February 23, 2006
recording photos
Photos from recording drums today at Twisted Ankle. That's me on the skins,
Stephen's pushin' the buttons.
(Check out the rest of the set on Flickr)
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February 20, 2006
twisted ankle goes public
Twisted Ankle is a recording/screenprinting studio that I partly own.
We now have a Myspace profile and would like to be your friend.
Sight+Sound+Danger=Twisted Ankle
Other Twisted Ankle Conspirators:
St Nich
Sass
These photos were taken with my phone.
Nice hi-rez images to come. And we'll be working on a website soon.
Ah...Humble beginnings.
We recently acquired this beautiful 1968 Ludwig silver sparkle drumkit.
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February 13, 2006
are you kidding me?
I was thinking about this entry while shaving this morning.
Here are some alternate titles:
They Don't Call It Food Poisoning For Nothing
How Taco Bell Ruined My Weekend
Blacking Out On The Floor Of Erlanger's Bathroom
Yeah, my weekend went really, really bad.
On Friday @ 5:30 PM I had to go to the emergency room as a result of food
poisoning. All that to say, I missed everything this weekend: Monster Truck
Rally, Maylene and The Sons of Disaster, The Squid and the Whale, helping
Charles Allison move, and so forth. It was supposed to be action-packed and
way fun. Now Monday is here, and I still get dizzy when I stand for long periods
of time.
So I have nothing new to say. That new song I recorded Thursday is finally
up on Myspace. I'm not sure what the delay was, but there you have it.
Also, remember to go see A Fir-Ju Well this Wednesday. They are badass.
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February 09, 2006
v-day blues got you down
I posted a new song on my Myspace page.
It's called "Baby, Please."
Check check check it out.
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January 04, 2006
my life is feast or famine
Long story, but my New Year's went sour.
But I made up for it by tying up some loose ends.
I've spent a lot of time playing music the past couple of days,
and also writing a lot of music which has been kind of refreshing.
I hope to have some new stuff posted on Myspace by the end of
the month.
I've been out of the loop with my internet cravings and information.
Here's what I've picked up.
1. The Flaming Lips new record is out April 4. It is called At War With the Mystics
Details here.
2. I'm promoting another A Fir-Ju Well show for February 15.
I've been hard at work on the new studio with Stephen. We're recording
for the next few days. It should be fully operational by February.
I'm in overdrive right now. I've done nothing but breath music for the past
five days. It's been great like spinning plates.
Word to your bitch of a mutha'.
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December 13, 2005
yule tide carols
Last year I co-produced an X-Mas CD with Jon Jon called Let's Keep the X in X-Mas,
a collection of traditional X-Mas songs re-arranged by the X-Mas Ensemble.
This year, I am pleased to announce that I have put together a collection of X-Mas originals from friends in the Chattanooga Area. The EP is called The Jesus Clause EP and is available for download.
The EP features 3 tracks by Charles Allison, Stephen Nichols, and myself.
Please download and enjoy.
Each track was recorded by the person who wrote it.
The artwork above was created by Victor Huckabee.
Merry Christmas.
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Also in keeping up with the spirit of the season,
here are some links to the Sufjan Stevens Christmas MP3's.
My friends Tall Betsy and Safeguy put this EP out a few
Christmas's ago.
Bright Eyes has released 2 Christmas albums in the past
five years, Oh Holy Fools and A Christmas Album.
Both available from Saddle Creek Records.
You can download "Blue Christmas" and "Going For The Gold."
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x-mas comps
Here are links for holiday comps, special thanks to Mike Wolf for passing these along.
m3 christmas
test pilot christmas
silvergiraffe christmas
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Here is my own playlist for the year. (Not available for download)
- My favorites are the Mariah Carey, Flaming Lips, and Remy Zero tracks.
- The M. Carey song in particular really pumps me up.
- There are several versions of Little Drummer Boy here, and I had more but I stopped myself from adding them :)
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December 08, 2005
(disturbing) fish-sticks
Tonight at Lamar's, Disturbing Fish presents American Analog Set with
Chris (no relation to Tom) Brokaw.
Doors open at 9 and the cover is $8.
I just finished the VCF record which means I will be completing work for the
X-Mas EP entitled "The Jesus Clause EP." I hope to have it up by Saturday or
Sunday at the latest. Promise(s).
I've prepared a special holiday blog that will include all kinds of holiday
downloads for you and your internet-loved ones.
On Sunday, I'm heading off to Music City USA to visit the Opryland Hotel
and it's awesome light display. This has been a tradition of mine since I lived
in Murfreesboro, and it's worth the 2 hour drive.
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Currently Listening:
jaymay
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last night at lamar's
- ok before i begin, some guy just farted really loudly next to me (I'm at the
library) and now it stinks something awful.
- I sat upstairs for the whole show last night. I've never done this before. It's
sort of like a skybox because when you're upstairs you don't watch the band
(even though you have the best view), you talk to everyone up there. Second,
regardless of how little you smoke, you reek the next morning because
everyone's smoke is covering your body, hair, etc.
- Apparently there was some debate b/t the ladies over whether I looked liked
Adam Brody. I was waiting for the catfight to begin. I also got into the age-old
OC argument: who was cuter: Summer Roberts or Anna Stern?
- One of my favorite terms is man-collector. It always reminds me of the song
"Molly's Chambers" by Kings of Leon. It also reminds me to stay the fuck away.
- As a sidenote. On my way to the library this morning I heard Mark Kozeleck's
cover of "Ocean Breathes Salty" on the radio. I've never been a huge fan of his,
but sometimes you hear him exactly when you want to.
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Check out the best commerical ever. It's by Sony.
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The Grammy nominations came out last week. I'm always kind of bored by
the nominations and the awards show itself. Why is it that the Oscars are
fairly respected and the Grammy's are not? Kanye is up for like 5 or 6 awards
this year. And Arcade Fire???
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December 02, 2005
power of the middle finger
So I was looking at NPR's site yesterday and they had a feature on
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and their overnight success this past summer.
The story focused on music blogs, podcasts, and Pitchfork Media, showing how
a relatively unknown band could do so well without a record label.
In case you were unaware, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah sold 10,000 records this year
and is selling out venues across the country and up until recently didn't
have distribution into major record stores.
Meanwhile the Big 4 of the RIAA is in neverending pursuit of closing file-sharing
networks, P2P, and the like. Every month they dump hundreds of thousands of
dollars into Abusivo, Angel City, and Lindsay Lohan. They work on product placement,
sell ringtones, buy TRL-time, and publicize the hell out of artists that are
here today gone tomorrow.
Oh, the times they are a-changing.
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This week has been crazy. I've spent most of it recording and mixing.
VCF record is almost complete (I'll clap my hands and say yeah).
That project took way too long for a lot of reasons...some of which were
my fault; some of which were not. On Monday, I do the mastering thing and
breathe a short sigh of relief as I gear up for exams.
In addition I have trips to Nashville and DC for the next 2 weekends, and then
I'm going back to the old life...nah, I start on new recording projects which
I look forward to.
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Dane Cook hosts SNL tomorrow night. ("Are you out of your fucking minnnd?")
Currently listening:
The Teenage Prayers
Jaymay
KRS-One
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