HEAR GALLERY + PLUSH.

Above are a few pictures from the Plush show on Sunday (9/24). They were taken by the lovely Miss Molly.
We had so much fun this weekend. If you missed either the Hear Gallery on Saturday night, or Plush the next day, you must be feeling pretty miserable right now, and as well you should!
There's still hope, though, if you are in the LA or OC area. We're playing at Chain Reaction on Friday with Mickey Avalon. I keep telling you this, and I know it's sinking in, but one more time: BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!

So anyway, Saturday night at the Hear was fun, as always. I was standing on that steep stairway leading to the club, and some girl ripped the railing right out of the wall on her way up. She didn't do it on purpose, but she didn't seem too concerned either. That was good. Last time Joe and I were there, Andy Rourke from the Smiths was DJing. We spoke to him briefly, he was very polite.

Sunday was the best show at Plush EVER! Thanks to everyone who joined in the fun and brought a flashlight. Here's a brief recap: we turned the lights off, and had everyone turn on their flashlights. Then I wore a cape that said "LUKEULA" on the back. Then Joe played guitar and I sang, and it was great. So great.

Perhaps in the next few days, more pictures will show up, and you'll get a better idea of just how much fun was had.

And finally, we have three more shows in California before we head off galavanting around the UK.

Friday 9/29 - Chain Reaction, Anaheim.
Friday 10/ 6 - Sol Art, Santa Ana.
Friday 10/ 20 - BON VOYAGE PARTY, The Knitting Factory, Hollywood.

(I can guarantee the Knitting Factory show will be tons of fun, and you all must come say goodbye. Stay tuned for details.)

See you in the Funny Papers! HA!

Our friend, cartoonist Rick Stromoski, paid a little homage to Pop Noir last week in his syndicated comic strip Soup to Nutz.

Speaking of Art, Luke and I went to British Street Artist Banksy's art show in Los Angeles last night. Unfortunately, we missed the spray-painted Indian elephant, but it was interesting nonetheless. We were there, along with Macauly Culkin and "Brangelina", apparently..

And speaking of shows, we've got two coming up this weekend; one at the Hear Gallery, Los Angeles on Saturday the 23rd, and one at Plush Cafe, Fullerton on Sunday the 24th. The Plush show will be very special, because we're asking everyone to bring flashlights.. I think we've mentioned this before. Do it! It will be brilliant!

Love,
Joe

FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE!

This is pretty spooky! We found this website that maps the 50 most recent visitors to your myspace profile, and one of ours appears to be coming from a grave at Rosedale Cemetary in Los Angeles!!! See for yourself!

PEPE JEANS

A few months ago Pop Noir was asked by Pepe Jeans to participate in their FRESH AIR campaign, with spokeswoman Sienna Miller and a handful of very talented artists and musicians. Well now the fruits of everyone's labour have... come to fruition! Check it all out at www.pepejeans.com.
Apparently we are getting some free jeans out of this deal, which is brilliant! Haha.

Vocalize your love for Pop Noir!

We've got one of those tricky-dicky voice comment gadgets now.. it's on our myspace or, as you can see, here on this blog. Feel free to whisper sweet nothings in our ear! Also, if you want us to leave you a voice message, simply say the word and your wish is our command!

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In The City There's a Thousand Things Pop Noir Wants to Say to You

Yes, you heard correctly, we've been chosen as one of only fifty-four unsigned bands to play the In The City Festival in Manchester, England (you know, the biggest city-based music festival in Europe, founded by Tony Wilson.. the festival that launched the careers of Oasis, The Doves, Coldplay, Muse etc). Apparently there were thousands of bands jockeying for spots at ITC, so of course we're very excited.
Lots of signed bands are playing too, so we're looking forward to a few days of schmoozing, elbow-rubbing, and, er... things like that. I made this flyer to demonstrate the implications of such an excellent opportunity, see if you can spot the subtleties within:



By the way, I painted that!
What else is new? Luke and I joined our local library today. We have library cards now and everything. Brainy! Who knows, maybe we can make some book recommendations in the future.
Until next time,
Joe!

CHAIN REACTION.

We've just added a show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, opening for Mickey Avalon. You should probably get your tickets now, because there's a good chance this one will sell out! Go to www.ticketmaster.com.
And I MUST remind you all to bring flashlights to the Plush show on September 24th.
In other news, our U.K. trip is drawing closer every day. We have an inkling that a few more dates will be added soon, and we look forward to seeing all our British friends!

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VIDEOS

The SOUND + VISION section of popnoir.org is having a little bit of trouble with the NBTV clips. We're going to repost the in studio performances as soon as possible.