not too much happening this week so far. today was thanksgiving obviously; alyssa and i ate with my parents and adam (my big bro, for those who don't know i even have a brother) at claim jumper, then we ALL went to alyssa's parents' house in gresham where her dad's side of the family was having their dinner. my parents and bro just hung out for 45 ( Read more... )

not much happening the past couple days. today i wrote a new song for the next digital song. it's called "no way." it came so quickly, it was crazy. music and lyrics written in ten minutes. AND i spilled a full glass of water all over my desk during that process. it pissed me off so bad, but i was like, "i am NOT going to let this keep me from ( Read more... )

yesterday, alyssa and i went to a gastropub in NW portland. it was delicious.

tonight i played on ustream. i didn't feel as on as the last time i did it, but it was fun and i want to continue it. weekly, bitches. the next one is a honey, i shrunk the meat grinder-centric episode on tuesday, which is the 10th anniversary of its self-release. i ( Read more... )

my new digital 7" single is out! the A-side is "i can't play in the sun," with the B-side "the mystic chord." listen and download for free!!there are some things to mention about the songs. on "i can't play in the sun," i sampled myself singing AHHS so that i could play them on my keyboard. but i didn't just sample myself singing one AHH because ( Read more... )

lots of work in the last few days on my next digital 7". i think the songs are pretty much done, although i'm wondering if i should pile more weird shit onto "the mystic chord." the song is definitely weird enough, but i have to wonder if "weird enough" is indeed weird enough. but at the same time, i don't wanna overcook it. i don't think i need to ( Read more... )

a lot of albums by my favorite bands came out this year. i also worked at jackpot for a month and a half (boooo), so i got to hear more new music than i normally do. so i feel i can actually do a proper year-end list this year. cheggit:

best albums of 2011:

1. coldplay - mylo xyloto
2. wilco - the whole love
3. the war on drugs - slave ambient4. ( Read more... )

here is my new list of my top five albums of all time. it hasn't changed too much since last year. in no particular order really ( Read more... )

i got kind of mad at myself after i posted that last entry, about how i didn't want to write songs or do another album any time soon. the next day i said, "that's bullshit! i'll show him! fuck that guy!" and so now i'm recording my next digital 7" single, which will probably be "i can't play in the sun" b/w "the mystic chord." i might do one other ( Read more... )

so since the last time i posted, i got fired from jackpot. it's a bunch of bullshit, and that's all i really want to say about it now. gotta move on, gotta try not to dwell on it when i wake up in the middle of the night needing to pee. it's harder than it sounds.

also, i released a digital 7" single. it's "pass it off" (the A side) b/w "truth ( Read more... )

this last week was possibly the fastest work week ever. it went by so fast. i don't know why. but i won't complain.

today i finished up my new digital 7" single, "pass it off." i really love the medium of 7" vinyl singles. i love the idea of a pair of complementary songs. the whole a-side/b-side thing just gets my motor purring. it's a very simple ( Read more... )