JAMES MERCER SOLO SHOW

James Mercer solo performance April 11, 2008 to benefit Buckman Elementary. Click HERE for more info.

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Shins Original t-shirts for the Yellow Bird Project

The Shins have created an original t-shirt design for the Yellow Bird Project, a Montreal based, non-profit initiative which collaborates with musicians to raise money for charity. Proceeds from the Shins t-shirt will benefit the Nature Conservatory.

They can be purchased through the Yellow Bird Project website: http://www.yellowbirdproject.com

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Shins Original t-shirts for the Yellow Bird Project

The Shins have created an original t-shirt design for the Yellow Bird Project, a Montreal based, non-profit initiative which collaborates with musicians to raise money for charity. Proceeds from the Shins t-shirt will benefit the Nature Conservatory.

They can be purchased through the Yellow Bird Project website: http://www.yellowbirdproject.com

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Listen to the Shins live at KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2007 this Sunday, Dec 9th

Click here to listen to the Shins Live at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2007 this Sunday, December 9th

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CAUSES 1 DARFUR BENEFIT FEATURING THE SHINS NOW AVAILABLE!

We're excited to announce Causes 1 is now officially available for purchase! Here are some ways to track down a copy:

> PURCHASE THE CD ONLINE
> PURCHASE ON iTUNES
> LIST OF STORES NEAR YOU WITH THE CD

Causes 1 is a limited edition charity CD to benefit Darfur, which includes exclusive and rare tracks donated by Animal Collective, The Black Keys, Bloc Party, Bright Eyes, Cornelius, The Cure, David Sylvian, Death Cab for Cutie, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Shins remixed by Clint Mansell, Spoon, Teargas & Plateglass, Thievery Corporation and Travis.

100%  of the proceeds from the sale of this CD will go to three non-profit organizations: Doctors Without Borders, Human Rights Watch, and Oxfam America.

We urge you to help those working in Darfur by picking up your copy of the album.

Although estimates of the number of people killed by the conflict in Darfur vary widely from 200,000 to 400,000, what is certain is that more than 2 million people have fled their homes because of the fighting, and 4 million are now in need of humanitarian assistance—making this one of the worst crises in the world today.

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SILENT PICTURES

Legendary underground music photographer Pat Graham captures the spirit of independence in his book SILENT PICTURES, featuring THIS PHOTO of Marty from the Shins. More info HERE.

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VOTE FOR THE SHINS!

Voting has officially begun for the Subterranean Best of 2007 countdown and the Shins have three videos up for voting this year! Please click HERE and vote!!!

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WAXPLOITATION PREPARES DARFUR CHARITY ALBUM FOR 11/27

On November 27th, Waxploitation will launch its inaugural Causes album series with Causes 1 which includes exclusive and rare tracks donated by Animal Collective, The Black Keys, Bloc Party, Bright Eyes, Cornelius, The Cure, David Sylvian remixed by Chris Vrenna, Death Cab for Cutie, (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Shins remixed by Clint Mansell, Spoon, Teargas & Plateglass, Thievery Corporation and Travis.

One hundred percent of the proceeds will go to three non-profit organizations:

Doctors Without Borders ( doctorswithoutborders.org )
Human Rights Watch ( hrw.org )
Oxfam America ( oxfamamerica.org ).

Although estimates of the number of people killed by the conflict in Darfur vary widely from 200,000 to 400,000, what is certain is that more than 2 million people have fled their homes because of the fighting, and 4 million are now in need of humanitarian assistance—making this one of the worst crises in the world today.

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THE SHINS TO PARTCIPATE IN VEGOOSE WEBCAST

Just a heads up that The Shins' performance from Vegoose will be webcast LIVE in the AT&T blueroom. Vegoose performance will be webcast live from Vegas all weekend long at attblueroom.com/music. Please check out the Blueroom prior to the festival for specific scheduling info. Also, remember that after the festival you can check out archived performances and other cool Vegoose content exclusively in the AT&T Vegoose blueroom.

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News for Shins fans in Japan from Pony Canyon International:

The Shins are back in Japan in November on the heels of an incredible show at the Fuji Rock Festival in July! In addition to giving each fan a balloon (as seen in the Australia Video) upon entry of the venue, Pony Canyon is offering a pair of ticket holders back stage passes and the opportunity to meet the band each night in Japan!* To enter to win, send an email to theshins@ponycanyon.co.jp with your name, email, address, age, sex, telephone number, show date and venue before Wednesday, November 7.** Pony Canyon will contact the winner to let you know you won!

* see live section for dates.
**To qualify to win you must be a ticket holder and be available 1 hour prior to show time to meet the band.

Good luck!
Pony Canyon International

Nihon-go de OK desu!

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