i had a xiu xiu fuck you bag on my shoulder in the national gallery in london:

 

i am writing this in the turbine hall in the tate modern in london. come here. it's free. find the rhizome booth where there is a lot of nothing here.

after London I will go and find XX in Berlin and join them for these dates:

May 2010
22 - Berlin, Germany @ Hebbel Am Ufer - HAU 2
23 - Poznan, Poland @ TBA
24 - Warsaw, Poland @ Powieszenie
26 - Vienna, Austria @ WUK
27 - Graz, Austria @ Postgarage
28 - Budapest, Hungary @ A38
29 - Ljubljana, Slovenia @ KINO SISKA
30 - Zagreb, Croatia @ ZENDO UHO Festival
31 - Nuernberg, Germany @ K4
June 2010
1 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Brotfabrik


AND Because of this: NEW PHOTO PROJECT XIU XIU TOUR YES YOU!!!

http://davidhorvitz.com/may2010/

I think it is Xiu Xiu Tour Photo Project #???? I can't remember how many there were.

I am too distracted to write. There are many people here.

Sign up for the project. It is about TAGGING. TRAVELING. DISTRIBUTION. COPIES. UPLOADS. NETWORKS. BLOGS. INTERFACES.

also, if you are curious about a blog i put together for a conference happening at PSU this weekend (Open Engagement), I posted an email from Jamie S:

http://virtualparticipation.wordpress.com/

 

 

Thank you everyone!!!!!

 

the final
(barring the bonus disc, WHITE)
A.E.M. #12 BLACK
is out today~
if you have any problems please email me
at xiuxiuforlife@gmail.com


thank you so much for the opportunity
to mail you this experiment.

some were better than others, i know,
but i hope there was at least one disc that
made its way into your night time.
x
ox
oxo
xoxo
oxoxo
xoxoxo
xoxoxoo
xoxoxoxo
xoxooxoxo
xoxoxoxoxx
oxoxoxoxoxo

 

 

editorial coming soon

 

April 2010
29 - Krems, Austria @ Donaufestival -
w/ Deerhoof performing Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures.
May 2010
2 - Shanghai, China @ YYT Live
3 - Beijing, China @ Strawberry Festival
6 - Busan, South Korea @ Basement
7 - Daegu, South Korea @ Guess
8 - Seoul, South Korea @ Rolling Hall
19 - Jerusalem, Israel @ Yellow Submarine
20 - Tel Aviv, Israel @ Levontin 7
21 - Leipzig, Germany @ Conne Island - Altin Village Festival
22 - Berlin, Germany @ Hebbel Am Ufer - HAU 2
23 - Poznan, Poland @ TBA
24 - Warsaw, Poland @ Powieszenie
26 - Vienna, Austria @ WUK
27 - Graz, Austria @ Postgarage
28 - Budapest, Hungary @ A38
29 - Ljubljana, Slovenia @ KINO SISKA (note change)
30 - Zagreb, Croatia @ ZENDO UHO Festival
31 - Nuernberg, Germany @ K4
June 2010
1 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Brotfabrik
2 - Duisburg, Germany @ Steinbruch
3 - Utrecht, The Netherlands @ Ekko
4 - Trier, Germany @ Exhaus
5 - Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique
6 - London, UK @ Plan B
7 - Roubaix, France @ Cave Aux Poetes
9 - Paris, France @ Filmer La Musique @ Point Ephemere
10 - Metz, France @ Cloitre des Trinitaires
11 - Lucerne, Switzerland @ B-Sides Festival
12 - Torino, Italy @ Spazio 211
17 - Roma, Italy @ Init
18 - Bucharest, Romania @ Liveland Festival

 

hi
aem 12 black (the end) will be delayed as will
aem bonus 13 white

aem 12 black (the end) will be sent in mid may
and
aem bonus 13 white
will be sent in july

i am very very sorry for this

thank you so much for being patient and nice!
xoxoxooxoxoxoxo

 

john darnielle (of the mountain goats) and i are going to see cannibal corpse.
it feels like a date although i know it is not.

post script to this~
so the last two songs were so intense it was shocking
however that they could not go through a set without making homophobic "jokes"
break down was a total fucking bummer
it is weird to see them as both incredible and as a incredible losers.