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Dead Man's Bones Are Thrillingly Alive

Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields shouldn't be good. Their singing voices hover around adequate, their playing is often rudimentary, their songs usually contain one or two solid verses and shouty choruses that can't sustain even a modest three minute single, and their live shows are patchworked, underrehearsed affairs that have the feel of a high...
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Dead Man's Bones (Photo by Carrie Musgrave)

Dead Man's Bones — Dead Man's Bones

About the last thing you'd ever expect from a former Mickey Mouse Club member and award-winning actor would be a credible goth folk musical experiment about ghosts and monsters, but that's just what Ryan Gosling and musical partner Zach Shields have done. The pair apparently channeled "their mutual obsession with the Haunted Mansion ride...
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Dead Man's Bones' self-titled album

Video Of The Day: Dead Man's Bones' "Pa Pa Power"

Dead Man's Bones' video for "Pa Pa Power" is split into two separate sections: one that's set at an old folks' home and sees the duo performing for a room full of senior citizens, and another that finds a little girl wandering through a dark forest full of creepy blow-up things that look like spiders. Both parts are...
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Neverending White Lights' Daniel Victor Loves Dead Man's Bones

Here's something that's not too surprising: Neverending White Lights frontman Daniel Victor loves Dead Man's Bones, actor Ryan Gosling's (Half Nelson, Lars And The Real Girl) creepy band. Victor listed his 100 favourite songs and 20 favourite albums of 2009 in a Jan. 10 MySpace blog post. Dead Man's Bones' "Buried In The Water" was...
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New D-Sisive Single Inspired By Dead Man's Bones, Anvil

D-Sisive is offering a free MP3 of a new single dubbed "Anvil" that's, yes, inspired by the Toronto-based metal trio of the same name. The MC whose real name is Derek Christoff describes the track as an "updated 'Brian Wilson.'" It includes samples from last year's Anvil! The Story Of Anvil documentary overtop Dead Man's Bones...
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Dead Man's Bones At Opera House

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Opera House
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
October 20, 2009
Dead Man's Bones

Dead Man's Bones At Opera House

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Opera House
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
October 20, 2009
Dead Man's Bones

Dead Man's Bones At Opera House

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Opera House
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
October 20, 2009
Dead Man's Bones

Dead Man's Bones At Opera House

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Opera House
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
October 20, 2009
Dead Man's Bones

Dead Man's Bones At Opera House

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Opera House
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
October 20, 2009
Dead Man's Bones

Dead Man's Bones At Opera House

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Opera House
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
October 20, 2009
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Dead Man's Bones Tour Promo

Dead Man's Bones, who are about to embark on a North American tour in support of their recently released self-titled debut album, shot this ridiculously cute (and weird) promo video for their jaunt. It features one heck of a happy dog running around and popping tons of balloons. Warped, but cool, which pretty much describes Dead Man's Bones...
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Dead Man's Bones — "Dead Hearts"

Like a way creepier version of Tokyo Police Club's clip for "Cheer It On," Dead Man's Bones' video for "Dead Hearts" is set in a town of minatures, terrorized by a creature known only as "Machine With Wishbone." Wishbones are generally seen as lucky things to make wishes on (think breaking one after a Thanksgiving...
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Dead Man's Bones (Photo by Hama Sanders)

CHARTtrack: Dead Man's Bones' "In The Room Where You Sleep"

Dead Man's Bones is actor Ryan Gosling's (Lars And The Real Girl, Half Nelson) musical project with Zach Shields. The spooky "In The Room Where You Sleep" will be included on their self-titled debut album, due out Oct. 6 through Anti- Records.
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Dead Man's Bones (Photo by Hama Sanders)

Dead Man's Bones Looking For Circus Freaks

Are you a circus freak? If so, Ryan Gosling's Dead Man's Bones want you. Gosling and his bandmate Zach Shields are looking for performers with "any kind of talent" (that apparently includes sword swallowing, tap dancing, impersonation or magic) to appear with them at shows on their upcoming fall tour. "Hallowe'en-themed acts...
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Dead Man's Bones Announce Puppet Show Residency

What's better than a horror movie-themed duo led by actor Ryan Gosling? A horror movie-themed duo led by actor Ryan Gosling playing a puppet show residency! Dead Man's Bones, which features Gosling and Zach Shields, will play three shows next month at Los Angeles' Bob Baker Marionette Theater. They'll have the Silverlake Conservatory Children's...
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Ryan Gosling Takes His Dead Man's Bones Touring

Dead Man's Bones — a.k.a. actor Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson, Lars And The Real Girl) and drummer Zach Shields — have announced a North American tour in support of their upcoming self-titled debut album. Gosling and Shields will play dates on both sides of the continent throughout October... and let's hope they come on stage dressed like zombies,...
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Dead Man's Bones (Photo by Hama Sanders)

Ryan Gosling's Band Signs To Anti-

Dead Man's Bones — a.k.a. actor Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson, Lars And The Real Girl) and drummer Zach Shields — have signed to Anti- Records, and are scheduled to release their ghoulish self-titled album Oct. 6. The Los Angeles-based actors-turned-musicians gave fans a preview of their upcoming record this past December, when they made "In...
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