We Share our Mother's Health

Ok, so this speech is a bit sensationalist... but man, its pretty cool, too. If you haven't heard Fever Ray's debut LP, I definitely recommend giving it a listen. Its dark and evil in the best of ways. Also, how wicked is the music video for "When I Grow Up"?

Bitches man

Thanks http://www.harkavagrant.com/ (via Luke)

Who Wants One?

Anyone want a free Blamers CD? By employment of the United States Postal Service I now have the power to mail. Postage paid by me. Original tuneage and unique artwork included in each print. Did I mention it's free? All you need to do is tell me your address. If you don't want the whole world to know where you live then send it over myspace or facebook. Otherwise, there is what i'm sure is a completely blank comments section below this post which i frequently check, much to my dismay.

Can't make up your mind? Here's a little teaser. It's called 'Inside Voices'. Download it by copying and pasting the link below. GEEEEEEET IT!

http://www.mediafire.com/?re5tiy15rim

Squirrel Feeding Frenzy

4:44:35 PM Pat Campbell: fu
4:48:36 PM Jeffrey Campbell: did you see the fucking video dumb ass?
4:50:21 PM Jeffrey Campbell: and we are getting wii ghostbusters next
4:50:29 PM Jeffrey Campbell: and i drank too much coffee
4:50:36 PM Jeffrey Campbell: thats old news though
4:53:35 PM Jeffrey Campbell: also mom got trapped in her house coz of a squirrel feeding frenzy
4:53:45 PM Jeffrey Campbell: think thats all that happened so far today
4:53:50 PM Jeffrey Campbell: ready for band practice?
4:53:51 PM Jeffrey Campbell: me too
4:53:54 PM Jeffrey Campbell: can't wait
4:53:57 PM Jeffrey Campbell: uh huh
4:54:25 PM Jeffrey Campbell: its gonna be real snowy though
4:54:33 PM Jeffrey Campbell: your guitar and pedals are in the car
4:54:41 PM Jeffrey Campbell: ok thats all i can think of
4:54:48 PM Jeffrey Campbell: shoor hope you watch the video
4:54:54 PM Jeffrey Campbell: you wink at the end of it
4:55:04 PM Jeffrey Campbell: ok
4:55:06 PM Jeffrey Campbell: well
4:55:09 PM Jeffrey Campbell: i guess
4:55:16 PM Jeffrey Campbell: i will talk to you later
4:55:19 PM Jeffrey Campbell: i suppose
4:55:23 PM Jeffrey Campbell: inevitably
4:55:38 PM Jeffrey Campbell: coz we live in the same apartment
4:55:41 PM Jeffrey Campbell: and are in the same band
4:55:45 PM Jeffrey Campbell: and have the same parents
4:55:53 PM Jeffrey Campbell: and 25 percent of the same dna
4:55:57 PM Jeffrey Campbell: ok
4:56:01 PM Jeffrey Campbell: well
4:56:04 PM Jeffrey Campbell: gonna go smoke
Changed status to Offline (4:59:31 PM)

SaicoMania

This is fucking awesome.

A documentary on Los Saicos, one of the greatest punk rock outfits of all time.

Haiti Relief Fund

Hello Blamers fans. The tragic earthquake in Haiti yesterday could not have struck a less fortunate group of people. Our Haitian brothers and sisters need your help now more than ever.

Here is the easiest way to help: text "HAITI" to 20222 and ten dollars will be charged to your cell bill and go directly to the relief efforts of the Big Dog's Foundation.

Ten dollars, at this point, could save several lives simply with clean drinking water.

