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Once upon a time... from Capucha.

c'est si magnifique je n'ai pas senti tant de joie depuis le grand triomphe d'obama

Love knows no limits and true friendships last a lifetime

BELIEVE

Happy Thanksgiving from NPSH

Besides being an opportunity to stuff your self silly with delicious feast food, this time of year is a time for reflection on the good things in life. You know what we are thankful for this Thanksgiving?

Youuuuuu!
You're wonderful! You're beautiful!

Thanks for being there for us. We luv you, it's true.

(home) Alone II

I bought Alone II The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo today. You may recall that Luke shared the front cover with you all in a previous post. I would like to just take a moment to let you know that while it cannot truly rival the "Fact" of the front cover hair, the "Fiction" of the back cover 'do is a thing of beauty as well.

PLUS: Did you know that between Pinkerton, Alone I, Alone II, and The Internet, we (as in Weezer fans) are only 3.5 songs away from having access to a complete Songs from the Black Hole?! Dreams do come true.

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IN-DEPTH NPSH FAN PROFILE #2: DEVYN

Devyn from New Jersey has been selected for the 2/∞ IN-DEPTH NPSH FAN PROFILE. She was chosen by our powerful AI algorithm that crawls myspace looking for white mustaches.

Here is an mp3 of Devyn playing Iceage Babeland on solo bass in an echanted forest glade where samurais duel. You can download it here.

NP Who are you / what should we know about you?
DM i am devyn manibo and i greatly appreciate mustaches, unicorns and bacon.

NP Why do you like / kinda like NPSH?
DM i like NPSH because they're cool as hell, and they're more fun than puppies and kittens playing in a rainbow with dinosaurs and chocolate pudding ... and i think they should play here more often.

NP What else do you like / kinda like?
DM i like cookies, i kinda like making cookies .... perhaps you'd like me to make some for you one day? matt and kim approve of them, so, i'm SURE they're good.

NP Are you a musician / what do you play?
DM YEAH! i play bass!

NP What is your best subject?
DM my best subject is macrobiology. hellz yesssss, and i don't even like science.

NP What do you want to be when you grow up?
DM well, for like a week i wanted to be a lawyer, but of course, that would take up too much time in my life, and i'd never get to see NPSH ever again, so i've settled with perhaps going into the music industry ... yeahh.

NP Is NPSH a good influence on your peers / parents?
DM yes, definitely. my momma LOVEZZZZZ NPSH.

NP Describe an ideal day spent with any member of NPSH.
DM uhh ... it would probably involve spending quality time with ALL MEMBERS OF NPSH in a pink kitchen with tacky wallpaper, and we would wear mustaches and bake cupcakes, then a magical unicorn would come through the window and we would feed it cupcakes, then we would turn into unicorns and fly to the magical unicorn and cupcake land located in an undisclosed location in the sky somewhere ... and we'd try not to get hit by airplanes ... and we'd have a large rainbow umbrella so we don't get wet if it were to start raining on us. oh, and there would be an abundance of fringed sleeve shirts when we got to the magic land, when we turned back into humans ... but i don't know if i would want to turn back into a human because unicorns are amazing, but the fringed sleeve shirts might not fit our horse-like bodies, so maybe we could be humans for a minute, or perhaps the shirts could be made to fit unicorns. this sounds like a greatttt dayyy!!!

Here is a picture by Devyn.

DM thanks so much ... i had a wonderful time answering these questions.
NP thank you
NPSH yes thank you!

Party Rats!!!!

For those of you who don't know, Archie McPhee is one of the coolest/most ridiculous stores ever. It sells everything that you never realized you wanted to buy but now that you know it exists you can't help but want it.

For example:



Now imagine this,


but one on every finger, and they're rats.

Awesome.....

We got to experience the Angles and Airwaves laser show when they opened for Weezer. It was pretty epic.

Is "Unplugged" the New "Plugged"?

via BeatPortal

Japanese Cat Vids

I try to keep the U2b vids to a minimum on the blog, cuz u know few things are more annoying than hundreds of semi-lolworthy vids crowding all up on a blogger page... but this japanese cat vid is just too good to not post! This cat enjoys running through diet soda cartons. Give it a chance to put a jolly ol' smile on yr face!



EDIT: apparently this is like 3 lightyears old in blog years. sorry for not being up on the internet vid scene like you, Phil.

WHAT JUST HAPPEND?

OF MONTREAL IN SEATTLE. THEY PLAYED SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPRITT. THE CROWD ERUPTED LIKE POMPEII AND EVERYONE WAS COVERED IN SWEAT AND FEATHERS INSTEAD OF ASH AND THEY PRETTY MUCH DID THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF HARDEN INTO LAVA ROCK. AM I SHOUTING?

