August 8, 2006
O.A.R. On Screen
In the movie She's The Man, several O.A.R. posters are visible in the opening scene.
She's The Man is based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (much in the way O Brother, Where Art Thou? isn't based on Homer's The Odyssey).
(Hat tip: Ari G.)
September 22, 2005
OAR on Leno
In case you missed it, O.A.R. performed Love and Memories on The Tonight Show last night. I thought it was awesome, and I'm not just saying that. Even cooler, my brother got to meet Chris Rock.
If you haven't already, you can get two tracks, Love and Memories and The Stranger on iTunes as an EP, the album is coming out in a week or so, you can preorder it (also on Amazon here).
December 31, 2004
O.A.R. pictures
We went to see O.A.R. at the 9:30 club last night. Good show. I took a bunch of pictures with our Kodak DX6490. I spent most of the time trying out differnt settings, seeing what worked and what didn't. Here's a black and white picture I took of Benj, the bassist. The rest of the pictures are up on my Flickr page.
December 9, 2004
You know you've made it when...
I believe in Hollywood it's a significant indication that you've "made it" when they make an action figure out of you. Well, in the music industry, the equivalent indicator it might be when you guest-star as yourself in a cartoon (for example, any number of Simpsons episodes, or Korn on South Park). O.A.R. got their nod thanks to an online comic called College University. Check out Episode nine, featuring O.A.R.. Viewer discretion is advised as one of the main characters appears to be a giant monkey wearing only briefs. My only critique would be that Benj's widow's peak needs to be a bit bigger.
In all seriousness, this stuff is pretty good; there are some genuinely funny parts, the timing and delivery is good, and the animation is acceptable, certainly in the post-South Park era. It's important to realize that there is now stuff online that is just as good, if not better, than what's on your television.
September 17, 2003
O.A.R. coming to Wheaton
O.A.R. is coming to Wheaton for a free concert on Sunday, October 26. They are scheduled to play from 12:30-1:30.
Very cool; this could be Ezra's first O.A.R. concert.