If you had a sister as cute as Meg or Dia Frampton, you probably wouldn't complain about being mistaken for her. And so it goes for the musical sisters, who look so much alike that sometimes their own parents can't keep them straight! They're used to being mixed up and could care less, so don't be nervous about getting their names right ... if you ever get lucky enough to meet them in person.
Speaking of seeing them in person, Meg & Dia dropped by MTV with their band not too long ago, and we sat them down to answer a bunch of your questions! Thank you so much for keeping them general. If we had to ask an individual question of either Meg or Dia, we wouldn't have known who to look at!
Take a look at the sweet little Q+A below for a bit of celebrity advice, a lesson in songwriting and invaluable insight into which fan gifts Meg & Dia like the most. If you have a follow-up question, catch the girls on tour. They'll be out supporting here, here and here, all summer long!
If "Sink Into Me" -- the lead single off Taking Back Sunday's upcoming album, New Again, due out June 2 -- is any indication of things to come on the rest of the album, then this is about to become The Summer Of Sunday.
Check out the tar-covered, Jimmy Eat world-tinged "Sink Into Me" video (no, it wasn't inspired by Twilight... GOD! NOT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT TWILIGHT... Wait... Yeah... Everything basically is about Twilight... but not Taking Back Sunday's new video), directed by Travis Kopach, who also directed Meg & Dia's "Monster," and All Time Low's "Dear Maria Count Me In" video.
Oh yeah, see why Matt Rubano thought prom was a sucky crapfest.
++ UPDATE: Your fan questions have been submitted! Yay! ++
With their third studio album, Here, Here, And Here, now officially OUT, Meg & Dia (Buzzworthy's OTHER favorite sister set besides the Veronicas... our favorite brothers being the Kaulitzes, of course) COULD take a break before they head out on Warped Tour this summer. I mean they totally deserve a break after writing like EVERY word of Here, Here, And Here, producing much of the album, mastering GarageBand, and STILL having the BRAINS to turn their album title into a Mozart reference.
But noooooooooooh. Meg & Dia are total effing workaholics, obviously, because while normal people (me) might be slacking, they're taking the time out to answer your Buzzworthy fan questions.
So, what do you want to ask Meg & Dia? Now's your chance! Leave your questions in the comments below, and Meg & Dia will answer them soon, mkay?
Plus... watch Meg & Dia's new video, "Black Wedding."
Meg & Dia's Here, Here And Here is out today and, if you've already bought it, you must be wondering: how did they make that thing sound SO epic? Well, I've got your answer right here. In the latest installment of Buzzworthy's exclusive Meg & Dia video diary, the girls invite us back into the studio as they collaborate with a modest string section to really bring out the emotion in their songs
. Watch Meg & Dia laying down tracks for Here, Here And Here, and then run out and pick it up! Sounds like a pretty fun day, huh? I'd say so. Thanks Meg & Dia!
+ Watch the previous entry in Meg & Dia's video diary!
+ Watch Meg & Dia's "Black Wedding" video!
In this new video blog from one of our favorite sisterly duos Meg & Dia, we see the sultry singer-songwriters as they craft tracks for their second studio album, Here, Here, and Here, out on April 21st.
Find out why the track "Fighting For Nothing" isn't just a clever song title, and how siblings just can't always agree:
Make the jump to watch the video for their new single "Black Wedding" -- and don't let their sweet melodies and pretty faces fool you: this clip's got coffins, vultures and even severed heads (ew). "Black Wedding," indeed. Read more...
Little did Billy Idol know, when he opened his 1982 career-maker, "White Wedding," with the lines, "Hey little sister, look what you've done," he was sending a message to future sister-band, Meg & Dia.
"Hey little sister, who's the one you want?" He sang. "Hey little sister, who's your superman?" Billy Idol himself is the obvious answer to that question, when asked of two '80s babies with a DJ dad. And when Idol follows up with, "There's nothin' pure in this world/ Look for something left in this world," it's obvious what Meg & Dia have to do: "Start again."
And that's what they did. Their brand-new video, "Black Wedding," is a loose adaptation of Billy Idol's vintage punk anthem, complete with screaming chorus, snarling lips and haunting gothic imagery. Like Idol, Meg & Dia's vision of the perfect wedding looks a whole lot more like a funeral (the wedding dresses are wooden boxes!) than anything you'd see on Bridezillas.
But the Aaron Platt (One Republic, Queens Of The Stone Age)-directed video takes the darkness further than Idol ever did. "Black Wedding" is a full-on weeping funeral march, with vultures hovering and ashes falling like snow. A major, major amazing creep-out. Very Tim Burton.
Watch "Black Wedding," the first single from Meg & Dia's upcoming album, Here, Here and Here, right... here? Go!
Let's talk about some of Buzzworthy's all-time favorite sisters besides Sasha and Malia... There's Jess and Lisa Origliasso (dba The Veronicas), Tegan & Sara (um, hi, "Back In Your Head" and "Speak Slow" equal love always), and Meg & Dia!
And speaking of Meg & Dia, their brand-new video, "Black Wedding," premieres on MTV tomorrow (Tuesday, April 14). BUT, my magic inbox of special videos clips and other exciting things contains ONE very special, very gorgeous sneak peak of the "Black Wedding" video, from Meg & Dia's upcoming album, Here, Here, And Here.
Watch Meg & Dia's "Black Wedding" clip, and watch the full-length video tomorrow!
Hey! After Cute Is What We Aim For, Meg & Dia, Breathe Carolina, Every Avenue and Anarbor hit the stage at NYC's Fillmore / Irving Plaza tonight, all of the Take Action Tour bands will be running a jeans drive and doing an acoustic performance tomorrow at the DoSomething.org offices (address below)!!!
First off, I gotta tip my hat to DoSomething.org for having one of the most straightforward URLs on the internet. None of this "AOL" ambiguity. Do something. Dot org.
Also, while my hat is off, I tip my toupee to Hopeless Records. The non-profit Sub City subsidiary (!) signs bands only on the condition that they fulfill certain pro-social commitments throughout their recording and touring process. In their nine years of existence, Hopeless has raised more than 1.5 million dollars for more than 50 charities. That's $1,500,000.
Finally, I tip my dandruff to the bands on the Take Action Tour, who are clearly in it for more than free Ed Hardy t-shirts. Super cool of them to show up and get people excited about a good cause. People like me. That's right. You heard it here first. I'm excited about jeans. Here's them deets.
Take Action Tour Jeans Drive
THURS FEB 19, 4-6 PM
24-32 Union Square East | 4th Floor
New York, NY 10003
RUN! Bring jeans! Or at least wear cute underwear! More tour dates after the jump!
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The other night, we headed over to Roseland Ballroom to check out a sold-out Angels & Airwaves show. After handing over our golden ticket, we caught the tail end of Meg & Dia's opening set. And after their performance (and earlier ones by The Color Fred and Ace Enders), we were lucky enough to steal a few minutes with the former Discover & Download duo, even though Meg had almost totally lost her voice due to the flu. Their dressing room walls pulsated as AVA stepped on stage and tore into their first song and we strained to hear what the sisters had to say about their upcoming album and being on the road with a bunch of guys.
Buzzworthy: How did you guys hook up with Angels & Airwaves for this tour?
Dia: Meg and I designed a shoe for Macbeth, which is Tom DeLonge's shoe company. And I guess they wanted us or otherwise we wouldn't be here. It's really flattering. Every day we come and we play and we see the guys and we're like, "Thank you so much. Can we go, like, wash your bus or something?" We're so lucky to be on this tour.
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