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Part 1 - Basic Band FAQ:
When was there first show?
What is a Whirlwind Heat?
When was their first tour?
Who is in Whirlwind Heat?
Who is an Eberspeeaker?
Where are ther from?
If they are from Grand Rapids, why don't they play shows there?
Why do they tour with The White Stripes so much?

Part 2 - Stuff That You Want To Know:
What is a Trash Bag Helmet?
Did Jack White chip one of David's teeth?
Who is that guy on their shirts?
Who is Terry Richardson?
Have they done anything outside of the band?
How many copies of Do Rabbit's Wonder have they sold?
Is it true about the Purple 7"?
Do you have a picture of them that I could see?
What does Jason Ebenspeaker look like?
Why do none of their songs make any sence?
Do these dudes have a coloring book?

Part 2 - About The Records (For more album information, check out the discography section):
Do Rabbits Wonder
Flamingo Honey
Second Full Length Album
Ltd Edtn Fuzz
Pre "Do Rabbits Wonder?" 7"
"Do Rabbits Wonder?" Singles
Compilations

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Basic FAQ:

When was Whirlwind Heat's first show?
March 17, 1997 (St. Patrick's Day)

What is a Whirlwind Heat?
The name of Whirlwind Heat came from a painting by Raymond Pettibon that was featured on the cover of Sonic Youth's "Goo" album.)

When was Whirlwind Heat's first tour?
There was a short tour during 1998 Arab on Radar unofficially. They were never scheduled to play.

Who is in Whirlwind Heat?
David Swanson - Vocals and Moog (plays bass live)
Steve Damastra - Bass
Brad Holland - Drums
Get to know the Heat (cool pictures and bio stuff)

Who is Jason Eberspeaker?
Jason Ebenspeaker was Whirwind Heat's guitarist starting in 1999, he left in December 2001. He was their only guitarist ever. He went to art school and he is now.....um...ah.....where is he now?

Why do they tour with The White Stripes so much?
Jack White produced their album, recorded a lot of there early stuff, and signed them to his label imprint, Third Man Records.

Where are they from?
Grand Rapids, Michigan

If they are from Grand Rapids, why don't they play shows there?
Yes........I mean they don't play there because it is boring, there are nothing happening there that is "fun".

Part 2 - Stuff That You Want To Know:

What is a Trash Bag Helmet?
YOU! Just Kidding (or an I?)..... They are just some incredibly cool words (INCREDEBLY COOL).

Did Jack White chip David's tooth?
Yes, in April 2002, Jack "playfully" hit David in the mouth and chipped his tooth with a ring.

Who is that guy on their shirts?
Terry Richardson.

Who is Terry Richardson?
The Heat had him direct the "Purple" video. He is a director and photographer. He has done multiple photo shoots with Whirlwind Heat, you can view some on Whirlwind Heat's offical site (they are marked with "Photo by Terry Richardson".

Have they done anything outside of the band?
Yes.

What have they done outside of the band?
Oh yes, I almost forgot....

Actually, you did.
David Swanson has been a guitar tech for Jack White before. I'm not sure when he has been one. In the White Stripes Union Square SVCD, David can been seen breifly talking to Jack and then taking Jack's Airline to tune it. Another outside of Whirlwind Heat appearence is with Brendan Benson. David spoke and Steve played bass on a new untitled Brendan Benson song just recently and Brad was there.....but did not play on the song.

How many copies of Do Rabbit's Wonder have they sold?
In the US the heat have sold "not many if any" records according to David. In the UK The Heat have shipped/sold about 1000 to 1500 copies of "Do Rabbits Wonder".

Matt from XL reports:
"Well, all I have to hand are the UK sales figures, we did between 1,000 and 1,500 there across both the LP and CD release.

I'm not sure about any other territories, and I wouldn't be able to find out about the US, but they've not sold crazy big numbers anywhere.

Their fanbase is totally hardcore though, and I'm convinced the fanbase will grow on the next record.

There y'go.

Matt."

Is it true about the Purple single?
Yes....almost.

Do you have a picture of them that I could see?
Yes. I actually do.

From left to right it is Steve Damastra (Bass), David Swanson (Vocals and Moog), and Brad Holland (Drums). At the end you see Jack White.

Go to there offical site here: http://www.whirlwindheat.com to view a lot more pictures of them.

What does Jason Ebenspeaker look like?
He looka like a man.

It's David on the left and Jason on the right (with a larger moog in the middle).

Why do none of their songs make any sence?
David said that some songs like Tan, can used as symbolism (they mean whatever they want to you).

Do these dudes have a coloring book?

Yes....yes they do.

Part 3 - About The Records:

Do Rabbits Wonder

Produced by: Whirlwind Heat and Brendan Benson
Mixed by: Dave Fridmann
Recorded/Engineered by: Brandon Benson at Grand Studios
Mastered by: Mike Marsh at The Exchange
V2 Release Date (US + Japan): April 15, 2003
XL Release Date (UK): June 16, 2003
How many songs are on it? 13 songs
How long did it take to write and record it? It was recorded in August 2002 in four days, no writing info available.

Flamingo Honey

Produced by: Whirlwind Heat and Brendan Benson
Mixed by: ???
Recorded/Engineered by: Brandon Benson at Grand Studios
Release Date: August 24, 2004
US and Japanese Release: Dim Mak Records
UK Release: XL Recordings
How many songs are on it? 10 one minute songs in medley form
How long did it take to write and record it? 5 hours

The Second Album - N/A

Ltd Edn Fuzz - N/A

Pre "Do Rabbits Wonder?" 7"

(2000) Glaxefusion 7"
(2000) Spyboys Experiments 7"

"Do Rabbits Wonder?" Singles

(2003) Purple
(2003) Orange
(2004) Pink

Compilations

(????) "What's In The Bottle?" Compilation
(????) "Friction Records - Volume One"
(1999) Exit 77 - The Grand Rapids Compilation
(2001) Sympathetic Sounds Of Detroit
(2002) The Hot Chick