FAIS DO-DO!

Last night we played NUDE's video release party at Club Fais Do-Do in LA. The inside of that place is like a big fancy pirate ship. Apparently it was a bank in the 1920's, and then at some point it became a theatre... and now it's a club. Here's a couple of pictures.
This is what we looked like:

And THIS is what we looked like if we were on fire, and you were drunk:


I also remembered this from a few months ago... It's a review of one of our Knitting Factory shows by the lovely Liz O, on www.MusicTruth.co.uk:
You might recall from a previous column that, sometime during a recent club gig, I flipped for Pop Noir, eighteen-year-old twin brothers who are natives of Manchester, but have lived in Huntington Beach long enough to adopt Southern California accents. In April, I had another chance to spin records on the same bill as Pop Noir and, once again, I thought I lost my mind...
Whereas Joe and Luke McGarry's set at Diskoteka in March revolved around a few choice cover tunes mixed in with the twins' original material, this time around, the duo focused predominantly on original work. The brothers included several selections from their second demo, including "D.I.Y.," "How the West Was Won," and "The Seaside," all available through the band's website www.popnoir.org. The highlights of Pop Noir's set included several new and unrecorded tracks. Of these, "Don't Fool Yourself" is the song that has to be a hit, with its combination of gritty, garage-rock guitars and minimal electronic embellishments.

You can read more Liz's stuff by going here, or to www.thepeoplesdanceparty.com

Quizzilla

I think I want to make a Quizzilla quiz relating to Pop Noir. I actually have no idea how, but I'll find out. Hopefully you'll be able to take a "Which Pop Noir Member Are You?" questionaire in the not-so-distant future. Then everyone could put it on their Myspace! The results probably won't differ too much from person to person, as there are only two people in this band, and we're twins. But who knows? It could be highly amusing. Highly amazing, more like!!
I don't know what I'm talking about, to be completely honest.
Luke and I have been spending all day preparing for the show tomorrow. It should be good fun. I'm excited. Hey, you get excited, too!
We're planning some things out, some amazing things for the next time we headline a show. So, tomorrow's going to be good, but the next time we have top billing, I guarantee it's going to be the greatest show ever. It's a bit tough to write a blog about something so top-secret (a phrase I think I've been using a lot lately.. that's just because everything we do is going to be so mind-blowing, you'll just have to wait to find out about it), but you'll have to trust me on this one. We'll keep you updated on these things, as participation may be required. More on this later! Remember, though: you're excited.
I think that's it for right now.. I'll talk to you soon!

Pop Noir! Live Nude Show!

We've just added a new show to our schedule. It's on Wednesday, so it's a bit short notice, but you, reader, should still go. Here's the flyer:



So, see you there? Yes.

MP3.com Artists Of The Day

Yesterday, August 26, we were www.MP3.com Artists of the Day! Check out the link. Pop Noir on MP3.com
You can look at our profile... but I should have really mentioned this yesterday. It's my fault. I apologize.

Here's a picture of Joe, for the ladies.

Recently, in the world of Pop Noir: LAS VEGAS

On June 22 Pop Noir opened for Every Move A Picture at the Beauty Bar in Las Vegas. If you've never been to Vegas, this video pretty much sums it up:

That's me outside the world famous Glitter Gulch strip club, on Fremont Street. The little movie screens they have are incredible! The words covering up the women are amazing. "Yikes" was actually one of the weaker ones, my favorite being "What!" or perhaps "Really!". Yes, it was a good trip. Luke and I didn't leave the Beauty Bar until 5 in the morning... seeing Fremont Street with nobody on it is particualrly eerie. If you know Fremont Street, you'll probably know what I mean... if you don't know it, well, here are some pictures that might demonstrate the type of place it is:

Actually.. I'm not sure those pictures demonstrate anything, really... it's just Luke and a neon cowboy. I'm sure you get the idea, though. It's a very loud, crowded, neon street.
It's very late now... almost 3 in the morning? I'll tell you more about Las Vegas and the rest of what we've been up to in the morning!

Recently, in the world of Pop Noir: The OC

On June 4th, Pop Noir opened for Big City Rock and Big Japan at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana. I think we may have rubbed Big Japan the wrong way by mentioning this in our promotional materials, but do you know who their drummer is? ADAM BRODY! He plays Seth Cohen on The OC! Of course, as nerdy as it may be, the rules clearly state that when you meet a celebrity, you have to have a picture taken.
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From left to right that's Luke, our some-time merch girl Laura, Seth Cohen, and me.
Although, I must say that the photo is nowhere near as good as this, from Mad Magazine, June 2004:

Seeing as though Pop Noir grew up in Orange County, our cartoonist friend Tom Richmond was kind enough to immortalize us in their OC spoof.

Spectacular!
I've had a w-wild and crazy saturday. Do you remember the show "Wild And Crazy Kids"? I believe it was on Nickelodeon in the early 90's. Luke and I were on that show. Tune in tomorrow to find out whether that's true or not! I'll give you a hint.. it's not. But wouldn't it have been brilliant if that were true? Or what if we were on that other Nickelodeon show about the video games, where the kids stood in front of green-screens and looked as if they were actually riding a flying skateboard or fighting spacemen?
On that note, goodnight!

Top 5, August 2006

1. It's Different For Girls - Joe Jackson
2. Green Tea Frappuccino (to a certain extent)
3. text messaging... i finally caught on.
4. taking showers... i did that anyway, but it's dead good.
5. Peep Show (BBC America)

definitive!

Changes and Chai Tea Things

Things are going well.. Luke owes the band five dollars. Apparently he spent the money on a chai tea frappuccino at a certain well-known coffee franchise... He doesn't recommend it. However, he does like the green tea one. He wants to try them all, eventually. Wait a minute, I don't know why I'm writing about Luke's fancy-drink prefences, that's for luke to do!
Stay tuned for Luke's list of.. er.. top five favorite things this month, including fancy-drinks, I would imagine.

Lots of love,
Joe