IN OTHER NEWS: WHAT?

THAT IS AMAZING. THANKS AMAZON!

dreams

amazon.com is listing NPSH's sophisticated side ponytail as the 60th best song of 2008!!

thanks homies!

NPSH Tour with the Faint Tour Diary

The tour started on a dreary rainy day in Seattle and it rained all the way to Southern Oregon. Cabin fever sets in quickly under such conditions.

This is Luke's cabin fever face.

The cabin fever was intensified by the fact that the PlayStation in the van kept glitching out and the sound on the TV didn't work. We sat through a silent Yellow Submarine with Pinkerton providing the soundtrack on the stereo. It actually synced-up pretty well at some points. 

When we reached California, the scene changed dramatically into typical sunny warm Cali. It was a great treat for November Seattlites.

The trailer we were towing had a very appropriate image of a dude with a big beard on it. Luke models NPSH Sunglasses in Burnt Orange.

We cruised on through the sunshine blasting tunes and stopping at some great gas stations.  At one gas station we saw a bunch of fierce looking metal dudes in leather jackets with a van and trailer and we knew that they were in a band. Liam asked them if they were in a band on tour and they were! We all LOL'd to find out that they were on tour with DANZIG and they were called SKELETONWITCH. That is very metal. 

This is Josh, official NPSH driver and merch man. Josh models NPSH Sunglasses in Electric Hot Pink.

This gas station was entirely hunting-themed. Look how loyal that dog looks. 

Claire gets some coffee to try to stay sane in the van. They also sold fun novelty fart powder, but we didn't go there.

We arrived at our first show on campus at Sac State in Sacramento and drove around looking for a big bus with a trailer. We eventually found it and knew that the Faint must be inside. When we walked in the Faint was sound checking and holyyymolyyy it was loud and lights flashing and aahhH! So rad. 

They had lots of goodies for us! Meat nestled cozily on a warm blanket of green lettuce. Thanks!

It was a fun show and we met a bunch of coolpeeps after. They got down with NPSH sunglasses. Wassup yall??

They gave us pizzas. Luke labeled them so we wouldn't be confused. VEGITABLES UNBELIEVABLE! (Yes, even NPSH misspells vegetables sometimes). 

Onward we traveled the short distance to beautiful San Francisco. We got there early to hang out near the waterfront area but we couldn't find a place to park our big van and trailer without paying a million dollars. There was one nearly empty lot for $12, but we had to pay for two spots and the attendant said "PAY ME $25 RAARGH." We were like, yo first of all, your lot is almost empty, cut us a break, and secondly your math is whack. So we just cruised to the Warfield and parked it for the day. We walked to the mall nearby which was so totally insane. I've never seen a busier mall. Way over-stimulation. Shaun bought nice makeup on Lovefoxxx's recommendation and Liam bought a Hello Kitty alarm clock.  

The Warfield is probably (one of) the nicest venue(s) we've played at. Like I mean, everyone was so nice there. The staff weren't the typical disgruntled metalheads who act like there is this VERY IMPORTANT THING THAT THEY'RE URGENTLY MISSING by being at the venue, but instead were very friendly. 

This guy wanted Shaun to email him this picture. At one point before we went onstage he confronted a guy who tried to get backstage. The hooligan bolted past him and homie got up and chased after him yelling "STOP THAT MAN! RAAAH!!!" I think they eventually stopped that man, but not after causing a big commotion amongst the backstagers. Thanks for doing your job, man.

Sup homie?

This is us having a debate over the set list for SF. 

Shaun's stage station. Faint + Dr Doom + Faint.

Luke's stage station. More lists.

Oh, did I mention that the Warfield is really beautiful? Those of you that have been there know what I am talking about. And what a juxtaposition it is between inside and the streets outside.

Backstage we met up with Sydney who is the costume designer/stylist referenced in SPIN! Now you know. She helped with Liam's makeup, below:

The catering was amazing. They had many varieties of cake and pie. mmmm...

Liam also met with his twin, Trent.

That night we got some sushi, and then headed back on the road for the daunting 12-14 hour drive to Portland, Oregon. After about 3 hours of sleep, we were a little crazy, but nonetheless determined to bring it to the great people of Portland because we knew they would bring it too. And they did.

