May 04 2009
the interview show: The Virgins
The Virgins come straight out of the New York art scene and make sexy indie rock that is almost disco. They are not aloof pricks, as one might expect. They are just about the sweetest guys you could ever meet.
Donald (centre) and Wade (right) form the core of The Virgins, and they met at a Ryan McGinley photoshoot. For those of you who don’t know McGinley’s work, he is known for portraits of young hot naked people.
One of McGinley’s photos was used for the cover of the Sigur Ros 2008 album.
As the story goes, Donald and Wade went to Mexico where the photographer shot them (and their friends) cavorting on the beach. A dozen or so naked guys and girls cavorting on a beach for two weeks. Pretty cool origin story for a band.
Right now The Virgins have an “it” song “Rich Girls.” (But you may have heard most of their current album featured on the TV show, Gossip Girl.)
The best part of the interview is where Donald and Wade tell me how to seduce and then end things with a rich girl. The answer is not what you’d expect.
Catch the guys on tour this summer. Yup, they will be here May 15th!
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Bluebird Theater | Denver, Colorado | ||
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Kilby Court Gallery | Salt Lake City, Utah | ||
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Chop Suey | Seattle, Washington | ||
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Biltmore Cabaret | Vancouver, British Columbia | ||
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The Wonder Ballroom | Portland, Oregon | ||
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Harlow’s | Sacramento, California | ||
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Great American Music Hall | San Francisco, California | ||
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El Rey Theatre | Los Angeles, California | ||
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Belly Up Tavern | Solana Beach, California | ||
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Beauty Bar | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
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The Loft | Dallas, Texas | ||
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Emo’s Alternative Lounge | Austin, Texas | ||
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Rudyards | Houston, Texas | ||
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Alabama Music Box | Mobile, Alabama | ||
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The Social | Orlando, Florida | ||
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Hove Festival | Tromoy, Norway | ||
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Solidays | Paris, France | ||
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Rock-A-Field | Roeser | ||
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Electric Ballroom | London, UK | ||
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Beauregard Festival | Caen, France | ||
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Hultsfred Festival | Hultfred, Sweden | ||
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T in the Park | Kinross, UK | ||
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Oxegen | Punchestown Racecourse | ||
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Melt Festival | Ferropolis, Germany | ||
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Festival de Nimes | Nimes, France |
the interview show is everywhere! (interviewshow [at] gmail.com)
www.cjsf.ca (Vancouver, BC Mondays @4:30pm)
www.ckuw.ca (Winnipeg, MB Thursdays @10:30am)
www.radiocfxu.ca (Antigonish, NS)
and soon
101.5 UMFM – Winnipeg’s Hit Free Radio
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nice
remember when lex posted Rich Girls back in the versus days… damn those were the days.
great post. i didn’t know that stuff.
i had Rich Girls on a mix i did from April 2007. just sayin’…
Love this band and that’s a great story for a band’s origins!… Saw them live whilst they have been over here in the U.K and would definitely reccommend them! X