POTATO SMASH

12:21:44 PM Luke Willson: Yes? How may I assist you?
12:23:50 PM Jeffrey Campbell: I was hoping to speak with a Mr. Luke Willson, please.
12:24:43 PM Luke Willson: Mr. Willson is not available right now.
12:25:00 PM Luke Willson: He became redundant, and I've taken over his position.
12:25:16 PM Luke Willson: I disposed of him in the trash
12:25:18 PM Jeffrey Campbell: are you a robot?
12:26:24 PM Luke Willson: I am half-robot
12:26:59 PM Jeffrey Campbell: what half?
12:27:17 PM Luke Willson: My other half is 70% human, 30% badger, and 100% badass
12:27:39 PM Luke Willson: the top half
12:27:51 PM Jeffrey Campbell: do you like mashed potatoes?
12:28:30 PM Luke Willson: Not if they're arrogant or unkind.
12:29:02 PM Luke Willson: The real question is, if you had three days until the world ends, would you?
12:29:30 PM Jeffrey Campbell: "Mashed potatoes is sucks!!" -- My little cousin Ryan
12:29:44 PM Jeffrey Campbell: I think he states my sentiments more eloquently than I
12:30:46 PM Luke Willson: I really prefer smashed potatoes
12:31:25 PM Jeffrey Campbell: Its the badger in you, my animalic-robot acquaintance.

Changed status to Offline (12:32:50 PM)

Changed status to Online (12:33:11 PM)

12:33:54 PM Luke Willson: POTATO SMASH
12:34:27 PM Jeffrey Campbell: Luke, is that you?
12:35:07 PM Luke Willson: No, this is still the half-robot, half-30%Badger70%human100%baddass
12:35:55 PM Jeffrey Campbell: oh. I thought that possibly Luke could have hotwired a broken laptop in the garbage and rigged a wifi connection. My bad.
12:36:15 PM Luke Willson: We will speak no more of Luke
12:36:59 PM Jeffrey Campbell: Ok, I really must be going. Tata for now, bad(ger)-ass chap!

The Wedge

Hello brothers, and thank you for taking the time to visit our little blog. I've noticed that more fans have discovered us recently, some from as far away as Europe! Alright, Blamers nation. Keep on truckin.

Today saw the much anticipated meeting between President Obama and leaders of organized labor over the placement of taxes in the new health care bill. The current bill employs the so-called "Cadillac tax" to help pay for the coverage of millions of Americans who currently have none. Unions, progressives, and many House Democrats oppose these taxes because of the heavy burden placed on the middle class.

I wanted to bring to your attention a snippet from a speech given earlier today by Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO.

The tax on benefits in the Senate bill pits working Americans who need health care for their families against working Americans struggling to keep health care for their families. This is a policy designed to benefit elites—in this case, insurers, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and irresponsible employers, at the expense of the broader public. It’s the same tragic pattern that got us where we are today, and I can assure you the labor movement is fighting with everything we’ve got to win health care reform that is worthy of the support of working men and women.

[snip]

Let me be even blunter. In 1992, workers voted for Democrats who promised action on jobs, who talked about reining in corporate greed and who promised health care reform. Instead, we got NAFTA, an emboldened Wall Street – and not much more. We swallowed our disappointment and worked to preserve a Democratic majority in 1994 because we knew what the alternative was. But there was no way to persuade enough working Americans to go to the polls when they couldn’t tell the difference between the two parties. Politicians who think that working people have it too good – too much health care, too much Social Security and Medicare, too much power on the job – are inviting a repeat of 1994.

These new taxes are already firmly established in the Senate bill and it is very unlikely that they will change. Trumka - and progressives around the nation - know this; the speech serves, however, as a fierce rebuke and warning to the Democratic Party that it cannot continue to ally itself with big business without alienating large swaths of its base. In nine months a tiny fraction of Americans will vote for all 435 House Representatives and 36 Senators. Trumka's speech today may prove to be yet another harbinger of this year's upcoming election.

Stay with Me

Hola Fan(s?)

Just wanted to post an oldie but goodie that I forgot about. Its a short song called "stay with me." I wrote it right after we acquired a midi keyboard and I was experimenting with the sound effects.

Started working on the new Blood Runs studio track and its turning out to be pretty awesome-- lots of crazy distorted drums and some screechy tricked out synth. Totally different feel from both the demo and the live versions. Also, added some new vocals to the intro that pretty much blew my mind. It was really rough cleaning it off the keyboard.


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I image searched the words "stay with me" and the above picture came up. I think its amazing. It was painted (?) by Kirsi Salonen and you can read an interview with her and see more of her work here.

Click here to download song

Also, in the interest of proving that no members of the Blamers are dead or lost in the space/time continuum, here are some videos of us rehearsing. Enjoy.

