We’ve been losing our minds a little pushing our Kickstarter campaign for the film TEN: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaeljepstein/ten-b-movie-psychological-thriller-full-of-twists It’s a nerve-wracking process to say the least! So, we’re going to ease up for a few days and catch our breath (and celebrate Sophia’s birthday). In … Read More
Our campaign http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaeljepstein/ten-b-movie-psychological-thriller-full-of-twistsI promised tonight that if we reached $4000 on our campaign, I would sing a song in a pig mask. I never thought it would happen!!!
Our campaign http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaeljepstein/ten-b-movie-psychological-thriller-full-of-twists We’re quite excited to announce the addition of Rachel Leah Blumenthal to our crew and cast. Rachel will be involved with production and, in keeping with my trend of killing her off in everything I make (see … Read More
Our campaign: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaeljepstein/ten-b-movie-psychological-thriller-full-of-twists We just wanted to pass along a big thank you to the contributors to our campaign! We’re extremely excited to have you all be a part of this project and we look forward to sharing more news about … Read More
Our campaign http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaeljepstein/ten-b-movie-psychological-thriller-full-of-twists We are really pleased to announce that the amazing Catherine Capozzi will be working as a crew member on the TEN film shoot, AND, more importantly, will be working on scoring the film. Catherine was responsible for … Read More
Our campaign http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaeljepstein/ten-b-movie-psychological-thriller-full-of-twistsTHANK YOU! We are blown away by all of the generous contributions that helped bring us over the 20% mark in less than 48 hours! We’ll be sending individual thank yous over the next few days, but, in the … Read More
Our Kickstarter for the film TEN has begun! We really want you all to be part of it!!! How you can help: 1) Every contribution counts. If you’re thinking of giving, but aren’t sure if you can afford it (or how … Read More
Complete Spotify Discography (for all bands) – all MJE/SJC discographies DARLING PET MUNKEE You Better Believe It! by Darling Pet Munkee Glows in the Dark! by Darling Pet Munkee
Complete Spotify Discography (for all bands) – all MJE/SJC discographies https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ Full Length/EPs 2012 – Faith in Free EP – Lyrics/Chords – Additional Info – Buy: Bandcamp, Amazon, CDBaby – Listen: Spotify, Youtube 2012 – Swap Meet EP (split w/Golden Bloom) – Lyrics/Chords – … Read More
We had a blast on our first day of the Darling Pet Munkee “Sea-Monkeys” shoot. As per the song, the video will present the worldwide invasion by sea-monkeys. In fact, many people will find themselves eaten by sea-monkeys. The wonderful … Read More
We’ve already told you all there is to know about the fake trailer that we made for the movie TEN for the Brattle Theatre Trailer Smackdown, but in addition to creating our own trailer, we acted in another entry in … Read More
We are currently raising money via Kickstarter to make this into a feature film: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaeljepstein/ten-b-movie-psychological-thriller-full-of-twists We were psyched to see this screen at: Brattle screening at Trailer Treats! We didn’t win the TEN trailer competition (audience voting), but this might be even … Read More
Darling Pet Munkee had a total blast rocking radio on the 7th. We were sad that Johnny Angel Wendell wasn’t able to be there to partake in his two-night hoot, but it was a grand time nonetheless! In addition to … Read More
Parlour Bells just finished their new single “Airwaves” – a song inspired by the demise of WFNX and WBCN. The song explores just how significant a loss those stations are to the Boston music community. it also features a chorus … Read More
Our friend, Mark Phinney (you can see him playing the “door man” in our X-Ray Specs video!) is making a movie in Boston called Fat. Fat is a funny, and dramatic look at food addiction. Facebook page. synopsis: “Ken is a … Read More
In addition to making some of our own music videos, we always have fun appearing as extras in other people’s videos. Here’s André Obin’s video for “Valencia” directed by Theodore Cormey, whom you may remember as the director of Do … Read More
