Neil Hagerty Jessica Espeleta Steve McCarty Blake Brunner
Website
Official website
Weird War was initially formed as an umbrella organization in 2001 to encompass disparate anti-authoritarian groups and to "challenge the idiocy of the new epoch." While the current lineup appears on the group's first release I'll Never Forget What's His Name, the group's first full length, self-titled release featured Neil Hagerty (of Royal Trux) and Jessica Espeleta (formerly of Love as Laughter) on guitars, and Steve McCarty (later of Dead Meadow) on drums.[2]
These collaborators soon left to pursue other programs, and the band became known as The Scene Creamers, with Ian Svenonius on vocals, Michelle Mae on bass, Alex Minoff (of Golden) on guitar, and Blake Brunner on drums. In this incarnation, the band released I Suck on that Emotion, through Drag City.
After being threatened with a legal suit for the name Scene Creamers by a French graffiti artist collective of the same name, the band reverted to the name Weird War.[3] Since then, its membership has become static, with the addition of Argentine Sebastian Thomson (of the group Trans Am) on drums, and its intent has become more cosmic.
Weird War performing at the historic Southgate House in Newport, KY. Photo by Josh Rhinehart.
Weird War claims that they are "the sole answer to the hype-based careerism, empty formalism and vacuity which has infected what was once a genuinely creative underground rock 'n' roll scene."[3]
Such rhetoric however is not necessarily mirrored by the group's lyrical content. Svenonius told an interviewer "I don't actually like rock and roll lyrics that are political because lyrics are almost irrelevant in rock and roll. What lyrics are is just an incantation, a kind of spell. A political band isn't a band with political lyrics. A political band is a group that's creating a narrative that guides the culture towards, well, towards destroying the ruling class, in whatever way."[4]
In comparison to their own music, Weird War often reference a cookie-cutter aesthetic of other bands and musicians as neo-conservative political forces: "Weird War see the clone nature of the revisionist groups as a direct analogue to the fascism and conformity which defines 21st century America, and their general idiocy an infiltration conspiracy by counter-intelligence forces."[3]
According to Svenonius, Weird War's brief stint as The Scene Creamers was as a result of politically motivated, collective-dream:
We were on tour and we went to a hotel one night. In that hotel we had a dream. It was a collective dream. In that dream we knew how to read. We started to read a book which featured the artist Salvador Dali. In the book, he theorized that Adolf Hitler, the famous dictator, was just acting a Wagnerian obsession. Dali thought Hitler loved opera so much, that he wanted to die heroically, in a German way. And when we awoke we were filled with hope. Because we realized that if we could construct a narrative. If we rock and roll people could make a narrative that was similarly made, we could drive our own president to kill himself in his own bunker. He could take a little cyanide pill sewn into his suit jacket. That is what our music is all about.[5]
Songs like "AK-47" address "the technology gap which faces modern Anti-colonial guerilla [sic] fighters" and that similar songs "could be called a celebration of nationalistresistance movements worldwide which fight Anglo-American imperialism."[3]
Satiric short based on mid-70’s European softcore porn films. Stars Weird War (as Scene Creamers) and other Washington D.C. musicians.[6]
Comicsedit
Las Historias mas Sexy Mundo! (comic)
Distributed by:
Planaria (Plan No. 23)
Released:
2005
Other information:
Pulp comic version of film by the same name. Satiric comic based on Mexican pulp comics. Stars Weird War (as Scene Creamers) and other Washington D.C. musicians.[6]
Referencesedit
^(PDF). Drag City. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
^Gale, Thomas (2005). . eNotes. Archived from the original on 2006-11-15. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
^ abcdHolliy. . Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
^Laurence, Alexander (2005-08-09). "The portable-infinite: Weird War" (Blog). Retrieved 2007-03-21.