Pleximongleestran

Hey everyone,
Hope you liked the video. Here's another tasty morsel for ya'. It's called "Speak Out". It was recorded like three days ago or something. It's like what happens to your mind the next day after you binge on gasoline fumes all night or get punched in the brain by a very strong man. Similar symptoms can also occur after playing the last level in new mario wii. Contact a physician if you have a boner that lasts more than four hours. Sorry, I'm in a weird mood today...

*copy and paste the link to download. If someone knows how to create a link that people can click on instead of copying and pasting let me know, please.

http://www.mediafire.com/?r5nq1rtyztn

Jimmy -- music video!

It was a dark and stormy morning.

11:21:34 AM Jeffrey Campbell: hola
11:21:43 AM Luke Willson: what do you want
11:22:03 AM Jeffrey Campbell: to pester you as always
11:22:13 AM Jeffrey Campbell: pester pester pester!!!!!!
11:22:28 AM Jeffrey Campbell: looks like a french verb in the infinitive form
11:22:31 AM Jeffrey Campbell: je peste
11:22:34 AM Jeffrey Campbell: tu pestes
11:22:37 AM Jeffrey Campbell: il peste
11:22:41 AM Jeffrey Campbell: nous pestons
11:22:45 AM Jeffrey Campbell: vous pestez
11:22:50 AM Jeffrey Campbell: ils pestent
11:22:59 AM Jeffrey Campbell: want past tense too?
11:23:00 AM Luke Willson: o my gods
11:23:04 AM Jeffrey Campbell: future perfect?
11:23:09 AM Jeffrey Campbell: conditionel?
11:24:08 AM Luke Willson: what are you babbling about
11:24:35 AM Jeffrey Campbell: other tenses to congugate
11:27:45 AM Jeffrey Campbell: ok pestering was successful i think
11:29:50 AM Luke Willson: it was pretty successful
11:30:16 AM Luke Willson: it always is when you just say the word repeatedly
11:30:28 AM Luke Willson: Annoy annoy annoy annoy
11:30:36 AM Luke Willson: Annoy annoy annoy annoy annoy
11:30:39 AM Jeffrey Campbell: no french verb on that one
11:30:46 AM Luke Willson: it's the same
11:30:50 AM Jeffrey Campbell: annoyer
11:30:54 AM Jeffrey Campbell: :to annoy
11:31:01 AM Jeffrey Campbell: j'annoye
11:31:10 AM Jeffrey Campbell: probably get changed to annoie
11:31:11 AM Jeffrey Campbell: though
11:31:32 AM Luke Willson: I don't care
11:31:42 AM Luke Willson: haha, im not in a great mood today
11:31:59 AM Luke Willson: so, I'm sorry if I seem rude
11:32:05 AM Luke Willson: it's just that you're really annoying
11:32:26 AM Jeffrey Campbell: you should probably just sign off before i take things to the next level
11:32:30 AM Luke Willson: ok, that was actually pretty rude
11:32:36 AM Luke Willson: yeah, probably
11:33:15 AM Jeffrey Campbell: me or you?
11:33:38 AM Luke Willson: me
11:34:00 AM Jeffrey Campbell: you are one rude bitch wigga!
11:34:24 AM Luke Willson: you need to not say that
11:34:46 AM Jeffrey Campbell: NO TELL ME WHaT CAN I TYPE
11:36:08 AM Luke Willson: NO TALL WRITE ME
11:39:02 AM Jeffrey Campbell: stop screaming Luke
11:39:08 AM Jeffrey Campbell: I am at work and someone will hear you
11:39:15 AM Jeffrey Campbell: have some decency, man1
11:39:16 AM Jeffrey Campbell: !
11:40:38 AM Luke Willson: YOU NO TELL ME WHAT I DO
11:41:42 AM Jeffrey Campbell: IS YOU ME THREATENING?
11:43:22 AM Luke Willson: YOU DUMB, I SMART. YOU NOT KNOW.
11:45:10 AM Jeffrey Campbell: I SMAsh!!! DUMB FACE!
11:46:30 AM Luke Willson: ME NOT DUMB FACE. YOU IS
11:47:22 AM Luke Willson: ME ANGRY, NEED SMOKE
11:48:48 AM Jeffrey Campbell: I IS ASWEL
11:54:07 AM Luke Willson: assholeways