The Motion Sick: “Aquaman’s Lament” Acoustic Cover
I love seeing/hearing people covering our songs. This is a great acoustic cover of “Aquaman’s Lament” by a fellow in Brazil.
Protect The Mummified Squirrel of Somerville!!! (Warning: Photos)
UPDATE 1: Skippy has received a national park! UPDATE 2: Skippy has gone missing! I am careful about selecting the few causes that I get behind and get vocal about, but I can’t stay quiet about this one any longer! … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 10 – 2010-07-31 – Buffalo, NY
The very last day of our tour blog…sniff sniff. Tons of tour photos on Flickr at and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 Sophia says: Finally! No hotel check outs or 6 hour drives! We got to sleep … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 9 – 2010-07-30 – Rochester, NY
As always, tons of tour photos on Flickr at and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 This is perhaps our least exciting tour blog entry, so please read the others too! Sophia says: Pittsburgh to Rochester was quite … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 8 – 2010-07-29 – Pittsburgh, PA
As always, tons of tour photos on Flickr at http://bit.ly/DNFMOMDTour2010 and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 Sophia says: Today we woke up extra super early because we had a radio appearance to make at the University of Pittsburgh station WPTS! It turns out … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 7 – 2010-07-28 – Cleveland, OH – Live Acoustic at Terminator Jesus and busted by prison security in a field
As always, tons of tour photos on Flickr at and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 Sophia mostly (with a few additions from Mike) says: We woke up early to go visit the 62′ Touchdown Jesus statue in Cincinnati – Mike visited … Read More
DNFMOMD: Live at Foamhenge part 2 – 2010-07-26 – Natural Bridge, VA
Our visit to Foamhenge included two acoustic performances. Part 1 was posted a few days back. Now, we finally got enough bandwidth to get part 2 up for you. Tons of photos and more from Foamhenge and Natural Bridge, VA … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 6 – 2010-07-27 – Dayton, OH
As always, tons of tour photos on Flickr at http://bit.ly/DNFMOMDTour2010 and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 Sophia says: Today was a lot of boring, boring driving through the wasteland that is West Virginia (their new motto, coined by me is: Go Around) and the … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 5 – 2010-07-26 – Natural Bridge, VA
Tons of tour photos on Flickr at http://bit.ly/DNFMOMDTour2010 and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 Sophia says:Day 5 was an open (no show) date on our tour, so we were forced to do the right thing – the right thing being to help the … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 4 – 2010-07-25 – Richmond, VA
Tons of tour photos on Flickr at http://bit.ly/DNFMOMDTour2010 and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 Sophia’s Day 4 – we woke up at our friend’s Pia, Aaron, Annie (the dog)’s house. We made it to a breakfast place, Mark’s Kitchen that had vegan breakfast … Read More
Boston Band Crush Archived Article: One Night Band Crush: Sophia Cacciola
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Visit the One Night Band website and the Facebook event to find out more about One Night Band 2010 on August 21 at the Middle East downstairs. Check back here each … Read More
DNFMOMD: Live at Foamhenge part 1 – 2010-07-26 – Natural Bridge, VA
Way more about Foamhenge and Natural Bridge, VA to come, but for now, here is the first of two live acoustic Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling performances at Foamhenge in 90+ degree weather (as always, it’s unusual for … Read More
Boston Band Crush Archived Article: One Night Band Crush: Mike Epstein
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Visit the One Night Band website and the Facebook event to find out more about One Night Band 2010 on August 21 at the Middle East downstairs. Check back here each … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 3 – 2010-07-24 – Washington, DC
Tons of tour photos on Flickr at http://bit.ly/DNFMOMDTour2010 and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 (This entry is a mix of Sophia and Mike writing, so we’ll leave it to you to guess who the “I” refers to in each sentence.) We woke up … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 2 – 2010-07-23 – Charlottesville, VA
