Tegan and Sara DVD It's Not Fun Don't Do It coming SUMMER 2006

I think all of us had a feeling that this delay was inevitable. Hopefully they can use the extra time to make it even better. It is already sounding pretty great. They just put this news up over at www.tegandsara.com!

Tegan and Sara Journal Update from Rob

From TeganandSara.com:
Date: February 26, 2006
Author: rob rob rob rob rob

So I was coaxed, or rather, I was Poxxed out semi-retirement for Tegan and Sara's Last tour of the So Jealous record. Australia was hot, sunny and full of shark stories and new swear-words that North Americans have never heard before. "Bint" anyone? According to Websters, it means a man with only one testicle and thus the inability to grow facial hair or become enraged over trivial, everyday annoyances.

So my Ugandan primate research came to a halt for what I thought would be a couple weeks. After Australia I was excited to get back to my monkeys when Tegan went ahead and recommended me for more drumming work. She feels like an aunt now. Aunty Tegan told her friend Ben Lee that I was his next drummer. So here I am, putting my monkeys and exotic dancing career on hold, yet again, inorder to tour the world playing drums. I guess.

Australia was fun as usual. Tegan and Sara fans, wherever you may be in the world, remain, in my heart, the greatest.

I'm a baby Gorilla, Ted's a Lemur, Chris is an Orangutan and Tegan and Sara are Chimps.

Love,

Rob

Tegan and Sara Journal Update Feb 22nd

This Journal comes from everybodys favorite Merch seller Loisa!

Date: February 22, 2006
Author: loisa merch slinger

G'day Tegan and Sara fans,
Liisa here again. Or Loisa as they say down
unda. This time reporting to
you on my adventures in Oz. Yes the girls put me
in a plane (or 11) and
flew me almost all the way around the world and
back in the name of rocking
out the Aussies.
It was my first time in the land of Kangaroos and
Boomerangs. (even though
I didn't see any roo's but I did buy a 'rang)
Ah yes roo's and 'rangs. This brings me to how
fucking cute the Aussies
are. We are sitting on one of our flights and
the pilot comes over the PA
to apologize for the turbulence we had just
experienced. And this is how it
went,
"G'day everyone, I just wanted to say sorry for
all the niggly bumps we just
'ad. That should be the end of em."
And I thought to myself "NIGGLY BUMPS!" How
fucking cute is that, what are
god damm Care Bears flying this plane or what!
Does it say in an Australian
Air Nautical Book, under Turbulence "Niggly
Bumps"???!!!

However I have also learned that Quanta's Flight
Attendants aren't so cute,
well they certainly don't like high five'in
anyway.
After waking up after about 8 hrs into our flight
(yes that's right I'm one
of those annoying people who actually can sleep
on planes....it's all about
wearing your jammies...)
I get up to find the Flight Attendant and inquire
how long it might be until
I can get a cup of coffee, she replies that
breakfast is going to be served
in 10 minuets, I, super excited about this say
"all right!" and I throw up
my hand full extention to High Five her in
celebration, (a very common
Canadian move) she stands there staring at me
not moving her hand one inch.
Not one inch!!! So I'm left hanging with no
other choice but to pretend I
need to brush my hair out of my face with the
offending hand. And I slink
back to my chair to wait for my coffee and meet
the dirty looks from Rob who
is seething with jealousy that I have slept so
many hours. ( where was your
neck'illow I ask you Rob?)
Another really cute thing I saw on the way to the
Airport in Perth was
spider webs that were BIG ENOUGH TO CATCH A HORSE
RUNNING BY!!!!!!
When I shouted and insisted the gang in the bus
look out the window so they
too could have future nightmares, they replied,
"sure Liisa and next you're
going to tell us that there are deer like
creatures that hop, and big huge
fish with teeth that eat you too."

Now some of you may not know this about Rob and
Chris but they both have a
huge phobia of Sharks. Normally not an issue
living in Montreal or
Vancouver but we were in the land of the great
white and we were going to go
swimming. So I guess to ease their anxiety Rob
came up with a little game
for us to play when we got to the beach. He
asked us to swim out until out
feet could no longer touch the ground, then dip
our heads under the water,
open our eyes and pretend that A GREAT WHITE WAS
COMING STRAIGHT FOR YOUR
HEAD!!!!! Then we had to turn around and see how
fast we could get out of
the water which we all did and realized that each
and everyone of us would
have been dead in the water in about two seconds
flat.
It was a fun game, thank you Rob.

