| My Life According To... |
[29 Mar 2009|04:26am] |
Since I'm bored, and it's not my bedtime yet, I did the "My life according to..." thing and I'm going to share it.
Some of them I didn't even use real answers.
( Do you even care? I wouldn't. )
Also, I'm not in Minneapolis, as some of you may have figured out. Sorry, those of you who may have wanted to say hi. I had to work.
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| My Life According To: Information Society |
[25 Mar 2009|10:53am] |
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Posted for your interest and reposting if you care to. I have WAAAAY too many rare and hard-to-find Information Society songs, so if you see song titles you don't recognize, that's probably why. :-P
Pick an artist, and using ONLY SONG TITLES from only that artist, cleverly [preferably] answer these questions. This is harder than it seems!
1. Are you male or female:
14 Angels
2. Describe yourself:
Think
3. How do you feel about yourself:
Attitude
4. Describe your ex boyfriend/girlfriend:
If Only The World Were Nice
5. Describe your current boy/girl situation:
1,000,000 Watts of Love
6. Describe your current location:
Where Would I Be Without IBM
7. Describe where you want to be:
Over the Sea
8. Your best friend is:
Still Here
9. Your favorite color is:
Dark Companion
10. You know that:
Nothing Sacred
11. What's the weather like:
On the Outside
12. If your life was a television show what would it be called:
To The City
13. What is life to you:
Absolutely Mind Boggling
14. What is the best advice you have to give:
Beware, the Glaciers
15. If you could change your name what would it be:
Der Mussolini
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| so uh, yeah... |
[24 Mar 2009|03:59pm] |
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http://www.feelthefusion.com/clients/liljon/mixtapes/
Rockbox Vol. 2 contains a snippet of WOYM at about five minutes in.
This is the most bizarre thing I've ever encountered, Lil Jon screaming about how we all better be singing along, followed immediately by Kurt's voice.
Thoughts?
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| InSoc in Texas TODAY AND TOMORROW |
[20 Mar 2009|03:04am] |
Okay, I know how much everyone LOVES reposts, but just as a reminder...
Are there any texas people watching my journal? Do you know someone from Texas?
If you are, or if you do, just a reminder that Information Society is playing in Dallas TONIGHT and Houston TOMORROW NIGHT. Tell anybody you know who lives there. Go to the show! Hell, go to BOTH of the shows! Spread the word! You've got less than a day to see Information Society! OMG WTF BBQ - INFORMATION SOCIETY!!!
Show Information (Society):
INSOC SHOWS IN DALLAS (TONIGHT) AND HOUSTON (TOMORROW NIGHT)!!!
Information Society @ Dallas TX - 11:00PM, 3/20/09 (Friday - TONIGHT!)
The Opus Club
2208 Main St
Dallas, TX 75201
Information Society @ Houston, TX - 11:00PM, 3/21/09 (Saturday - TOMORROW NIGHT!)
The Zeppelin Club
3101 San Jacinto St
Houston, TX 77004
(713) 521-7300
Come on, people. Go to these shows.
Kurt is skipping our game night to be there! What dedication!
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| InSoc Trivia Contest Round 1 |
[24 Feb 2009|06:56pm] |
The answers to Round 1 have been un-screened.
I will post people's individual answers if you would like, but for now, I'm just going to post the answers themselves:
1. Where did the quote "What good is a record, if you don't have a girlfriend?" come from?
The "We're No Fun" poster.
Everybody who answered #1 got it correct.
2. What is the origin of Kurt's pseudonym, "Kurt Valaquen?"
It is a variation on the title of a chapter of "The Silmarillion," by J.R.R. Tolkien - "Valaquenta."
- ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ondiney, your knowlege of the full answer to this question sort of creeps me out, heh.
- A bunch of people said it was from a Role Playing game, which is a pretty good guess; two people said it was from an Anne McCafferty novel, which is really close, since the original pseudonym had a first name based on an Anne McCafferty novel.
3. Which movie(s) had an Information Society song on the soundtrack?
The song "Hit Me," was in "Earth Girls Are Easy," and "What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)" was in "American Psycho."
Just about everybody got "Earth Girls Are Easy," but only a few said "American Psycho" - that actually surprised me.
I'm actually pretty busy currently, so I'll post #2 when I have some time. :)
Thanks for participating, everybody! I'd send out prizes or something, but I'm poor and my box'o'insoc stuff got left in Seattle when I moved back to San Francisco.
As a prize, here's a picture of A stuffed boar wearing goggles and riding on the roof of The Car at Burning Man.
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| Information Society @ Dallas & Houston, TX 3/20/09 - 3/21/09 |
[24 Feb 2009|05:18pm] |
Can I obligatorily say "Yee-haw?" Oh, I just did.
That should be enough to let on that InSoc is returning triumphantly to Texas for two shows:
Information Society @ Dallas TX - 11:00PM, 3/20/09 (Friday)
The Opus Club
2208 Main St
Dallas, TX 75201
Information Society @ Houston, TX - 3/21/09 (Saturday)
The Zeppelin Club - 11:00PM
3101 San Jacinto St
Houston, TX 77004
(713) 521-7300
So fear not, my friends, enemies, co-workers, and even those of you I do not know - you do not have to go to Minneapolis to see Information Society! Well, you can, if you want to. Nobody's going to stop you. Seriously - it's your choice. You can even go to all three shows, if that's how you roll.