Tons of tour photos on Flickr at http://bit.ly/DNFMOMDTour2010 and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 We’ll start things off with Sophia’s brief summary of the day before moving on to my rant: We drove and drove and drove. Learned never to take an exit … Read More
DNFMOMD: Tour Day 1 – 2010-07-22 – Brooklyn, NY
Tons of tour photos on Flickr at http://bit.ly/DNFMOMDTour2010 and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384673&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2385257&id=1817487, http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2384885&id=1817487, and http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=2386913&id=1817487 After much fighting with Thrifty (really not that much) about how we had a reservation, but they didn’t actually have a vehicle for us to take. I don’t really … Read More
DNFMOMD: TOUR! T-18hrs
If you’ve run into Mike or I in the last month (or, if you’re friends with us on any variety of social networks) you’ve undoubtedly been barraged with the fact that we’re headed out on our very first tour! We’re a little bit freaked … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Rock Primary Live Videos
The votes are still being counted (also, I don’t think we actually care who won, nor do we even know what we were running for, but hey…), but the videos are in from the show! The night opened with the … Read More
I’m A Liker Not A Fighter T-Shirt
The ever problematic Agent Bishop has caved in to mass hysteria and demand for a piece of memorabilia designed to celebrate my frequent use of the “like” option on Facebook. I present to you, his creation (initially made in short … Read More
DNFMOMD: Thursday at PA’s Lounge – tour kick-off show, new songs, great bands!
Thursday, July 15th we’re very excited to play our very first show in our hometown of Somerville at PA’s Lounge! We’ll be debuting two new songs we’ve been working on, Episode 5: Free For All, and Episode 8: The General! … Read More
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Scantily clad dolls having a beach party to “30 Lives”
Once again, a link between scantily clad dolls and The Motion Sick’s “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix)” has been found…
The Motion Sick: The Rock Primary Campaign Videos Get Dirty!
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
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Some girls in a car talking about Twilight while a guy drives to “30 Lives”
Well, The Motion Sick’s “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix)” has been caught up in the debate between the vampires and werewolves (or whatever the story is) as these girls argue about Twilight while driving in Hawai’i. The song is actually only … Read More
DNFMOMD: DNFMOMD on WAAF – Bay State Rock with Carmelita – video!
We had the distinct pleasure of performing on Bay State Rock with Carmelita on WAAF on 06/27/2010. We took “acoustic” to its most epic and silly conclusion, ukulele and glockenspiel, of course! Because we didn’t think that playing our drums/bass … Read More
The Motion Sick: A Brief Study of The Motion Sick in Pandora
Presently, we have two songs in Pandora’s system. We’re hoping to get more in, but there are a lot of complex and annoying barriers to this happening. Regardless, I thought it would be interesting to see what Pandora recommended to … Read More
DNFMOMD: Show Friday (6/25) at The Middle East, Acoustic set on WAAF Sunday, The New Brahmin fashion interview!
Show tomorrow, 6/25 at The Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge, MA. It’s psychedelia-inspired 28 Degrees Taurus’ CD Release. The haunting and shoegazing Static of the Gods headline and Banditas open the night (we should be on second). FB Event – … Read More
The Motion Sick: Vote for The Motion Sick
Produced by Killer Suit Creative Media 07/16/10 TT the Bear’s Cambridge, MA Sidewalk Driver MidnightThe Motion Sick 11:00pmBrendan Boogie & the Best Intentions 10:00pmLeo Blais 9:00pm18+ Don’t vote for these jerks!
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick’s final shows (for an indefinite time) / new projects by TMS members (including Neutral Uke Hotel)
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
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Flatten your stomach to “30 Lives”
I can’t really understand a word of this, but it appears that these folks are using “30 Lives” to help teach you about getting ripped abs.
DNFMOMD: Show Saturday at The Middle East & in the Boston Phoenix this week!
