My Dad reminded me that whenever the family would be out driving and Layla came on the radio we would bet each other if we would make it home before the song ended.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sunday Comics!
I have been challenged to try and draw a comic a day by Carleen Jean Death Machine. We'll see how long this lasts.
My Dad reminded me that whenever the family would be out driving and Layla came on the radio we would bet each other if we would make it home before the song ended.
My Dad reminded me that whenever the family would be out driving and Layla came on the radio we would bet each other if we would make it home before the song ended.
horraay for friends
Here's some awesome updates on our friends!
Speaking of twee and Pitchfork, some of our Business Deal friends in Austin also got a great write up for the re-release of their two demos in album form. That's right, its YellowFever!
The music video now has 26k+ hits on youtube!
In conclusion, I love when great stuff happens to my friends.
Me and Caesar listening to BOAT
This new BOAT album is awesome! As good if not better than their last one for sure. They got some very kind words from Pitchfork who called them "POST-TWEE!" When I listen to the album I really don't hear that label but neither do I really agree with Fishboy being called twee. However, people need labels so I gladly embrace the terml and run with it. I once told Gabe Saucedo that if people were going to call me twee I'd try to be the greatest twee band of all time. He said:
I can't disagree!
Speaking of Gabe, it turns out Red Pony Clock played a show with Grapevine hometown heroes Mount Righteous last week or a week before that and threw a glass of water on the bell player Kendall. I need to hear that whole story from one of them. Here he is before the show being agressive in the parkinglot:
Speaking of twee and Pitchfork, some of our Business Deal friends in Austin also got a great write up for the re-release of their two demos in album form. That's right, its YellowFever!
The original YellowFever
I haven't talking to these dudes in a while, and I know Isabel has been out of the band living in New York for a few years...but I do know that Jennifer and crew have toured like crazy spreading around the E.P.s that us Business Deal folks have loved for ages. If you like listening to simple pop with lovely harmonies. Check them out!
Lastly, remember that Corn Mo video I showed you a few days ago? I submitted it to toplessrobot.com who posted it, which lead to bigger and bigger blogs reposting it having it finally end up on G4's Attack of the Show last week! Here it is!
The music video now has 26k+ hits on youtube!
In conclusion, I love when great stuff happens to my friends.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
speaking on music and movies
Hey guys,
some exciting things are shaping up. We are playing (in some form or fashion) the NX35 festival in Denton that features some amazing headliners and panel speakers you might enjoy including The Flaming Lips, Midlake, Neon Indian, Math the Band, The Black Angels, Minorcan, Mount Righteous and more!
I wrote a little article for the sub-ex blog last week and I thought I'd paste it here for those who missed it:
"5 Music Documentaries That Caused Me To Change My Opinion of the Artist" by Eric Edward Fishboy
The genre of music documentary is perhaps my favorite of all and with equipment becoming cheaper by the minute, it seems like every semi-successful band is putting out a DVD to sell at the merch booth. I made a long list of my favorite docs and the ones that rose to the top were the few that changed my preconceived notion about about the artists themselves.
5. THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT (1979)
I was just starting to get into the Who when I first saw this movie. In my opinion they are one of the best bands who never had a chance to translate their early live show in to a perfect studio album. By the time they figured it all out, Pete Townshend had already gone off to deeper waters with Tommy. This all became clear to me after watching TKAA which literally had me jumping along with Pete, Roger, Mooney, and The Ox. PLUS you are given the option to isolate some of Entwhistle's mind blowing bass tracks on the DVD.
4.RIZE (2005)
I was in the dark about this phenomenon before I saw this film in which acclaimed celebrity photographer David La Chappell looks at the competitive world of Clowning and Krumping. If you haven't seen this movie, or at least have an awareness of the subject, any sort of description I give will seem made up. Basically, there is a highly competitive form of high speed dancing/convulsing that evolved from a man named Tommy who started a school for teaching inner city youth his unique brand of performing as a birthday clown. That makes sense right? On top of all of this LatChappelle brings is high contrast, slick skills as a photographer to the table with results so stunning a disclaimer is required at the start of the film to tell the viewer none of the footage has been sped up.
3. DON'T LOOK BACK (1967)
This Bob Dylan doc follows the man around during his 1965 U.K. tour using portable camera technology that was fairly new at the time and set the ridiculously high standard for every music doc to come after. Until I saw this movie I had brushed off Dylan as something along the lines of "dated poetry on top of afterthought arrangements" and didn't really understand his cultural significance, songwriting skills or the commanding live presence the guy had at the time. He basically gets away with being an insecure jerk to everyone and they still all eat it up! It made me dig through his catalog and discover what I had been missing. First timers should watch this back to back with Scorsese's No Direction Home for a home school lesson on Dylan.
2. I AM TRYING TO BREAK YOUR HEART (2002)
I consider this movie to be my generation's Dont Look Back; Not just because its shot with the same black and white 16mm film, but because they are both uncomfortable looks inside the world of the artist. Again, I wasn't a fan of Wilco until I saw this movie, but instantly went out and got Yankee Hotel Foxtrot afterward. The director (and audience) got extremely lucky to look into such an interesting time in a bands career while they made what most will look back on as their greatest album. How many times have you been reading a book or article about a legendary record and thought "gee if only some cameras were rolling when they made this." Well, this time they were!
1. THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON (2005)
Despite an awkward instance at Good Records in which Johnston hit on my then girlfriend (now wife) I was still a big fan of his well before this film came out. I never really understood what was wrong with the guy. I had seen him a few times and had always heard the several mythical legends surrounding his career. Not only are these stories revealed as true, but the film offers up physical proof with the massive amounts of video and audio keepsakes Daniel had held on to for years. A great film for fans and non-fans alike.
Well, those are my five, fill me in on what else I should see?
some exciting things are shaping up. We are playing (in some form or fashion) the NX35 festival in Denton that features some amazing headliners and panel speakers you might enjoy including The Flaming Lips, Midlake, Neon Indian, Math the Band, The Black Angels, Minorcan, Mount Righteous and more!
I wrote a little article for the sub-ex blog last week and I thought I'd paste it here for those who missed it:
"5 Music Documentaries That Caused Me To Change My Opinion of the Artist" by Eric Edward Fishboy
The genre of music documentary is perhaps my favorite of all and with equipment becoming cheaper by the minute, it seems like every semi-successful band is putting out a DVD to sell at the merch booth. I made a long list of my favorite docs and the ones that rose to the top were the few that changed my preconceived notion about about the artists themselves.
5. THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT (1979)
I was just starting to get into the Who when I first saw this movie. In my opinion they are one of the best bands who never had a chance to translate their early live show in to a perfect studio album. By the time they figured it all out, Pete Townshend had already gone off to deeper waters with Tommy. This all became clear to me after watching TKAA which literally had me jumping along with Pete, Roger, Mooney, and The Ox. PLUS you are given the option to isolate some of Entwhistle's mind blowing bass tracks on the DVD.
4.RIZE (2005)
I was in the dark about this phenomenon before I saw this film in which acclaimed celebrity photographer David La Chappell looks at the competitive world of Clowning and Krumping. If you haven't seen this movie, or at least have an awareness of the subject, any sort of description I give will seem made up. Basically, there is a highly competitive form of high speed dancing/convulsing that evolved from a man named Tommy who started a school for teaching inner city youth his unique brand of performing as a birthday clown. That makes sense right? On top of all of this LatChappelle brings is high contrast, slick skills as a photographer to the table with results so stunning a disclaimer is required at the start of the film to tell the viewer none of the footage has been sped up.
3. DON'T LOOK BACK (1967)
This Bob Dylan doc follows the man around during his 1965 U.K. tour using portable camera technology that was fairly new at the time and set the ridiculously high standard for every music doc to come after. Until I saw this movie I had brushed off Dylan as something along the lines of "dated poetry on top of afterthought arrangements" and didn't really understand his cultural significance, songwriting skills or the commanding live presence the guy had at the time. He basically gets away with being an insecure jerk to everyone and they still all eat it up! It made me dig through his catalog and discover what I had been missing. First timers should watch this back to back with Scorsese's No Direction Home for a home school lesson on Dylan.
2. I AM TRYING TO BREAK YOUR HEART (2002)
I consider this movie to be my generation's Dont Look Back; Not just because its shot with the same black and white 16mm film, but because they are both uncomfortable looks inside the world of the artist. Again, I wasn't a fan of Wilco until I saw this movie, but instantly went out and got Yankee Hotel Foxtrot afterward. The director (and audience) got extremely lucky to look into such an interesting time in a bands career while they made what most will look back on as their greatest album. How many times have you been reading a book or article about a legendary record and thought "gee if only some cameras were rolling when they made this." Well, this time they were!
1. THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON (2005)
Despite an awkward instance at Good Records in which Johnston hit on my then girlfriend (now wife) I was still a big fan of his well before this film came out. I never really understood what was wrong with the guy. I had seen him a few times and had always heard the several mythical legends surrounding his career. Not only are these stories revealed as true, but the film offers up physical proof with the massive amounts of video and audio keepsakes Daniel had held on to for years. A great film for fans and non-fans alike.
Well, those are my five, fill me in on what else I should see?
Monday, January 18, 2010
Corn Mo and the .357 Lover videos
My pal Corn Mo, his band the .357 Lover, and some dedicated fans have been cranking out videos to two of his songs that cater to fans of very specific scifi classics.
a few weeks ago some one cut together this excellent TIME COP video:
I was so excited about this I left a comment requesting an Event Horizon video and sure enough, I got a message this weekend saying the video was wrapped! ladies and gentlemen, witness the magic that is Event Horizon:
Personally, the best thing about these videos, is that I haven't seen either movie, and still feel cinematic power they must provoke condensed into a single song.
My hats off to you, Corn Mo and the .357 Lover .
a few weeks ago some one cut together this excellent TIME COP video:
I was so excited about this I left a comment requesting an Event Horizon video and sure enough, I got a message this weekend saying the video was wrapped! ladies and gentlemen, witness the magic that is Event Horizon:
Personally, the best thing about these videos, is that I haven't seen either movie, and still feel cinematic power they must provoke condensed into a single song.
My hats off to you, Corn Mo and the .357 Lover .
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