Well swallow me back leg it's time to say good
bye,
Thank you Tegan and Sara for another great
adventure and thank you to all
the Aussie fans who came by my merch table and
High Fived me after hearing
about my awkward Quantas moment.

Until next time
Loisa
xo

Tegan and Sara's In-Store to be shown on TV

The Tegan and Sara Melbourne instore at JB HI FI will show on the Asylum tv channel 31 ( Melbourne ) at 11pm Feb 28th. It also airs in Adelaide and Sydney and New York.
http://www.asylumtv.com/

BREAKING: Tegan and Sara Nominated for Juno!!

Wow! Just saw this on the News Wire: THIS IS AWESOME!!!

"Fellow indie acts HOT HOT HEAT, METRIC, TEGAN AND SARA, the NEW PORNOGRAPHERS and BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE are competing for Alternative Album of the Year. The Junos air April 2nd from Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the CTV network. COLDPLAY, Nickelback, Buble and BRYAN ADAMS are among the event's confirmed performers."

CONGRATULATIONS TO TEGAN AND SARA!!!!

Interesting Tegan and Sara Ebay Auctions

As any Tegan and Sara knows Ebay can be a godsend or a curse. The good news is you can find that really rare single or ep, the bad news is ticket scalpers use it to legally rip you off with sold out tickets. Today I am going to highlight some of this weeks interesting Tegan and Sara Items.

Tegan and Sara Henry Fonda Poster: Click Here

Tegan and Sara Pocket Mirror: Click Here

Tegan and Sara All Access Backstage Past from the SO JEALOUS tour:
Click Here

Of course we reccomend that you only buy official merchandise from: TeganandSara.com

BRISBANE SOLD OUT...MELBOURNE ALMOST

This was just posted on TeganandSara.com, better get your tickets if you are on the fence:

hello good people of Australia.
quick ticket update for you.
get them while you can!

Brisbane show has sold out!!
Melbourne is very close to sold out!
There are very few under 18 tix left for Sydney.

all for now,
thanks to all of the fans!

Tegan and Sara's Valentines Advice: "Put Something in the Punch"

Thanks to a great reader who sent in the tip about this video Tegan and Sara shot for MTV U. It has Tegan and Sara answering viewers questions about all things romance! Of course they show off some of their really funny humor. The website is kind of annoying and doesent support some older versions of Firefox but check it out:
http://www.mtvu.com/
Click on the picture of Tegan and Sara on either the left or right side...

BREAKING:HE'S BACK! Drummer Johnny 5 OFF Australian Tour, Chursinoff Back In!!

From TeganandSara.Com

"Sadly Johnny 5 drummer for Tegan and Sara was attacked by the POX...thats right..he down and out with Chicken Pox. We on the other hand are down under in Australia. Mr. Rob Chursinoff is back on the drums and we are looking forward to a wonderful tour in AUZZZ...See you soon!"

