The Motion Sick: Tour Blog 2008 – 3/7 – Jackson, TN – Videos
Video of Travel to TN, Rockabilly Hall of Fame, and Snow in TN at: http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/tour2008/video-0307.html
The Motion Sick: Friday 3/7/08 – Matt – Update
Update… the snow flurry, which looked harmless has now turned into a decent sized storm. After several phone calls with the other bands and the venue, we made the executive decision to cancel the show. On a side note, a … Read More
The Motion Sick: Tour Blog 2008 – 3/7 – Jackson, TN – Mike
Today was a day of many small let downs. We left St. Charles to head on over to TN. It was about 30 degrees when we left, but I expected us to reach warmer ground on our journey. The travel … Read More
The Motion Sick: Friday 3/7/08 – Matt
We had to hightail it out of Jay’s place, since both he and Jason had to go to work so no shower today. We headed out and I realized early on that those chicken fingers and finger foods at the … Read More
The Motion Sick: Tour Blog – 3/7 – Jackson, TN – Travis
Well, it’s now 12pm on Friday. We are on our way to Jackson, TN. Still haven’t had any coffee and my head is throbbing. The mid-west apparently doesn’t believe in giving Americans the addiction they so rightfully deserve. We all … Read More
The Motion Sick: Tour Blog 2008 – 3/6 – St. Charles, MO – Video
Videos of Travel to MO, At the Arcade, The Pit, The Mirror Stage Interview, Love and a Sidearm Interview, and After the Show… at: http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/tour2008/video-0306.html
The Motion Sick: Tour Blog – 3/6 – St. Charles, MO – Travis
We were up and out of The Peggy Sues house at like 10:30. We found a café in downtown and had some latte’s. We had to go to the post office to mail out some CD’s that people ordered on … Read More
The Motion Sick: Thursday – 3/6/08 – Matt
This was the first morning that I actually felt really good waking up, perhaps a full night’s sleep without any interruptions (I forgot to mention that Patrick and I had shared a bed at Ken’s place). We stopped so I … Read More
The Motion Sick: Tour 2008 – 3/6 – St. Charles – Mike
I am still recovering from a couple of days of limited sleep, but we rolled around through Indianapolis and hit a coffee shop and the post office (to mail out some orders we’ve gotten on the road). We drove out … Read More
The Motion Sick: Wednesday – 3/5/08 – Matt
It still felt like Tuesday when I woke up at 4:59am. I had gone to sleep just a few hours before at 2am. I actually felt better than yesterday; which surprised me since I basically had absolutely no down time … Read More
The Motion Sick: Tour Blog – 3/5 – Indianapolis – Mike
We got up and out before the sun came to visit. We trudged through a tiring 10 hour drive to get to the high school in Pendleton, IN, home of WEEM 91.7 FM. WEEM is a great radio station run … Read More
The Motion Sick: Tour 2008 – Indianapolis – 3/5 – Starman
The best part of the tour occurred on this morning. My alter ego was born. I was sleeping and Travis came to wake me up and called me Starman. He and Mike deny it but he definitely did and it … Read More
The Motion Sick: Air and Space Museum Photos (poor quality via video camera) – 3/5
For photos from the Air and Space Museum and the special exhibit of American Treasures (Albert Einstein’s Pipe, The Ruby Slippers, Prince’s guitar, Abraham Lincoln’s hat…) head over to: http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/tour2008/photos-0304.html
The Motion Sick: Tour Blog – 03/05 – Indianapolis, IN – The Videos
Videos of The Long Journey To IN, Travis and Pat: The Brownie Incident, WEEM Profile, WEEM Visit 1, WEEM Visit 2, Birdy’s Tour, Interview with The Peggy Sues, Interview with Jascha, Interview with Kendall Ludwig, The Peggy Sues Live, Jascha Live, andThe … Read More
The Motion Sick: Tour Blog 2008 – 3/5 – Indianapolis – Travis
Well, what can I say about today other than BRUTAL! We went to bed from the DC show at like1am and I was up at 4:30am to get ready to leave. Working on very minimal sleep. We got out the … Read More
The Motion Sick: Tour Blog – 3/4 – DC – Mike
DC was a fun time as always. We had a quick run through the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and we got to see the “American Treasures” (approximate title) special exhibit. It was a really strange set of stuff ranging … Read More
