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http://okgo.net http://myspace.com/okgoOK Go is:Damian Kulash: Vocals, GuitarTim Nordwind: BassDan Konopka: DrumsAndy Ross: Guitar, KeyboardsIt's winter in Malmö, the Swedish industrial town where OK Go has come to record their second album for Capitol Records. The band is excited but wary. They've just spent two exhausting years touring the globe, and another six months back home, writing and rejecting more than sixty new songs. The writing process was grueling, but fruitful: OK Go came up with a collection of demos so strong they grabbed the attention of super-producer Tore Johansson, the hugely sought-after man behind Franz Ferdinand's debut album and the Cardigans' hits.Tore's first words are gruff. "When you are finished with a take," he tells them in his half-menacing, half-hilarious Swedish accent," I will not come running into the studio smiling and waving my arms like some American producer. If I say something is OK, it is perfect. If I say nothing, you will do it again until I tell you stop." Tore spends ten minutes deriding the cookie-cutter slickness of America, home of editing systems smarter than the people who use them. It will be much simpler here, Tore assures them. "You will go into a room together and you will rock."And rock they did. The result is Oh No, an album that absolutely explodes out of the speakers. Where other bands bomb out or bloat up on their second albums, OK Go has tightened the screws and trimmed the fat, delivering a stripped-down, revved-up forty-two minutes of wild, propulsive rock and roll. It's a worthy follow-up to their 2002 debut, which established OK Go as expert craftsmen of intelligent, ultra-catchy rock songs. If that album was the mischievous class president-smart and popular and sexy, and not as innocent as he seems - then Oh No is the same kid after he's spent a lurid summer in bedrooms and bar fights all over town.There's a rougher grit to Oh No. From the chaotic torrent of crashing guitars that launches "Invincible," the anthemic lead track, to the acidic chorus of "The House Wins," the album's stinging final song ("You don't have to be alone to be lonely.. you might as well give in"), the album surges with electricity. It's in the center-stage cowbell and cocky classic-rock riff of "Do What You Want," and the feverish, new wave rush of "Here It Goes Again."But that energy doesn't obscure the wit, melody, and unabashed joy that brought the band this far. "A Good Idea at the Time" delivers a swaggering, line-for-line response to the Stones classic, "Sympathy for the Devil," transforming those famous "ooh-oohs" into tortured little taunts. Right on its heels is "Oh Lately It's So Quiet," a beautifully delicate - and unstoppably sexy - ghost story. Just a few songs later, we're taken somewhere else, slinking across the dance floor to the sleazy disco-era Clash beat of "A Million Ways."Anyone who has witnessed the exhilaration of the band's live show will recognize the frenetic drive at the heart of Oh No. "We wanted to make an album that sounds like our band, and not a heady, self-conscious studio project," says lead singer Damian Kulash. "Everyone tells us rock and roll is a shadow of itself - a sad old milk cow smiling at the farmer every morning. We still see a bucking bull smashing around the stable."The band's energy doesn't stop at the edge of the stage or the end of the disc. From the influential how-to guide they published for bands hoping to unseat President Bush (you should have seen the avalanche of hate mail that won them), to the monthly column they wrote for a Japanese rock magazine, to their tour of America as house band for public radio program This American Life, OK Go always seems to find a new corner of the world to explore and make their own. With Oh No, they're coming after yours.

Dan is Amazed

Dan is Amazed
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Dan is Amazed

Damian Kulash And His Bleep Machine

Damian Kulash And His Bleep Machine
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The lead singer of OK Go plays with his awesome blipbox.

Postcards From Tim: Niagara Falls

Postcards From Tim: Niagara Falls
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Tim Nordwind, bassist of OK Go, sends you a video postcard from one of North America's most beautiful natural wonders.

Dan Konopka Explores His Pain

Dan Konopka Explores His Pain
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During a break from recording the third OK Go album, drummer Dan Konopka, bassist Tim Nordwind, and guitarist Andy Ross explored the cause of Dan's inner pain.

Germany, Meet YouTube. YouTube, Meet Germany.

Germany, Meet YouTube.  YouTube, Meet Germany.
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OK Go was invited to perform at the big launch party for YouTube Germany. The boys couldn't make it, so they sent this video instead.

OK Go - Do What You Want (Wallpaper Version)

OK Go - Do What You Want (Wallpaper Version)
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The second video for Do What You Want was directed by OK Go and Blip Boutique and stars a large contingent of LA's most talented weirdos. Also: wallpaper.Buy the album at iTunes:http://doiop.com/ohno/itunesVisit OK Go:http://okgo.nethttp://myspace.com/okgo

The OK Go Dances With You(Tube) Contest Winners

The OK Go Dances With You(Tube) Contest Winners
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Thanks for entering the OK Go Dance Contest. All of the entries are awesome, and we were proud that so many of them were show on TV, including The Colbert Report, The Early Show, and CBS News. You all deserve a huge ovation. Thanks for entering and for making this contest so much fun.Check out...

