DNFMOMD: First live music review is up
My first live review for Three Imaginary Girls is up. I went to see The Konks and Kelley Stoltz. There are more videos of The Konks than the ones the article links to here
The Motion Sick: Delaware and The Hostile Invasion of the Dewey Beach Termites
Hey kiddies. Its been awhile since I checked in, so I figured I’d take a little time and recap the trip to Dewey Beach for their Popfest. Be on the lookout for some guest bloggery, as we had some friends … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Most Wanted and Unwanted Songs
I remember reading about this about 10 years ago, but for some reason, it has again arisen in the bloggy world as if it’s a new thing. No idea why, but I had not previous actually heard the songs, so … Read More
The Motion Sick: Mall Punk
I happened upon a new phrase today, but the origins of the phrase were quite old and established. Mall Punk The original connotation I discovered the phrase was in a Salon.com article about some new punk bands (scroll down to … Read More
The Motion Sick: Scarlett Johansson and her singerizing
Update: This stuff is getting yanked left and right…some of the links might work, some might not… I’ve now heard three songs from the forthcoming album of Tom Waits covers (and I think maybe 1 original) performed by Scarlett Johansson … Read More
The Motion Sick: Milk?
I’m a vegan, so I don’t drink milk. Today, CNN had an article headline that struck me : Headline: “Fad-free advice: Hormones or no, keep drinking milk” http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/04/15/cl.milk/index.html I thought, oh this might be interesting. Just about all of the … Read More
The Motion Sick: No More Monkey Fluids…
I am sad to report than one of my favorite “blogs,” Monkey Fluids, is closing its doors. The premise of Monkey Fluids is the recaptioning of drawn images from very old children’s books. Many of the posts are not quite … Read More
The Motion Sick: Boardroom Presentations about Music
I got this via e-mail from several people. I have no idea what the original source is and I couldn’t find it within 3 minutes of looking, but here it is:
The Motion Sick: The best two new video games
The first game is called, “You Have to Burn the Rope.” It’s a reaction to the overwhelmingly complex controls and game requirements that have developed in recent years. While gameplay is not as simplistic as your standard Atari 2600 game, … Read More
DNFMOMD: Domino Effect
I’m such an old man, my favorite games are backgammon and dominoes. When my family gets together I can count on a late night hand: We play with three superstitions: 1. Everyone has to put a hand in and swish … Read More
DNFMOMD: Put Money Here
No trip home is complete without a trip to the honey man, who has a roadside stand. Glorious Honey: This box that says “Put Money Here” and the pile of change on the counter serve as a cashier. We brought … Read More
DNFMOMD: Home Sweet Cupcakes
Of course, I made cupcakes while I was home. Dad’s favorite is chocolate, so chocolate it was, glistening in liquid chocolate glaze.
DNFMOMD: Home Sweet Home
Had a visit to my parents house in the country. This is the view from the front door: Straight out of “Country Homes,” the kitchen: They set up a futon for me in the living room, where I could sleep … Read More
The Motion Sick: Okay Thursday – Final Show Videos
A few videos from the final Okay Thursday show on April 3, 2008. Also, video of Harris and The Woodrow Wilsons… To prevent slow load time, all of the videos can all be seen at http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/tour2008/okaythursday4-3-08.html Here’s one teaser…
The Motion Sick: The Same Straw Raincoat: Japanese Blog about DDR Contest
This blog wrote about our winning entry in the DDR contest: http://b-yaro.seesaa.net/article/92331078.html?http://www.themotionsick.com That, in and of itself is not terribly exciting, but since I don’t read Japanese, I had to use Babelfish to translate it, which led to the wonderful … Read More
The Motion Sick: Dance Dance Revolution!!!!
