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1:07 pm - 09/28/2008
MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, creators of insanely catchy electropop tunes like “Kids” and “Electric Feel,” give pointers on partying naked, stoned and succumbing to the temptations of cookies and sparkling water.
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A Typical Night Out: (Andrew VanWyngarden) When we’re on the road, we tend to party a lot on the bus. The best times we have are when we’re up until six in the morning, listening to music with some random folks. They’re not groupies, just girls we got to know. (Ben Goldwasser) I am definitely more of a night person than Andrew is. One thing I miss about living in New York is that there is always something to do, no matter what time of night. I like the bars in Brooklyn. We used to go to this bar called Lost & Found in Greenpoint. It’s not very popular, but it’s on the corner right where we practice. They have free hot dogs, and hardcore bands on the weekends. We usually go on the weekdays.
Nighttime Playlist: (AVW) It’s always pretty mellow on our bus, music-wise. Recently, there’s been a lot of Hawaiian music, a lot of flat-key guitar and falsetto voice, dub reggae, Tangerine Dream and Spiritualized. Funkadelic definitely gets the party started, and Shuggie Otis is always good.
How The Night Inspires Us Creatively: (AVW) We write songs, but not really music we’re going to put on an album. We get inspired and do crazy things and record weird stuff. We should tape more. I like staying up very late, but only occasionally. I think it makes it more special when it’s not every night. (BG) It usually takes me all day to wake up. The time that I am most awake and have the most ideas is usually around 10 or 11 at night. I don’t know why that is. I definitely like involving a lot of daylight in my schedule—most of the album was written during the day. But I think most of the conceptualizing, the putting together of ideas, comes together at night. I am also inspired by being a little exhausted and delirious.
Life Imitating Art: (AVW) Touring is pretty crazy, health-wise. I’ve been drinking a lot less, taking it easy and preserving my health. I stay away from fast food, and try not to do ecstasy every night. Smoking pot allows me to be silly and weird and dance by myself. I’ve also been drinking a lot of sparkling water lately, which tickles my fancy. I think it’s amazing that sparkling water is not any worse for you than normal water. It tastes like a treat, like there’s sugar in it. And also, I love cookies, ice cream and desserts. (BG) Andrew is definitely the dessert person. I’m trying to steer clear of beer. In Japan, I tried something called Umeshu—a liquor with lower proof. It’s really refreshing. You can mix it with other drinks.
Lethal Beverage: (BG) We played a festival in Budapest, and it was the backstage drink special called the Lamborghini, with three different layers of colored liqueur in a martini glass. You take a straw on ice, and you put it on the bottom of the glass, light the drink on fire and drop cinnamon in it, and it makes fireworks. You have to drink the whole drink, and as you’re drinking it, the bartender pours a shot of absinthe into the glass. It was a really decadent night, because there was also a booth set up for massages at the festival. So I drank this ridiculous drink, got two massages and felt out of my mind. I think jet lag was part of it, and the massage released toxins that had been building up in my body. I had an out of body experience.
Kinkiest Party: (AVW) As students at Wesleyan University, we lived in a clothing-optional dorm where the real concentrated nudity happened at naked parties held twice a year. At the beginning, it’s less sexually charged. People are so nervous, and everyone’s self-conscious about their bodies. There’s lots of eye contact and conversations, because people don’t want to stare at people’s penises and boobs, but then you end up doing it anyway. The whole campus was welcome, so a dude from the football team with a 10-inch penis might just be behind you. (BG) I realized that most people look really weird naked.
Original Dance: (AVW) A praying mantis that we kept as a pet as college roommates inspired the riff in “Time to Pretend.” It’s not a dance that is recognized by the dance community. If you know how the praying mantis looks, it’s pretty simple to figure out how it might dance. Mostly, it’s in the arms. (BG) It’s like a T-Rex in attack pose, and moving your arms up and down. Our praying mantis would actually dance when we’d play the Combat Rock album by the Clash.
How You React to Hearing Your Songs On A Playlist: (BG) I usually try to block it out. (AVW) I get self-conscious. If I’m drunk enough, I’ll dance kind of ironically to it.
