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Once again Jonas Bjerre has blessed us with a “MewXclusive”. Here are the official lyrics for Do You Love It? and note that the song references and quotes a poem called Whispers of Immortality by T.S. Eliot from 1920. A sleek Brazilian jaguar does not in its arboreal gloom Distill so rank a feline smell […]

A couple days ago Mew’s Twitter search got my curious when something called Eastbound & Down was mentioned multiple times. Didn’t know anything about this HBO television series, but it seems to be very popular. I just watched the most recent episode (Season 2 – Episode 6: Chapter 12) and it looked very funny. The

Mewstralia.com has finally opened. The two frengers behind it (Erin Young from New Zealand and Stefano Perfili from Australia) have been working on it for months. Erin: “It all started in August 2009 at the forums on Mew’s website. Initially we were just joking around with the concept of something called ‘Mewstralia’, but then Stef

It has been speculated for weeks, but Mew have now confirmed the mysterious show on their official websites. Mew will return to Indonesia this December, and due to recent volcanic eruptions, the show has moved to Pantai Kenjeran, Surabaya (December 11th). According to local people, Mew were originally planned to play at this beautiful temple,

There’s a pretty cool Mew – fansite that you should take a look at. Some of the artworks are really funny. LOL Mew. Mewstralia.com opens next Monday. It looks wonderful.

Let’s take a look at some recent YouTube -videos, shall we? Also, check out Part I, Part II and Part III of this series. 156 (drums), 156 (ukulele/vocals), Apocalypso (full band), Beach (acoustic/vocals), Behind the Drapes (drums), Introducing Palace Players (all instruments by one person), Introducing Palace Players (guitar), Repeaterbeater (guitar), She Came Home for

As you should know, the guitar riff of Do You Love It has been played live a few times in 2007. It premiered at Norway’s Quart Festival when Bo Madsen played it as an intro before The Zookeeper’s Boy. Damon Tutunjian was also there as a special guest star for Mew. Here is a little

Apparatjik / Serpentine Pavillion – London, UK (September 23rd, 2010) I first spot the Serpentine Pavillion glowing red through trees, across a dark road infested with headlights, despite cutting its way through Hyde Park. It’s not a fleeting glimpse – whatever the opposite adjective is. I can’t think of one. This is apt. Apparatjik’s credentials

Eggs Are Funny is a collection of tracks that Mew themselves consider their absolute best, but if you took a poll on a street, the fan version wouldn’t be that different. Right? It’s just very hard to choose fourteen tracks (plus Do You Love It) from five albums. Saliva is not a new mix (as

Mew are releasing a compilation album called Eggs Are Funny on October 25th. Is the title a statement from the band that they really stand behind the cover art of No More Stories when so many seemed to dislike it? The album will also contain a new track – Do You Love It – which