how I generally talk myself off the edge. I have no other gigs currently. Though I have been playing my electric drums A LOT!
we had a few days of "pre production" with our band and chris walla in vancouver last week. didn't chris look handsome at the grammys!? i think we should make him wear that three piece suit in the studio? no?
Chris Walla did look very handsome in a 3 piece suit but I imagine that might get restricting. Not that there is much need for him to physically exert himself while recording, but just in case jeans or some sort of cotton pant seems more appropriate.
in pre production we spent one whole day working on a song of yours. its really fast. in fact we were playing it at 163 bpm. that's a punk song. my right arm is really sore from strumming. the muscles are still spasming. why don't you take some time over the next month to write some slow numbers?
It is my intention to write "some slow numbers" this month, and next. I enjoyed playing that song that fast very much. (it was actually 166 bpm) But listening back I don't think i sound very good so I think some adult contemporary hits (where does the good go) are going to pop out of me any second.
we now have a few weeks off to go on vacation, visit with friends, water plants, alphabetize stacks of books, bake pumpkin muffins, snowshoe, ice skate, stare at the ceiling etc. actually those are the things i'm doing, what exactly will you be up to over the new few weeks?
I plan on doing a bit of travelling. (I'm in Portland today) Last week I alphabetized my CD collection (mom complained that it was hard to find CD's at my house). I am growing my hair out a bit so I can get a FRESH hair cut for the first day of pre production. My big goal is to practice the guitar for one hour everyday. While I feel confident that I write great songs and play both the piano and guitar with passable quality it has become apparent that I cannot just "get by" anymore. Pre Production reminded me that we play with very talented musicians and if I am to not feel intense embarrassment over my skills I need to at least memorize your songs before we begin.
when i asked you if you wanted to live together during pre production you got a big grin on your face. you were excited weren't you? do you think it means that our sister relationship is maturing? or do you think we suffer from mental illness?
We had specifically requested to NOT have to live together while making this record and so it made me feel very special when you asked. Hence the smile. I suppose our relationship is maturing. Naturally of course. We don't yell or hit anymore. I can't remember the last time someone close to us said they would have to go to therapy after being around us for an extended period of time.
i just read a great book called 'neatherland' by joseph o'neill. it is one of the best books i have read in...years. it was so beautiful that it made me do the strangest thing. i called someone and insisted i read a passage to them. do you think i've turned into our mom? when did i become so sentimental?
I still read to people all the time. Did you know coming back from the Gold Coast in Australia from our beach day I read aloud to the vanload of band/crew? Yup. I bought the book yesterday in Powells Books here in Portland. Mom loves to read out loud. Nothing wrong with that. It only makes you sentimental if what you're reading is sentimental. The actual act is just...sharing.
recently the city of montreal changed the recycling and garbage days without telling me. i haven't been home in over 3 months, and it was extremely disorientating to know that entire municipal cycles can be altered no matter how long it took you to remember the schedule the old way.
We have a garbage room in my building. I can recycle and throw away garbage any day!
did you watch the grammys? i did. i really enjoyed radiohead’s performance. especially the dancing. i sort of envied thom yorke in that moment. i want to dance like that on stage. what if i started dancing like that? would people think i'd lost my mind? i'd be so embarrassed for you if you did that. why? in junior high we used to dance all the time. not together. but at DANCES. and then eventually at RAVES. and i never laughed at you. in fact! no one laughed at me when i went to raves with my broken arm/thumb in a giant ugly cast and danced as if it were a prop.
I love to dance. I go out a few times a week to dance when I'm home. I don't have to be drunk and I'm never embarrassed the next day. If you feel like dancing you should. I agree that on stage it would be very awkward. But if you WANTED to I would understand. I didn't watch the whole broadcast of the Grammy's. So I didn't see Radiohead's performance. I'll Google it.
we decided that we wouldn't be doing very much documentation on this record. what i mean is, we wont be recording a talk show in our basement every night. do you feel relief about that?
I do in a way. But I do think we need to capture as much of the actual recording as we can. Be it through our own filming or photography or through someone else's camera etc. Looking back there are so many tours we didn't take any photos or footage of and I feel sad about that. We definitely need to be more diligent about capturing it all for the treasure chest of memories. That being said I will not be putting on a wireless mic everyday this time NO.
recently i was feeling sad and so i googled the "ptosis" video. in particular i wanted to watch the blooper reel of that video. i was laughing so hard that i started crying. sometimes i think that is the funniest video i have ever seen, and i know that it’s because i was there. i know other people think its funny, but not hilarious and that’s understandable. but until i die, that will remain my favorite video of you. if i was really sad or sick i would play that video for myself.
