We of The Motion Sick are wishing Bret Michaels the best after he suffered a massive brain hemorrhage, just days after getting an appendectomy. He has grappled with diabetes, and as a rocker of the late ’80s, probably lead quite … Read More
The Motion Sick elected not to go down to SXSW this year (as we had the past two years). It just costs too much money and probably isn’t worth spending for unless you’ve got a high-buzz showcase (which ultimately means … Read More
Listen/buy audio over at: http://music.themotionsick.com/album/novelty-songs-volume-one Scroll down for “I Grew A Mustache”“Aquaman’s Lament” “I Grew A Mustache”
This is a bit overdue, but we are happy to announce that the Golden Bloom vs. The Motion Sick split 7″ has been released! In case you missed our original announcement, the concept was that The Motion Sick recorded a … Read More
We previously posted video of our performance (and our guest appearance with Golden Bloom), but we also wanted to share some video from the excellent bands that shared the evening with us last Friday: Ad Frank and the Fast Easy … Read More
We can’t even begin to express our full gratitude for how wonderful it is to be able to be involved with playing music in Boston. It’s an absolute pleasure to work with so many great bands and to have so … Read More
You already saw some fun tour videos from the Space a bit back. Here’s a quick recap showing some video from the bands we’ve shared the nights with lately: From Don Hill’s: Tayisha Busay Sidewalk Driver The Motion Sick (not sure … Read More
Over at http://lifejustbounces.blogspot.com/2010/02/desert-island-dicks-love-will-tear-us.html, Desert Island Dicks have decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day by sampling bits of 103 versions of Joy Division’s quintessential classic “Love Will Tear Us Apart” including The Motion Sick’s cover from 2008’s _The truth will catch you, just … Read More
Our visit to Hamden, CT’s The Space: …and after the show, this is what we do…
The Motion Sick will be taking some time off from playing shows to finish up some recordings. So, most likely, you won’t be hearing us perform for a few months. This is your last chance for a bit!!!!If you buy … Read More
We had the great honor of being selected as Best Local Rock Band 2009 in the Boston Phoenix!
This is definitely one of the most awesome and fun things that has ever happened with our music. It is quite an honor to have “30 Lives” selected to be part of someone’s world in this way.
We were thrilled with how many entries we got in the Golden Bloom vs. The Motion Sick artwork contest. There were so many great entries that once we chose the winner, we decided to choose a bunch of great runner-ups rather than just a … Read More
I am a little behind on saying so, but thanks friends for coming to see us on NYE at Church. We had an awesome time and grabbed a few videos of the other great bands we played with. Thought you … Read More
We’ve been spending some of our holiday-season time visiting the studio to prepare our next recording. First, we’ve been working on our cover of Golden Bloom’s “Doomsday Devices” for our shared split 7″ project. The artwork contest has just wrapped … Read More
We told you about our final show of the year – which may or may not be our final show of 2009…but more on that later… Until then, here’s some video from the 12/12 show celebrating a Golden Bloom birthday! … Read More
The Motion Sick says farewell to 2009 with our final show on 12/12 at Bar Matchless in Brooklyn with Golden Bloom, Claymation Velociraptor, and more… Details at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184696857755&ref=ts We’ll have one more update in the next few weeks to tell … Read More
We are still working on an updated version of our Ash Wednesday’s Residency 4-song collection (poster from the event on the left). One of the songs, “Aquaman’s Lament” has been getting some notice lately. We even had the honor of … Read More
This has been floating around for a while, but we’re just catching up on telling you all about some recent things: See full report…
We’ll be chatting with the community at Music Game Authors about the preparation of our songs for Rock Band, our upcoming recording plans, and anything else of interest on Sunday, 11/22 at 8 PM EST. The chat session is open … Read More
Well friends, thanks again for helping make our 150th show an absolute blast. It was nearly sold out before show time and totally sold out by the time the 2nd band of the night was on. We were editor’s pick … Read More
We’re recording a cover of Golden Bloom’s “Doomsday Devices” and they are covering our “30 Lives” – the recordings will be released on a split 7″ in early 2010. Stay tuned for a cover art contest. In the meantime, watch … Read More
We’ve just gotten hold of an awesome preview video of “30 Lives” for Rock Band. This isn’t quite the final version, but it’s almost there and soon, you’ll be able to buy songs by The Motion Sick in the Rock … Read More
Things have been a bit light on The Motion Sick blog here because there are so many exciting things going on. Soon, we’ll get a bunch of news up for you all. Until then, here’s a video recap of the … Read More
In an effort to promote our What’s Your Major show this weekend, I teamed up with show promoter Brendan Boogie to pull off a practically unthinkable feat…busk at over 50 colleges in a single day. Here’s how it went down: … Read More
I am always studying how the wise and successful bands carry out their PR campaigns, particularly who they hire and what their angles and strategies are. I hope to write more extensively about this and other music business topics right … Read More
