DNFMOMD: Baby Teeth
Four days before my 24th birthday, I’ve lost my last baby tooth. I’ve been holding on to a sliver of bone between two of my back teeth, for, well, just about my whole life. My dentist said if it didn’t … Read More
The Motion Sick: WTF Sundays: Nathaniel and Yo Gabba Gabba
I guess there is this crazy new show called Yo Gabba Gabba that teaches kids how to shake their thangs to outre music. I’ve only watched these two clips, but I am almost ready to declare that it just may … Read More
DNFMOMD: Live Photos of Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling by Kelly Davidson!
Photos taken by Kelly Davidson (who you can find on flickr and at her blog)
The Motion Sick: Arthur Ashe Wednesday Photos by Kelly Davidson
The ever-awesome Kelly Davidson (see below) took some rad pictures of the Arthur Ashe Wednesday festivities. Check them out at:
The Motion Sick: Arthur Ashe Wednesday!
Thanks to all of you who made Arthur Ashe Wednesday a blast and a huge success. Sporty photos are now available: http://www.themotionsick.com/ash/arthurashe.html Here’s a bit of video of everyone who performed: Joe Kowan Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling … Read More
DNFMOMD: Video from First Show
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling, video from our first live show at Arthur Ashe Wednesday, 8-13-08(see previous posts for more info) “First We Take Manhattan” (Leonard Cohen cover) “Ghost” “Bella” Thanks to Marianne & Patrick for videotaping.
The Motion Sick: I’m Voting Republican
Pretty funny. Obviously a bit of a blowhard approach…and really the whole thing could be almost the same with the word Democrat substituted, but…
The Motion Sick: Arthur Ashe Wednesday Theme Song: Tennis Pro
Today is Arthur Ashe Wednesday, which means that The Motion Sick will be rocking out at Church (rock club) in Boston (did we mention FREE!!!) and serving non-stop aces at you! The theme song for the night, “Tennis Pro” is … Read More
The Motion Sick: Monkeys
I’ve always thought monkeys were really awesome. I’ve got a bunch of monkey stuffed animals, I bought a giant inflatable monkey for last week’s Splash Wednesday show…everyone asked me what the monkey had to do with the beach. I told … Read More
The Motion Sick: The New Face of The Motion Sick
From now on, whenever you see The Motion Sick anywhere, I will be replaced by a GQ model. I got the idea from the awesome decision by the Chinese olympic organizers to replace a real child singer with a cute … Read More
The Motion Sick: More Splash Wednesday Photos…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arguedas/sets/72157606623234375/
The Motion Sick: I can never go to myspace again…
When I visited today, I was almost killed by this…
DNFMOMD: Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
Mike posted this over at The Motion Sick Blog I think it sums up where the band is at really well, and I thought it deserved to be posted over here:We in The Motion Sick land have all been involved … Read More
The Motion Sick: Awesome Video of the Day: Bat for Lashes
Here at the Museum School, if you are looking for the hippest, coolest stuff on the web, it is to be found in the Media Stockroom. My friend Phil Fryer, the guy that runs it, showed me this awesome video … Read More
The Motion Sick: Ash Wednesday Featured Artist: Leesa (Naked on Rollerskates)
Much like Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling, Leesa is using the Ash Wednesdays show to test run her new rock project, Naked on Rollerskates. The skaters are currently in the studio putting finishing touches on a debut EP. … Read More
The Motion Sick: Potato Flyers
I am not really a fan of most snack chips. In fact, the only snack-chip kind of thing I really ever eat is pretzels and I haven’t even been eating those much. I have basically always completely hated potato chips. … Read More
The Motion Sick: Ash Wednesday Featured Artist: Joe Kowan
I wish I had thought to do this last week for our first residency show. Perhaps I’ll go back and add features for those bands when I have a chance. This week, however, you’ll get a little peek at each … Read More
The Motion Sick: Metal Mondays Week 4: Sepultura
For all you Brazilian thrashers out there, here’s a bit of Sepultura doing “Dead Embryonic Cells.” The lyrics are kind of hilarious in a silly metal sort of way (see last week’s post on Metalocalypse). I was talking to a … Read More
The Motion Sick: Ash Wednesday Featured Artist: Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
We in The Motion Sick land have all been involved in a variety of musical projects throughout our rock and roll lives. Currently, I am involved in one band beyond The Motion Sick. That is Do Not Forsake Me Oh … Read More
The Motion Sick: Sightings Vol. 2
Another installment of photos of things I randomly came across. We’ll start with a couple of things related to Splash Wednesday… …and ending on a somber note…
The Motion Sick: WTF Sundays Week 3
Not so much a WTF as a really funny kid video. This innovative young one finds a way to get access to the prizes in the claw game…
The Motion Sick: Remember, 71 cents = 71 dollars? Well, Blackerry Service = Windows Mobile Service
Yesterday, I decided to become a real person and get a ridiculously overradiating, overpowered phone. I actually really just wanted something to type documents while on the subway, but I found it a great challenge to find a device that … Read More
The Motion Sick: Splash Wednesday Photos
Thanks to everyone who joined us for a rainy day at the beach tonight at Church. Click on Patrick for some photos… …and The Lights Out doing “I Get Around”
The Motion Sick: Verizon thinks that $00.71 = $71.00
This is pretty hilarious and/or infurtiating. Verizon apparently doesn’t understand how money works. The guys tries to explain it, but he’s not so successful… via videosift.com
The Motion Sick: Splash Wednesday (TONIGHT!!) Theme Song: Surfin’ Retiree
Splash Wednesday, our first residency show is tonight at Church! The theme song for tonight’s show, “Surfin’ Retiree” is here too! Download the mp3orListen/Download on Myspace Show is Free!!!9 – The Lights Out10 – The Motion Sick11 – Me and … Read More
The Motion Sick: Robot vs. Puppy – The Epic Battle
I happened upon this while visiting one of my favorite blogs, CuteOverload. As you know, we here at The Motion Sick love anything to do with Video Games or Video Game References, and this utilizes some Super Mario Brothers sounds … Read More
The Motion Sick: Metal Mondays Week 3
A very late Metal Mondays. This week is a tribute to the fine TV show Metalocalypse featuring the band Dethklok. I’ve only seen the first season. It’s a pretty great parody of death metal and it captures a lot of … Read More
DNFMOMD: Stupid Facebook, what do they know about music anyway?
