Our story begins in Albuquerque, NM, in 1996. Brought together by a genuine love of pop music &#8211; and subsequent eschewal of college aspirations &#8211; singer/guitarist James Mercer, drummer Jesse Sandoval, keyboardist Marty Crandall and bassist Dave Hernandez formed The Shins. Mercer had taught himself to play the guitar as a teenager, while listening to bands like My Bloody Valentine and Echo & The Bunnymen. With time, he developed a more pronounced interest in &#8216;60s pop and the art of well-crafted songwriting. Mercer&#8217;s aesthetic, paired with the like-minded sensibilities of his bandmates, gave rise to this most friendly troupe of disbelieving pop heroes. And little did they know, The Shins would soon provide ample shit to hit the proverbial fan. http://www.imeem.com/theshins Delta 0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The Shins http://www.imeem.com/theshins/video/4nNebE6t/the_shins_australia/ Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:44:09 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/theshins/video/4nNebE6t/the_shins_australia/"><img width="100" height="67" border="0" src="http://srv0204-03.sjc3.imeem.com/g/v/016fbe11c1e754e91e4d06719cbd8d47_00010.jpg" title="Click to play this video"/></a></div> oPBiPLazfU <a href="http://www.imeem.com/theshins/photo/Jdjn9p-FZm/"><img src="http://srv0110-04.oak1.imeem.com/g/p/6c0c415394ddf4154dcce8092a04f657_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><p></p> http://www.imeem.com/theshins/photo/Jdjn9p-FZm/ Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:19:22 -0000 Jdjn9p-FZm <br><a href="http://theshinsmusic.imeem.com/"><img src="http://media.imeem.com/p/9plPRFf_xqFhi.jpg"></a><br><br><b>Click the above graphic for more info on the contest!<br><br></b> The Shins The Shins http://www.imeem.com/theshins/blogs/2007/02/15/Zwufpqp_/the_shins_tour_poster_contest Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:09:54 -0000 KaOjYcfcqO <a href="http://www.imeem.com/theshins/photo/LwFqcw5qm2/"><img src="http://srv0204-09.sjc3.imeem.com/g/p/80b4c5963a2566c2ae8ca510bb39da76_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><p></p> http://www.imeem.com/theshins/photo/LwFqcw5qm2/ Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:06:15 -0000 LwFqcw5qm2 <a href="http://www.imeem.com/theshins/photo/fRNN5nnHy2/"><img src="http://srv0204-09.sjc3.imeem.com/g/p/b8b65b1750f6568de3edcd05f4754d51_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><p></p> http://www.imeem.com/theshins/photo/fRNN5nnHy2/ Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:06:15 -0000 fRNN5nnHy2 <a href="http://www.imeem.com/theshins/photo/LeKTRErgUd/"><img src="http://srv0204-05.sjc3.imeem.com/g/p/1a5d64c5f4738c23b7b8630af7e0c914_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><p></p> http://www.imeem.com/theshins/photo/LeKTRErgUd/ Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:06:15 -0000 LeKTRErgUd <a href="http://www.imeem.com/theshins/photo/HosDBWeVEn/"><img src="http://srv0204-05.sjc3.imeem.com/g/p/dfeeb66fe4166b3a4f7d400cfac6299b_thumb.jpg" /></a><br /><p></p> http://www.imeem.com/theshins/photo/HosDBWeVEn/ Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:06:15 -0000 HosDBWeVEn <tr><td><td><a href="http://www.imeem.com/theshins/photo/HosDBWeVEn/"><img src="http://srv0110-07.oak1.imeem.com/g/p/dfeeb66fe4166b3a4f7d400cfac6299b_thumb.jpg" /></a></td><td><a href="http://www.imeem.com/theshins/photo/fRNN5nnHy2/"><img src="http://srv0204-07.sjc3.imeem.com/g/p/b8b65b1750f6568de3edcd05f4754d51_thumb.jpg" /></a></td><td><a href="http://www.imeem.com/theshins/photo/LwFqcw5qm2/"><img src="http://srv0204-07.sjc3.imeem.com/g/p/80b4c5963a2566c2ae8ca510bb39da76_thumb.jpg" /></a></td><td><a href="http://www.imeem.com/theshins/photo/LeKTRErgUd/"><img src="http://srv0110-05.oak1.imeem.com/g/p/1a5d64c5f4738c23b7b8630af7e0c914_thumb.jpg" /></a></td></td></tr> The Shins Promo Photos http://www.imeem.com/theshins/playlist/pPZjPuNv/promo_photos_photo_playlist/ Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:06:15 -0000 0EVrXTSZzo The Shins The Shins - Audio Playlist http://www.imeem.com/theshins/playlist/D7bBvKmO/the_shins_audio_playlist_music_playlist/ Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:56:58 -0000 ndBNcnd_b2 The Shins The Shins - Video Playlist http://www.imeem.com/theshins/playlist/xugLyhMi/the_shins_video_playlist_video_playlist/ Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:55:40 -0000 N62xoBzq-O