Source:http://www.blackbookmag.com/arti
MGMT TEACHES YOU HOW TO PARTY
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A Typical Night Out: (Andrew VanWyngarden) When we’re on the road, we tend to party a lot on the bus. The best times we have are when we’re up until six in the morning, listening to music with some random folks. They’re not groupies, just girls we got to know. (Ben Goldwasser) I am definitely more of a night person than Andrew is. One thing I miss about living in New York is that there is always something to do, no matter what time of night. I like the bars in Brooklyn. We used to go to this bar called Lost & Found in Greenpoint. It’s not very popular, but it’s on the corner right where we practice. They have free hot dogs, and hardcore bands on the weekends. We usually go on the weekdays.
Nighttime Playlist: (AVW) It’s always pretty mellow on our bus, music-wise. Recently, there’s been a lot of Hawaiian music, a lot of flat-key guitar and falsetto voice, dub reggae, Tangerine Dream and Spiritualized. Funkadelic definitely gets the party started, and Shuggie Otis is always good.
How The Night Inspires Us Creatively: (AVW) We write songs, but not really music we’re going to put on an album. We get inspired and do crazy things and record weird stuff. We should tape more. I like staying up very late, but only occasionally. I think it makes it more special when it’s not every night. (BG) It usually takes me all day to wake up. The time that I am most awake and have the most ideas is usually around 10 or 11 at night. I don’t know why that is. I definitely like involving a lot of daylight in my schedule—most of the album was written during the day. But I think most of the conceptualizing, the putting together of ideas, comes together at night. I am also inspired by being a little exhausted and delirious.
Life Imitating Art: (AVW) Touring is pretty crazy, health-wise. I’ve been drinking a lot less, taking it easy and preserving my health. I stay away from fast food, and try not to do ecstasy every night. Smoking pot allows me to be silly and weird and dance by myself. I’ve also been drinking a lot of sparkling water lately, which tickles my fancy. I think it’s amazing that sparkling water is not any worse for you than normal water. It tastes like a treat, like there’s sugar in it. And also, I love cookies, ice cream and desserts. (BG) Andrew is definitely the dessert person. I’m trying to steer clear of beer. In Japan, I tried something called Umeshu—a liquor with lower proof. It’s really refreshing. You can mix it with other drinks.
Lethal Beverage: (BG) We played a festival in Budapest, and it was the backstage drink special called the Lamborghini, with three different layers of colored liqueur in a martini glass. You take a straw on ice, and you put it on the bottom of the glass, light the drink on fire and drop cinnamon in it, and it makes fireworks. You have to drink the whole drink, and as you’re drinking it, the bartender pours a shot of absinthe into the glass. It was a really decadent night, because there was also a booth set up for massages at the festival. So I drank this ridiculous drink, got two massages and felt out of my mind. I think jet lag was part of it, and the massage released toxins that had been building up in my body. I had an out of body experience.
Kinkiest Party: (AVW) As students at Wesleyan University, we lived in a clothing-optional dorm where the real concentrated nudity happened at naked parties held twice a year. At the beginning, it’s less sexually charged. People are so nervous, and everyone’s self-conscious about their bodies. There’s lots of eye contact and conversations, because people don’t want to stare at people’s penises and boobs, but then you end up doing it anyway. The whole campus was welcome, so a dude from the football team with a 10-inch penis might just be behind you. (BG) I realized that most people look really weird naked.
Original Dance: (AVW) A praying mantis that we kept as a pet as college roommates inspired the riff in “Time to Pretend.” It’s not a dance that is recognized by the dance community. If you know how the praying mantis looks, it’s pretty simple to figure out how it might dance. Mostly, it’s in the arms. (BG) It’s like a T-Rex in attack pose, and moving your arms up and down. Our praying mantis would actually dance when we’d play the Combat Rock album by the Clash.
How You React to Hearing Your Songs On A Playlist: (BG) I usually try to block it out. (AVW) I get self-conscious. If I’m drunk enough, I’ll dance kind of ironically to it.
Source:http://www.blackbookmag.com/arti
at least the characters on gg wash their fucking hair
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lol
Vanilla Ice, yo.
same thing.
i'm not saying that you don't know this, but a lot of people don't. and its weird cause their like "oooh the 60s i love hippies wish i was born then." but then theyre like "ewww hipsters. hate them."
these guys are fucking losers and i hope they die
happy, yes?