In January 2011, Ben conducted and recorded audiences at seven shows singing bits and pieces of Working Day with the intention of stitching them together into a complete song performed by the fans themselves. Now, the editing is complete and the piece is finished, and you can see the results here. (more…)
Interesting or weird stuff
“Working Day” crowd piece released
Folds covers Kesha song, for charity
Ordinarily, Ben covering another artist’s song, even in his inimitably parodistic style (e.g. B****es ain’t $#!+), doesn’t make news, but for some reason the entertainment press has picked up on his latest celebrity knockoff. This time, it’s the work of Kesha Rose Sebert, mononomically known as KE$HA, if you can call it “work”. (more…)
Sketches of Ben and the guys
English sketch artist LinkaNeo (real name Lucy-Rose Wyatt), who hails from London, has posted a colorful composite of sketches of Ben, Sam, Andrew, Ryan and Chad on her tumblr blog titled Time Takes Time, you know?. (more…)
Autographed drum head being auctioned
Armchair reader Brent e-mailed us to say that he spotted a drumhead autographed by Ben, Darren Jessee and Robert Sledge on the auction site ShopGoodwill.com. As of the time of this post, the high bid is $13 but the auction ends in a few hours. Brent thought it was best that a fan have the opportunity to own this one-of-a-kind piece. It comes with a certificate of authenticity and looks like it’s mounted in a frame with cover art from The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner. Best of all, proceeds from the auction go to support Goodwill Industries and their mission-driven services. Happy bidding!
Pictures from the Hammersmith Apollo show
Justin Ng of Entertainment Focus, a UK entertainment website, took some great photos on stage with Ben and the band at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. Ben wanted the photogs at the show to come up and get better shots than they could from the front of the stage, and Justin’s pictures show the up-close experience.
