Last night, former Idolator editor Brian Raftery threw a book party for his brand-new tome Don’t Stop Believin’: How Karaoke Conquered The World And Saved My Life. As you might expect, karaoke was part of the festivities, courtesy The Original Punk Rock Heavy Metal Karaoke Band (which features Rob “YC” Kemp on bass). The night ended with a big sing-along of “We Are The Champions,” but earlier in the evening, Spoon’s Britt Daniel joined the band on a version of Wire’s “12XU”; it’s above.
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From Wire’s official site: “[D]ue to Bruce Gilbert’s resignation from the group in 2004, upcoming Wire gigs will have Margaret Fiedler McGinnis augmenting the band on rhythm guitar. More »
Filesharing brings money to someone, albeit in a totally roundabout way: “Wire have received a nice paycheck thanks to I Don’t Understand being used on a recent Victoria’s Secret advert. And how did that come about? More »
