I realize that I’m posting a lot of political and economic stuff lately.  I guess it’s just what’s going around.  Anyway, I keep reading more and more about the economic “crisis” and the bailout and I really am wondering if … Read More

and love it forever: From The Daily Mail.

This should be sufficient to settle things for any of you undecideds. 09/26/08TT the Bear’s PlaceCambridge, MA9:15 PM – The Motion Sick10:15 PM – The Rones11:00 PM – Taxpayer12:00 PM – Dear Leader $12 -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- The Motion Sick Blog – … Read More

This is an interesting article over on The Tripwire. It all really just sounds scarier and scarier for indie artists.  I am not ready to yank all our stuff from myspace just yet, but I have the impression that this … Read More

09/26/08 TT the Bear’s Place Cambridge, MA 9:15 PM – The Motion Sick10:15 PM – The Rones11:00 PM – Taxpayer12:00 PM – Dear Leader $12 -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/

Myspace Music launched today.  I am not linking to it nor do I really want to promote it.  I write only to complain that we still have no access to monetizing our music through it.  So, while plays of major … Read More

I am a regular reader of the Help A Reporter Out mailing list – http://helpareporter.com/ It’s a two-to-three times a day list of calls from journalists seeking people to interview for articles on an endless variety of topics.  Even though … Read More

I’ve recently become a big fan of This American Life on NPR.  I particularly enjoyed the segments of episode 363 – Enforcers. You can listen at: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Archive.aspx Here is their description: Prologue. Joe Kocur was a hockey enforcer for the … Read More

My essay for the Why Obama? series on Largehearted Boy has been posted at: http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2008/09/why_obama_by_mi.html Go on over there to read it.  Here I comment on the process of writing such an essay… Kid Rock made an interesting statement recently:“I … Read More

A while back, we played a show for Rock N Roll Dating.  It was a speed dating rock concert.  I guess people had 5 minute speed dates, then we rocked for about 10 minutes, then they moved on to their … Read More

Hey kids,  We’re going to make a page showing all the videos we can gather of people playing “30 Lives” on DDR X.  So, if you want to show off your skills (good or  bad), just record yourself playing the … Read More

Tanit Sakakini, who has done a lot of our photographic work including our recent album photography (see our press page for a bunch of photos) is involved in a new awesome project called “My Name is Sarah.”  Here is some … Read More

I am taking an astronomy course this semester, and our first assignment was to wake up at dawn and observe the shadows cast on the moon by the sun, by the proxy of a ball. My ball was this organic … Read More

Taxpayer is the cover story in this month’s Northeast Performer and we’re playing with them this Friday!  Check out: http://www.performermag.com/nep.cover.0809.php They’ve got an oldish, but awesome music video that involves lots of TVs, something that most certainly gets me every … Read More

First WTF Sundays is out, Silly Sundays is in.  It rolls off the tongue better and includes no IMspeak.   Manowar may not be the only Barbarian metal band, but they are at least arguably the funniest.  Incidentally, in case … Read More

This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). http://ryanssmashinglife.blogspot.com/2008/09/amazing-boston-show-thursday-9-25-08.html An awesome show this Thursday at The Middle East Upstairs featuring one of our favorites and our recent LOL targets, Static of the Gods: Thu 9/25Ryan’s Smashing Life presentsJacksonknife (fr. … Read More

This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Taxpayer is another of Boston’s best rad Boston-sounding alt-rock outfits.  Portions of the lads have been playing together for some 13 years in various forms according to the cover story in … Read More

The information menu says: The credits scroll pretty fast, so it was hard to get a clear photo, but here they are: “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix)”Performed by The Motion Sickwritten by Michael EpsteinProduced by Anthony J. Resta with Rich Curtis … Read More

This cupcake is definitely my favorite thing about Sarah Palin, it is from The Haphazard Gourmet Girls Blog.

I had just been lamenting that as a vegan I haven’t found a good way to make hot chocolate. The quest for a decent cup of cocoa last winter was long and bleak. I tried powders, double boiling, microwaving chocolate, … Read More

It may have been a month or so ago, but Arthur Ashe Wednesday is striking back with some more photos by JustBill climbing out to meet you all: http://www.justbill.printroom.com/ViewGallery.asp?evgroupid=4&userid=justbill&gallery_id=1232465&curpage=1  -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/

Possibly my favorite movie quote of all time.  I laugh every time I hear.  I laugh even harder every time I say it… There is a lot of rumor of a new Conan movie in the works directed by Brett … Read More

I’ll post video of my uncoordinated attempt at this, but for now, here’s some guy who’s awesome dancing to “30 Lives” on DDR X on PS2.   Skip in to exactly 5:00. -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/

