John Darnielle, of indie rock band the Mountain Goats, wrote an impromptu song regarding a date with his first girlfriend that took place at the mall during a sound check at Haverford College in 2003.
The Bloody Hawaiians were a band made up of John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats and members of Wckr Spgt.
The Extra Lens, formerly known as The Extra Glenns, are a band made up of Franklin Bruno of Nothing Painted Blue and John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats.
The band consists of Joel Huschle, Mark Givens, and Dave Carpenter and, over the years, a plethora of guest musicians and artists, notably John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats, Ian Carlson of The Desperation Squad, and the members of Nothing Painted Blue (Franklin Bruno, Kyle Brodie, and Peter Hughes).
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John Darnielle revealed in a concert on October 13th 2012 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg that not only is "Rotten Stinking Mouthpiece" his 'secret favorite song', but that it is about Lon Chaney Jr. and was inspired by his movie Indestructible Man.