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
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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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
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
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/
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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There is great rumor and speculation that some arcade versions of DDR, due out early next year, may include our song “30 Lives.” If you look closely, this image printed in a Japanese magazine shows “30 Lives” on the song … Read More
Matt and I had a fun time today recording an interview and song performance session with Michael Murie from Boston Music: Seen ( ). The show is a really cool Internet and local television segment integrating live performance and interview. … Read More
The ever-awesome Ryan’s Smashing Life has included us on his list of the best 20 albums of 2008 along with Portishead, Ben Folds, She and Him, The Kooks, and a bunch of other great artists! http://ryanssmashinglife.blogspot.com/2008/12/20-new-albums-you-need-to-own-in-2008.html -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-The Motion Sick Blog … Read More
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=40862502892 We’re #26 on WFNX DJ David Virr’s Top 50 albums of 2008! -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/
Episode 8 of PBS show Roadtrip Nation includes “Losing Altitude” by The Motion Sick. Video is not yet available, but we’ll post it when it is… http://www.pbs.org/wnet/roadtripnation/episode8.html -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-The Motion Sick Blog – http://themotionsickreviews.blogspot.com/
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We’re a featured artist on Reverbnation this week! This means you may see us plastered all over Facebook plugins and stuff like that. Rock! I know I’ve said it before, but I am really digging using Reverbnation. It has a … Read More
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This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). The IPO, or the International Pop Overthrow if you have a thing for wordy-ness is coming to Church this week. Church is an awesome place to see shows, and if you … Read More
Our new mailing list on Reverbnation allows you to listen to, and share, all of our songs over at: There is still time to vote to help The Motion Sick win the Pick the Band competition to play at The … Read More
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Friends, Vote tomorrow! Otherwise, you’ll be letting all of us voters in The Motion Sick make all of the nation’s decisions. While it’s true that we should be making the nation’s rock, we’re not so sure about the decisions… After … Read More
This article originally appeared on Boston Band Crush ). Voting started today on WFNX’s Pick the Band competition. It is a competition to choose a local band to open up for Black Kids and Vampire Weekend at the Orpheum Theater … Read More
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Voting has not yet begun, but here’s Pat… -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/
So we’re finalists in this Pick the Band contest. It seems like a pretty great thing. Pick the Band seems like a great idea. They bill it as the first fan-run record label. I guess then it makes sense that … Read More
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It looks like Reverbnation might be a quick solution to getting all of our content posted in many places easily. I am not 100% sold on it yet, but it seems pretty good. I really wish I could group songs … Read More
We’re one of 15 finalists in the Pick the Band / WFNX contest to open for The Miracle on Tremont St. show with Vampire Weekend and Black Kids. The show will take place on December 7th at The Orpheum. More … 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
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
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
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
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
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
Link “Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling, “First We Take Manhattan” Although they’re not part of the Stashe Wednesday line-up themselves, DNFMOMD are a Motion Sick offshoot worth keeping an eye on — especially if you have a predilection … Read More
Mike posted this over at The Motion Sick Blog I think it sums up where the band is at really well, and I thought it deserved to be posted over here:We in The Motion Sick land have all been involved … Read More
So The Motion Sick are doing a series of themed shows for their August residency at Church. I will be debuting my new project, Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling, on the second night (Arthur Ashe Wednesday), August 13th. … Read More
I guess this is an internet meme that has been going around for awhile, most recently the boys over at The Motion Sick Blog have compiled their own lists, which is where I first saw it. The 80s were really … Read More
Mike from The Motion Sick created a video out of archive footage for their song “Jean-Paul.” For a twelve-hour project it came out pretty cool. I wrote this song at age 18, I originally called it “Jean-Paul Approximately” (a little … Read More
It is not often that I find music, especially entire albums, that I really like. I am super picky about what music is for. But when I do find something I love, I’m pretty die-hard about it. Though there have … Read More
They are literally my favorite band right now. They are great on record. They are great live. They are great. Check them out at: http://www.deadconfederate.com/ Live review and interview coming soon to http://www.threeimaginarygirls.com/user/thesleepwalker Go seem them if you can. Tour … Read More
I am beta testing the site Ping.FM. In theory, it’s a tool that will allow simultaneous status updates or blog posts to many sites. I’ve been complaining about not being able to do this for months. Here it is I … Read More
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
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…