CD cover art It’s a bit belated now, but we had an incredible CD Release for Questions Are A Burden to Others (officially out on 6/7/11) on 5/13/11 at a full Middle East Downstairs! We played with our good friends … Read More
I wrote a bit about my points of discussion when I spoke on the panel Local Media and Culture: What Does It All Mean for the Music Scene? at the The National Conference for Media Reform last month. I actually … Read More
Photo by Rachel Blumenthal This is the first in a series of tour blogs I’ll be posting recapping the amazing Neutral Uke Hotel / Golden Bloom / The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library 2011 tour! You can check out all … Read More
Space Balloons is the children’s songs project from Michael & Sophia (see previous bit about it). It was created as part of the pilot for a new show by Rob Potylo called Worried All the Time. They just released a teaser … Read More
Last October, http://blog.michaeljepstein.com/2010/10/most-epic-video-shoot-of-all-time-with.html I gave an update on the bulk of the shooting for our epic music video that recreates the opening sequence of The Prisoner. We’ve had several days of shooting since then. We spent two days shooting the resigned cabinet … Read More
All right kids, you may remember the last time we posted an interesting fetish video from Youtube featuring the music of The Motion Sick as the soundtrack for a fully clothed guy soaking himself in the bathtub….well, now we’ve got … Read More
Live photos and video archives
I was really excited to witness a new crop of female rock stars last night at the Ladies Rock Camp showcase. On Friday, around 30 women with little-to-no experience playing their instrument gathered together, formed bands, went through intensive music … Read More
Here’s a quick recap of all my musical nonsensicals in 2010 broken down by project (see also Sophia’s recap): The Michael J. Epstein Memorial LibraryWith The Motion Sick winding down in 2010, it was time for me to decide what … Read More
Sophia (right) with Erica enjoying someRock ‘n’ Roll at Church Here it is! All of the local Boston artists that I saw in 2010, plus some videos that we took of them! This is my list, but Mike probably saw … Read More
DNFMOMD on TOUR!photo by Kelly Davidson The Prisoner- top still from our recreation- bottom I’m breaking this up into groups – starting with my reason for justifying how I live my life, Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling. 2010 was … Read More
30 Lives HD (be sure to click the option to set it to 720p 30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix) HD (be sure to click the option to set it to 720p I honestly am not sure why I didn’t post these … Read More
‘Round October I had decided that DNFMOMD would take a break from shows until 2011 – after all, we’re working fairly constantly on 2 music videos (here and here) and will be recording another EP at the end of December … Read More
I am delighted to say that this article has been picked up by Music Think Tank: http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/microfunding-is-the-future-of-labels-but-kickstarter-is-the.htmlKickstarter/MicrofundingBy now we’ve all at least heard about Kickstarter. Many of us have helped to fund projects. I’ve supported 5 or 6 myself. The best … Read More
It was exciting to head down to NY for a 6-hour visit to play the Green Room Music Source showcase at CMJ this year with Neutral Uke Hotel. I took a casual train ride down and got to listen to … Read More
(I had originally posted about the event here.) Let me just start with, a HUGE thanks to: Agent Mike Bishop, Leesa Coyne, Veronica Dale, Kelly Davidson, Sophia Cacciola, Jen Johnson, Tad Mckitterick, Kate Murdoch, J-Krafty, Sarah RabDAU, Matt Graber, Peter Moore, Eric … Read More
I am very pleased to say that a slightly streamlined version of this is up over at Music Think Tank and another published in Performer. Photo by Kelly Davidson I am quite honored to have been asked to participate on the … Read More
Before “Thundarr” became a huge international hit for The Motion Sick, I used to play it solo. Back in those days (see brief history), I enlisted the help of Mickey Stahl, who shot and edited this fine video below… Thundarr … Read More
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I just want to give a HUGE thanks to everyone involved with making The MJEML’s musical debut a smashing success. Agent Bishop did a great job setting up the show and trusting us to come through and sell out a … Read More
Our opponents in The Rock Primary are spewing totally slanderous garbage. You’ll be hearing our response to these allegations soon and our opponents will be hearing from our lawyers soon! Campaign videos from our opponents:http://www.youtube.com/user/therockprimary All Campaign Videos: http://bit.ly/cGvV9Z Cast … Read More
Hello Friends! Just wanted to give you all a quick update to let you know what we’re up to. The Motion Sick has decided to wrap up the 4-song recording we’re working on, play a couple more shows, and then … Read More
“30 Lives” and funny animals. Nothing more to say.
