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On your stereo, Death From Above (not to be confused with New York production team DFA) sound like No Means No and Sightings, only seven times scarier. Live, however, it's 37 times scarier. The band is a mere two guys, but the bass and keyboards of Jesse Keeler suicide-attack the drums and vocals of Sebastian Grainger so hard you'll swear they have 10 arms each. It's enough to make all those alcoholic art-school rockers dump their F.O.B. girlfriends and actually start coming to practice sober for once.

But if it wasn't for boozing, Jesse and Sebastian wouldn't have met. At a party in Halifax, a really drunk girl neither of them knew told Jesse that "her boyfriend" Sebastian was looking for a bassist to start a band with. She made it up because she was horny and insane, but it was actually true. Jesse and Sebastian got wasted together and decided Death From Above was meant to be.

We met them in Chicago and got up off the floor to ask Jesse about their first tour of America.

Vice: I couldn't believe Sebastian said a song was about Mexicans and then stopped after a few seconds and said, "No, it isn't. It's about wombs."
Jesse: In Brooklyn last night he told a story about how some old black lady bumped into me and said, "Goddamn white people" and how it was the most racist thing he ever heard. The worst was in Toronto. I was making fun of how much he was sniffling and he said, "I have a fucking cold, you asshole. Would you make fun of Africa for having AIDS!?" The whole audience was silent.

You play Denver tomorrow. That's a 15-hour drive. Are you doing an eightball to stay awake?
I'm not into coke. I got these great pills truckers use called Yellow Swarm. They're just pure ephedrine and caffeine.

So you're straight-edge.
What are you talking about? [It was here I noticed Jesse had been drinking a beer throughout the interview.]

Oh.
Who are you, anyhow?

MARTY McFLY
Death From Above's Romantic Rights EP is out now on Sound Virus.



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Subject: death from above
Date: Mar 14 2006 11:11:42 PM
Author: jared_c

death from above is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Subject: ridiculous
Date: Sep 26 2005 06:40:58 PM
Author: and hi.

Have any of you actually put out two records, have a large following, and gone on tour? no? thanks.

grow the fuck up you self absorbed, apathetic, pretentious, trendster-fucks.



Subject: suck a dick
Date: Sep 18 2005 12:21:10 PM
Author: andrew

congrats - you've found a new stupid catch phrase.



Subject: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: Aug 27 2005 05:45:34 AM
Author: AIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ROFL

VICE



Subject: LOL RUINS
Date: Aug 27 2005 05:42:50 AM
Author: TATSUYA YOSHIDA HITS 4700000000 RPM IN G

THANKS CANADA



Subject: prostitutes
Date: Apr 30 2005 01:48:39 AM
Author: sum 1 u know

prostitutes are sluts, but they r good at sex!



Subject: \m/ Rock On \m/
Date: Jan 21 2005 10:15:01 PM
Author: I Live To Rock

Death From Above totally rock. I saw them live when they opened for Billy Telent, and ever since then i have been totally in to them. Their music is hardcore and completely rushes through your body, i can't keep still when i'm listening to em'. For just two members they totally kick ass and truly live to rock.

Death From Above Fuckin' Rock!



Subject: ARRRRGGGGHHHHH
Date: Jan 08 2005 11:46:53 PM
Author: sharkfin

white posers with creative arrangement? well
they turns me listen and freezesstill-nodded while "Blood on our hands" rollin....
i hope they're not blush themselves like the killers and others shit...
Taeee...Anjjjiiiinggg...!!!! (read.f#ck#nsh.t)



Subject: Death From Above
Date: Jan 08 2005 08:07:15 AM
Author: A

I Love This Band.They are Unreal!



Subject: move it along, Canadian wannabees
Date: Dec 29 2004 10:18:26 AM
Author: eh?

must be said:

the term "they own" is so sycophantically trendster bullshit that I can't believe someone would actually use it in print.

goes right up there with "sick".

shut the fuck up!



