After being swallowed alive by a whale, what is the best course of action that might result in your survival? [more inside]
posted by (bb|[^b]{2}) on Sep 27, 2007 - 33 answers

So I bought the new Decemberists' record The Crane Wife and iTunes (7.0.2) on OS 10.4.8 won't recognize it; just spits the CD tray back out. This is making me really angry(!!) as I'm thinking it's some DRM issue. Anyone else have this experience?
posted by xmutex on Nov 7, 2006 - 9 answers

at the decemberists' concert at the 9:30 club on monday, october 30th, lead singer colin meloy mentioned some terrifying story involving the band korn and some activities that had taken place backstage...on the couch cushions. he said it was too terrible to tell. now i'm dying of curiosity. anybody got the scoop?
posted by pablohoney on Oct 31, 2006 - 10 answers

Off to a Decemberists show tonight, and thereby wondering: What are some musical acts, especially predating 1980, with a simliar proclivity toward verbosity and the historical or arcane? [more inside]
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur on Oct 19, 2006 - 37 answers

Collective noun usage: "The Decemberists are a band," or "The Decemberists is a band?" [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van on Mar 24, 2006 - 30 answers

What was life like in Siberia circa the mid-1820s? Specifically, what was life like for Decemberists who were exiled there? I have heard that it was like the Wild West, only much colder. Are there any good books on this? I've found a couple of websites referenced, but, well, I don't speak Russian. Academic history papers are also appreciated. Any good authors, novels, histories, authorities would be a help. (As a corrolary— was there a concerted exploration and surveying movement in that area at the same time? What would it have been like to be on the frontier? How would it have been different from the American frontier of a similar time [which would have been around Ohio and Michigan]?)
posted by klangklangston on Mar 10, 2006 - 11 answers

Having recently fallen in love with the Decemberists' "The Mariner's Revenge Song" I'm inspired to create a mix disc of songs about revenge by modern groups with an old tyme feel. I've come up with a few other songs that are perfect, but need help completing the collection. [more inside]
posted by freshgroundpepper on Aug 14, 2005 - 24 answers