Day 6 was our first of 2 (or maybe 3) huge ensemble cast days. We had to get two major, long scenes in 2 settings done on Day 6 (the first day with Karin and Leah both back after Day … Read More
Day 5 We got to start the day throwing Rachel down the stairs. We gave her some knee pads, so it was cool. (I kid. We didn’t give her knee pads.) We also got to make her uncomfortable by shoving … Read More
Day 4 For Day 4, we continued our basement antics! One of (what I made up as) the classic scenes in a film like this is the wine cellar scene. The only problem was that the Beach Mansion a rental … Read More
Day 3 We began the third day of principal photography doing something that felt a little strange. We had rented the Beach Mansion for its lavish rooms and fancy decor, and on Day 3, we decided to spend a whole lot … Read More
Day 2 The second day of TEN principal photography was the first shooting day at our primary shoot location, the Beach Mansion in Barrington, RI. We arrived in RI around 3 PM and got to immediately unpacking, building the light kits, setting … Read More
The first day of TEN principal photography took place in Gloucester, MA at Wingaersheek Beach. This beach was selected to portray the rocky, metamorphic cliffs of Spektor Island. Almost all of TEN was shot out of order, but it is actually … Read More
I’ll post a full year summary soon, but here’s just a quick recap of what we managed to put out this year. Our original goal was to release 10 albums/EPs in 2012. We got a little sidetracked making movies and … Read More
Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal TEN the movie Principal Photography OverviewNow that I am finally just beginning to recover from principal photography for TEN, I finally have the time and the focus to present a recap of each of the days of … Read More
Hopefully by now you’ve had a chance to peruse the interviews with the supremely talented and fun cast of TEN. Here’s a little bit more reading for you – the beginning of the crew interview series! They are also supremely … Read More
Why would someone want to make a silent film in 2012? The Story of The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library’s “A Brief History of Flight” We all have a desire to escape that which imprisons us, and this inspires us to … Read More
We might just be presenting the debut of a song about what happens when the worlds of a sad mime and a happy clown intersect. https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ (The Michael J. Epstein Mass Spectrometer) is very excited to be the house … Read More
The 2nd episode of the new music TV show The Bubbler airs this Sunday at 11 PM on CBS TV38 (right between The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother) (11/25) and features an interview with Do Not Forsake Me Oh … Read More
We had a wonderful time at the SquidHouse of Horror releasing our 2nd EP, _You Better Believe It!_. There were some incidents including the glitterbombing of Bonesy, but we managed to put the vicious and bright attack behind us! The … Read More
We took a quick break from posting cast interviews to tell you about our first rehearsal and share the amazing postcard that Kristilyn designed for us, but today we’re back! Porcelain Dalya, who plays a coed in TEN, was born … Read More
We had a great time playing a full set on Somerville Rocks! (FB) on Somerville Community Access Television recently. The whole show is now available for your enjoyment. We even tried out a new song, “Episode 10 – Living in Harmony.” … Read More
Today marks the halfway point in our series of interviews with the cast of TEN! If you’ve been following along, there has been talk of menstrual cycle alignment, the troll-like uttering of the word “Mutton!”, the singing of a song … Read More
Next up in our series of interviews with the cast of TEN, here’s Sophia Cacciola, who plays a folk singer in the film. (In real life, she sings too – and drums – in numerous bands, such as Do Not … Read More
Live Toy Circus (With Performing CHAMELEON) by Darling Pet Munkee From the album: You Better Believe It! (2012) Lyrics: I bought a toy circus that came in the mail with a chameleon who crossed on a tightrope I bought a … Read More
GROW MAN GROW! (Ladies Too!) by Darling Pet Munkee From the album: You Better Believe It! (2012) Lyrics: Grow man grow, grow man grow, grow man, grow man, grow man grow! I’m sick of being called shorty. $7.98 new height … Read More
100 pc. Toy Soldier Set by Darling Pet Munkee From the album: You Better Believe It! (2012) Lyrics: It’s hard to fight a war when you’re flat Your safety’s not ensured when you slip between the cracks yes, it’s hard … Read More
Charles Atlas (Hey Skinny…Yer Ribs Are Showing!) by Darling Pet Munkee From the album: You Better Believe It! (2012) Lyrics: Hey, hey, hey, hey skinny, Hey, hey, bag of bones, Hey, hey, hey, hey skinny, Yer ribs are showing, … Read More
The awesome Kitchen Sessions did a recording with https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ right before our April tour with Golden Bloom and Neutral Uke Hotel. Golden Bloom recorded a Kitchen Session at the same time as well! Amylee:Lymph Nodes: If You Believe:Kitchen Session 27: … Read More
Polaris Nuclear Sub by Darling Pet Munkee From the album: You Better Believe It! (2012) Lyrics: 100 feet below the deep, periscope is coming down 200 feet below the deep, commander now is taking charge 300 feet below the deep, … Read More
Scary, Giant Size ALIEN-EYE Creature! by Darling Pet Munkee From the album: You Better Believe It! (2012) Lyrics: 7 feet tall acts, jumps, darts from 50 feet away obeys your command From another world as though it were alive Thriller, … Read More
Welcome to Darling Pet Munkee‘s Watch Dayla, Mistress of the Munkee host this double-header of terror and suspense! FEATURING: MONSTER S-I-Z-E MONSTERS and Genuine Soil From Dracula’s Castle Full Playlist Link Individual Videos Dalya, Mistress of the Munkee Part 1 MONSTER … Read More
Hypno-Coin by Darling Pet Munkee From the album: You Better Believe It! (2012) Lyrics: Look into my whirling motion Look into my swirling eye Look into my optic potion Look into my hypno-coin You are getting very sleepy, you will … Read More
