Read a story about the band's history


Listen to and download free tunes here


Read the lyrics


Popmatters.com article


Los Angeles Times article


San Francisco Chronicle article


Another San Francisco Chronicle article


SF Weekly article


"Audio Magicians: A portrait of esotericism in sound, from Firesign Theatre to World Entertainment War"


Wikipedia article


Jefferson Starship and World Entertainment War - 1


Buy the CD


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Videos of World Entertainment War's live shows:


New Year's Eve show


Halloween show


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Beltane show


Samhain show


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Excerpts from reviews:


"They pack their songs full of enough heady words and phrases to fill a Greil Marcus-style rock critique. But WEW reminds us that smart music need not be the prisoner of rock academia. It's a stirring, entertaining band with a smooth, funky sound and a loose, punky attitude . . . They succeed at wresting 'smart' rock out of the critics' hands."

- Gus Stadler, SF Weekly


"Calling this music 'smart rock,' as some critics have, does a disservice to the emotional sweep of the music and the ready accessibility of Rob Brezsny's lyrics."

- Joel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle


"Co-lead singer Rob Brezsny has a brash, huckstering stage presence and writes socially conscious lyrics that challenge people to think and care. The other vocalist, Darby Gould, has a soaring voice with a dynamic range. The instrumentalists wrap a wealth of intriguing, often unexpected hooks around the inspired harmonies of Brezsny and Gould. Stir together some industrial angst and anger with uptempo r&b/funk, a touch of metal, and straight-ahead rock and roll, add a pinch of ballad and rap, and you've got WEW."

- John Hogle, BAM


"World Entertainment War is cheerfully anarchist, socially conscious, warmly humanist, charmingly goofy, and sternly pop."

- Deb Finley, Detroit Metro Times


"All the mystic power of the Zep, but with good will and good vibes. Very powerful singers and thoughtful lyrics. Soul-feeding music. Occult wisdom. Now anthemic fire, now intricate rhythms. Secret Orders take note."

- Reviewer on Amazon.com


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When you're too well-entertained to move, screaming is good exercise, so please scream along with us!


We will succeed where the paranoids have failed!


We will take back the airwaves from the entertainment criminals!


Long live the primordial music of our televisionary revolution!


World Entertainment War is a BENEVOLENT MEDIA VIRUS programmed to PREVENT the ENTERTAINMENT CRIMINALS from STEALING YOUR IMAGINATION



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WORLD ENTERTAINMENT WAR IS:

Safe Sex God (lead vocals): Rob Brezsny

Safe Sex Goddess (lead vocals): Darby Gould

Neuromancer Riffs (guitar): George Earth

Subversive Rhythms (drums): Anthony Guess

Thunder in the Earth (bass): Daniel Lewis

Macho Feminist Love Games (keyboards): Amy Excolere


Deep emotion guaranteed! Global warming in your pants! Learn to use your nightmares to become rich and famous! Wear your funniest face! Eat money! Kick your own ass! Get rid of your guilt -- maybe forever!


Learn the art of underpants hats! Legal highs not legal lows! Maximum security clearances! Pretend to be crazy so you can get away with doing what's right! Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be jerks!