Mr. OK Go Head Gets Real Annoying

Mr. OK Go Head Gets Real Annoying
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Oh, Mr. OK Go Head. This time you've gone too far.

Mr. OK Go Head Tries To Get On The Tour Bus

Mr. OK Go Head Tries To Get On The Tour Bus
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Mr. OK Go Head learns what it means to be sad. Lonely, too.

Poor Mr. OK Go Head Meets Mean Mr. Bouncer

Poor Mr. OK Go Head Meets Mean Mr. Bouncer
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Chin up, Mr. OK Go Head!

Mr. OK Go Head On Treadmills, Dancing

Mr. OK Go Head On Treadmills, Dancing
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Imitation is the sincerest form of Mr. OK Go Head. http://okgo.net

Mr. OK Go Head In The Backyard, Dancing

Mr. OK Go Head In The Backyard, Dancing
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Tags: amw  backyard  dance  dancing  go  logo  million  ok  okgo  okgohead  rock  silliness  ways 

Exactly what it sounds like. http://okgo.net

The Busy Person's Guide To The New OK Go DVD

The Busy Person's Guide To The New OK Go DVD
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It's all condensed, yo. But not for long--buy the CD/DVD on November 7th at all fine music stores (and at quite a few scuzzy ones, too).http://okgo.net

Thanks From OK Go

Thanks From OK Go
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We got more than 170 entries to the OK Go Dances With You(Tube) Contest, and they're all totally awesome. Watch them all at http://youtube.com/group/okgodance and stay tuned -- we'll announce the winner soon.as always: http://okgo.net http://myspace.com/okgo

OK GO get VMA advice from JC Chasez... in the crapper

OK GO get VMA advice from JC Chasez... in the crapper
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8/30/06, the night before the VMAs. While attending a MTV event, Damian and Tim run into JC Chasez in the bathroom. It's the perfect opportunity for the boys to get pre-dance advice from a pro.

OK Go - Here It Goes Again

OK Go - Here It Goes Again
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OK Go on Treadmills, Dancing. okgo.netAlso visit myspace.com/okgo and bigbadtrish.com

The OK Go Dances With You(Tube) Contest

The OK Go Dances With You(Tube) Contest
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You've seen OK Go dance. Now OK Go wants you to return the favor.Record a video cover version of the OK Go dance from their insanely popular "A Million Ways" video and you could win a paid trip (hotel and airfare) to an OK Go headlining show, where you'll get to dance on stage with the band.Get...

OK Go - Invincible

OK Go - Invincible
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Video for OK Go's new single, Invincible. Directed by the band, it features OK Go dragging things into a room and blowing them to pieces. This video is popular with people who like a) explosions; b) music; c) both.Buy the album at iTunes:http://doiop.com/ohno/itunesVisit OK Go:...

OK Go Fan Correspondent--Houston, TX, 5/06/06, part 3 of 3

OK Go Fan Correspondent--Houston, TX, 5/06/06, part 3 of 3
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Fan Correspondents Paula, Jadeline, Kirsten, and Emily turn in a 3-part report from the show at Proletariat in Houston on 06 May 2006. They interviewed guitarist Andy "Rusty" Ross. Part 3/3.

OK Go Fan Correspondent--Houston, TX, 5/06/06, part 1 of 3

OK Go Fan Correspondent--Houston, TX, 5/06/06, part 1 of 3
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Fan Correspondents Paula, Jadeline, Kirsten, and Emily turn in a 3-part report from the show at Proletariat in Houston on 06 May 2006. They interviewed guitarist Andy "Rusty" Ross. Part 1/3.

OK Go Fan Correspondent--Houston, TX, 5/06/06, part 2 of 3

OK Go Fan Correspondent--Houston, TX, 5/06/06, part 2 of 3
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Fan Correspondents Paula, Jadeline, Kirsten, and Emily turn in a 3-part report from the show at Mississippi Nights in Houston on 06 May 2006. They interviewed guitarist Andy "Rusty" Ross. Part 2 of 3.

OK Go Fan Correspondent--St. Louis, 5/11/06

OK Go Fan Correspondent--St. Louis, 5/11/06
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Fan Correspondent Brittany Browers turns in this report from the show at Mississippi Nights in St. Louis on 11 May 2006. She interviewed bassist Tim Nordwind.

OK Go on 'Oh No'

OK Go on 'Oh No'
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OK Go recording their new album, "Oh No," in Malmö, Sweden--The City Of Parks. And rock bands.

OK Go - A Million Ways

OK Go - A Million Ways
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OK Go in the back yard, dancing. Buy this video at iTunes: http://doiop.com/amw

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