FLASHBACK: Tegan and Sara 2004 MTV Interview

At Rock 101 etiquette school, one of the most elementary rules they teach you is "don't shoot yourself in the foot." Self-deprecation might be disarming, but let the critics launch the slings and shoot the arrows. Clearly Canadian imports Tegan & Sara were asleep in class that day. Sitting with acoustic guitars in their laps and performing in front of an audience of employees and channel programming execs at MTV, the self-effacing identical twins were anything but self-assured salespeople trying to sell their new video "Monday, Monday, Monday." "We saw part of [the video] today and I'm going to be honest with you — I was just like, 'No, we can't show it,' " Tegan stated matter-of-factly. "It's got animation and it's weird and we're just gonna hold off." Talk about burning bridges before you even get to the bridge. It's this beguiling combination of unassuming humor and humility that quickly captivates a room and endears them to audiences. Teeming with charming manic energy, the sisters speak at a mile-a-minute pace, spilling into shameless non-sequiturs and generally having a hard time taking any parts of their promotional appearance seriously.After a long and rather embarrassing rant about their mother's sex life, Sara tried to cut her sister off, but in her typically antagonistic fashion, Tegan resisted. "No! I've been on the road for two weeks and the only people I get to talk to are you and all those stinky people in our band, and I desperately need attention. And you just f---ing ruined it for me."Natives of Calgary, Alberta, Tegan & Sara began their careers by annoying their therapist mom, strumming their guitars too loudly in their bedrooms. After mom realized that writing songs and playing the guitar wasn't just a passing teenage phase for the duo, she encouraged them to go from their bedrooms to the garage, where they started working with their own P.A system. From there, the enterprising singer/songwriting team started borrowing audio-visual equipment from their school and recording their own material. After winning a battle-of-the-bands contest when they were 17, the girls' raw, punky-acoustic demo — reminiscent of an angsty Ani DiFranco — found its way to the legendary Neil Young and he quickly signed them to his Vapor record label. "It was really, really intimidating meeting Neil for the first time," Tegan said. "Just 'cause he signed us to his label and it was kind of like, 'I hope he likes us. I hope he's not doing this because he has to or something.' " Skillfully mixing punk, pop and folk to create driving songs about love and heartbreak, Young wasn't the only one who took notice of the sisters' talents. Soon the young women found themselves playing on prestigious tours like Lilith Fair, as well as performing with the Pretenders and Ryan Adams, who wound up developing a crush on Sara. "Ryan heard the record so he called us and asked us if we would play with him on his American tour," Sara said with a creeping smile. "So we said, 'No, absolutely not.' And then he called us and cried and begged and so finally we were like, 'OK, fine, finally we'll go with you.' " Although If It Was You, is technically their second record, there's some debate over where it falls exactly in their chronological discography. "This is our second record, kind of," Tegan said. "It's really our third record, but we're supposed to say it's our second record, maybe to appear younger than we really are, but there's no shame in being 38," she joked. Set in a zoo, the bizarre video concept for the duo's first single, "Monday, Monday, Monday," is better left explained by the women. "The concept is that there's this monkey 'Mush-Mush' and he used to be really popular, and then there was this baby walrus that was born 'Waldo.' The wonderful concept is Mush-Mush [is] no longer popular and Waldo steals all the attention," a straight-faced Tegan said. "Sara and I are zookeepers cleaning Mush-Mush's cage and [he] has a dream fantasy where he is playing in a band with all these other zoo animals." Don't worry. We don't know what that means either. "[So far] I saw a three-second clip of it and I was scared," Sara said. "Petrified more than I have ever been in all my life for reasons that I cannot explain within the constraints of this interview." Thanks to their similarly contagious pop hooks and their shared nationality, the siblings attract comparisons to Avril Lavigne, but in their perennially sarcastic manner, they insist that there's an elder statesman of pop that they find themselves more closely linked to. "We get Phil Collins constantly. It's unbelievable," Sara said wryly. "A lot of people that met Phil think that Tegan and I really ... I don't know if it's like a soul thing, [but] people think we share a soul with him." But one of the little-discussed facts about the duo is their understated sexuality. Both sisters are lesbians and have drawn dubious comparisons to T.A.T.U. despite clearly being anything but a manufactured pop outfit. "There's some pretty distinct differences," Sara said directly. "A, we don't make out with each other, b, we write our own songs, c, we don't have a really expensive record deal, d, we don't make out with each other."
"I think that also the other big focus about T.A.T.U. is their sexuality," Tegan said. "Sara and I don't [address our] sexuality because my mom watches TV and reads the Internet, [and] the idea of [my mom] discovering [my] sexuality along with me is almost worse than Sara's hot-dog breath. Almost." Although they don't necessarily endorse T.A.T.U., they do admit some good can come of their popularity. "I'm not much on the politics of these things, but maybe it's ... making people a little more open-minded. If 2 million people go out and buy a record with girls who are apparently together, maybe that's a step in the right direction towards equality." Having already won over critics and fans alike with If It Was You in their native land of Canada, their label has its sights set on the U.S., but the modest twins are characteristically skeptical. "I think that it's gonna take us longer than one record to break in the U.S.," Tegan said. "That's the feeling I get inside of me. I just don't see it happening like — Whoosh! — cover of Rolling Stone. I think we have too big a mouth. I think we're way too rude for that to happen. Sara can't kiss ass. She's unable to do it." "I'm not even talking. You're projecting on me!" Sara screamed in protest. "It's like you're talking [and] you have a big mouth. I'm not even talking!" Well, they might stand a chance in the U.S. — if they can stop squabbling first.