Create New Facebook Page“Our automated system will not approve “Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling” as a valid Page name. If you believe this is an error, please contact our Customer Support team.”
DNFMOMD: Ash Wednesdays/First Show of New Band
So The Motion Sick are doing a series of themed shows for their August residency at Church. I will be debuting my new project, Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling, on the second night (Arthur Ashe Wednesday), August 13th. … Read More
The Motion Sick: WTF Sundays Week 2
As you know by our tremendous physiques, if there’s one thing we’re into here in The Motion Sick land, it’s body-building. Also, we’re into ’80s dances. That’s the second thing. So, today, I present to you nature’s combination of these … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Best Page in the Universe
The self-proclaimed Best Page in the Universe is pretty damn funny. It’s a guy’s rants on a variety of important topics including fashion. He is also the fellow behind I am better than your kids. What really hooked me was … Read More
The Motion Sick: riot rite right clit clip click
Another one of my favorite blogs (maybe I will just post an OPML file of all of the blogs I read someday…) is a collection of found photos. It’s called riot rite right clit clip click and it’s one young … Read More
The Motion Sick: Rock Plaza Central – “I am an Excellent Steel Horse” video
I had posted some live clips of Rock Plaza Central a bit back. They’ve now just released a music video for their great song, “I am an Excellent Steel Horse.” Robotic horses are our friends.
The Motion Sick: H and the Grand Band Slam
It sounds like a great title for a children’s book, but that’s not why we’re here. Our buddy H (we played with him in Danbury a little while back) is a finalist in two categories in the Hartford Advocate’s Grand … Read More
The Motion Sick: Spin Hot Pursuit Contest For A Contract with Epic!
We are one of the 10 finalists in the Spin Hot Pursuit contest for a record deal with Original Signal/Epic Records. We’re one of the top Spin picks here and you can read the comments from the judges on all … Read More
The Motion Sick: Nyet to Emo!
“The Russian government is in the process of drafting a law to make emo and goth music illegal, says the Moscow Times.” I am not a fan of the music, but really? The Times says the bill defines emos as … Read More
DNFMOMD: Seitan Pot Pie
I only recently had pot pie for the first time, at an friends house. And, I immediately had to make one myself. I guess you miss some Americanisms when your Mother was not born here. The thought of combining meat … Read More
DNFMOMD: Stuffed Zucchini & Risotto
These are from forever ago, both recipes are from Vegan Italiano Stuffed Zucchini and Risotto with Peas. All I remember is that I was going to substitute some matzo meal for bread crumbs but that I accidentally (the containers are … Read More
DNFMOMD: Mini Cupcakes
I broke down and bought a mini cupcake pan, even though I think it’s against my morals. I was jealous at the last party that I was at, that everyone was eating store-bought mini cupcakes instead of my homemade concoctions, … Read More
DNFMOMD: Peanut Butter and Chocolate Strike Again!
By birthday request this time.
The Motion Sick: Animoto
Animoto is a site where you can upload photos and music and it makes a dynamic slideslow of sorts. It’s kind of an interesting idea. I am not blown away by the results, but I didn’t really expect to be. … Read More
DNFMOMD: Favorite Records from Each Year of Life
I guess this is an internet meme that has been going around for awhile, most recently the boys over at The Motion Sick Blog have compiled their own lists, which is where I first saw it. The 80s were really … Read More
The Motion Sick: Metal Mondays Week 2: Bullet LaVolta -> The Konks
In 1991, I was an avid Headbanger’s Ball viewer. I even met host Riki Rachtman at Lollapalooza 2. This video (though not all that “metal”) caught my eye. It was by a band called Bullet LaVolta. They toured with a … Read More
The Motion Sick: WTF Sundays!?!?!?!?! Part 1
Okay, Last week, I decided to do Metal Mondays. I think I just decided to add a new feature. It’s called WTF Sundays. It will contain some of the finest things that Are Merely Willed Into Existence By The Internet … Read More
The Motion Sick: Say Now
I just signed up for this Say Now service. I guess you can leave us messages and we can reply or something. Any messages you leave become public and other people can respond. I don’t totally get it, but I … Read More
The Motion Sick: Cold as Coldplay
Thanks to everyone who voted for us and passed along our plea to all of their friends and enemies. As we had said, the competition was fierce and we were defeated by our good pals, The Luxury. Some of you … Read More
The Motion Sick: Courtney Love’s Blog
I can’t quite totally follow what she is saying, but I kind of enjoyed Courtney Love’s stream-of-consciousness blog on myspace for July 24th: Myspace Blog May 31, 2016 You may have heard reports recently about a security incident involving Myspace. … Read More