VIDEO: The Mountain Goats :: Estate Sale Sign

Below the jump, watch the video for The Moutain Goats' "Estate Sale Sign" from All Eternal's Deck.

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VIDEO: The Mountain Goats :: Wisconsin Rally Songs

Below the jump, a video of The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle covering a Billy Bragg song called "Power in a Union" in support of the labor unions in Wisconsin. By attempting to limit bargaining rights, the state's politican's aren't just trying to reduce salaries and pensions, but eliminate the union's ability to ever get them back again. Read more here.

A message from Darnielle:

"Everybody knows I don't generally do the acoustic guitar guy rocking political jams deal but as a former member of SEIU 660 & the California Association of Psychiatric Technicians & a kid who benefitted from great teachers I wanted to spend tonight saying WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE xo jd"

More videos at John Darnielle's Vimeo here.

If states are trying to reduce the deficit, maybe there's a better solution. Here's a  a quick list of multi-million dollar corporations who don't pay taxes (courtesy of http://commoditydemocracy.blogspot.com)::

...in 2009 Bank of America didn't pay a single penny in federal income taxes while it paid its top executives $6 million to $30 million.

...between 2008-2010 Boeing didn't pay a single cent of U.S. federal corporate income taxes despite receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer funded subsidies.

...in 2009 Exxon-Mobil paid $15 billion in taxes but not a single cent went to the American Treasury due to offshore subsidiary tax loopholes. Later that year Exxon-Mobil paid its CEO $30 million.

...in 2009 General Electric (the world's largest corporation, by the way) paid nothing to the U.S. government. CEO earned $9 million...

...in 2009 Wells Fargo didn't pay a single cent in federal taxes.

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John Vanderslice and The Tallest Man on Earth, June 14, 2009

John Vanderslice In Studio Session at WERS

1. John Vanderslice - Romanian Names
2. John Vanderslice - Forest Knolls
3. John Vanderslice - Sunken Union Boat




John Vanderslice - Fetal Horses (Live at The Empty Bottle in Chicago on 6/6/09)(right click save link as)


The Tallest Man on Earth - King of Spain (Live at Union Music in New York on 6/14/09) (right click save link as)
(courtesy of hooves on the turf)

John Vanderslice took a seat next to me on a sill beneath the large, glossy windows facing the bustle of Tremont Street as his band finished packing up their gear in the studio. His brown hair was disheveled from the headphones and his pale blue eyes gazed intently as if I were an old friend. He had about ten minutes before they were officially late to sound check for their show that night at the Middle East Downstairs. Their tour with The Tallest Man on Earth was in support of the newly released Romanian Names. Vanderslice told me his plans for after the gig, “Tonight we’re driving to Cape Cod and staying at Matthias’ parent’s house.” He said, “We’re sleeping on the beach, having dinner at three in the morning and then driving to D. C. It’s thrilling.” His love for performing makes a hectic touring schedule suit him well. The WERS studio session and the concert gave two unique perspectives to the pithy pop enchantments of John Vanderslice.

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