Pick up a copy of The Boston Phoenix this week to check out our interview with Barry Thompson (or click the link to read it online)! We had a really fun (if evasive) interview with Barry in our kitchen – … Read More
The Motion Sick: I’m a nerd.
At least I was. Okay, still am. Before I get to that, I’ve got a million blog posts to write for this blog, but I keep getting distracted and wondering if they should go in separate blogs or what. I … Read More
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Robot Dancing to “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix)”
To be honest, I’ve tolerated making music for people for this long while ever patiently awaiting the rise of artificially intelligent robots that take over the world. Until now, I’ve wept daily because I’ve never been able to fulfill my … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick Mailing List Update 2010-05-18
Friends, We’ve got some things to tell you about:1. Show tomorrow at The Middle East Downstairs2. Free MP3s for you! (…and new music from The Motion Sick!)3. Strange Youtube Videos Featuring the Music of The Motion Sick4. Radio Sampler — … Read More
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Have a spare $3.4 million? “Surfin’ Retiree” wants to sell you some beachfront property…
Embedding is disabled on this one, which kind of makes me angry, but these guys are using “Surfin’ Retiree” to sell some $3.4 million beachfront property. That makes me laugh…
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: douchebag sits on tiny horse…while listening to “Surfin’ Retiree”
This jerk thinks it’s okay to sit on this tiny horse that can barely support him. I hate him. I like “Surfin’ Retiree” though.
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Putting and “Winged Bicycle”
For most people, The Motion Sick and golf go hand-in-hand…well, at least for this person who likes to putt (in slow motion) to “Winged Bicycle”
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Hershey’s Song and “Walk on Water”
What’s better than a song about Hershey’s? A song about Hershey’s with The Motion Sick’s “Walk on Water” playing in the credits…
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Zombie dance to “30 Lives”
In honor of George Romero visiting us here in Boston to promote his new movie, _Survival of the Dead_, here’s some dude that dances like he’s a zombie or something, but at least he dances to “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix)” … Read More
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Windsurfing and “Aquaman’s Lament”
Someone windsurfing along to “Aquaman’s Lament” by The Motion Sick. I will say that while the song is of legendary rock status, windsurfing looks pretty boring.
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Skiing and “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix)”
I’ve actually never been skiing, but if I did/do/will ever go, I will totally scoot along to The Motion Sick’s “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix)”
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Opposites and “Losing Altitude”
I’ll let the “filmmaker’s” words say it all: “Opposites exist in this world and whether its chaos and order or sadness and happiness they exist and we need to understand that without one thing the other would not exist.” Well, … Read More
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: NSFW: Creepy takes a new turn with a naked cartoon lady swimming to “The Most Beautiful Dead Girl”
We hadn’t quite had creepy like this yet. A naked cartoon lady (NSFW and probably in violation of Youtube’s rules) swims and stands on a beach while listening to The Motion Sick’s “The Most Beautiful Dead Girl.”
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Thanks for 100 views and for “30 Lives”
This individual made a video thanking people that another video they made has surpassed 100 views…and they thought The Motion Sick’s “30 Lives” was the right accompaniment. I can’t argue with them there.
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Murray the Ghost Dog and “Thundarr”
Murray the Ghost dog vanishes and reappears with ease (and some bad editing) to the tune of “Thundarr”
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: The video we’ve all been waiting for! Funny animals set to “30 Lives!!!”
“30 Lives” and funny animals. Nothing more to say.
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: Shaving your head to “30 Lives”
I didn’t think this video of some guy having his head shaved to “30 Lives” was all that weird really until I read the comments:mec75mec75 Very sexy! unesz1990 hi ! do you have a video that a girl shave for … Read More
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: “Tiny Dog” accompanying large goldfish
Talk about taxonomic transgression…“Tiny Dog” and GIANT goldfish (I think they are goldfish, but I really have no idea).
Strange Vids Featuring TMS: “30 Lives” is great for stop-motion pie making
Stop-motion pies and “30 Lives”