We here at The Motion Sick are ever searching for the secret(s) to success. We consult with music industry folks, listeners, and psychics on a regular basis to find the optimal route to world domination and control. So far, we … Read More
We are all very excited to be part of Game Unicon – http://www.gameunicon.com at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Convention Center in Marlborough, MA on Friday August 21st – Sunday August 23rd. We’ll be performing at the concert … Read More
Boston GreenFest 2009Thurs Aug 20-Sat Aug 22City Hall Plaza, Boston THURSDAY AUGUST 20 (5PM – 10PM Curfew) MAIN STAGE5:00 – 5:30PM THE MOTION SICK6:00 – 6:45PM THE CLICK 57:15 – 8:00PM SAMBA TREMETERRA8:15 – 8:45PM TEM BLESSED9:00 – 10:00PM MR. … Read More
Hello Friends and Fiends,-Great Rock Show at The Middle East-Michel Gondry draws The Motion Sick!-The Motion Sick soon to be in Rock Band and rocking out with Bang Camaro, Freezepop, and others at Unicon We’ve got a GREAT show coming … Read More
Our buddies at Harmonix have announced the basics of a new system to expedite the process for bands to get their music available for play in the Rock Band series of games. They’ve got scant details currently available at: . … Read More
Certainly one of the most fun and nonsensically insane interviews we’ve ever done, TeaParty did an amazing job managing to take garbled, ranting nonsense from all of us all talking at the same time and turn it into an insightful … Read More
WBCN is officially shutting down: https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/?s=http://www.bostonbandcrush.org/2009/07/uncrush-rumors-swirling-about-wbcn.html. You might recall what an awesome time we had playing the Rock N Roll Rumble this year and we are very sad that the event is now in limbo along with one of our … Read More
Readers of this blog know that I am a big fan of Michel Gondry. I wrote a little entry a bit back about his director series DVD at: http://www.mikeandsophia.com/2009/01/motion-sick-work-of-director-michel.html So, when I found out that he decided to do a whole … Read More
First of all, we’ve got a great show this Friday! As with all great things, the band order for this show was decided randomly using Dungeons and Dragons dice. So, if you aren’t afraid of a few tiny kobolds and … Read More
Here is Matt G.’s fine flyer for this dice-based ordered event:Full Size Flyer at: http://www.themotionsick.com/themotionsick/flyers/2009-07-10-ChurchFlyer.jpg Church 69 Kilmarnock Street Boston, MA 02215 12:00 Jesus and the Argonauts 11:10 Muy Cansado 10:20 The Motion Sick9:30 St.Helena8:40 Kingsley Flood 21+ Facebook Event
I know this stuff is supposed to happen behind the scenes. No business here. We are just regular guys who suddenly magically emerge as rock stars due to the demands of the screaming fans. Well, it’s just not how it … Read More
The arcade version of Dance Dance Revolution X, which we believe features The Motion Sick’s “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix), is now out! We hope that it will start appearing in arcades around the country any second now. As soon as … Read More
Amnesty International fights to protect basic human rights around the world. They work to ensure that a uniform set of rights exist across the world’s wide range of cultures and political systems. They base their activities on a document called … Read More
As we rock out here in the land of The Motion Sick, we come across a lot of different services and websites that help us in our quest to take over the world. In an attempt to share the wealth, … Read More
Prior to The Motion Sick, I had played in a number of bands in college including Simian Aides, Shiver U.K., and Binary Test Record. After graduating and moving to Boston for graduate school, I decided I wanted to either continue … Read More
You may remember a classic translation of a Japanese blog using Babelfish: http://www.the-motion-sick.com/2008/04/same-straw-raincoat-japanese-blog-about.html “With, the same straw raincoat command is made with the game of 繧ｳ繝翫Α. To tell the truth, when Family Computer edition “soul 譁�ﾂ�#133;” 繧ｳ繝翫Α繧ｳ繝槭Φ繝�”on left and right … Read More
They refuse to include us in their system. Bummer. It’s sort of tricky to decide how to feel about this. I don’t really understand how they make the decision here. I assume it’s a single person’s aesthetic choice. I wonder … Read More
It’s true. It’s starting to get a little sketchy. Ever since the order for our July 10th show was selected using dice, I have been on the edge of losing it. All I can do is make Dungeons and Dragons … Read More
We’ve got some exciting things going on! 1. Download all of our music for free and we still get paid! 2. We’re opening for Pansy Division tomorrow 3. We’ve got a song on a workout DVD 4. The Motion Sick … Read More
I don’t really know much about this or if we even want a deal with Myspace Records, but here we are. Feel free to pretend you are playing our song on a cassette (if you’re old enough to know what … Read More
There’s a new literal video out for “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” This one is the best one in some ways, though the singing is pretty painful to listen to… Previous Literal Videos (and my least favorite)
Will K (under the name Secret Goldfish), a Lexington High School student and a member of the band High Off You recorded this really neat, dare I say Dashboard Confessional-ish, version of “30 Lives.” We thought you all might dig … Read More
Now, for the record and for your amusement, here is exactly what I actually wrote to them in response to several questions regarding the dangers of iPod overusage: There have not been any long term studies examining music listening habits … Read More
You can get the full story at http://www.the-motion-sick.com/2009/01/30-lives-up-up-down-dance-mix-in-cardio.html, but for now, here’s some video of our “30 Lives” workout.