i wrote a piece a long time ago for a zine about how people who dedicate their lives to bands are stupid. it wasn't really about that, but it came off that way. that the dream is not suited to our society. i have some close friends i would do anything for so that they could remain in their dream world. when there isn't anyone living the dream, ( Read more... )

i got a significant portion of GAS since i've been home for the holidays. i haven't made any purchases yet but fuck ( Read more... )

good records of 2009 ( Read more... )

angel eyes recorded at electrical audio. it was great. greg norman is a great dude(i can't stress this enough, if you pay to record with him for one day just watch his studio demeanor, it's amazing). he's an ultra-nerd and knows that place like the back of his hand. his is an octopus too, touching eight things at once. and finally his ( Read more... )

i'm excited about recording.  i still don't actually consider myself a member of angel eyes.  those dudes have been together for more than a decade.  hearing the stories about their fallen band mates his both hilarious and frightening.  i believe these songs are solid.  with a good recording and mastering i believe it'll stand up as a super solid ( Read more... )

so since my basement is out of commission i haven't been playing music much if at all.  angel eyes practice is fine, but we're just tightening up songs.  i'm playing parts i wrote months ago.  even if it's noise i have triggers and rhythms i abide by.  it's not all that creative ( Read more... )

board is stable but always changing.  current setup ( Read more... )

so i've been busy clearing out my basement.  i've found i have three categories of things i own:  art, music and electronics.  some overlap.  i've been finding tons of gear i haven't used it a while.  i'll probably be trying to sell some random shit to get those awesome pieces of kit i really want ( Read more... )

so had acoustic jam bands in my back yard.  it was hilarious/fun.  i had my sunn and orange out there and these kids plugged in their acoustics and rocked it.  all original jams too.  this was for my neighbors party and i sent out invites saying there would be gear setup to jam on and play whatever.  so his friends came expecting to play thin lizzy ( Read more... )

been busy lately.  my practice/gear area aka my basement has been flooding and causing me many headaches.  i'm getting extensive work done in the coming months so productivity has been and will be dwindling until that is sorted out ( Read more... )