The Futureheads

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The Futureheads: Guilty Pleasure-Free (00:58)

Instead of saying he secretly adores Kylie Minogue, Barry attempts to reclaim the child-like innocence of a gimp mask.

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The Futureheads: Bright Lights and Chav Indie (00:58)

Dirty tracksuits are not encouraged attire for the Futureheads shows. Also, keep your glowsticks in your pocket and off the stage, bub.

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The Futureheads: Testing Boundaries (00:54)

In England, morning shows occasionally include footage of a doctor inspecting a man's scrotum. Somewhere, Matt Lauer is grateful he's an American.

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The Futureheads: Holy Grail of Touring (00:44)

Most British bands idealize the American touring experience; The Futureheads are no different.

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The Futureheads: Golfing With George W. (00:41)

Fore! President Bush ain't got nothing on the Futureheads' bass player Jaff.

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The Futureheads: Roughed Up (00:58)

Barry has the secret to becoming the most powerful man in the world. And it involves destroying a long-dead Mongolian warrior!

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The Futureheads: Scotch Eggs and Root Beer (1:02)

The Futureheads' idea of food porn is not what you might think.

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The Futureheads: Destroy! Stop Time! (1:00)

Ross and Barry are all about superpowers that involve two things: annihilation and manipulation. Don't cross 'em.

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The Futureheads: Indie Britney? (1:03)

No longer a "sound or a style," Barry notes that indie has become an approach. One that happens to be anti-establishment, anti-formality, anti-corporate.

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The Futureheads: Back to Basics (00:56)

You can't force the masses to adore you or buy your album, but you can get some great songs out of your system in the process.

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The Futureheads: Ha Ha Hee Hee (00:45)

The Futureheads take their pre-show vocal warm-ups so seriously, the Foo Fighters' Davd Grohl took to copying the ritual.

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The Futureheads: Interweb Freedoms (00:39)

The boys dig the fact that there's something more "real" about the opinions behind freewheeling, largely unedited music blogs.

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The Futureheads: Shelling Out (1:03)

Barry and Ross debate the merits of selling their songs to the big, bad corporations.

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The Futureheads: Karma Lounging (00:58)

Believe in karma! Or don't. Either way, the Futureheads will be nice to you.

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The Futureheads: Beyond the Business (1:01)

Barry points out that music is something that we "as a species, need," so whether we have a record industry or not, the creativity isn't going anywhere.