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It gives us great pleasure to present yet another intriguing visual installment from Danko Jones, this time it is the official video for their latest single “Legs”. With acclaimed and often controversial Canadian director Bruce LaBruce at the helm they’ve produced a visually captivating video by mirroring the works of Pierre Molinier and applying an artistic yet eccentric use of sexuality.

LaBruce, who is best known for his sexually charged and culturally challenging productions have been looking forward to working with the band for a long time, says LaBruce: “I’ve known Danko and John for many years, and I went to many Danko Jones shows when they were first starting out in Toronto and in New York./…/ After reconnecting with Danko last year at his book launch, we decided it was finally time for me to do a video for them.”

The video itself is in line with the direct vision LaBruce had to create a spectacular and unexpected video for the song. “Danko suggested their song Legs, and for some reason I immediately thought of some of my sexy and leggy acquaintances in the M-F transsexual community. I really love the work of the famous photographer Pierre Molinier, whose gender bending photographs have influenced a variety of artists, so I decided to pay tribute to his work in the video.” Alongside LaBruce was art director Kenny Baird who, together with LaBruce, has worked notably with Floria Sigismondi on some of her most successful music videos, to help recreate the style and mood of Molinier.

This out of the box thinking has resulted in a striking and unique video to join the long list of video installments the band has made over the years including the “Below The Belt” trilogy and their documentary “Bring On The Mountain” (both directed by The Diamond Brothers). Danko says “Why this collaboration with Bruce LaBruce didn’t happen sooner is beyond me. From writing the liner notes to our second release, to using our song in his 1999 movie, “Skin Flick/ Skin Gang”, Bruce’s connection to our band is irrefutable.”

This past year the band has been touring extensively. Not only have they sold out shows all over Europe and Canada, they have finished their two biggest US tours to date; supporting Volbeat across the country as well spending 5 weeks on the road with the 2013 Uproar Festival. They’ve also reached their highest ever radio ratings in the US with the single “Just A Beautiful Day” peaking at no. 26 on the Active Rock charts.

This new collaboration with LaBruce is paving a new road of artistic creations for the band: “For us, Bruce directing “Legs” has been a long time coming and of course, good things come to those who wait. This music video is a trip. We love it. We know you’ll love it too.”

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Danko Jones return to Nordic soil today with a sold out show at The Tivoli in Helsingborg. With another 17 shows in Sweden, Norway and Finland coming up they will bring their music straight to the fans. To coincide with this we have reissued “Rock and Roll is Black and Blue” exclusively through Spotify with the 2 bonus tracks “Crazy In Bed” and “Whatever Happens”, check it out below!

Check out the two latest episodes of the Danko Jones Podcast featuring guests Pete Stahl (Scream, Wool, Goatsnake) and Jørgen Munkeby, singer/saxophonist/guitarist of the brilliant band, Shining (Norway). The weekly podcast can be heard and downloaded for free here, or subscribe to it via iTunes and always be up to date.

Can you believe it? It has been 10 years since the release of the Danko Jones album “We Sweat Blood”. With amazing tracks such as “Hot Damn Woman”, “Strut” and the ever so popular “Dance” the album has really stayed a favorite amongst the fans through the years. “Dance” was recently heard in a prominent dance scene in the new movie Kick Ass 2 as well as in the international trailer.

Listen to the album below and check out the video for Dance

Our main man Karl from Last Days Of April is now a member of a band called Felled Trees. They’ve done a front to back cover of Dinosaur Jr’s “Where You Been”, coming out on Siren Records on October 15th. Make sure to get your pre-order asap on the links below

Vinyl: http://bit.ly/FTVinyl
Vinyl + Shirt: http://bit.ly/FTBundle
Signed Vinyl 3-Pack: http://bit.ly/FTVinylBundle

 

On the back of another hugely successful summer festival run with stops all over Europe, we are proud to announce that Danko Jones will be coming back to the Nordics this fall for no less than seventeen dates. Danko who recently were rewarded with their first gold record with the track “Had Enough” will head out to play cities that few international bands take the time to do, giving crowds all over Scandinavia a chance to see them live and proving that they are one of the best live bands in the world.

The band is currently touring North America as part of the Uproar Festival alongside the likes of Alice In Chains, Jane’s Addiction and Coheed and Cambria and can also be heard in the newly premiered blockbuster movie Kick-Ass 2 where their classic song “Dance” is the soundtrack to one of the film’s more significant scenes.

Full tour overview below:
25/10 – Helsingborg, Tivoli, Sverige
26/10 – Uppsala, Svandammshallarna, Sverige
30/10 – Örebro, Club 700, Sverige
31/10 – Trollhättan, N3, Sverige
1/11 – Borås, X & Y, Sverige
2/11 – Karlstad, Nöjesfabriken, Sverige
7/11 – Flen, Amazon, Sverige
8/11 – Drammen, Union, Norge
10/11 – Bergen, Garage, Norge
11/11 – Stavanger, Folken, Norge
13/11 – Norrköping, Dynamo, Sverige
14/11 – Borlänge, Liljan, Sverige
15/11 – Stockholm, Bandit Boat 16, Sverige
16/11 – Turku, Klubi, Finland
17/11 – Tampere, Pakkahoune, Finland
18/11 – Oulu, Teatria, Finland
20/11 – Jyväskylä, Lutakko, Finland