Subject: gimme a motherfuckin break
Date: Dec 27 2004 03:57:35 PM
Author: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

death from above are so boring you won't even remember their name by june of next year.

youse kids are just fucking sheep.



Subject: THEY FRIGGIN RULE
Date: Dec 19 2004 01:09:49 PM
Author: Geoffrey

oh man i've seen them 5 times live in London, ON. and they rule so bad. Pic kup their first album self titled...its hard to find but so good. they are the greatest and seeing them live is amazing



Subject: PS
Date: Oct 17 2004 06:42:23 PM
Author: ihatetcs

PS - suck a dick pete



Subject: DFA
Date: Oct 17 2004 06:38:40 PM
Author: ihatetcs

Death From Above 1979 is a great band, I've seen them live in toronto twice. They own. check out their cd cause it owns too.

It's called You're a Woman, I'm a Machine.

If you hate them, then suck a dick.



Subject: ha ha ha
Date: Jul 09 2004 11:01:54 AM
Author: gene

"I didn't realise Vice was a fashion magazine."

their advertisers sure seem to have realized it.



Subject: ur cool
Date: Jul 08 2004 05:50:27 PM
Author: the truth

i didn't realize vice was a fasion magazine..no wonder you think it's boring



Subject: hip? nah - boring.
Date: Jul 07 2004 01:20:46 PM
Author: gene

nah - I could give a shit for hipsters. it ain't that Vice ain't hip - it's that Vice is BORING.

it's the same schtick, the same jokes, the same white boy discovers hiphop 'tude - & worse than all that - the same fashion.

dudes- fashion's the one thing that SUPPOSED to be trendy. We're sick of the pointy shoes & tube sweaters already, go jump on a new bandwagon for christsake. yeah it was hot when girls first started dressing like jodi foster in taxi driver or lori anderson or whatever the fuck it is, but it's been a long time now.

and as for the Vice bands - ironic metal?? give me a break. Karp & Godheadsilo & Champs were doing that in 1994 and they actually had songs. give it a rest and cut your fucking hair. lose the arm bands and the mustache and the trucker hat already.



Subject: faggy hipsters
Date: Jul 06 2004 07:36:49 PM
Author: the truth

True vice has fallen off hard but you know why its because of faggy ass people like you who care about new york hipsters and shit fuck i rember when i would pick up vice at EQ skate shop in t.o. when it was in newspaper style and it was full of cool shit and i didn't even know the name of the shit. Now all it is a weak rip off of big brother and look at what happened to big brothre that shit blew up because of stupid bandwagon jumping fags like yourself who all of a sudden liked it because of jackass now the magazines is outta business. I hope this dosen't happen to vice because hipster don't think its hip anymore and had falsely inflated the expecations of the magazine when all it really was was a cool magazine before people started to think it was trendy and hip



Subject: all part of Vice blowing
Date: Jul 06 2004 09:11:57 AM
Author: gene

hey- all that cross promotion bullshit is just par for the course of why Vice lost whatever cred it had once upon a time. New York hipsters could give a fuck about Vice anymore - it's the same lame smirkiness and the same catty crap, New York's bored with it. that they're totally pushing their own garbage records on top of it just seals the deal and smells like more shit. there aint nothin different about that magazine cept that it's free and nobody that reads it anymore. might as well read Fader or some other glossy fashion mag toilet paper roll.



Subject: dumb fucks
Date: Jul 06 2004 02:19:38 AM
Author: the truth

listen you dumb fucks yes death from above is on vice but they reviewed their first record in vice before they were on Vice and said it fuckin rocked. So they probably signed them because they liked them and now they got an album or some shit coming out so they fuckin did an interview with em. And what's so wrong with that? What Vice can't use their publication to promote their own interest? if u didn't notice this magazine is full of certain people's views and interests. Fuck everybody is cross promoting and using other forms of media and differet platforms to promte their own interest look at all these rappers with clothing lines, record labels, drinks, even MAGAZINES. And fuck u don't even pay for the magazine so your just a whiny bitch



Subject: Dan? First Level?
Date: Jul 02 2004 01:32:10 PM
Author: wheels

What the fuck are you mumbling about..?