Agreed. I've shown it to quite a few people. It’s genius. I'm a genius. Obviously. It’s not funny because you were there, it’s funny because it’s actually really funny. So many people I know have not watched it. When I'm sick or sad I like to send the link to people. It’s important for me to feel like OTHER people think it’s funny for me to enjoy it.
now that we are going to disappear under a cloak of mystery to make our next album, do you have any final thoughts for the kids to tide them over?
We won't be gone long. And when we get back we may give you a present. So be good.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
Amanda Palmer covers "Like O, Like H"
Amanda Palmer Live @ the Electric Ballroom - London, UK - February 4, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Sara & Emy talk about the new Macbeth shoes + new MySpace blog post
hello emy. thank you for answering these questions about the "tegan" and "sara" macbeth shoes that are about to be released!
as people may already know, this is not a "tegan and sara" shoe. these are TWO separate pairs of shoes. a popularity contest! why would you do this to us emy? why? what kind of a monster are you?
we were supposed to do this interview in person, but tonight i had a superbowl party and i feel so sick i might need to go to the hospital. the combination of french onion dip-sour cream and onion ruffles chips-frozen french fries-strawberries-six cups of coffee- one large dill pickle- and two beers has brought me to my knees. that's why i asked you to leave my apartment so abruptly. i wanted to cry and rock back and forth clutching my guts.
so! here are ten questions i thought up in my food poisoned delirium.
1. i realize you are hermetic and rarely "collaborate" with other human beings. why do you continue to work so closely with me and tegan on designs for our band (including these two nifty pairs of shoes)?
i wish i had been hermetic tonight for the superbowl because then i would have avoided eating a whole bag of chips-almost all the onion dip-20 salami cheese pickle roll ups-baby carrots-strawberries-cheetos - sugar pie and what now feels like 100 heinekens, and i wouldn't be here rocking back and forth clutching my guts either. why football? why do you make me eat everything?
working with you and tegan is more habit than anything. i can't seem to shake you. i thought i would design some good sneakers that i could wear while running far far away from you. just kidding, tegan and sara is my favorite art project!!!! most clients don't really allow you to get so closely involved with every aspect of their visuals. it's so fun to work out every detail. it makes things look so much nicer i think.
2. would you wear this shoe? for real emy.
yes i would!!! i love that they are made of denim. i love that the insides of the sara shoe are purple. you know, wearing someone else’s clothing, or clothing that represents a person is a gesture of genuine affection. it's no secret that i love you and tegan more than life itself.
3. would it be terribly embarrassing if at our next "tegan and sara" concert i wore the 'tegan' shoe on my right foot and the 'sara' shoe on my left foot?
3b. can i wear these shoes and not look narcissistic?
i'm curious as to why you'd want to do that. it reminds me of that story you tell about kriss kross day in junior high. i would avoid wearing a tegan shoe and a sara shoe at the same time. they are like oil and water.
in response to 3b. - you can wear the shoes without looking narcissistic for sure. initials are mysterious like that. besides, i thought the main thing about these shoes was that you and tegan gave me direction based on what YOU wanted from a shoe. at the time that we collaborated on the design tegan was really into surfing and you were crazy for the alphabet. every conversation it was waves and letters, waves and letters.
back when we did our DC shoe, we weren't necessarily thinking about whether or not you'd want to wear the shoe. we just wanted to do something crazy.
so this macbeth shoe is a way for people to get closer to you. it's like - not only is it your brain child, but you also wear your baby and they can too!
4. you have secretly told me that often, clients, including our band, "always pick the wrong" designs. in the case of these shoes, did you feel like we ignored your instincts and picked the "wrong" shoes?
4b. if these shoes fail, will you think to yourself, "i told you so"?
it is true that from the design options i present for a given project, i am occasionally left feeling that the client has not picked the best idea. differing taste? color blindness? vengeance? who knows what leads them to do it. i did not feel that you picked the wrong shoe designs in this case. this is because the design process went like this:
sara - " i want an S on my shoe"
tegan - " i want a hand drawn wave on my shoe"
so i found a cool old font, stuck an S on your shoe, scribbled a wave stuck it on tegan's and you were both like, "good." and then we went to the arcade.
