Dear mark sgarbossa – how many times can we tell you that we love you? once again you have helped the cause by designing our july tour poster. I’m not sure where your inspirations come from but i’m glad that we still visually inspire you. keep the black X hearts coming. thank you once again.
as you know we are recording, producing and mixing the next cd on our own. that said, you might understand why it is taking a little longer than usual to finish. are we professional mixers? just watch the videos of me attempting to mix and that should answer that question. i fondly refer to the song in question as “running man”. i think it’s gonna make the cd….one mix or another.
mixing and mismatching
more mixing… more mismatching
confusion and a case of the crazies
Finally! the blog is back and better than ever. now the world can fully appreciate the magnitude of our blog. on the right side column there is a cool “tree branch hierarchy” widget type thing where ALL the old posts are listed….ALL OF THEM… since 2004! these posts are archived not only by date but also by category which means that if your looking for a particular show report, just click on that link and all of the show reports will be listed. it’s pretty cool. another new feature is the calendar – just mouse over the dates for quick info on shows. the new official band website is also up and running so make sure you check that out too. thanx a ton to dave cohen out in nyc for all his hard work on the new site. the multimedia and photo pages kick ass.
we did our first “official” photoshoot for the new record yesterday. what an awesome day for a shoot. the lovely lucy hamblin (from nyc) was our photographer – it was a mellow and relaxed shoot with a few set ups. one inside on a couch and the others outside in and around a pool. we were up at roya’s house (from milan records) in the hills. great house, nice pool, awesome view. that’s la for ya. sometimes it’s just perfect here. check out the video below. nothing special but it’s better than a picture. thanx for letting us run around your place roya.
every now and then i do get to go out. normally it’s work related but sometimes it’s not. anyway, i thought it might be nice to post a picture of one of best friends in los angeles, marcos beltran. marcos is also my running partner when schedules permit – he’s a way better runner than i by the way. you may recognize the stud on the left as tommy alexander who is all over the blog when he went on the road with us during our turin brakes tour. this was taken at cha cha lounge in silver lake
