Friends,In case you don’t want to read the whole e-mail, here’s a summary: Monday. Best show in the universe. My favorite Boston Band Mean Creek and my favorite national band Dead Confederate! Come early! Don’t miss it! Here’s more: We … Read More
Just to give you all some more insight into what the music business is like… ——– Hello, I am writing to inquire about my 2008 Q1 Royalties. Presumably, this reflects the period of 1/1/08 to 3/31/08. During that time, … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). I saw The Legendary Shack Shakers exactly once, and since then all I’ve wanted to do is see them again. They tour a lot, and yet everytime they are in town, … Read More
Some photos of our 9/26/08 show at: http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/livephotos-08-09-26.html -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/
Things have gotten hairy out here in The Motion Sick land. We need your help. It is you all who must make the most important decision of our lifetimes. Some say Travis’ ‘stache is out of control and becoming a … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Dead Confederate (Athens, GA) is my most favorite thing in years, and they are playing TT The Bears 10/06/08 with: 11:00 Dead Confederate10:00 Catfish Haven (Chicago)–are Soul9:15 Mean Creek (Boston) — … Read More
Another wave of quotes regarding the sketchiness of the new Myspace Music. I sense an exodus coming unless they can make things a little more fair… I really hope they work it out and that everyone gets paid equally for … Read More
I’m pretty sure I’d just scream like a tiny little girl and run for my life, but this radio announcer here knows that his voice keeps the people of his nation strong and lively and he must not stop, even … Read More
Thanks to everyone for coming out tonight in spite of all of the political excitment. We’ve got a last minute (well, 1 1/2 weeks away) show addition. You’ve all seen me gush about Dead Confederate. Well, we’re opening for them! … Read More
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!