OK Go

Onwards and Upwards

mikerosenthal — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:24:27 +0000

Big news.

OK Go has struck out on its own. The band has left the EMI family of corporations to form their own enterprise, a homemade upstart called Paracadute. In addition to being humanity’s second most fun word to say (”pamplemousse” was taken), Paracadute is really just a way for the boys to continue doing what they’ve always done. Which is whatever they want. Being OK Go just got a little bit easier.

So please join me in welcoming Paracadute into the world. As yet, there’s no building, no logo, no employee manual. Just the band, some paperwork, and a bunch of insane ideas. Plus two dogs in suits. Exciting stuff.

A word on Capitol/EMI: Neither our lawyers nor their lawyers have any hard feelings and, in fact, the split has been remarkably friendly. There are many wonderful people at the company who have worked very hard on our behalf, and we’ve become very close with them over the years. Even if the band hadn’t signed a non-disparagement clause as part of the deal, we would have nothing bad to say. All joking aside, we’re very thankful, and we wish them all the best.

So, pop a cork and blast Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky. Today is a big, exciting, incredible day, the latest lovely moment in a big, exciting, incredible week.

More news soon.

Jorge

PS… Oh, fine. More news now: If you can’t get to one of the thirty-plus shows on the upcoming tour, fear not: the boys will be on your TV. In the next month they’ll visit Carson Daly (4/16), David Letterman (4/28), Steven Colbert (4/29), and Jimmies Kimmel (4/1) and Fallon (5/4). They’ll also be at Bamboozle, Bonnaroo and Sasquatch. Some busy months ahead.

“This Too Shall Pass” World Premiere!

arielle — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:41:51 +0000

A New York Times Op-Ed Piece by Damian

mikerosenthal — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:31:18 +0000

Damian has a New York Times Op-Ed piece about the major labels, YouTube, and non-embeddable videos in today’s New York Times.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE and let us know your thoughts in the comments on this post.

From Melissa Orazio

mikerosenthal — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:40:11 +0000

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Kansas City, Australia, Free Stuff

mikerosenthal — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:22:09 +0000

First off a huge thanks to Paper Tounges, Crash Kings, and Company of Thieves for rocking out with us Saturday night in Kansas City. We had a blast, and so did all these people:

And now….we’re in Australia. Brisbane to be exact, soaking up a bit of warm rain, and watching the endless herdes of Kangaroos hop past our hotel window (ok, not really). We’ve got four shows here in Australia over the next week, so if you are on this little continent, or near it, now is your chance to come party with us. See the shows page for complete info on all the gigs.

And finally, we’re giving away a couple different mp3s in a couple different places. Namely, a live version of White Knuckles HERE and the album version of This Too Shall Pass HERE. Bon Appétit!

Behind the Scenes Look at Our Latest Video

mikerosenthal — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:54:49 +0000

As shooting draws to a close on our latest video, we wanted to share the first in a series of behind the scenes looks:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Also, here are a few writeups on the shoot:

LA Times
Alternative Press
Buzznet

Damian and Tim Tour EMI Headquarters, Germany

mikerosenthal — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:12:38 +0000

Let them take you on a soothing journey…

WTF? Video Remixes Starting to Arrive

mikerosenthal — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:16:16 +0000

We’ve started to receive some remixes of our WTF? video and the results are fantastic, so we had to share. If you want to get involved PLEASE DO SO.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Summer Festival Dates

mikerosenthal — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:42:54 +0000

We are pleased to announce some summer festival engagements! More will be added very soon, but here’s a few to keep you warm in these winter months:

Playground Weekender Festival in Webb’s Creek, New South Wales on Friday February 19th (hey, it’s summer in Australia!)

Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama on Sunday May 16th

Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, Tennessee on Friday June 11th

Photo by Andrew Richard Mills

Photos from Europe

mikerosenthal — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:02:04 +0000

Just a quick update to say we are back from Europe and are hard at work on a new, crazy project we think you are going to love. More details on that soon, but for now, here are links to various photos from our European tour:

Our European Tour Set on Flickr

Photos from each show on the tour:
(if you want your photos to appear here, just tag them correctly!)

January 11, Norwich UK Concert Photos

January 12, Birmingham UK Concert Photos

January 13, London UK Concert Photos

January 14, Brighton UK Concert Photos

January 16, Sheffield UK Concert Photos

January 17, Liverpool UK Concert Photos

January 18, Glasgow UK Concert Photos

January 19, Nottingham UK Concert Photos

January 21, Brussels BE Concert Photos

January 22, Amsterdam NL Concert Photos

January 25, Cologne DE Concert Photos

January 26, Paris FR Concert Photos

January 28, Copenhagen DK Concert Photos

Any other photos from the tour we should see? Tell us about them in the comments…