5. i love shoes, and so do you. in fact, we both have a LOT of kicks in our closets. did you like designing a shoe? was it confusing because there were so many surfaces to consider? would you like to give up life in the city, move to the country, and open up a little shoe shop where you could stitch little booties for newborn babies?
i do love sneakers. i envy your sneaker collection. i compare my success to your own by the number of sneakers we each own. currently i'm registered as failure compared to you. but then again i do have some choice kicks that you would have to trade me ten pairs to give up, so don't forget that it's about quality not quantity sara. designing a shoe is tricky business because you can't see what it's really going to look like until the prototype is done. on the other hand, there are only so many elements that you can affect on a given shoe: material, colours, patterns on the insole, etc. so a shoe is not a bottomless pit of potential ideas. now designing the style of the shoe - doing a whole new model, i bet that would be challenging!
in this case though, we were just re-designing a pre-existing macbeth model so it was a piece of cake, and the macbeth people were very nice.
the whole project definitely made me want to become a cobbler and live in the mountains.
6. it’s not a secret, you helped turn "tegan and sara" merchandise into a multi trillion dollar industry. the first cheque i wrote you for your services went towards a pony. will the large dividends from this business venture into shoe designing expand your pony enterprise?
it was pretty magical watching your merchandise empire grow, like i was the nanny and it was my little baby made of t-shirts. back in the day i used to set up that elaborate light display and my customized suitcases full of cds and postcards and buttons...we used to sell a reasonable amount of t-shirts every night in the olden days. but the baby grew and grew and now you've had to get it its own house, like some child actor.
thank you to all your fans who must eat those shirts for dinner. where do they all go?
i unfortunately had to sell my pony to pay for food, but i plan to get another one just as soon as i build myself that little mountain home.
7. do you think the "sara" shoes is more of a summer/spring shoe because it’s white denim? where as, tegan’s shoe, being black denim, would be more appropriate for winter and autumn?
7b. you and i, like most people in montreal, rarely wear "shoes" during the winter months. except when we go to the bar, in which case we wear high heels with no socks. even if its -30. do you miss wearing sneakers in the winter? is this a bad time to release a shoe!?
in my opinion the black/white clothing rule does not apply to shoes.
it is true that i have not worn anything but massive boots since the montreal's first snowfall in november. i miss my sneakers so much.
however, i think that tegan and sara fans everywhere learned through the sale of the DC shoe that supplies are limited and you can't wait for the appropriate shopping season to purchase them or you might miss out. also, with large groups of fans living in california and other warm clients less affected by winter shopping patterns, i think it's safe to say that february is a fine time to release a shoe.
8. tegan told me that her shoe was inspired by the black light aesthetic of her high school bedroom. does this mean if you like tegans shoe, and its darker sleeker look, you are a glass half empty kind of person? does it mean when your mom told you to make your room look a little less "trashy" you protested by removing every single stitch of poster and personal item, leaving four walls and a bed, not unlike a prison cell?
yes
9. if you're drawn to the gentle pillowy white denim-ness of the "sara" shoe, inspired by the feathered hair of girls i crushed out on in elementary school, are you the kind of person who still has all of your mix tapes from high school in a playstation 2 box in your storage closet in the basement of your apartment building? does it mean that you can't let go of the past?
yes
10. thank you for designing these shoes for/with us. i hope a lot of people buy them. it will be so sad for you if they don't. you would feel like such a failure, and i'll end up feeling bad and buying all of the overstock on line. then one day you'll be down in my storage locker and you'll find all of the boxes and you'll realize what i had to do to save you from feeling like a failure and you'll take all the extra shoes and throw them off the bridge into the saint lawrence river all the while screaming "damn you recession!!!!".
you're sweet.
The shoes are available worldwide at the following websites and store locations, with more to come!
North America
Journeys
Loserkids.com
Zappos.com
Skatepark of Tampa, Tampa FL
Old School Shoes, Santa Cruz CA
International
Netherlands- www.large.nl
UK- www.loserkids.uk.com
Germany- www.trashmark.com
Spain- Nevada
Sweden- www.junkyard.com
Antwerp, Belgium- Harry Beaver
Aerschott, Belgium- Giotto
Leopldsberg, Belgium- Scorpia Shoes
Amsterdam- VeganLife and www.vegan-life.nl
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