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Don't Stop Acousticvid

Don't Stop Acoustic

IPS unplugs Don't Stop at a radio station using iPhones as percussion.
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innerpartysystem Nov 18, 2008
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LA RIOTSblog

LA RIOTS

Check out LA RIOTS remix of "Die Tonight Live Forever" on their myspace. They are in our top friends on myspace.
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innerpartysystem Nov 14, 2008
NEW SHOWS ADDEDblog

NEW SHOWS ADDED

Dec 14 2008 Detriot, Michigan The Fillmore W/ Fallout Boy (Yes, this does mean we won't be playing Vegas, sorry) Dec 16 2008 Salt Lake City, Utah Avalon Theatre Dec…
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innerpartysystem Nov 14, 2008
UK Tour Datesblog

UK Tour Dates

Jan 26 2009   Cambridge Soul Tree Jan 27 2009   Brighton Audio Jan 28 2009   Cardiff, Wales Cardiff Barfly Jan 30 2009   Exeter Cavern Jan 31 2009   Birmingham Academy 2 Feb 01 2009   Glasgow, Scotland King Tuts Feb 02 2009   Leeds Leeds Cockpit Feb 03 2009   Newcastle Academy 3 Feb…
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innerpartysystem Nov 03, 2008
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ENTER TO WIN TICKETS TO SEE IPS ON TOUR!blog

ENTER TO WIN TICKETS TO SEE IPS ON TOUR!

Innerpartysystem and 3oh!3 are currently on tour together, and we're giving you the chance to enter to win a pair of tickets! Here's how to enter: *Click…
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innerpartysystem Oct 27, 2008
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Vote For Us On Yahoo Who's Nextblog

Vote For Us On Yahoo Who's Next

HERE!
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innerpartysystem Oct 09, 2008
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Eclectic Method Remixblog

Eclectic Method Remix

Eclectic Method who did this remix of "Don't Stop", has done an amazing remix of Sarah Palin!
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innerpartysystem Oct 06, 2008
IN STORES NOW!pic

IN STORES NOW!

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innerpartysystem Oct 03, 2008
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A Personal Letter from INNERPARTYSYSTEM!blog

A Personal Letter from INNERPARTYSYSTEM!

What's up everyone, Saying it has been a 'crazy couple of months!' for this band is a total f***ing understatement. We went from spending the…
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innerpartysystem Sep 30, 2008
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HUGE UPDATE!blog

HUGE UPDATE!

1.) Make your own remix of the "Don't Stop" video:http://innerpartysystem.shuffl.es/dontstop?r=632.) Check out the "Preacher" video:http://www.blender.com/InnerpartysystemAMessageFromAboveBelowEXCLUSIVE/video/41852.aspx3.) Download "Die Tonight" for free:http://www.blender.com/Blender-Blog-New-Post-09-10-2008/Blender-Blog/blogs/1168/41263.aspx4.) Check out the new "Don't…
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innerpartysystem Sep 25, 2008
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innerpartysystem Sep 25, 2008
This Empty Love Videovid

This Empty Love Video

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innerpartysystem Sep 25, 2008
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Official Artist
  • Label: Island / Stolen Transmission
  • Label Type: major
  • About:
    Innerpartysystem.

    Type that name into Google. Go on. We'll wait.

    Not much there, right? A few shout-outs ("Innerpartysystem deftly toe a
    thin line between anthemic pop-rock and melodramatic electro-pop" says
    Spin), something about China's inner-party factional politics and a few
    torrent streams. Otherwise, the band seems to exist in an ether.

    And that's the point.

    "We don't want attention on us," says...well, one of the members of the
    band, who refuses to go on record-and for good reason. "There's no one
    leader, no frontman - this is a collective. We're not concerned about who
    we are outside of the music. In a way, the less people know about us, as
    people, the better. Hey, even on stage, we're backlit, so we just show up
    as silhouettes."

