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I never thought I'd be writing a headline even close to that, but in less than a year, Fucked Up's gone from the light bulb factory to playing all their indie-rock cards just right. That said, it's hard to get even slightly cynical about this: During the Toronto crew's 12-hour marathon last month, Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig showed he listens to more than Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel in his off time, giving spirited performances of Blitz's "Someone's Gonna Die," also covered by Rancid, and the Descendents' "Parents." Who would've ever thought they'd see skinheads pumping their fists hardcore style to a Koenig vocal turn on a classic UK punk song? (Not me.) The latter was written by the recently deceased Frank Navetta, so this one goes out to him.
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submitted by Nick Jun 21st 2011 02:00 pm (stereogum.com)
The excellent scene-setting Scott Cudmore-directed video for David Comes To Life‘s “Queen Of Hearts” is as epic as you’d hope it’d be, though probably even better. Think School Of Rock with a wartime vibe. David Comes To Life is out via Matador.
submitted by Nick Jun 17th 2011 04:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Touring in support of the critically acclaimed David Comes To Life, Fucked Up played Yonge-Dundas Square’s outside stage yesterday as part of the annual NXNE Music Festival. Check out pics from the show above and see if you agree Damian Abraham is the most photogenic frontman in rock opera.
submitted by Nick Jun 15th 2011 07:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham is a blogger and host for MuchMusic’s The Wedge. He sat down with Arcade Fire’s Win and Will Butler for this 30-minute documentary about the band, post-Grammy, post-Juno, and post-many-other successes. There are also interviews from friends like design team Seripop and Owen Pallet. The But...
submitted by Nick May 31st 2011 04:00 pm (stereogum.com)
As mentioned on multiple occasions, David Comes To Life is a great album — one of the year’s best — and a more-than-decent “Rock Opera.” Read up on the characters and storyline while you stream the entire thing at NPR. David Comes To Life is out 6/7 via Matador.
submitted by Nick May 4th 2011 02:00 pm (stereogum.com)
On their excellent, highly listenable “rock opera” David Comes To Life, Fucked Up continue to expand and add layers while remaining true to their original core. Outside the sound, I like that since their beginning they’ve meshed fact, myth, and quasi-fiction into an overall conceptual arc — see, for instan...


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