The dance remix of “30 Lives” will be featured in the 2008 version of Dance Dance Revolution! The game is made by Konami and the song “30 Lives” is based on the famous video game code “The Konami Code.” We’re … Read More
The Motion Sick: Wesley Willis and Joy Division
I use Pandora (as mentioned here). Just now, it decided that Wesley Willis’ “I’m Running My Inkpen” should be played as a song similar to Joy Division. The similarities:electric rock instrumentation, punk influences, repetitive melodic phrasing, extensive vamping, and major … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Epochs and The Lemonheads – Live @ The Paradise – 4/1/08
As always, review eventually coming to: http://www.threeimaginarygirls.com/user/thesleepwalker Here is a video recording of much of the show (recorded by a friend until the disk space was gone…) Setlist:It’s A Shame About Ray in its entirety:—1. Rockin Stroll2. Confetti3. It’s A … Read More
The Motion Sick: Okay Thursday
Tonight will be the final bow of the band Okay Thursday. Three of us in The Motion Sick have also been playing in Okay Thursday since 05/25/07 when we hopped in to back vocalist Sarah Korval after the original band … Read More
The Motion Sick: More on Mustaches
For most of you who may have happened to catch us while we were on the road; you probably noticed that most of us (i.e., not me) were clad with some well defined handle-bar style mustaches. To celebrate the start … Read More
The Motion Sick: Lefties Unite!
As I was conducting some research here on the interwebs, I happened upon an entire FAQ on left-handedness. Being left handed myself, I naturally was quite interested.. so for all of you proud lefthanders out there you owe it to … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Most Creative Review We’ve Gotten
The best one can hope for when creating something is that your creation will inspire another person to create something. The kids over at The Wheel’s Still In Spin wrote a review embedded in a piece of short fiction. It’s … Read More
The Motion Sick: Coachella
Check out this hilarious April Fool’s Day lineup for Coachella: Roger Waters headlining…ha ha ha. What? That’s the real lineup? It reminds me of the good old days when Metallica headlined Lollapalooza… Who goes to these things? I know, like … Read More
The Motion Sick: More on Stuff White People Like – The Music Edition
Check this out… the ironic version from our post here.
The Motion Sick: The Long Awaited Coffee Blog
My Coffee Run down for the Tour 2008: Ken’s House – Good body and certainly welcome with my body in such bad shape.WEEM – Jeff made us some coffee while we played, and it was really good coffee; honestly much … Read More
The Motion Sick: Tilly and the Wall @ The Middle East 3/22
Saw Tilly and the Wall on Saturday. Was a fun time. Review forthcoming at: http://www.threeimaginarygirls.com/user/thesleepwalker Here’s a setlist. The unreleased songs are best guesses based on lyrics and prior setlists (MP3s are from the Team Love website unless otherwise noted): … Read More
The Motion Sick: Lesson of the Day: Don’t Honk at Old Ladies
Assuming this is real, this is quite possibly the best video that I’ve ever seen on Youtube. It has the thing I love most in a short video clip: some douchebag gets what he deserves…
The Motion Sick: Blog of the Day: Stuff White People Like
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/ ***3/24 Update: The Boston Globe ran a feature on this blog today…2 days after I posted it…coincidence? – http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/gallery/10_things_white_people_like/*** This is a pretty great blog satiring the lifestyles of “white people,” by which they basically mean young, professional “cosmopolitan” … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick Mailing List
As our subscribers have increased and our technological needs have changed over time and geographical scope, we are going to be moving our e-mail list to Fanbridge. This system will allow us to more accurately target our audiences by location … Read More
DNFMOMD: Real Foods!
Steve, with an appropriate excitement level displayed for some basil garlic bread: Oh yeah, and the entree, Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Red Wine Marinara Sauce (made from scratch): Burritos! I bought whole wheat tortillas, used Vegan Gourmet Monterey Jack cheese, … Read More
The Motion Sick: Yum? Yuck. Touring and Taco Bell.
In our journeys across the US, we found ourselves often desperate for anything remotely edible. One of the safe-havens falling into the “remotely” category was Taco Bell. I made the mistake today of looking at Taco Bell ingredient lists and … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick @ SXSW – Strange Glue Live Review
http://strangeglue.com/news/sxsw-2008-live-the-motion-sick/1499 A brief review and some pictures from one of our gigs at SXSW including some awesome photos
The Motion Sick: The truth will catch you, just wait… College Radio Success!
