The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Tour Correspondent Interview 4: Sophia Cacciola
Tanya quizzes Sophia Cacciola…
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Tour Correspondent Interview 3: Susannah P.
Tanya gets down to the truth with Susannah P!
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Tour Correspondent Interview 2: Rachel Leah Blumenthal
Another hard-hitting look at tour…this time, Tanya Palit sits down with Rachel Leah Blumenthal.
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Tour Correspondent Interview 1: Tanya Palit
More on the MJEML/Golden Bloom/Neutral Uke Hotel tour coming soon, but let’s get started with some of the hard hitting on-the-ground journalistic investigation of Tanya Palit. We’ll have a series of interviews coming up. Today, we start with Tanya Palit.
Space Balloons “If You Want A Mustache” music video!
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
DNFMOMD: New EP Pre-sale!
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling has been very busy in the studio these past few months working on 7 new songs (previous post with video of me singing in the studio) – we’re releasing these at a very … Read More
DNFMOMD: In The Rumble! #rumble
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling is excited to announce that we’ll be participating in the 2011 Rock ‘n’ Roll Rumble! If you don’t already know all about The Rumble it is a Boston institution – read the wikipedia … Read More
DNFMOMD: update on Arrival video and BUFF sneak preview!
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
Sophia’s Rock Beat: Week of 02/27/11
videoing Boston one show at a time. Sophia’s Rock Beat – the mission is simple – go to as many shows around Boston as possible and take video then post it here. Previous Rock Beats are here! Another slim rock … Read More
DNFMOMD: Back in the studio!
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling was back in The Moontower (in Q Division) studio with Mike Quinn this week recording bass and vocals for our forthcoming EP, Questions Are a Burden to Others. We recorded drums ALL THE WAY back in … Read More
What is Space Balloons?!
Space Balloons is yet another project from Michael J. Epstein and Sophia Cacciola. This one, though, is for the kids. We’re working on a collection of children’s songs, primarily on ukulele. Space Balloons was created as part of a TV … Read More
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library CD Sale (worldwide)!!!
Buy our CD for $10 + $2 shipping anywhere in the U.S. and Canada and $10 + $5 shipping worldwide. We will additionally offer a package deal of 5 copies (they make great gifts!) for the discounted price of $40 … Read More
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Music for Fetishes + “Jean-Paul” + Awesome new Youtube feature that may help us sell some music to fetishists!
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
Huge thanks from The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library for being part of our sold-out CD release show at The Middle East Down!!!
A huge, huge thanks from all of the wings of the library for making our sold out CD release a smashing success!!! We really appreciate your kind and generous outpouring of support and we had more fun than we ever … Read More
Help Us “Green” Our Tour! (The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library w/ Golden Bloom and Neutral Uke Hotel)
The MJEML is going on tour with our good pals Golden Bloom and Neutral Uke Hotel in April. Tour Dates: Wed. 4/20 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA (tickets selling fast!) – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=182411545112392 Thurs. 4/21 – Cameo Art-Gallery – Brooklyn, NY – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115042465240542 Fri. 4/22 – The Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH … Read More
The Motion Sick – Past Shows
Live photos and video archives
Sophia’s Rock Beat – Week of 02/13/2011
As always, you can find other weeks of The Beat here. This week started out with Boston Band Crush’s One Night Band night at the Enormous Room. The ladies from my One Night Band from last Summer (10 Hours of … Read More
Ladies Rock Camp Boston 2011 Videos!
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
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library on Sleepover Shows and coverage by Time Out Boston! Special acoustic session in our kitchen
As we approach our CD release show, we’ve got a lot of exciting stuff coming through the pipeline this week. This particular set of videos, from our Sleepover Shows session, is really exciting to us. We had a really awesome … Read More
Mustache Update 3: A Song With A Lesson About Mustaches
Right before I left for Switzerland, Sophia and I discussed the mustache situation in the best way we know possible, we communicated by song. It was mostly her idea and she started writing this number about wanting a mustache back … Read More
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Poster Series: “Read…it does your dendrites good!”
Here is poster #7 in The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library poster series.
M-sli©k da ninjA: Aphorisms on Aphonia and Aphasia: Your Cure For Aphagia (A Collection of 39 Works 1994 – 2000)
Back in the 90s, I used to do a lot of sound collage work under the name M-sli©k da ninjA. The project started as a radio show on WHRW inspired by Ken’s Last Ever Radio Extravaganza and Over the Edge (and … Read More
“Like” Our Pages on Facebook!
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling Space Balloons Special Friends Neutral Uke Hotel The Motion Sick Skippy, The Mummified Squirrel of Elm St. in Somerville The Positronic Rays Michael J. Epstein’s Mustache M-sli©k … Read More
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: A Variety of Dancing Cartoons to “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix)”
What the heck can I say about this? Here are a whole bunch of dancing cartoon characters – Santa, Fry from Futurama, a banana, and others – all grooving to The Motion Sick‘s “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix)” for your amusement.
The Motion Sick’s “30 Lives” featured in the film _The Flying Scissors_ (on Netflix streaming now!)