Poor Frankenstein’s monster (Frank, from here on in…) just can’t catch a break. He turns to online dating and goes on a series of bungled dates…until he finally meets the one… We hope to release this video and the video … Read More
In addition to making some of our own music videos, we always have fun appearing as extras in other people’s videos. Here’s Hallelujah the Hills‘ video for “Get Me In A Room.” <p>&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=”http://hallelujahthehills.bandcamp.com/track/get-me-in-a-room”&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Get Me In A Room by Hallelujah … Read More
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library’s “Amylee” music video has arrived! The “Amylee” music video is part of 2012’s 12-part PROJECT A.M.Y.L.E.E. for which we will present various versions of “Amylee” including covers, remixes, and session recordings! Most people are … Read More
A still from A Brief History of Flight THE PRESALE IS NOW CLOSED. SEE YOU AT THE SHOW! The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library has two very exciting shows coming up! We’ve decided to offer a special, limited-edition package ticket … Read More
Courtesy of local music scene satirist Richard Douche-ard. Used withouthis damn permission. Try and stop me! To free or not to free?I’ve been having a series of conversations on Facebook (1 – 2) about various components of the value of … Read More
This revelation will be presented at Earthfront headquarters:The Somerville-based Arts at the ArmoryMay 5th, 2012 at 2000 (8 PM for you civilians). We will be sharing the presentations for the evening with Earth-supporter Eliza Rickman, who will be releasing a CD … Read More
photo by Theodore Cormey Our music video for “Episode 1: Arrival“, directed by Theodore Cormey just won “Best Regional Music Video” at the SENE Film Festival. SENE is based in Rhode Island – The SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND FILM, MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL(SENE) … Read More
I am thrilled to say that I am serving as a one-day substitute mustache/player during the run of Liars & Believers and Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys’ 28 Seeds. I spent the last two days at rehearsals … Read More
We are extremely excited to announce that Darling Pet Munkee‘s “X-Ray Specs” music video will be screening at the 2012 Boston Underground Film Festival! The complete schedule is available at: http://bostonunderground.org/2012-schedule/ (or as a PDF). The video was shot at Radio, mostly … Read More
As it turns out this year, it was too expensive for us to actually make it down to Austin, so instead, we have been creating more than we ever could have created if we had gone… For The Michael J. … Read More
February 1 is the very first installment on Wiretap Wednesday!! This page ( http://bit.ly/wiretapwed ) will be the location of the livestream and time listings for performing acts. The amazing J-Krafty is our feature performer this month! Arts at the Armory191 Highland Ave.Somerville, … Read More
ah Monday night Rock ‘n’ Roll! We’re playing a free show at Zuzu (Cambridge, MA) – starts at 10PM, and is a pretty awesome night of music: Mon 1/30/12 – Zuzu! 21+ 10pm Free!Night of the Living DeadHead:Jeremy Dubs Presents: Speak! … Read More
The TIME article, “Want to Be a Rock Star? You’ll Need $100,000” has been making the rounds recently and repeatedly infuriating me. Why? Well, it’s both horrific in its accuracy and its inaccuracy. The problem is, these stupid kids in … Read More
As part of the Parlour Bells Heavy Dream Remix Project, I made this “Hurricane Mix” to help everyone dance safely through the 2011 hurricane season. The remix project got an official boost coming into 2012 and this mix got a … Read More
While our first music video, “X-Ray Specs,” was scooting past the 20,000-view mark in just a few weeks, we were busy finishing the third and final shooting day for our second video – “Genuine Soil From Dracula’s Castle” – directed by … Read More
2011 was a really amazing year for us on all musical fronts; we released more music and videos than ever before, and we’ve put ourselves in a position for 2012 that should allow us to be in a constant state … Read More
Michael J. Epstein vs. Eric Michael Cohen of Cancer Killing Gemini 2012 is the year of The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library’s “Amylee” – the first track of our debut Volume One. In 2012, the song will be receiving extensive remix, video, … Read More