CMJ TOP 200Week 1: #13 Most AddedWeek 2: #198Week 3: #146Week 4: #140Week 5: #86Week 6: #71Week 7: #95Week 8: #192 CMJ Independent Select Tracks Top 100 – “30 Lives” – peak #67 *charted at 62 different stations over the … Read More
The Motion Sick: Travrad’s-Post Tour Blog-Day 1
Holy shit what a fun time I had on tour! I’m sad it’s over. All the positives outweigh the negatives, which makes it easy to justify the lifestyle and the decision to tour in the future. I will post my … Read More
The Motion Sick: It’s the end of the tour as we know it and I feel fine…
The tour is over. We had an awesome time, met great people, dealt with a few frustrations pretty gracefully, and just generally experienced things that I will remember for the rest of my life. You can’t beat that. First, I … Read More
The Motion Sick: Tour Wrap up and Thanks
Driving back from Texas was the longest I’ve ever spent in a car in two days in my entire life. My legs cramp up just from thinking about it. Watch the videos for any funny stuff; especially Pat getting pulled … Read More
The Motion Sick: All the songs we listened to in the car
Here’s a list of the artists and albums we listened to in the car: Artists: Aaron Katz – Simplest Warrior Air – Talkie Walkie Air Supply – Forever Love Aloud – Leave Your Light On The Arcade Fire – Neon … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick Tour 2008 – The Journey Home – 3/15 – 3/16
The journey home was brutal…we went a little crazy during our 37 hour drive, but we made the best of it. We stopped in Memphis and visited Beale Street, possibly the worst place on Earth. However, in the parking garage, … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick Tour 2008 – 3/15 – 3/16 – The Long Journey Home – Austin to Boston
See videos of Hope, Arkansas, The Austin 4, Memphis, TN, Patrick’s Confession, Darkwing Duck Car, Czech Stop Bakery, and The Long Journey Home at: http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/tour2008/video-0315.html
The Motion Sick: 3-14-08 – Friday – Austin – Matt
So… the last day of the tour. We had two shows and an interview planned; I knew this would be a long day. After we awoke from our relatively decent slumber from the previous evening had to get a move … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick Tour Blog 2008 – SXSW – 3/12 – 3/14 – Mike
Austin during SXSW was an overwhelming experience. When we first arrived, I was sure that I would have a bad time. It was crowded, I wasn’t hipstery enough, there was cacophonous resonation with every step. We’d already been on the … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick Tour 2008 – 3/14 – SXSW – Austin, TX – Videos
SXSW Day 3 Videos including: Billy Bragg, She and Him (M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel), Le Loup, Interview with Beangrowers, Beangrowers live @ Wests, Super Pal Universe, Beso’s Cantina, and The End of our visit to SXSW at: http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/tour2008/video-0314.html
The Motion Sick: Tour Blog – 3/14/08 – Austin – Matt
I’d like to apologize for the lack of updates; we’ve had sporadic internet access for the past few days and when we are able to find the internet it has been painfully slow. Austin is pretty awesome, and make sure … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick Tour 2008 – 3/12 – 3/14 – Travis
From the moment we arrived in downtown Austin, until the second we left, I was on sensory overload. You can’t walk 5 feet without either being assaulted by someone handing out free advertisements, CD’s, flyers, etc. You also can’t walk … Read More
The Motion Sick: Thursday 3-13-08 – Austin – Matt
After fighting with the internets, we stopped at the nearby Starbucks (yes… again) and headed into town. We were playing at 4:30 at one of the venues on 6th street; which is where all the major SXSW shows were happening. … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick Tour 2008 – 3/13 – SXSW – Austin, TX – Day 2 – Videos
SXSW Day 2 video including: Agave Bar, Angelina Eberly, Changing Strings in the Parking Garage, Mike’s Fingernail Status Update, The Motion Sick, Benjy, Kelly, and Heidi – Photographed and more…, Patrick Retrieves his Phone, Pimped Car, Street Band, Interview with The Cicerones and … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Internets is slow
We’ve got some pretty poor connectivity lately, so the updates may be delayed for a few days. We’ve got tons of video from Tulsa, Houston, Dallas, and Austin…we’ll get it out to you eventually…