    So, here's what we can tell you:

    The origins of Innerpartysystem can be traced in 2002, when drummer Jared
    Piccone and vocalist Patrick Nissley attended school together in Reading,
    Pennsylvania, an hour outside of Philadelphia. The town's somewhat bleak,
    depressed nature (it remains the country's sixth most-dangerous city)
    eventually inspired the harsh, mechanical tones of the band's current
    music...although, ironically, the area's local "scene" had little to do
    with IPS's eventual sound. As the band puts it, "we were the only group in
    our area experimenting with dance sounds."

    The duo started writing songs together, inspired by both by their love of
    electronic music (The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Nine Inch Nails) and
    hardcore punk. Although the intensity of the band, in all its forms, has
    stayed consistent, the group saw its style begin to morph over time,
    becoming less "rock" and more digitally based.

    Things got serious around 2006. IPS's music started picking up some serious
    hits on MySpace. Wanting to tour, Piccone and Nissley recruited some new
    bandmates, including Kris Barman, a former high school friend who had
    relocated to Florida, and Jesse Cronan, an acquaintance of the band. The
    addition of these two, who are more apt to play synths than guitars, veered
    the band further into samples and electronic direction.

    Now working as a four-piece, the group all moved into a house together,
    where they pieced together their own bootleg studio, built a light setup
    out of scrapwood from Home Depot, and pretty much, as the group puts it,
    "disowned our rational lives and focused all our time and energy on the
    band."

    During these initial jams, the band's collective mentality began to form.
    After being forced to change their name from The Takeover, the group
    started playing around with monikers that came closer to describing both
    its sound and philosophy. Innerpartysystem, the winning title, was adapted
    from the George Orwell book "1984" (in that dystopian novel, the Inner
    Party was one of three classes of people in Oceania; the Party is the
    highest end of the hierarchy and controls the government, and by extent,
    the media).

    Explains IPS: "As a band, we were fascinated by that concept. It ties into
    the world of today, the hierarchy of celebrities that people worship." That
    anti-celeb swipe is most prominent in the searing "Don't Stop," which
    features Nissley railing against the TMZ-inspired world of fake celebrity.
    ("I feed the rich and fuck the poor," the frontman chastises over a harsh
    electro-punk beat.)

    The band eventually caught the attention of Stolen Transmission, which
    signed the group in 2006. The band's first album was an EP entitled
    Download, a home recorded demo ("even the software was pirated" claims the
    band) that actually was never meant for release; the intent was always to
    put it out on MySpace and have the record go out over various peer-to-peer
    sites. Despite the non-traditional release pattern, the record received a
    substantial amount of attention, and a few of the songs ended up licensed
    for video games ("FIFA" and "Burnout"). Despite the record's success, it
    offered up only a hint of the band's sound to come.

    For the new record, the band recruited a number of A-level producers and
    mixers, including Joel Hamilton (Book of Knots, Sparklehorse, Blue Tip),
    Mark Needham (The Killers, Pete Yorn), Spike Stent (Bjork, Arcade Fire),
    and Alan Moulder (Smashing Pumpkins, NIN, Jesus & Mary Chain, the Killers),
    all of whom brought new ideas on sound and instrumentation to the group.

    As the band preps its first video for "Don't Stop," they also plan to spend
    most of the spring and summer touring, including several stops at SXSW.
    And, for the group it's where the true nature of the band can be found.
    Says Innerpartysystem: "We're keeping it DIY, doing shows wherever and
    whenever we can. When you see us, there's a real aggressive vibe in some
    ways to what we do, and then there's also this party atmosphere. It's that
    old 10 pm to 6 am kind of vibe. The lights never stop. It's a huge
    party...and it takes the spotlight off of us, and puts it on the music,
    where it belongs."
  • Members:
    Patrick - Vocals
    Kris - Guitar | Synth | Vocals
    Jared - Drums | Vocals
    Jesse - Synth | Samples | Vocals
  • Member Since: 2007-10-01

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