New Tegan and Sara Journal Update

This one comes from Sonia:
As a child of the 70’s, I dreamed of being in a rock and roll band. My brief stint at drum lessons did not unearth a stunning talent but that did not prevent me from acting out my fantasies with friends in our basement apartment. These brief flashes of memory are currently accompanied with either deep embarrassment or possibly what I have come to know as a hot flash correlated with my gynecological age. I did not become a rock star - instead I resigned myself to marrying Jimmy Page - Led Zeppelin - and to the procreation of mini Jimmies AKA - Tegan and Sara. Obviously neither Tegan nor Sara are his children and so I assume they came by their enormous talent through my genetic offerings. Imagine then if you will, the enormous excitement I experienced when I received the invitation to accompany the Tegan and Sara band to Australia as their merchandise girl. Somewhere deep inside of me I know now looking back to that sunny day in June 2005, a still deep seated longing to be discovered as the real talent in the family cried out “YES, YES of course I will go”. There is little to be said at this juncture except – chronic tendonitis, aging, stiff and chronic muscle aches, sinus and ear (2) infections = rock and roll veteran. And so when the opportunity to join the girls on the UNLIMITED SUNSHINE TOUR came up with a promise of a bunk on the tour bus to make the trip from Phoenix to Las Vegas, I leapt at the opportunity. And so, I offer the wisdom I have garnered to those of you who are currently fantasizing about this glamorous lifestyle, waiting to be discovered, hoping to be signed, longing for the cries of your loving fans or are just pure and simple “Tegan and Sara fans”. 1. There are no “people” who take care of everything for you – if you bring a 50 pound bag there is no one who will lift it off the luggage carousal for you nor will there be anyone to carry it for you – if it is yours you carry it yourself along with everything associated with your position in the band – ******note to new musicians: try bass guitar there is less to carry******.
2. ***Note to future rock stars*** Those big fancy tour buses actually house 8-12 coffin-like structures called beds and if you experience night sweats, hot flashes, claustrophobia, anxiety symptoms or a full out panic disorder – you may want to reconsider your career choice.
3. *****Note to fans***** If you hate the opening band, they are paid to complete their full set and it doesn’t matter how many times you yell “You suck, get off the stage” they CAN”T. So the next time you are working at your job at the local Jack in the Box, think about how you would feel if I came in and sat at a table in your serving area and yelled at you “You suck get away from my table”.
4. *****Riders***** Those things journalists write about telling you how spoiled Mariah Carey is because she will only accept red M and M’s on her rider – well people you need to know she is paying for this service and if the promoter and club don’t want to get it for her they shouldn’t ask her what she wants. As consumers we have the right to get what we ask for and when you purchase a service you have a right to get what you pay for. So if you ask for Rice Milk and Luna Bars and you get rice krispie squares and milk – send them back.
5. Theatres are better than bars. Sitting down seems to bring out the best in fans whereas beer and standing……not so much.
6. Drunken people leave their brains at the bar and arguing with a loud obnoxious drunk is akin to an adult arguing with a child and losing. “Just don’t do it”.
7. When a band puts you on their guest list – say “thank-you”, this is not a freebie – they pay for your ticket – that includes all “industry people”. Remember nothing in this world is free.
8. ****Note to fans**** Cameras count as cameras and cell phones that take pictures are not cameras. And even if you are the mother of the band – some underpaid “just doing my job mam” child can still take your camera away from you while everyone around you can take as many pictures with their cell phones as they would like.
9. If you are smoking while your favorite performer is singing consider going outside but if you must – at the very least exhale away from the stage area and the performers faces – smoking and vocal performance do not make good bedmates – especially if the performer has asthma.
10. Club back stage areas are often the most disgusting and frightening expressions of the inner workings of the male psyche. The walls are filled with massive penis sketches and renditions of the “perfect female” nude with enormous breasts that if transferred to a real women would probably knock them flat on their face. It would seem in my opinion many of the so called “artists” are working through of some their possibly premature weaning mother/ son issues.
11. ***If you have blacked out from too much alcohol*** Remember “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas – except possibly the STD” Use protection – STDs and HIV are on the rise – be smart – play safe.
12. Finally - ***FANS*** if an artist does not come out after the show to sign autographs it may be that they are finished work for the evening or may be entertaining friends or family or might just be exhausted. It does not mean they are “too big” now, have “sold-out” or are unhappy with their fans.
Thank-you to the The Tegan and Sara band for making my trips with you so much fun and educational – without you all this new and immense wisdom would not be possible.

