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Black Lips Do New "O Katrina" Live Video, Guerrilla Marketing

We know (or think we know) what you're thinking: Who needs another "O Katrina" video, live or otherwise? Well, have you ever seen one with a short, wide, and bizarre aspect ratio with four angles at once? Didn't think so.

It was recorded at Emo's down in Austin, though as far we can tell, dudes aren't playing SXSW this year. Maybe they're too busy with their show-by-show guerrilla marketing campaign. You be the judge...

Pics via Copyranter:

Black Lips' Guerilla Marketing: Flash Point
Black Lips' Guerilla Marketing: Goldfrapp
Black Lips' Guerilla Marketing: Virgin

Yeah, those must've taken awhile. Very Adbusters. But they're actual ads, for a show at the Bowery Ballroom. Now, that's not very culture jam-y. (As Copyranter points out, they scribbled 3/11 on a few of the posters, though the show's actually tonight, 3/10.)

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GO Team, Go!!! Best lil' punk-asses in the biz!!! Can't wait for the tour ending hometown show In ATL next week.
Dates-shmates- Don't argue semantics with drug-addled youth rockstars trying to get the word out!!!

Posted by: Shockadow at 03/10/08 11:09 AM | Reply
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I could go for even more O Katrina vids.

Posted by: west at 03/10/08 11:23 AM | Reply
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i can't believe i didn't get the whole back lips thing right away. whatv these guys rock the shit.

Posted by: Virginie-mt-RÉAL at 03/10/08 11:55 AM | Reply
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We are getting an album sometime soon right?

Posted by: Tauwan at 03/10/08 12:17 PM | Reply
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easy mistake, they are playing in brooklyn on the 11th at music hall of williamsburg.

Posted by: ryan at 03/10/08 1:19 PM | Reply
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AH! love it

Posted by: neener at 03/10/08 2:13 PM | Reply
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I went to the Black Lips show in DC on the Saturday of St. Patrick's Day weekend. In addition to an incredible set of originals, they covered "Five & Ten" by Link Wray and "Too Much in Love" by the King Khan and BBQ Show and ended with Chuck Berry's "Too Much Monkey Business." Needless to say, it was a great show and I got so drunk I passed out on the subway on the way home.

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