Silversun Pickups

5 things (to write on your hand) about silver sun pickups 1. 'Carnavas' is the best record the Smashing Pumpkins never made. 2. Sometimes-SSPU cellist Tanya Haden is married to actor Jack Black, and had the couple's first child in June '06. 3. They finally decided to make a record after being handed a live bootleg of their own music. 4. Part of a collective of friends and artists known as the The Ship. 5. Performed like true professionals for us, sleep-deprived and hungover from playing two shows the previous night.