I am very sad that my favorite actor Patrick McGoohan passed away yesterday at the age of 80. I am slightly disturbed by the fact that last night, we completed our viewing of the 86-episode, 18 DVD box set of … Read More
I have decided that I am going to do the RPM Challenge. That is, I am going to write and record 10 songs in the month of February. This is somewhat insane as February has 28 days in it and … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Head on over to http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/01/14/mp3s-of-the-week-exclusive-new-faces-on-film-and-hallelujah-the-hills.aspx and hear Ryan Walsh of Hallelujah the Hills covering Faces on Film and Mike Fiore of Faces on Film covering Hallelujah the Hills. All to promote … Read More
I am late in receiving the news, but I learned last night that Peter Kastner – actor, musician, comedian, upstanding fellow – passed away in September at the age of 64. I met Peter at Club Passim somewhere around 2002 … Read More
I have been posting more and more stuff about local music over at Boston Band Crush and neglecting this blog a bit, so here’s a quick round-up: – I met Greg Hawkes of The Cars. He was very nice. – … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). As I had mentioned in my earlier post about the 1/8 show at Great Scott, Greg Hawkes was in attendance. He is, of course, most famous for essentially defining the focus … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Three super-awesome local bands are playing Great Scott on 01/29/09, and they are letting us listeners into their inner-psyche by playing a 1/2 set of cover songs that have influenced them … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). This past Thursday at Great Scott, I caught a great lineup: Forest Henderson, The Lights Out, and The New Collisions. Sir Q the Imposter also played, but alas, it was a … Read More
I just finished watching the DVD Director’s Series, Vol. 3 – The Work of Director Michel Gondry and it had some pretty awesome stuff on it. I’m a really big fan of “camera tricks” especially those associated with confusing the … Read More
Check out the first comment on the page below. I knew we were pretty awesome, but I didn’t realize that other bands would want to upload live shots of us to their press kits… https://web.archive.org/web/20131219165859/https://myspace.com/desperateunion -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-The Motion Sick Blog – … Read More
I’ve always (literally since I was a baby) liked this song. I feel like it represents hippie love and yet imparts a general mood of coming dread and the dark side of the hippie movement (that a little San Francisco … Read More
Neutral Milk Hotel was in the top 10 vinyl sellers this past year. Weird. I rudely stole their images below, so please do follow the link above to read their full analysis. -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/
As you’ve all heard by now (see our previous posts if you haven’t), our song “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix)” is included in several versions of the video game Dance Dance Revolution (made by Konami): DDR X (Playstation 2), DDR Universe … Read More
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…about the loss of Alan Colmes from the Hannity & Colmes show on Fox News. (Plus, it features music legends Daryl Hall and John Oates!) The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Hall & Oates Pay … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). The Killers are coming to Agganis Arena on 01/26/09. The ticket prices are a little rich for my blood, but I guess if they can get it, they might as well. … Read More
First, we want to let you know about an awesome show we’ve got coming up. The show theme is “Influenza,” but we promise that there is no illness involved. Instead, we’ll be performing an hour-long set comprised of half original … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). I had recently written about the House of Blues opening. Well, in these tougher economic times, we often hear about jobs lost, but rarely about jobs created. I am pleased to … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Everyone’s favorite Danish garage rock band is playing The Paradise in a few short days. Band Crush has some goodies to whet your Raveonettes appetite:MP3 for “Black/White” and a cute, leg-tapping … Read More
An article in the New York Times today notes that Apple is set to drop DRM (digital rights management) on music purchased through the iTunes music store from (initially, via the story) 3 of the 4 major record labels, Sony, … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Don’t forget! Bang Camaro is the musical guest tonight on Late Night With Conan O’Brien. Here they are interviewed on plus1tv.com:[blip.tv
Okay, it has nothing to do with The Motion Sick, but smoking just gets worse and worse for everyone it seems… I used to tell people that I had quit second hand smoking if they lit up around me, now … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Boston rock legends Mission of Burma are headlining a benefit show for the Center for Arts at the Armory in Somerville on 1/24 at The Somerville Theater. Mission of Burma began … Read More