Backstage at the Roseland we found that we shared a dressing room with Brian Wilson's signature. Could we really have stayed in the same room as Brian Wilson??? That would be mondo cool. Claire had this pic taken to commemorate:

The Faint kicked out the jams that night, and we also played with a cool young PDX band called Southern Belle. That night was nice because we could sleep-in the next morning as Seattle was only a mere 3 hours away. We always manage to get amazing breakfast in Portland, and this time was no exception. We went to Gravy. So delish!

The next night we were really excited because we were playing the Showbox in Seattle. I think we had all dreamed of someday playing the Showbox, and it was finally coming true. 

It never gets old seeing the Faint night after night. I was constantly amazed. If you get a chance to see them, please do! 

Backstage we shot some photos in a bid to get Pepsi to sponsor us. Hey Pepsi?

This is Luke dancing side/backstage to the Faint.

This is Claire and Luke dancing side/backstage to the Faint.

It was a pretty happy night to live out one of our dreams. 

The next morning, however, was not too fun. We had to wake up at 5AM after another 3-hours-of-sleep night to make it to Missoula, Montana to bring the rock in our last show with the Faint. Sleeping in the van helped a little.

 

 

It's true, they call it "The Big Sky State" for a reason.

I must say, I really didn't know what to expect from Montana. We had never played there and surprisingly with all their years, neither had the Faint. Aside from being let down by the prospect of getting a large juicy Montana steak, Missoula was a very pleasant surprise. There were tons of people there and they were just as ready as any to dance their asses off.  

It was a lil smaller venue and the Faint put on one of their best shows that I've seen. So much energy and lights and video and dancing and fat fat bass and squelching synths! Ahh!

 

It was really nice getting to know the Faint and their crew, all of whom are extremely nice. We feel really lucky! Thanks guys! And thanks to everyone who came out to the shows! We had a bLaSt. After the show it was time to sleep and head back to Seattle... but not before a few last pictures...

 

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Home Again

We just got back from Montana tonight. OH MAN it is a long long drive, but it was well worth it. The Faint and their crew are the nicest guys ever! So rad. And they have the illest/phattest live show. Plz see them if you get the chance!

We'll have a comprehensive tour review with pictures and all that good stuff in the next day or so. I am super tired right now. So tired I could FAINT.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the shows! We loved seeing all of you there and meeting a lot of you. We'll be back real soon. <3

Change has come to America

First Obama and now this????



So I was watching the Hills tonight and I hear this pretty catchy song with a chorus that goes "Booooys, boooooys, boooys..." and I was like, "Sweet new artist, Hills producers. Thanks guys." Well after researching online I find that the song is by none other than ASHLEE SIMPSON. And it's actually good. And I actually like it a lot. While it's a little frightening to admit that to myself, it is reassuring to know that true change has come to America.

Listen to the track "Boys" on Last.fm

p.s. - I know the album actually came out in April, but how was I supposed to know??? I'm guessing I'm not her target demographic.

Road Trip

We're leaving tomorrow morning for our wickedsweet tour supporting the Faint. It's gonna be so much fun! You + NPSH + the Faint = a delicious recipe for dance-delectability. CAN'T WAIT!

Plus: we have a brand new shirt that I will keep a secret until the shows, AND we have NPSH sunglasses (as voted by you!), and the return of NPSH pet dolphins. fun fun fun fun fun fun.

OK gotta pack now!!!!

Vote Plz

As if you haven't been inundated enough already, we are here to issue another friendly reminder to vote if you haven't already. Every member of NPSH has already voted and it feels sooooo greaaaat! It is our first voting prez-election. We'll probably watch the TV a lot today in between intensive musical labor. half JK on the last part.




here is a video called "Seattle" that has nothing to do with Seattle


Rock on my friends!

NOTE: This is our 100th post! Hooray!!!!

Coming 2 u Live and Direct

Happy November everyone. Are the leaves changing colors? They certainly are here in Seattle. Aussie friends, how is spring?

Well let me tell u, we are more excited about getting our groove on with you lolcats in these fine cities coming up very soon in November!!!!!!!!!

We're so excited to be back in SF, PDX, and Seattle! And pumped to see everyone in Sacramento and Missoula for the first time. One time we stayed in a hotel in Missoula and there were a bunch of majestic paintings of cliffs and hang gliders and such, not unlike this picture here. Who knew that was a big thing? Pretty cool if you ask me.

See you sooooon!

Cuties

SRC


This is like NPSH + You. If we were adorable hedgehogs and somebody's dad held us up next to each other.

We Love You Too, Maria!!!

Our video for Sophisticated Side Ponytail won the Golden Couch (1st Prize!) at Seattle's Couch Fest Film Festival! In addition to some ca$h and a large trophy, That Go received an exciting endorsement from a Very Important Person.

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