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OK Go Will Release an Album on DNA. Yes, Deoxyribonucleic Acid.

November 25, 2014 Alan Cross 3 Comments DNA, OK Go, Sri Kosuri

Give it up to the guys in OK Go for continually finding new ways to be creative with their music.

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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 699: The History of Power Pop

October 31, 2014November 2, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Star, Material Issue, Nick Lowe, OK Go, Power Pop, Raspberries, Romantics, Sloan

First, the good news: Producer Rob’s collapsed lung–a spontaneous pneumothorax–has been re inflated and he’s breathing just fine. That means

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It’s Always a Good Time for a New Video from OK Go

October 27, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Video, OK Go

So what have they conjured up this time? This is from their new album, Hungry Ghost.

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 11 July 2014

July 11, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alt-J, Andrew Bird, Death from Above 1979, Gord Downie, Hooray for Earth, Kooks, Matt Berninger, OK Go, Quitters, Rural Alberta Advantage, Simply Saucer, The Sadies, Tweedy

Picked out just for you.  Lemme know what you think of this week’s selection. And if you hear something you

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Musical Fun for the 4th of July

July 4, 2014July 4, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4th of July, Dave Rave, OK Go

First, here’s OK Go imagining what they might do if Barack Obama asked them to great a 4th of July

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Another Super-Clever Music Video from OK Go

June 18, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Video, OK Go, Optical Illusions

From the band that gave us music videos shot on treadmills and those using a giant Rube Goldberg machine comes

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That OK Go Treadmill Video Without All the Distracting Music

May 13, 2014May 12, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Musicless Video, OK Go

Back in 2006, Chicago’s OK Go won all kinds of praise for their one-take clip for “Here It Goes Again”

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