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Indie rock bandBirth Date :
1993Birth Place :
Issaquah, WashingtonClaim to fame :
Album "The Lonesome Crowded West" (1997)
Heath Ledger-Directed Music Video for Modest Mouse's 'King Rat'
August 05, 2009 10:08:49A music video directed by late actor Heath Ledger in support of Modest Mouse's single "King Rat" has made its debut. This animated video criticizes whaling as something which can endanger whale existence. It ends with a statement dedicated to "The Dark Knight" star, "This began with our friend, a great defender of life, and was completed in his spirit."
The concept of "King Rat" video is based on Ledger's "vision, brave and unapologetic in its nature [which] marry his love of bold and original music with his impassioned stance against the illegal commercial whale hunts taking place of the coast of Australia each year." Proceeds from this video's downloads in its first month of release will go toward Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an international non-profit organization committed to ending the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans.
Modest Mouse to Play in "Treasure Island"
June 21, 2007 02:06:02
Indie rock act Modest Mouse will play for two-days special as the headliner of Treasure Island Music Festival. Their appearance will be preceded by duo Thievery Corporation that recently took part in Lollapaloza.
Thievery will headline the first day on September 15 with supporting acts mainly comprised of electronic outfits such as DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Gotan Project, M.I.A., Ghostland Observatory and Zion I. The next day Modest Mouse will lead with the help from Spoon, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Built to Spill, M. Ward and Earlimart.
Modest Mouse Brings the Heat to US' Download Fest
May 02, 2007 01:05:13
In the third cycle, U.S. version of U.K's Download Festival will present Modest Mouse as one of the headliners. Taking place at Tweeter Center, Boston starting from August 18, the festival will also feature Incubus, The Shins and Wolf Parade as the sidekicks band.
The Live Nation-owned festival will take more than the usual three-day course. There will be venues at Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash. on August 25, at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wis. on Sept. 1 and also at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. on Oct. 6. More dates are following to be announced this month. Tickets to these shows will go on sale beginning June.
Modest Mouse's Short UK Tour
April 18, 2007 03:04:50
Modest Mouse is in full speed mode to promote chart-topping album "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank" (2007). They just announced that their May schedule is partly packed with UK gigs.
The band will kick off May 20 at All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Sommerset and conclude May 29 in Manchester's Ritz Ballroom. One show in Nottingham Rock City will coincide with the UK release of single "Dashboard" on May 28.
Modest Mouse Performs in Connect Festival
April 17, 2007 04:04:51
Modest Mouse with its newest member Johnny Marr is set to perform in Connect festival. The band will join the Scottish event that is held at Inveraray Castle in Argyll from August 31 to September 2.
Other lineups that have been announced before are Sons & Daughters, Rilo Kiley and Patrick Wolf, Bjork, Beastie Boys, Primal Scream, The Jesus And Mary Chain and Jarvis Cocker.
Big Names Headlining Lollapalooza Fest
April 13, 2007 11:04:47
Lollapalooza Festival has announced its full lineups that in one's mind might be the best so far. Several names that hit the news headlines nowadays are included in the list such as the chart topping Modest Mouse, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Patti Smith and the British new sensation Amy Winehouse.
The three names above are only a few among other acts that will be held on August 3-5 in Chicago's Grant Park. The event especially has the honor of Pearl Jam's sole performance this year and the band's first US performance since 2000's Roskilde Festival tragedy that allowed 9 fans to be killed. The organizers of this event have made the band visiting the venue to make sure its security. After strolling around, the band was convinced and immediately said yes.
Newcomers Reign Top 3 in the 13th Week of Billboard 200
March 29, 2007 09:03:54
The chart this week went through quite a change both in the number of copies sold and the albums reigning it. Coming first, second and third are all new comers. Modest Mouse's "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank" sold the highest unit this week with 129,000 and therefore has the right to #1 spot. The tight competitor, Joss Stone's "Introducing Joss Stone" came in at No. 2 after selling 118,000 at the first week. Elliott Yamin with self-titled debut album meanwhile joins his fellow idol casts in the chart by sitting at #3 due to total sales of 90,000.
DAUGHTRY in its seventeenth week still holds its last week position at #4 after selling 76,000. With the kind of number, DAUGHTRY's self-titled album has sold a total of 2 million copies worldwide. A tie occurs between newcomer Marques Houston's "Veteran" and old reigner Akon's "Konvicted". "Veteran" and "Konvicted" have both sold an approximate of 69,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan but the former is positioned ahead at #5.