Darling Pet Munkee is a project for which Sophia and I have teamed up with Axemunkee‘s Catherine Capozzi to write songs about items sold in the back of old comic books! I’ve been writing posts recounting the stories of the … Read More
TIME Magazine Online has featured Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling’s music video for “Episode 1: Arrival” on their Top Ten Creative Videos for 2011! TIME LINK. We are so, so delighted to have received this incredible honor! here’s … Read More
Earth Children, Space Balloons appeared in your Earth newspaper, The Boston Herald! 2011-BostonHerald Earth children, Space Balloons are now beaming photos to your computer…they have arrived: Space Balloons are also proud to beam to you our visit to Planet Allston … Read More
10/15 brought us back to Radio in Somerville (formerly Club Choices) for Sarah Rabdau & Self-Employed Assassins (video), Garvy J and the Secret Pockets of Hope & Resistance (aka – the only band I trust with a 12-string guitar! video), and Eldridge … Read More
We had a total blast on Halloween performing the music of Darling Pet Munkee for the very first time! <p>&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=”http://dpm-music.donotforsake.com/album/glows-in-the-dark”&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Glows in the Dark! by Darling Pet Munkee&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;</p> We want to thank UNregular Radio and Geekbeat Radio for having us … Read More
UPDATE: See the final video at: http://blog.michaeljepstein.com/2012/06/darling-pet-munkees-creature-double.html Darling Pet Munkee (a side-project from Michael and Sophia with Catherine Capozzi of Axemunkee) news is here! Boing Boing used another song of ours (“Darling Pet Monkey”) in a second Gweek Podcast! To celebrate we’re offering a free download of our entire 7-song record, Glows … Read More
Darling Pet Munkee – Genuine Soil From Dracula’s Castle UPDATE: See the final video at: http://blog.michaeljepstein.com/2012/06/darling-pet-munkees-creature-double.html Darling Pet Munkee (a side-project from Michael and Sophia with Catherine Capozzi of Axemunkee) has been getting some lift-off in these past few weeks! All of … Read More
By now, you’ve likely seen our recreation of the opening sequence to the 1960s TV show, The Prisoner, and probably also heard us rambling on about how it took two years of planning and 11 days of shooting (link). And, … Read More
We’ve already tackled X-Ray Specs, Darling Pet Monkey, and Sea-Monkeys. A recurrent theme in the Darling Pet Munkee world is that most of the items sold in the back of comics were essentially giant rip-offs. The ads implied that these … Read More
“I don’t know what sort of perverse musical mind comes up with the idea of forming a nine-piece pop orchestra made up of eight girls who’ve never been in bands before and one guy who looks bizarrely like a young … Read More
As you likely are already aware, our band Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling performs original music inspired by The Prisoner. Each song pays tribute to a particular episode of the show. We made this crazy music video recreation … Read More
As part of the Parlour Bells Heavy Dream Remix Project, I made this “Hurricane Mix” to help everyone dance safely through Hurricane Irene. Thankfully, we haven’t been hit too badly here in Boston, but I know a lot of people … Read More
Very excited to present our second music video (for our first music video, which was a shot-for-shot remake of the opening sequence to The Prisoner, click here) for our cover of Leonard Cohen’s “First We Take Manhattan” behind the scenes … Read More
Darling Pet Munkee was originally a one-off (go here for the story of how it happened) recording project combination of Cathy Capozzi of Axemunkee and Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein of Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling. We had so much … Read More
December ’11 update: We were very honored to have TIME Magazine Online select our video as No. 6 (we see what you did there) in its Top Ten Creative Videos of 2011 List – TIME LINK July 11 update: … Read More
Last month we were very pleased to release our epic Prisoner-recreation music video for Episode 1: Arrival (read about it here and here). Watch that video here. Michael & Glenn hard at work microfilm props! But last July we were … Read More
Watch the video at Magnet! For those curious on just how close (it’s disturbing, really) we got it to the original – here is a link to a shot-within-shot video of The Prisoner (1967) and “Episode 1 – Arrival” (2011) and … Read More