^ ab"DCUFF 2005 Program 7". 2005-11-05. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
External linksedit
Official website
Drag City page
January 01, 1970
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For the role playing game see Weird Wars Weird War briefly known as Scene Creamers is an indie rock band based out of Washington D C The current lineup consists of Ian Svenonius on vocals Michelle Mae on bass guitar Alex Minoff on guitar and Sebastian Thomson on drums 1 Weird WarWeird War performing at the historic Southgate House in Newport KYBackground informationAlso known asScene CreamersOriginWashington D C GenresIndie rockYears active2001 presentLabelsDrag CityMembersIan SvenoniusMichelle MaeAlex MinoffSebastian ThomsonPast membersNeil HagertyJessica EspeletaSteve McCartyBlake BrunnerWebsiteOfficial website Weird War was initially formed as an umbrella organization in 2001 to encompass disparate anti authoritarian groups and to challenge the idiocy of the new epoch While the current lineup appears on the group s first release I ll Never Forget What s His Name the group s first full length self titled release featured Neil Hagerty of Royal Trux and Jessica Espeleta formerly of Love as Laughter on guitars and Steve McCarty later of Dead Meadow on drums 2 These collaborators soon left to pursue other programs and the band became known as The Scene Creamers with Ian Svenonius on vocals Michelle Mae on bass Alex Minoff of Golden on guitar and Blake Brunner on drums In this incarnation the band released I Suck on that Emotion through Drag City After being threatened with a legal suit for the name Scene Creamers by a French graffiti artist collective of the same name the band reverted to the name Weird War 3 Since then its membership has become static with the addition of Argentine Sebastian Thomson of the group Trans Am on drums and its intent has become more cosmic Contents 1 Ideology 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 DVD Video 2 3 7 inch singles 2 4 Appearances on compilations 2 5 DVD Video 2 6 Comics 3 References 4 External linksIdeology edit nbsp Weird War performing at the historic Southgate House in Newport KY Photo by Josh Rhinehart Weird War claims that they are the sole answer to the hype based careerism empty formalism and vacuity which has infected what was once a genuinely creative underground rock n roll scene 3 Such rhetoric however is not necessarily mirrored by the group s lyrical content Svenonius told an interviewer I don t actually like rock and roll lyrics that are political because lyrics are almost irrelevant in rock and roll What lyrics are is just an incantation a kind of spell A political band isn t a band with political lyrics A political band is a group that s creating a narrative that guides the culture towards well towards destroying the ruling class in whatever way 4 In comparison to their own music Weird War often reference a cookie cutter aesthetic of other bands and musicians as neo conservative political forces Weird War see the clone nature of the revisionist groups as a direct analogue to the fascism and conformity which defines 21st century America and their general idiocy an infiltration conspiracy by counter intelligence forces 3 According to Svenonius Weird War s brief stint as The Scene Creamers was as a result of politically motivated collective dream We were on tour and we went to a hotel one night In that hotel we had a dream It was a collective dream In that dream we knew how to read We started to read a book which featured the artist Salvador Dali In the book he theorized that Adolf Hitler the famous dictator was just acting a Wagnerian obsession Dali thought Hitler loved opera so much that he wanted to die heroically in a German way And when we awoke we were filled with hope Because we realized that if we could construct a narrative If we rock and roll people could make a narrative that was similarly made we could drive our own president to kill himself in his own bunker He could take a little cyanide pill sewn into his suit jacket That is what our music is all about 5 Songs like AK 47 address the technology gap which faces modern Anti colonial guerilla sic fighters and that similar songs could be called a celebration of nationalist resistance movements worldwide which fight Anglo American imperialism 3 Discography editStudio albums edit Weird War Drag City 2002 I Suck on that Emotion as Scene Creamers Drag City 2003 If You Can t Beat Em Bite Em Drag City 2004 Illuminated by the Light Drag City 2005 DVD Video edit appears on Burn to Shine 01 Washington DC 01 14 2004 Trixie 2005 7 inch singles edit AK 47 Distributed by Drag City Records DCR No 256 Released September 19 2003 Other information Released under the name Scene Creamers Backed with Luv Wuz Appearances on compilations edit Year Title Track s Label Other 2002 Colonel Jeffrey Pumpernickel A Concept Album I ll Never Forget What s His Name Off Records 2003 No Disco Mutant Dance Happening AK 47 S H A D O Records 2005 Drag City A to Z Girls Like That Drag City Records 2005 Burn to Shine 01 Washington DC 01 14 2004 DVD Performance of AK 47 Trixie DVD Ex Nation of Ulysses Make Up and Cupid Car Club member James Canty also appears as part of French Toast 2006 Pancake Mountain TV Episodes 5 amp 6 Performance of Girls Like That Monkey Boy Studios Washington D C based Public access television cable TV children s show featuring performances by many indie rock bands DVD Video edit Las Historias mas Sexy Mundo DVD Distributed by Planaria Released 2005 Other information Satiric short based on mid 70 s European softcore porn films Stars Weird War as Scene Creamers and other Washington D C musicians 6 Comics edit Las Historias mas Sexy Mundo comic Distributed by Planaria Plan No 23 Released 2005 Other information Pulp comic version of film by the same name Satiric comic based on Mexican pulp comics Stars Weird War as Scene Creamers and other Washington D C musicians 6 References edit Mommy What s a Weird War PDF Drag City Archived from the original PDF on 2007 10 22 Retrieved 2007 05 27 Gale Thomas 2005 The Make Up Biography eNotes Archived from the original on 2006 11 15 Retrieved 2007 06 13 a b c d Holliy Not Going to Mars Drowned in Sound Archived from the original on 2007 09 29 Retrieved 2007 03 21 Laurence Alexander 2005 08 09 The portable infinite Weird War Blog Retrieved 2007 03 21 Laurence Alexander May 2003 Scene Creamers Interview Free Williamsburg No 37 Retrieved 2007 03 21 a b DCUFF 2005 Program 7 2005 11 05 Retrieved 2007 03 21 External links editOfficial website Drag City page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Weird War amp oldid 1178241183, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