Subject: bullshit
Date: Jul 01 2004 09:06:58 AM
Author: jim

"umm....what's wrong with writing an article before they were signed, then signing them, then releasing the record."

that's not the order of how it went down - more like Vice signed them, took some pictures at a show AFTER they signed them & wrote a crappy article AFTER they signed them.

"oh yeah, that is so shitty. fuck death from above they dont deserve any press or a record deal. they suck."

you said it so I don't have to.

"if vice didnt write the article first, someone else would have scooped them."

doubt it cause nobody else but the Canadians gives a shit about Death from Above.



Subject: dfa
Date: Jun 28 2004 09:12:27 PM
Author: NAD

DUDE, DFA IS A FUCKIN VOLLLEYBALL TEAM! I BET I WOULD KICK THOSE GUYS ASSES AT VOLLEYBALL! GET BENT, WEENIES



Subject: death from above blah
Date: Jun 25 2004 02:26:36 PM
Author: pete

more important than the fact that Vice is a swarmy self promoting piece of crap that's outlived it's funny -

is that Death From Above are a boring fucking bunch of slickster assholes who are trying -just like the Stills and lots o' other crappy bands on Vice - to get their tired schtick on the radio.

I say I'd rather the radio stuck with Jay-Z and Outkast and whatever. These poser white boy rock bands should all go home and suck the Stokes' limp dicks a little longer.



Subject: first level
Date: Jun 23 2004 11:37:29 AM
Author: dan

First level
Dan’s on
The-gates

.ng:

Gorgeous/girl/full/brain
Colombian/ Barbie/ doll/
Unpacked/already
Ready/to/play/level/one
Dan’s/on/the/stage
Medellín’s/ doll/ superior/
Sweet/hip/hope/vocals
For/love/for/mate*/out/there/singing
Not/anonymous/any/more
Fed/up/with/attack/balance/control
Dan’s:
Fuck/it/ all/let’s/speak/up
Spread/the/word/’cause/Dan’s/on
Colombian/girl’s/in/love
Looking/ for /mi/ boi */next/continent/
He’s/the/uk*/ ambassador
So/I’ve/move/second/level
How’s/ that?
Fuck/loyalty/just/trust/your/soul/you/self
Cause/Dan’s don’t /wane/stay/any/more
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Shit’s/must/stop/growing
Lets/respect/to/be/safe
Positivists/i/sing/with/love
for/you/my/mate*
mi/uk*/ambassador
big/kiss/love/thanks!
The gates are closed.
By then.
Meet/you/at/the/gates
By/mate*/love/.ng



Subject: level/three
Date: Jun 23 2004 11:20:23 AM
Author: dan

The-gatesLevel:/03/11Sweet/words/with/extra/spice/explicit/l
yricsSlow-motion/rhythm/mixed/up/with/hip/HOPEStrong/and/ful
l/of/calories/to/fight/off/warIn/the/name/of/love/of
course.Barbie/doll/already/unplugged/tunes/at/my/my/placeMy/
southAmerican/gates/full/of/brain/comes/out/of/his/packageTo
/sing/her/soul/to/the/world<BR/>
Doll’s/soul/sings/highSo/high/that/makes/her/streets/shakeat
/her/feat/.doll’s/riding/high/the/med/streets/Wantto/sake/wo
rld/streetsOpen/doors/unlocked/gates/Fed/up/of/Mac’s/
kfc/proceeded/brains.ng/sings/with/hate/in/the/name/of/lovet
o/those/fat/asses/making/moneyat/grease/brain/back’s.but/gre
ase
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streets/so/happy/smileyWith/doll/power/in/the/name/of/loveSh
aking/down/the/streets/at/gates/rhythm.So.The-gates/will/sin
g/louderTill/the/streets/stop/meBut/just/if/he/
canCause/he/wouldn’t/resist/my/fully/Cherry/glossy/smoothhhh
hh/lips.Sweet/words/with/extra/spice/explicit/lyricsSlow-mot
ion/rhythm/mixed/up/with/hip/HOPEStrong/and/full/of/calories
/to/fight/off/warIn/the/name/of/love/of
course.Barbie/doll/already/unplugged/tunes/at/my/my/placeMy/
southmerican/gates/full/of/brain/comes/out/of/his/packageTo/
sing/her/soul/to/the/world<BR/>
Gates/offStreet’s/on!Let’s/see/what/you’ve/got