The Motion Sick: Tour Blog 2008 – 3/4 – DC – Patrick (AKA Starman)
Good morning from Virginia. Ken, Matt’s friend set us up real nice in his pad. I think I kept Matt up with some explosive gas though, I believe he described me as, “a motor boat running out of gas.” But … Read More
The Motion Sick: Tour 2008 – 2/27 – 3/04 – Travis
Hey, hey, hey friends! It’s currently 10am on the nose on what I think is Wednesday. This has been my first opportunity to write something. I just gave up the drivers seat to Matt after 4 ½ hours of driving … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick Tour 2008 – 3/4 – DC – The Videos
Videos including DC Introduction, DC – Pat is captured by the flag, DC – Chinatown, DC – Tour of The Red and the Black, DC – The breakUps , DC – The Ambitions at: http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/tour2008/video-0304.html
The Motion Sick: Tuesday – 3/4/08 – Matt
I woke up around 10:30 feeling like complete crap. My entire body hurt, I had a headache and couldn’t stop coughing. I was really concerned that if this is how I felt after day 1 then I’m probably going to … Read More
The Motion Sick: Tour Blog – Monday 3/3/08 – Matt
The trip to Delaware was slated to be around a 6 hour drive. I had spent a considerable amount of time trying to pack as lightly and efficiently as possible, trying to decide if I should bring one or two … Read More
The Motion Sick: Patrick – 3/3/08 – Delaware
After a relaxing three days off of work we finally decided everyone was healthy enough to hit the road. I am sure you all know the story of Mike’s near death causing illness so I won’t retell it. The good … Read More
The Motion Sick: Tour 2008 – 03-03 – Mojo 13 – Wilmington, DE
Mike: Mojo 13 is a really cool place. It has exactly the vibe of a club I like playing at. As you’ll see from the video tour below, it has a circus sideshow theme. Great decor, super-friendly staff, little round … Read More
The Motion Sick: Back on the road…
So, I got really slammed with the flu. I am still pretty weak, but I feel a lot better. I got home after the CD release show and more or less felt like a truck had hit me. I’ve barely … Read More
The Motion Sick: Friday Quick Hit
So today we were supposed to start our tour. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to leave because Mike is really ill. Totally sucks, the guy can’t even speak. He was feeling under the weather most of the week and pushed through … Read More
The Motion Sick: Cancellations 2/29 and 3/1
We regret that our upcoming shows on 2/29 in New York and 3/1 in Philly have been cancelled due to illness. We expect to be recovered and back on the road for our 3/3 date in Wilmington. Our sincerest apologies … Read More
The Motion Sick: Pre Tour Blog – Matt
Welcome to my little segment of The Motion Sick’s tour blog-spot. To recap some pre-tour activities, we had our official CD-Release show on Wednesday, the 27th. This was the first time we had played this new venue in town, called … Read More
The Motion Sick: Tour 2008 – 02-27 – Church – CD Release Show – Boston, MA
Mike: Our CD release show was a blast, except that I was pretty severely ill. We made it through the whole thing and then I got home and just about collapsed. Church is a really nice newer club that is … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Metro
http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/talk-metro-02-27-08.html
The Motion Sick: Topping the radio charts, MTV Latin America, and The Motion Sick on Tour: NY, Philly, DE, DC, Indy, TN, MO,OK, Houston, Dallas, Austin for SXSW!
UPDATE: TOUR DATES 3/8 (Springfield, MO) and 3/9 (Tulsa, OK) JUST ADDED! Hello Friends, We’re super excited about our Boston CD release show, which kicks off our upcoming tour that leads us down to SXSW (and hopefully back)! Keep an … Read More
The Motion Sick: Equilibrium and A Boy and His Dog
I am definitely a science fiction nerd. Recently watched two films: – Equilibrium – Not a bad movie, but disturbingly derivative. THX-1138 vs. The Matrix, but better than the latter…not so much the former. Christian Bale is decent, the cinematography … Read More
The Motion Sick: The new Black Crowes album – 2.5 out of 5 in Maxim – Why is this significant?