Okay, if you're in the band, you have to go. Yes, even you, Kurt.
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[20 Feb 2009|07:09pm] |
I'm posting up a couple rounds of InSoc trivia questions for you all to answer.
Let's see how much you know ;) Round one begins... NOW! Round two begins when I have at least five respondents.
InSoc Trivia, Round One!
1. Where did the quote "What good is a record, if you don't have a girlfriend?" come from?
2. What is the origin of Kurt's pseudonym, "Kurt Valaquen?"
3. Which movie(s) had an Information Society song on the soundtrack?
Answers to be posted when all rounds are over. Comments screened ;)
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| SEEK300 - The Official Music Video |
[29 Jan 2009|10:37am] |
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Kurt made this himself and it's now ready to be unleashed upon the Internet...
Stick Figures in Peril: THE MOTION PICTURE - the official video for SEEK300. (you saw it here, first!)
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| When James Cassidy ISN'T Rocking Out |
[08 Jan 2009|04:29am] |
James Cassidy is a man who wears many hats. Metaphorically and literally.
By night, he's a rock star. He plays in a band called "Information Society," whoever they are. ;)
But by day, he is an instructor and soil scientist at Oregon State University.
Now, the long, long wait is over: you can watch him in action on Vole Holes, a segment of "Oregon Field Guide," as seen on Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Learning is fun!
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| Information Society @ Minneapolis MN - 03/28/09 |
[13 Dec 2008|05:40pm] |
What's that? You've been begging for a show that's not in New York or California?
Not in Florida, Washington or Texas? Well, you're in luck!
This coming March, Information Society will be returning to Minneapolis, Minnesota (where it all started!) to play at the Varsity Theater.
Varsity Theater
1308 4th St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414-2029
Ticket Information:
Tickets will go on sale (approximately) 01/03/09.
On the Web:
Indie Tickets.
In Person:
LORING PASTA BAR
327 14th Ave. SE
Minneapolis, MN
$20 Advance, $25 door
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| Word Clouds |
[05 Dec 2008|11:27pm] |
So, I was playing around with Wordle (which is a really cool site, BTW). What it does is this: You put in a bunch of text. Either write your own, put in song lyrics, the transcription of a speech, a poem, whatever you want. It comes up with a Word Cloud based on the frequency of words within the sample.
I was doing song lyrics (mostly the Sisters of Mercy, heh - did you know that the most frequent word in "This Corrosion" is "Hey?") so I figured I'd throw some InSoc lyrics in there and see what came out, and post the results.
Here you go! (click on them to make them bigger, if you want)
( Two More! )
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| CANCELLED: Information Society @ West Palm Beach 10/31 |
[22 Oct 2008|10:35pm] |
Due to circumstances beyond Information Society’s control, the Halloween show at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach FL on October 31 has been cancelled. This unfortunate turn of events warrants apologies to those who have tickets to the show or plans to attend.
If you purchased tickets through Respectable Street’s website, you will receive a refund from MusicToday - click for more details.
If you purchased tickets through other outlets, please contact your point of sale for refund information.
There is a possibility that the show will be rescheduled, so stay tuned for breaking news.
Again, deepest apologies for the disappointment and inconvenience this may have caused.
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| Now Available on Amazon MP3: APOCRYPHON |
[22 Oct 2008|10:21pm] |
Haven't picked up your copy of Apocryphon? Waiting for the digital release?
Wait no more, friends. The latest InSoc release, Apocryphon in 256 kbps MP3 format for only $11.98, from Amazon MP3!
Apocryphon contains The INSOC EP and the extremely rare album Creatures of Influence in their entirety, both re-mastered for the 21st century! Also included is a selection of live bootlegs and seldom heard recordings from the early days of Information Society.
You can hear samples of the tracks and download the entire album in digital form at Amazon MP3: Apocryphon.
And of course, Apocryphon is still available in a 2-CD set including a full-color 30-page booklet at the INSOC Shop.
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| Icons?? |
[11 Oct 2008|01:36pm] |
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Does anyone know where I can find some icons made from InSoc vids? Do any exist? I LOVE the way they look in "Walking Away" and "Lay All Your Love On Me"...especially Kurt's hair..meowr! Any and all help would be gratefully appreciated. Nikki
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| halloween show? |
[11 Oct 2008|04:04am] |
hi, just thought i'd ask here if anyone knows whATever happened to the halloween show in florida? why is it cancelled? and is it even cancelled? it is as if it never existed on insoc`s website and the venue`s website.
thanks, krista
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| InSoc T-shirt in "Choke" |
[07 Oct 2008|09:09pm] |
Guess what the newly released movie "Choke," the film adaption of Chuck Palahniuk's (author of Fight Club) book of the same title, winner of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize features?
A scene in which one of the main supporting characters is sporting one of the "Aliens" design Information Society t-shirts. No, for real:
Special thanks to elizabeth71 for risking getting kicked out of a movie theatre for snapping the photo.
(omg, i can't believe a shirt i designed is in a bigtime hollywood movie)
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