Subject: Serene Lakes @ Kimos SF Tonight !!!!!!!
Date: Jun 17 2004 04:35:46 PM
Author: Patrick

Come check out Serene Lakes Tonight 6/17

Kimos Polk @ Pine

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$5
21+



Subject: DFA
Date: Jun 15 2004 04:26:51 AM
Author: Santesh

DFA rules so much it hurts. That photo is from a show at Tommy's Tavern in Greenpoint a while ago. I was there, and it still fuckin hurts. Because it ruled so much. Fuck!



Subject: klear fucking dream
Date: Jun 14 2004 02:09:08 AM
Author: kathy n karla

FUCKIN EH ?!!!!

Have a klear dream today.

ketamine now on ebay

----
Show me and I'll forget
Tell me and i might remember
Involve me and I'll understand



Subject: you
Date: Jun 11 2004 04:35:31 PM
Author: you

"Vice has done similar PR bullshit in the mag for the Stills too."

umm....what's wrong with writing an article before they were signed, then signing them, then releasing the record.

oh yeah, that is so shitty. fuck death from above they dont deserve any press or a record deal. they suck.

if vice didnt write the article first, someone else would have scooped them. you know how magazines are. there's no grand conspiracy at work here, you f a g g o t.



Subject: !
Date: Jun 10 2004 10:42:02 PM
Author: pfff

Damn....Vice be sucking my left one then!



Subject: Response to pfff
Date: Jun 10 2004 02:22:44 PM
Author: anon

"What are you talking about? Death From Above are on Ache/Sound Virus...Nice one genius!"

Actually, they were just signed to Vice Records (see http://vice-recordings.com/artists.php). I think Vice has done similar PR bullshit in the mag for the Stills too.



Subject: (.)(.)(.)
Date: Jun 09 2004 09:41:33 PM
Author: takayashi hashimoto

... i have three tits ... or is it only one and a half tits?



Subject: Big C strikes (and misses) again
Date: Jun 09 2004 01:05:33 PM
Author: milky

yet again Big c is hating on Canadians-although I doubt he could find us on an unmarked map. Get the facts straight BC produces the best crop in the world-period. The might have an off year (thanks to your countries pollution ruining the biosphere) but it's usually the best stuff around so go back to smokin' whatever garbage you can find down there



Subject: fuckin tweekers
Date: Jun 09 2004 07:25:02 AM
Author: big c

hey marty , straight edge and ephedrine are not to be corrlated. only canadians and other white trash to take meth in such a mannor. everyone else lives in puta tostada, california and obviously on that pizzo. whats more, seemingly the interviewer must be smokin bunk B.C. weed. now thats straight edge. dang, aint nobody gittin high off that schwag! word



Subject: ha
Date: Jun 08 2004 10:22:25 PM
Author: pfff

"um.. this is a shameless plug for a band on Vice Records. Editors, throw yourselves a fucking shame party."
What are you talking about? Death From Above are on Ache/Sound Virus...Nice one genius!



Subject: who gives a shit if i comment alot
Date: Jun 08 2004 04:34:51 PM
Author: monica

ive seen these guys live at the sound virus fest/showcase show!! they RIP haha is that how you spell rip? riep ripp?



Subject: Anger.
Date: Jun 08 2004 09:15:03 AM
Author: somewho who expected more

um.. this is a shameless plug for a band on Vice Records. Editors, throw yourselves a fucking shame party.



Subject: yes, my only comment
Date: Jun 07 2004 05:24:05 PM
Author: the sun

that girl has shiny hair



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