Don't Forget Tegan and Sara Australia Tourdates

Feb 11 2006 8:00P
The Becks Verandah, Perth Concert Hall, The UWA Perth Perth,

Feb 12 2006 8:00P
Governor Hindmarsh Adelaide,

Feb 14 2006 5:00P
JB HiFi - Bourke Melbourne,

Feb 15 2006 8:00P
Corner Hotel Melbourne,

Feb 16 2006 8:00P
The Zoo Brisbane,

Feb 17 2006 8:00P
Gaelic Theatre Sydney,

I Hear Noises #1

Welcome to the new Tegan and Sara Blog feature, "I Hear Noises", to learn about what the goal of this is read the below post.


1.MF DOOM: MF DOOM is a legendary rapper on the underground scene. He got his roots with the rap group KMD back in the early 90's. He is a rappers rapper, having fans such as Ghostface Killah among others. You probably wont ever here him on your local rap station, but he is truly incredible. The first song is "Vaudeville Villian" which is DOOM rapping through his alias Viktor Vaughn. Next is "Rhymes Like Dimes" which he usually opens his raging shows with. If you like what you hear make sure to check out his official site at: http://www.mfdoomsite.com/

I Hear Noises: Expanding Our Horizons #1, A Prologue

The beauty of the internet is to be turned on to new and interesting things that you might not get from MTV or your Alternative Rock Station. Now dont get me wrong I watch the Real World as much as the next person, but to truly expand our horizons you must dig deeper. It is incredible to think that in Los Angeles, CA INDIE 103.1 FM gave and is still giving constant play to "Where Did the Good Go". I was so proud to hear it playing. Look a little closer and realize that INDIE 103.1 is OWNED by Clear Channel Entertainment the large entertainment monopoly and Bush supporter that contribute to ticket prices and charges at concerts being INSANE. Does this make INDIE 103.1 bad? Even though they play the best music in Southern California? That is a question, not an answer.

Let us now pause for a moment and think about steryotypes. They exist all around us. Few bands have more steryotypes than Tegan and Sara. How many articles or reviews have you read that talk about them being Lesbians and twins and women and musicians and associate all the steryotypes and falsities that come with those terms? It is of course sexist, and it is of course bad journalism. We have even seen Tegan and Sara themselves address this issue in interviews and commentaries. It does not just happen to them, Ani DiFranco deals with it on a daily basis, and Joni Mitchell of course has been dealing with it since we all were babies or not born.

I would like to welcome you to the first edition of "I Hear Noises: Expanding Our Horizons". It is going to be a forum to expose Tegan and Sara fans to music, writings, and philosophies that seemingly have no connection to our favorite Canadian twins. It is a forum to DESTROY all pre-existing steryotypes about music. I might offend you, I might put up music that you think is pure GARBAGE, but maybe, just maybe I can give you a band or song that you would have never heard before and like it or not, that is all I wish to do.

{UPDATE: I Hear Noises: Expanding Our Horizons #1 will be posted shortly}

Tegan and Sara DVD It's Not Fun. Don't Do It! Sold Primarliy through Best Buy?

As most of you know the Tegan and Sara DVD It's Not Fun. Don't Do It! is going to be released on February 21st 2006 on Vapor/Sanctuary. I have gotten a few emails asking why it is not available for pre-order on Amazon. I am not sure about this but I do have something else to report. A friend who works at Best Buy's corporate headquarters in MN sent me an off the record email saying that Sancturary is going to be distributing it PRIMARILY through Best Buy because of the strong relationship they have with them. A recent Sanctuary release was the Bonnaroo DVD which sold TREMENDOUSLY well at Best Buy. As many of you know the success of So Jealous made a lot of industry and corporate people do a double take and Best Buy is fully supportive of the new T&S DVD. He said that they might do a promotion where you get a bonus disc or something of the like for buying it at Best Buy. Special packaging was talked about. It looks like it might even make it into the Sunday paper catalog ! Am I the only one who cannot wait until the 21st? Anyone want to wait in line with me overnight a la Star Wars!