I finally got a chance to play DDR Universe 3 on the XBox 360 this past weekend. I have had a copy of the game since its release, but no XBox 360. Anyway, the game is quite impressive in terms … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Thursday 1/8/09 at Great ScottTeam Shred Productions Presents: Sir Q the Imposter, The New Collisions, The Lights Out, Forest Henderson18+Show starts at 9pm sharp$9.00 This is a highly recommended show with … Read More
I came across this list of the top earning tours of 2008. I noticed something interesting. All of these artists either have been around for ever and ever or (usually and) they have target audiences comprised of older folks (the … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). This Tuesday, January 6, Conan O’Brien features celebrities Kate Hudson and Tim Daly and (Boston’s very own) musical guests Bang Camaro. In case you’ve been under 5 high-piled rocks, Bang Camaro … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). One of Boston’s most exciting live acts (and one of my favorite local bands), Sidewalk Driver is playing tonight at Church. They go on at 9 PM sharp, so don’t be … Read More
We received the very high honors of: “favorite mention of aine studio ops dept in liner notes / fave song list, fave disc list” on the very awesome local music show Boston Emissions. -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/
A big thanks to PCWEI! We’re not quite in the top 10, but we’re in the honorable mentions, which is quite an impressive list. Awesome! Honorable Mention – AC/DC, Ben Folds, Born Ruffians, Dr. Dog, Plants and Animals, The Motion … Read More
“Losing Altitude (instrumental)” is featured on the 8th 2008 episode of the TV show Roadtrip Nation. Skip to 20 minutes if you just want to see the part with the song… See the video here. -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-The Motion Sick Blog – … Read More
It’s just a glimpse, but if you watch at 1:31, you can see that “30 Lives” is included on the brand new DDR X Japenese Arcade machines. Very exciting! -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Wonderful Spells are not only wonderful for their ’60s-style rock and their banana-yellow van, but also because they’re giving away their brand-new EP The Haunted Garage. Download it free at: Here … Read More
I’ve gone and listened to a bunch of the LWTUA covers (primarily on Youtube) and realized Squarepusher was not the cover I liked. So, I actually can’t remember what band did the one I did like. Either way, this version, … Read More
The blog “Don’t Judge Song by the Cover (sic)” has included our version of “Love Will Tear Us Apart” in its collection of said song. Normally, we’d file lawsuits and have our lawyers call theirs and yell at them in … Read More
I’ll be celebrating Christmas in my usual non-Christian tradition, eating Indian food and watching movies. In the old days of high school, I was involved in the tradition of having a Christmas Bah Humbug party, where we all got together … Read More
This is a pretty crazy article about this guy who was shot down during WWII and his experience putting on theater productions in a POW camp. “Four miles above the earth, Joe dived out head first. The jolt of his … Read More
A while back, my friend Maureen (an ice-cream maker extraordinaire) mentioned to me that earl grey and chocolate make an excellent flavor combination. It took me a bit to track down a company that sells food-grade bergamot (earl grey) extract … Read More
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It seems like every day on Myspace, we just get 50 requests from bands saying, “come listen to us” or “you’re friends with so and so, so we thought you’d like us” or “check out our new single.” My response … Read More
Silly Sundays, which evolved from WTF Sundays has ended up as being Silly Everyday…so, I am now abandoning Silly Sundays and just posting silly things as often as I’d like. It is fitting that the last Silly Sunday is yet … Read More
This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). The House Of Blues (formerly Axis and Avalon) on Lansdowne is now officially selling tickets to some upcoming shows, thereby implying an impending opening: 02.22 B.B.King & Buddy Guy02.26 Jimmy Eat … Read More
In case you want to read movie reviews by Mike (me) and Sophia that are about 1-2 sentences long and often grumpy, now you officially can: https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/ We’re still catching up on writing about movies we’ve already seen, but the … Read More
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Here is the awesome new music video from ajax rayovac for “love is a twisted melancholy disease” If you keep your eyes open, you will notice The Motion Sick’s very own Matthew Girard playing the trumpet. Mr. Rayovac may also … Read More
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This relatively short image/text blog featured earlier in December explains the writer’s affinity for coffee. I experienced a relatively similar progression with coffee (without however the trip to Paris or living in NYC), so I very much appreciated the coffee-stained … Read More
I am sort of picky about liking music. So, although this is a list of my favorite (lucky) 13 albums of 2008, as you get further down the list, the albums include fewer songs that I actually like. The Airborne … Read More