The main reason that it is significant is that, allegedly, advance copies were not made available for review. It seems that the review came out in the March issue of Maxim. The Crowes were puzzled as they had not provided … Read More
DNFMOMD: Wedding Cupcakes!
I made 118 wedding cupcakes in nine hours on Sunday. Four cake flavors, four icings, and assorted toppings and garnishes. Display Platter Mocha Cake with Espresso Frosting and Dark Chocolate Dustings Vanilla with Chocolate Frosting and Blackberry Vanilla on … Read More
DNFMOMD: Baby Straight Edge
I screened this for a friends impending baby. If I have my way it will come out of the womb with a nose ring and a pink mohawk.
The Motion Sick: Battle Hymns and The Magnetic Fields reviews
I finally got around to writing that review of The Magnetic Fields show… Also, I got to review this awesome band called Battle Hymns. As I say in the review, one of the reasons I love this record is for … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick’s biggest tour yet…
We’re all really excited about our upcoming tour. You can find more info at our web site 2/27 – Boston, MA – Church – CD RELEASE SHOW – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110189059162/29 -New York, NY – Baggot Inn – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=7929958843 3/1 – Philadelphia, … Read More
The Motion Sick: Radio Station Spotlight: WVCW
Although some commercial stations are currently playing our music regularly, we largely depend on college and non-commercial radio for airplay. I was a DJ for about 9 years at WHRW and WRBB doing both pop and sound collage shows and … Read More
The Motion Sick: My Name is Bruce (Campbell)
This looks like it could be some fun self-parodying. I think Bruce Campbell is pretty funny, though I have not been so blown away by his recent films (Bubba Ho-Tep, The Man With the Screaming Brain). The Evil Dead series … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Magnetic Fields @ Somerville Theater
I saw The Magnetic Fields last night at the Somerville Theater. I enjoyed the show a lot. The set mostly didn’t include the material I prefer, but the band is always so goofy and fun that it makes up for … Read More
The Motion Sick: Out with the old, in with the new
Due to a lack of hard drive space; I was forced to reinitialize my iPod so I could backup some much needed files. In doing so, I had to erase ALL of my music.Now I only have a 20GB iPod … Read More
The Motion Sick: I Had A Dream: My Country
Skip down a bit past the “My Country” song lyrics if you want to read about a funny dream I had the other night and skip some political talk. For those of you who are unaware, The Motion Sick has … Read More
The Motion Sick: Aeroplane turns 10!
Ten years ago this month (Feb. 10 to be exact), Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea was released. I am sure most of you have already worn through 4 copies of it, but for those of you … Read More
The Motion Sick: Note Books on Largehearted Boy
I am quite excited to let you all know that today, I had the opportunity to write the Note Books column on Largehearted Boy! I’ve been a regular reader and fan of LHB for several years, so it’s quite an … Read More
The Motion Sick: Abbey Road
I spent a good portion of my evening yesterday listening to Abbey Road by The Beatles. I remember listening to this record on vinyl as a child along with Meet The Beatles, this is all in thanks to my Mother. … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Greatest Rock Band Dilemma: To encourage/ignore piracy or to quash it
At the present, we find ourselves in a difficult situation. The Motion Sick is a band that really loves making music. We really do. That is why we’re here. We are not expecting fame and fortune, but in order to … Read More
The Motion Sick: Political Junkie
For those of you who know me; I’m an extreme political junkie.. I can’t seem to get enough of this stuff. To riff on Mike’s theme of Politics.. my man Barack is leading the delegate count for the Democratic Party … Read More
The Motion Sick: Presidential Campaign Songs
The most exciting thing about the upcoming election…what campaign songs will they choose?!?!?!?! Here are some past ones to get the gears turning… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_song 1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt: “Happy Days Are Here Again” 1960: John F. Kennedy: “High Hopes” 1964: … Read More
DNFMOMD: Superbowl Cupcakes
I made these delightful vanilla cupcakes for a superbowl party we were invited to. The icing was slightly chocolatey which gave it a nice purple hue. They remind me of gnomes.
The Motion Sick: Great Scott Batman!
Travis, my friend Rich Adkins (from The Cult of Point Break Society), and I went to see Mean Creek at Great Scott on Saturday evening. Mike has said many nice things about them so I was quite interested to hear … Read More