Modest Mouse
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Heath Ledger music video debuts 20 months after death...doing and to show genuine appreciation for his time he gave to me." Ledger also created music videos for guitarist Ben Drake and US alternative rock band Modest Mouse. Ledger died of an accidental prescription-drug overdose in his New... In this article: Heath Ledger, YouTube, Oscar, 1200 Techniques, Cancer, Khloe Kardashian, The Joker, Batman, Modest Mouse, and Minnie Driver |
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The Spokesman Review | November 02, 2009
Now she's Little Miss Miracle - Mon, 02 Nov 2009 PST
...MySpace pages last week, along with a video in which he explains how the project came about. Ledger, who died from an accidental drug overdose at age 28 in January 2008, shot a handful of videos for artists he liked, including Modest Mouse.
In this article: Abigail Breslin, Heath Ledger, The Miracle Worker, Helen Keller, Broadway, Zombieland, William Gibson, and YouTube
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MTV.com | October 30, 2009
Heath Ledger-Directed Hip-Hop Video Another Example Of Tragic Actor's Gift
...chops. Minds were already blown earlier this year when Modest Mouse let loose the animated clip for "King Rat" directed and conceived by Ledger as a not-so-subtle ecological parable about our destruction of the oceans. And his...
In this article: Heath Ledger, Academy Award, King Rat, Nick Drake, and Associated Press
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Huffington Post | August 04, 2009
Heath Ledger's Modest Mouse Video Debuts
LOS ANGELES - Heath Ledger's latest directorial work has been released. The music video Ledger directed for "King Rat" by Modest Mouse debuted on MySpace.com Tuesday. The six-minute, animated video is both whimsical and dark, showing whales...
In this article: Heath Ledger, King Rat, MySpace.com, Ben Harper, and Los Angeles
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TV Guide | October 29, 2009
Heath Ledger's Final Music Video Released Online
...this month in a tribute to Ledger at the Rome Film Festival. Its release comes two months after his directorial debut - a music video for Modest Mouse - premiered online. Ledger died from an accidental drug overdose at age 28.
In this article: Heath Ledger, Oscar, Kermit the Frog, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, and The Dark Knight
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Sydney Morning Herald - Entertainment | August 04, 2009
Heath Ledger's music video
...Next, which includes the track. Ledger reportedly presented Modest Mouse with the idea of directing a video for the yet to be released King Rat, as a way to raise awareness of commercial whaling. The project was unfinished when Ledger...
In this article: Heath Ledger, King Rat, Itunes, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Cannes Film Festival, The Sydney Morning Herald, MySpace, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
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Mashable! | October 05, 2009
Free Music Monday: Rock and Pop Edition
...vid version by Gabe Askew below. 9. [ROCK] Modest Mouse: King Rat - Don't miss this beautifully illustrated and animated video for Modest Mouse's King Rat, directed by the late, great Heath Ledger. 10. [ROCK] Ryan Miller: Longway - Enjoy...
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Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah, Washington by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About, their lineup has centered around Brock, Green and Judy. Guitarist Johnny Marr (formerly of The Smiths) joined the band in May 2006, along with percussionist Joe Plummer (formerly of the Black Heart Procession) and multi-instrumentalist Tom Peloso, to work on the album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. Guitarist Jim Fairchild joined the band in February of 2009.
The band has attained significant mainstream success since being signed to Sony's Epic Records in 2001 and have been one of the leading bands in the commercialization of indie rock, beginning with The Moon & Antarctica and Good News for People Who Love Bad News, which have been certified gold and platinum by the RIAA respectively. They have gone on to sell over three million records since. Elements of Modest Mouse's early sound have been likened to or inspired by that of Pixies and numerous other alternative rock and space rock bands. Their name is derived from a passage from the Virginia Woolf story "The Mark on the Wall" which reads, "I wish I could hit upon a pleasant track of thought, a track indirectly reflecting credit upon myself, for those are the pleasantest thoughts, and very frequent even in the minds of modest, mouse-coloured people, who believe genuinely that they dislike to hear their own praises."
- Name:
- Modest Mouse
- Origin:
- Issaquah, Washington, USA
- Years Active:
- 1993–present
- Current members:
- Former Members:
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- Dann Gallucci
- John Wickhart
- Benjamin Weikel
- Associated With:
- The Smiths, The Shins, The Cribs, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ugly Casanova, The Helio Sequence, Seasick Steve, 764-Hero, A Gun Called Tension, The Hackensaw Boys, Vells, Psychic Emperor, World Gang
- Genre:
- Alternative rock, indie rock, space rock
- Record Label:
- Epic, Up, K
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