January 15th, 2007
You may have read part one already, but if not here s the skinny. Last year DiS went to a pub. We do that quite a lot, and probably talk about it even more than we do it. This time though we were answering the call of duty, to meet James Mercer from
The Shins. DiS founder Sean Adams sat in a pub, in Shepherd’s Bush, with beer circles on some scribbled notes and a shaky Dictaphone in a sweaty palm to meet one of his heroes.
Turned out James was one of the loveliest men to ever chew the fat (we re not talking pork scratchings!) with DiS, and in part two you will hopefully be teased further ahead of the release of their wondrous new album
December 25, 2020
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Today is Saturday, Dec. 26, the 361st day of 2020. There are five days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Dec. 26, 2004, more than 230,000 people, mostly in southern Asia, were killed by a 100-foot-high tsunami triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean.
On this date:
In 1776, British forces suffered a major defeat in the Battle of Trenton during the Revolutionary War.
In 1799, former President George Washington was eulogized by Col. Henry Lee as “first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”
In 1908, Jack Johnson became the first African-American boxer to win the world heavyweight championship as he defeated Canadian Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia.
Fears party street will be like the Wild West as neighbours prepare for NYE chaos
Neighbours living in the Smithdown Road area said families are being driven out their home after the influx of student accommodation
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Smithdown Road.(Pic Andrew Teebay). (Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo)
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Today s Song of the Day is The Great Divide the latest single from The Shins, out now.
Related Stories James Mercer of the Shins talks about The Great Divide Jill Riley of The Current s Morning Show interviews James Mercer of the Shins about the band s new single, The Great Divide. Mercer also talks about how he s been spending his time during the pandemic, and about what the Shins have been doing in support of Save Our Stages. The Shins perform in studio What started out as a side project for James Mercer, frontman for the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based group has now turned into a full time project and one of the most popular indie-rock groups of recent years. The Shins joined Mary Lucia in the Current studios to perform songs from their past two releases as well as a web-only version of Van Halen s Hot For Teacher.
Founded by sisters-in-law Marisa Kula Mercer and Sheila Mulvihill, the Pacific Northwest company (
ploverorganic.com) has long aimed to be a colorful alternative to the world of austere organic home goods. These days, Plover Organicâs cloud-soft sheets, brightly patterned linens, and edible flower seed packets are effective antidotes to the doldrums of home confinement.Â
âWeâre all stuck inside. Weâre all doing homeschool,â Kula Mercer says. âBut you lay out a beautiful tablecloth and some fresh flowers and suddenly [home] feels like a really special space.â
Handmade quilt ($325)
Formerly a New Yorkâbased journalist, she moved to Portland in 2007 after marrying Shins front man James Mercer. She and her new sister-in-law, Mulvihill, started Plover Organic two years later, after they both had babies and found it impossible to create