<p>&amp;lt;a href=”http://music.themotionsick.com/track/30-lives”&amp;gt;30 Lives by The Motion Sick&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</p> Very excited to say that The Motion Sick‘s song “30 Lives” appears in the film The Flying Scissors, a Christopher Guest-style mockumentary examining players in a Rock-Paper-Scissors tournament. The song appears in a … Read More
The Story of the Song: The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library’s _Volume One_
This year has been a little hectic with wrapping up the process of putting out The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library debut album, _Volume One_. There are a number of new regular columns we plan to debut here in 2011 … Read More
Sophia’s Rock Beat – January 2011
The situation is that Michael and I go out A LOT to see our fellow local rockers, well, rock out. And, because we’re awkward and we need to be doing SOMETHING with our hands while being rocked we take a … Read More
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Poster Series: “Throw words not punches”
Here is Poster #6 in the MJEML Poster Series!
The Motion Sick: “30 Lives” cover
We’ve posted covers of “30 Lives” and “Aquaman’s Lament” before (including Golden Bloom‘s cover on our split 7″ with them)…and even posted a “30 Lives” karaoke session. Heck, we’ve even done weird versions of our own songs. Nevertheless, it’s always … Read More
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Sleepover Show Preview (plus proof that we hate freedom)!
As you are likely aware, I do have extensive spy training, much of it undertaken to resist information extraction using Sodium Pentothal®. However, after entering the sordid, bibliophilic world of the library, the combination of allergies from book dust and … Read More
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Membership Cards
…which also happen to be stickers, are now on the way. These will be available to those who qualify for access to our collections. Design by Sophia Cacciola
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Poster Series: “Feel the need…the need to READ!”
Here is Poster #5 in the MJEML Poster Series Don’t forgot to come to our CD release on 2/26 (special discounted advance ticket/CD combo here!)
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Valentino Rossi, Motorcycle Racer Slideshow to “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix)”
What’s strange about this is not so much the video, but that it actually has more views than anything else we’ve got on Youtube. Anyway, here’s a slideshow of this Italian motorcycle racer to “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix)” for you … Read More
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Poster Series: “turning pages prevents RAGES”
Here is Poster #4 in the MJEML Poster Series Don’t forgot to come to our CD release on 2/26 (special discounted advance ticket/CD combo here!)
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Poster Series: “A book a day keeps the PLAGUE away”
Here is Poster #3 in the MJEML Poster Series Don’t forgot to come to our CD release on 2/26 (special discounted advance ticket/CD combo here!)
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Poster Series: “If you don’t read, the Terrorists win!”
Here is Poster #2 in the MJEML Poster Series Don’t forgot to come to our CD release on 2/26 (special discounted advance ticket/CD combo here!)
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Clothed Bath to “30 Lives” (wet clothing fetishists are fans of The Motion Sick?)
Unfortunately, embedding is disabled on this one, so you have to head on over to Youtube to see it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JHNXGs0gnA I don’t really totally understand it, but it certainly feels like yet another strange fetish video that is tame enough … Read More
Michael J. Epstein’s 2010 in review…
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
The 139 Boston Local Artists Sophia saw in 2010 (with video)
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
Sophia’s 2010 in Review
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
A song just like The Motion Sick’s “30 Lives” – sort of…
I find this song pretty amusing. Quite similar to our song “30 Lives” (below)
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Point-of-view Jet Skiing to “30 Lives” (Golden Bloom cover!)
Sure, we’ve have a bunch of Youtube videos that we’ve found that randomly contain “30 Lives” by The Motion Sick, but we invite you to join us in this historic moment in which the Golden Bloom version of “30 Lives” … Read More
DNFMOMD: Quiet Desperation hits Cable!
still of Mike in a Quiet D episode. It’s a fairy tale story of the local youtube reality-sitcom that makes it to TV! The brain-child of Rob Potylo, Quiet Desperation will debut on MyTV (Channel 18 in Boston) at 11PM … Read More
The Motion Sick’s “30 Lives” music video in HD!
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
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Receives Passim Iguana Music Fund Grant!
I am beyond excited to announce that The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library has received a very generous and very helpful grant from the Passim Iguana Music Fund. The grant allows us the financial freedom to complete our debut album … Read More
A recap of my 39 best tweets of 2010!
Admittedly, this was inspired by The Lights Out‘s Adam Ritchie including one of my tweets on his Boston Band Crush Top 10 Tweets of 2010. I am not a super-duper Twitter user, but I have been ramping up my tweeting … Read More
SOLD OUT!!! The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library Super-Discounted CD Release Ticket + CD (with limited-edition bonus materials) – ends 2/1
Please also join our mailing list. Hear some music. We have reached our goal and pre-sales are now sold out. In fact, the whole show is now sold out. We expect that there might be a few tickets that become … Read More
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Little Girls Twirl Umbrellas to “Grace Kelly”
Not much to say. Little kids. Twirling umbrellas. “Grace Kelly.”
Neutral Uke Hotel / The Motion Sick / Golden Bloom session on Daytrotter!!!
Illustration by Johnnie Cluney I posted a while back about our visit to Daytrotter. Now, I am absolutely delighted to say that our session has been posted! For anyone that doesn’t know about Daytrotter, it is an amazing site that … Read More