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 Daytrotter has an exclusive video of Menomena, singing the song rotten hell from friend and foe, while being attacked by various munchkin-y monsters (including a menacing pink princess) with a deadly assault of silly string. Watch it here.
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Late last year, Menomena performed their song rotten hell on a rooftop in Brooklyn for the Village Voice blog Possibly 4th Street. You can watch the video, and read the interview of Menomena's Brent Knopf, online here — it's quite a treat. |
On Saturday, April 19, independent music stores across the country will be taking part in the first annual Record Store Day, celebrating those wonderful and unique places where music fans can find satisfaction. Several of Barsuk's artists will be taking part in this event — be sure to check out your local record store to find out what events they have planned.
Here's where you can find our bands:
- Aqueduct performance at Sonic Boom (Ballard) in Seattle, WA at 4pm
- Mates of State performance at Newbury Comics (on Newbury Street) in Boston, MA at noon
- Menomena foosball tournament at Jackpot Records (SW 9th) in Portland, OR from 1pm to 3pm — anyone who beats the band members at foosball will have their name put into a hat; at the end of the tournament, one lucky winner will win a special gift. The band will also be DJ'ing during the event.
- Nada Surf performance at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, NJ 2:30pm
- John Roderick (The Long Winters) DJ set at Sonic Boom (Capitol Hill) in Seattle, WA at 3pm
- Jesse Sykes performance at Easy Street (Queen Anne) in Seattle, WA at 5pm
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As the Best of the Year lists come in (check out ours here), two Barsuk albums from 2007 are being recognized for their greatness. John Vanderslice's emerald city and Menomena's friend and foe are on the list of nominations for NPR's Year's Best Music (be sure to vote!), and the Grammy Foundation has nominated Menomena's album for Best Recording Package (for the awesomely-executed design by graphic novelist Craig Thompson). Congratulations to all!
JUST IN: Speaking of the phenomenal packaging for friend and foe, check out this article (with lots of cool pictures) on website Sleevage.com. |
Earlier this year, Menomena did an in-store performance at Amoeba's San Francisco store. Visit the Amoeba website to watch a band interview and clips from the performance. |
A very cool remix of the Menomena song weird is up now on the band's MySpace page. Check it out now, or watch one of several videos posted on this page as well. |
Take a stroll on over to the Three Imaginary Girls website, where they have exclusive video interviews from Aqueduct and Menomena, both of whom played at the Seattle festival over Labor Day weekend. |
Menomena were recently in Paris, where they filmed a street performance of the song wet and rusting as a Take Away Show (Concert A Emporter), inspiring a couple of passing children to boogie down. Watch the performance here, and we dare you not to smile at the cuteness. |
Think you understand the birds and the bees? Well, take a look at the full-length animated video for the Menomena song evil bee on YouTube, and it might make you think twice. (Also available as Quicktime video here.) |
Menomena recently performed some songs for indie website, Daytrotter — follow the link to read a critical analysis of their music, along with free downloads of songs from the in-studio session. |
 Just about everyone who sees the video for the Menomena song cough coughing (from their 2004 release i am the fun blame monster) agrees that it's an awesome video. UGO.com is currently hosting the video, with commentary from Brent about the making of the video — check it out here.
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PF Flyers, makers of action shoes and apparel, will be hosting a new video for the Menomena song evil bee (from this year's friend and foe), directed and produced by Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Stefan Nadelman. The video will be up on the PF Flyers website starting September 1st, but you can watch a trailer here |
Menomena recently sat down with the good folks at UGO and talked about themselves and their music. They also performed several songs from their most recent release, friend and foe, all of which was captured to video and can now be watched here. |
The stunningly packaged LP version (on high quality 180-gram vinyl) of Menomena's friend and foe is available now for pre-orders in the Barsuk shop. Designed by critically acclaimed graphic novelist Craig Thompson, the gatefold sleeve beautifully highlights the amazing artwork, and the sound quality of the 180-gram vinyl is unbeatable. Comes with a free download of the entire album as high quality MP3 files, for those who want the best of both worlds. |
If you've been wondering when your favorite Barsuk band is going to be coming around to your neck of the woods again, wait no longer. A dizzying number of tour dates have just been announced, including Nada Surf's US tour in October, Menomena's third big tour of the year (this time with Illinois in October and November), David Bazan's epic journey (with support Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, September through November), Rocky Votolato (playing some dates with Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter) in September and October, John Vanderslice (celebrating his new album, emerald city) and Smoosh (supporting Bloc Party in September). Check out our shows page for more details. |
 What happens when you combine sixteen restless kids, a cafeteria full of food, and a Menomena video? To find out, be sure to watch the world premiere of the new Menomena video (for the song rotten hell) on the Subterranean blog on June 15 — it'll also air on the TV show this Sunday (June 18).
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Menomena recently performed in the New York basement apartment known as "Juan's Basement", doing the song weird from their latest release, friend and foe. The video is currently the "Editor's Pick" on YouTube's Music section (or go directly to the video here). |
Read the insane ramblings of a band on the road on the website of Portland paper Local Cut. |
The new (and totally sweet) video for the song wet and rusting is out now, and available on their e-card — check it out! |
Be sure to stay up late Sunday night to catch the world premiere of the new Menomena video, for the song wet and rusting. It'll air on MTV2's Subterranean at 1am (eastern time), and features, among other things, a yo-yo-ignited trapeze machine... |
If you happen to be down in Austin, TX for the annual SXSW festival this year, be sure to stop in at the Barsuk Records Showcase, Thursday March 15th, at Buffalo Billiards. The showcase will feature our bands Menomena, Aqueduct, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, and Rocky Votolato, with special guests Bob Mould and Say Hi To Your Mom. See you in Texas! |
 We got some rad new 1" buttons in, each with a unique design taken from the cover art and tour poster. Get yours now while supplies last!
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Menomena have put together the first tour in support of their new release, friend and foe (out January 23). The tour begins in their hometown of Portland, OR, after which they make their way across the US and Canada. Tour dates can be found here.
Menomena have also been picked by SPIN magazine as their Band of the Day. Read the feature online here. |
Get an advance listen to the upcoming Menomena album, friend and foe (out January 23rd) on their fancy-schmancy new e-card, where you can listen to all twelve glorious tracks and see images from the amazing artwork. A new video will be added to the e-card in a few weeks, so check back. |
Craig Thompson is the brilliant (and possibly insane) designer of the upcoming Menomena CD artwork — which, we guarantee, is a pleasure to behold. The company that publishes his graphic novels, Top Shelf Productions, recently blogged about some Barsuk releases — while you're there, check out Craig's other work. |
Music opinion sharing website SpotDJ has some neat audio clips of Brent, talking about the band name, the song wet and rusting, and how a mistake turned into a good thing. Have a listen: SpotDJ. |
For those of you unable to contain your excitement (and for those of you who aren't yet aware enough about Menomena to be excited), we've posted a free MP3 from their upcoming release, friend and foe, due for release January 23, 2007. The song is called wet and rusting, and can be found here. |
 The first three Menomena CDs, i am the fun blame monster, under an hour, and wet and rusting (the latter a preview of their upcoming full-length release), are now available in the Barsuk shop. If you're new to this band's particular musical genius, you owe it to yourself to pick up these CDs at once. Brilliant stuff.
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