On Halloween, Darling Pet Munkee will release our 2nd EP, You Better Believe It! That’s both the name of the CD and what you better do! Show Details (more info coming soon!): SquidHouse of Horror!Facebook eventHosted by Johnny Blazes – … Read More
boston phoenix covers the event! Radio (Bar Union) opened it’s doors in Union Sq. Somerville one year ago and was immediately irreplaceable – from the awesome Rocky and Hannibal paintings on the red brick walls to the Golden Smash to the … Read More
Go “like” the On The Town with Mikey Dee facebook page! OTTwMD plays local Boston music and is on every Wednesday from 9pm-Midnight and almost always features a live band around 10:30 – it’s on 91.5 WMFO – http://wmfo.org.Send your CDs to the station … Read More
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library convinced 5 of our favorite visual artists to join us: we provided each artist with a song to use as inspiration to create a visual piece. Each artist provided us with a visual work, … Read More
https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ has collaborated with five amazing visual artists to write five new songs based on their works while they created five new works based on our songs. Visit our project summary page for more information. We premiered these works at Out of the … Read More
https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ has collaborated with five amazing visual artists to write five new songs based on their works while they created five new works based on our songs. Visit our project summary page for more information. Each day this week, we will release a … Read More
https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ has collaborated with five amazing visual artists to write five new songs based on their works while they created five new works based on our songs. Visit our project summary page for more information. Each day this week, we will release a … Read More
We are playing a very special benefit show on Thursday to help our friends who lost their Columbia St. home to a fire. Very thankfully, everyone made it out of the house thanks to the help of the Cambridge Police … Read More
photo courtesy of RachelLeah Blumenthal We’re very, very excited to announce that Porcelain Dalya has joined the cast of TEN in the role of the “co-ed!” We’ve worked with Dalya extensively in our videos for Darling Pet Munkee – she’s … Read More
https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ has collaborated with five amazing visual artists to write five new songs based on their works while they created five new works based on our songs. Visit our project summary page for more information. Each day this week, we will … Read More
UPDATE: Exclusive download of this song at: http://www.boston.com/ae/music/blogs/localmusic/2012/09/new_works_in_the_art_departmen.html The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library has collaborated with five amazing visual artists to write five new songs based on their works while they created five new works based on our songs. Visit … Read More
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling is very excited to open for David J. (formerly the bassist, etc from Bauhaus and Love and Rockets!). Word on the street is that he will be playing music from both of those … Read More
Saint of Glass Worms 2012by Walter Sickert SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED! THANK YOU ALL!!!We had done this once before and it worked out wonderfully, so we’re giving it another go… This particular one is inspired by a Walter Sickert inkdrip and … Read More
It is with great sadness that I announce the departure of Holly Collins from https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/. Holly has been an integral member of the band since the beginning, inspiring one of the most popular audience questions – “what is that thing that Holly is … Read More
[The Motion Sick Home][Listen/Buy Music ] [ Lyrics ] [ Bio/Press ] [ Blog/News ] [ Past Shows] [ Live Photos/Video ] [ Video ] [Mailing List ] [Contact] “After suggesting another Chris Carrabba copycat, The Motion Sick overturn a … Read More
We’re very excited to be opening for AM & Shawn Lee at Great Scott on Tues. 8/28 (tix). The show is presented by Bowery Boston, and awesome music blog, Ryan’s Smashing Life. Facebook event AM & Shawn Lee, The Michael J Epstein Memorial … 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
Brent Grulke, Creative Director of SXSW music died at the young age of 52. I have had mixed feelings about SXSW for a long time, but it’s undeniably the case that it has become the defining showcase festival for young … Read More
For the remainder of 2012, The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library will be releasing one recording per week of the 25 songs created to honor the speakers at this year’s TEDxSomerville, accompanied by videos of their TEDx talks (see all … Read More
UPDATE 8/9/12 – “Grace Kelly” is now available on PS3 as well as XBox (“30 Lives” is available on both as well.) A very kind review: http://www.rockbandaide.com/17070/rbn-highlights-trial-by-fire-the-motion-sick-death-of-the-cool/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rbn-highlights-trial-by-fire-the-motion-sick-death-of-the-cool http://www.rockband.com/blog/new-to-rbn-8912 We had previously unveiled “30 Lives” for Rock Band and I even gave … Read More
On August 9th, 2012, a small army of artists from the greater Boston area (and beyond) gathered at Precinct Bar in Somerville to pay homage to heartbreak by covering a wide array of break-up songs. This is the mix CD … Read More
For the remainder of 2012, The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library will be releasing one recording per week of the 25 songs created to honor the speakers at this year’s TEDxSomerville, accompanied by videos of their TEDx talks (see all … Read More
All Bands https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling Darling Pet Munkee Space Balloons Neutral Uke Hotel
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