A while back I had posted about how I was enjoying the latest Girl Talk record. Here’s a neat little video showing the process: -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/

DDR X is out tomorrow. I haven’t been able to steal an early copy or anything awesome like that. I did buy a used PS2 last week to prepare for my dance training. Anyway, on Youtube, someone posted a video … Read More

UPDATE: Oops…posted the wrong video.  Here is what I meant to post: I never cared for the British version of The Office, but damn if Ricky Gervais’s appearance on The Daily Show, where he recounts animal “facts” is pretty damn … Read More

More theatrical fake-blood rock than metal, but hey, Alice Cooper is a swell guy.  My understanding is that the original deal was a band called the “Alice Cooper Band,” which eventually (d)evolved into just one dude with some backing music … Read More

Ken’s Last Ever Radio Extravaganza has informed us of the existence of the fascinating Manual of analogue audio restoration techniques. Peter Copeland, Conservation Manager at the British Library Sound Archive from 1986 until his retirement in 2002, worked for many … Read More

On a rainy Saturday earlier in the month, I ventured out to the Abbey Lounge (which, unknown to me at the time, was in a dire state) to see one Boston’s most original bands, The In Out. Having been around … Read More

Song available at: http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/09/15/consequence-of-sound-celebrates-one-year/ “Winged Bicycle” She lives in a warehousesigns warning of falloutShe tells you to look outshout when the coast is clear She sees all the facestrapped in clouds there are tracesapophenia and blanketsseeping bloodstains on the walls … Read More

Our new song “Winged Bicycle” has been released as part of the Consequence of Sound First Anniversary Mix: Download it free here: http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/09/15/consequence-of-sound-celebrates-one-year/ -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/

This makes me both glad and sad that Youtube didn’t exist when I was in college… -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/

This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). The ever lovely Static of the Gods

When baby Sophie was born, doctors said she would not be able to walk for at least a year.  Here is the story of one family’s struggle… -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/

Hypebot is now reporting that Myspace does plan to include indie music if it’s already on Amazon.  I think the Amazon download thing is pretty rad.  No DRM and it’s easy to download stuff without super crappo proprietary software (I’m … Read More

This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). The Konks occupy some lovable garage-rock space between The Cramps and The Kingsmen. If you’ve ever listened to The Nuggets box set and wished there was a band doing that today, … Read More

This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). In an effort to save the Abbey from potential demise next month, Noiseboarders have come together to fight this travesty by generating anagrams of “Abbey Lounge” to help preserve its walls. … Read More

After local rock stars The Sheila Divine closed up shop, divine sheila Aaron Perrino wasted no time starting up his new project Dear Leader (This is a quite timely post as their moniker refers to the common honorary title used … Read More

This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). After local rock stars The Sheila Divine closed up shop, divine sheila Aaron Perrino wasted no time starting up his new project Dear Leader (This is a quite timely post as … Read More

Pretty much my entire musical career has been driven by my desire to gain affiliation with Stanley Kirk Burrell, known to most as MC Hammer.  If we are to believe the tentative information below, on September 16, 2008, I will … Read More

This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Boston’s premiere glam band, Sidewalk Driver!

Ever since a long list of fiascos related to Myspace teaming up with Snocap (from personal experience, Snocap was terrible), the world has wondered if and how myspace would sell music.  Hypebot has a little insider information today about their … Read More

Over on top secret project Band Crush. Don’t tell anyone… -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/

This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). LOL Bands is going to be my weekly segment. I have started with The Motion Sick, because I know they won’t mind me poking fun at them. I already have an … Read More

As promised last week, I bring you Warlock for this week’s installment of Metal Mondays.  Checking my CD shelf, I can confirm that I still own the entire Warlock/Doro Pesch discography up to 1991 or so (including the Rare Diamonds … Read More

You might remember a bit back when we played with these modern-day rock legends… Semi-Precious Weapons, the “brilliant” and “kunty” kings of the androgynous, glam revival of the aughts. The Village Voice picked them as the “Best Band in New … Read More

This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). I have been really liking (like-liking) Dead Confederate for a while now. I just got an advance of their debut full-length album, Wrecking Ball,  in the mail today and I am … Read More

I just got an advance of their debut full-length album, Wrecking Ball,  in the mail today and I am most excitified about it.  I also just saw that they’re playing on Conan O’Brien on October 10th, just a couple of … Read More

Michael Marotta over at The Boston Herald let us know that The Abbey Lounge may have to shut down due to unpaid taxes and poor attendance.  There are a series of benefit shows happening soon to help raise the necessary … Read More

This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Michael Marotta over at The Boston Herald let us know that The Abbey Lounge may have to shut down due to unpaid taxes and poor attendance.  There are a series of … Read More