I’ve already posted about this on our regular blog, so it’s not quite new. However, this video is probably my favorite thing that has ever happened with any music that I was involved in making. These fine folks in Texas … Read More
Mike and I had the distinct pleasure of participating as extras (ahem, “talent”) in this music video for the song “Winterthru” by Ad Frank and The Fast Easy Women. The video is great (certainly check out the other videos from Lost … Read More
Not legal, not safe, not smart, but “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix)” is good stuff…
I think this awesomely hypnotic video is either used to get children to do their homework and eat their peas via subliminal behavior modification or it is to convince enemy spies to reveal their secrets. Also, it’s set to “Grace … Read More
Another hit! Stop-motion clay figure destruction set to the upbeat bop of “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix)” can make anyone’s day better.
Don’t get it, but hey… “30 Lives”
Yup, this is offensive and stupid and it used to use Green Day. Now, it uses “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix)” – ugh…
Yup. Not much to say. This video is not safe for eyeballs, but here it is…horses mating to the romantical instrumental version of “Some Lonely Day”
Listen/buy audio over at: http://music.themotionsick.com/album/novelty-songs-volume-one Scroll down for “I Grew A Mustache”“Aquaman’s Lament” “I Grew A Mustache”
We can’t even begin to express our full gratitude for how wonderful it is to be able to be involved with playing music in Boston. It’s an absolute pleasure to work with so many great bands and to have so … Read More
Support the brand that supports The Motion Sick: Friends! Lots of excitement! We’ve got shows in Boston, CT, NYC, and Philly; we need your help to earn a little money via our new song for you to download for free; … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). I told you a few days ago about J-Krafty’s video release show. Well, the crafting has gone down. The kidz in the crafty hood made gangsta crafts at the event at … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). J-Krafty (a.k.a. ‘slim crafty’, a.k.a. 25cent a.k.a the O.C. – the original crafta) has written the absolute very best song about being a gangsta arts ‘n’ craftster ever written. Sure, it may also be … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). This sounds like a fun marriage between classical and video games, from the press release: The Video Game Orchestra (VGO) returns to the Berklee Performance Center on Saturday, December 5 for … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). I have a back-log of live videos to share. November 6th was an awesome, if eclectic night of music at Church of Boston. You can read all about it in the … Read More
We’re recording a cover of Golden Bloom’s “Doomsday Devices” and they are covering our “30 Lives” – the recordings will be released on a split 7″ in early 2010. Stay tuned for a cover art contest. In the meantime, watch … Read More
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This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). New music video by Lucretia’s Daggers, “The Horrors of Retail,” filmed at Stingray Body Art by Scott Matalon and Warren Lynch of Metropolitan Pictures. The topic, for anyone’s whose ever worked … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). New music video by The Cinnamon Fuzz for the song, “Reboot My Heart.” The song is a geeky love song all about computers, and the video has ROBOTS! and a cameo … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Released today is Aloud‘s new video for the song “You Got Me Wrong” which features some fun sign-synching and Brady-Bunch-esque color boxes. Check it out:
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). The Cinnamon Fuzz are releasing their brand new music video for the song Reboot My Heart tomorrow, Saturday, October 3rd. The music video was shot in July and directed by Matt … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Brand-new video for “Blank Passports” by Hallelujah The Hills shot at Great Scott! It’s full of choreographed dancing, fireworks, and headlamps! Check it out:
I am always studying how the wise and successful bands carry out their PR campaigns, particularly who they hire and what their angles and strategies are. I hope to write more extensively about this and other music business topics right … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). New music video from Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys for the song “Sacrilege.” It was directed by Theodore Cormey who did the recent video for Sarah RabDAU and … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Muck and the Mires have a brand new video for their song, “Doreen.” It’s a straight up performance by the band of the song with some go-go girls in Austin Powers … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). The Main Drag have a new and awesome video for “A Jagged Gorgeous Winter” and they are currently out on tour (dates below). We caught their show at Great Scott the … Read More
We’ve got some exciting things going on! 1. Download all of our music for free and we still get paid! 2. We’re opening for Pansy Division tomorrow 3. We’ve got a song on a workout DVD 4. The Motion Sick … Read More