The Motion Sick: Flute Beatboxing
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The Motion Sick: I hate cute cats as much as the next guy, but this is pretty awesome…
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The Motion Sick: Our 118th show – Tonight at Oliver’s/Cask’N’Flagon
There’s a post about This Blue Heaven on Ryan’s Smashing Life12/12/08 Oliver’s Nightclub at the Cask N’ Flagon 62 Brookline Ave (on the corner of Lansdowne)Boston, MA 02215 9:00 The Motion SickThis Blue Heaven CD releaseThe HonorsCommon Thrill CD Release … Read More
The Motion Sick: Silent Star Wars
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The Motion Sick: Team Love Library!
Team Love has decided to rotate a selection of free downloads of its albums and rarities in the Team Love Library: http://library.team-love.com/ It’s a great bunch of things available already. It looks like they are posting albums that have already … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick makes Ryan’s Smashing Life: Best of 2008 list
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
The Motion Sick: David Virr’s Top 50 of 2008
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The Motion Sick: If anyone is looking for me, I’ll be trying to wash my brain off…
First, I couldn’t make it through the whole song. Second, this is the most painful thing I have ever heard. I like noise and dissonance and all. I can’t even explain the literal dizziness and pain that listening to this … Read More
The Motion Sick: Useful Site: Tubemogul – Videos Videos Videos!
Handy site provides a single upload point and then relays videos to many other video hosting sites like Youtube, Google, Yahoo, Myspace, Blip, etc. Saves a lot of time for me! -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-The Motion Sick Blog – http://themotionsickreviews.blogspot.com/
The Motion Sick: Weird News: The Kiss of Deaf
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7772902.stm Um, yeah, pretty sure this is nonsense, but yeah. “The kiss reduced the pressure in the mouth, pulled the eardrum out and caused the breakdown of the ear. The chorus of warnings was echoed by the Shanghai Daily, which … Read More
The Motion Sick: Silly Sundays: Ukelele Styx
I was reminded how awesome this song is when I semi-recently watched “Freaks and Geeks,” the best TV show ever made. I was doubly reminded while we were on tour as I heard a Styx double slam at Subway in … Read More
The Motion Sick: We’re on Roadtrip Nation again!
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/
The Motion Sick: Help Identify This Song…
I am working on writing a new song. I was pretty happy with the first draft of it. I recorded a quick demo and listened back to it about 50 times, which is the main way that I evaluate my … Read More
The Motion Sick: 15,000 and 200,000
The music video for “30 Lives” has hit 15,000 views on Youtube The combined DDR sales for the two games with “30 Lives” in them have hit 200,000. Most likely, those games will get our music/video in front of more … Read More
The Motion Sick: Answer Songs
As part of my quest to outhip everyone by listening to the most obscure and esoteric music, I’ve found myself very interested in the popular trend of answer songs that really seems to have been prominent in the late ’50s … Read More
The Motion Sick: Music Absorption: The New Problem
Music Think Tank is a great blog examining how the music industry is changing. I know I’ve been posting a lot of industry stuff lately, but it’s really what’s on my mind as we try to come to terms with … Read More
The Motion Sick: Selling Out: Music and Advertisements
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The Motion Sick: My Sister on Rock the Reception this Thursday
For fans of feel-good reality TV. Although The Motion Sick didn’t perform live as was considered at one point, my sister does appear this Thursday, December 4 at 8:30am on TLC’s now-cancelled “Rock the Reception.” My sister-in-law-once-removed Emily Eddey does … Read More
The Motion Sick: Musings on Dylan
The Best American Poetry blog has recently recruited my father to write a column called Dylan Watch, which explores Bob Dylan in the context of his lyrical compositions. http://thebestamericanpoetry.typepad.com/the_best_american_poetry/dylan_watch/ -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/
The Motion Sick: DDR Sales Numbers
Dance Dance Revolution X has sold over 100,000 copies so far (10 weeks).http://vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=24764 Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 has sold over 50,000 copies so far (5 weeks)http://vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=24763 I expect that both games should have big sales numbers for the holidays, … Read More
The Motion Sick: Be our friend…
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The Motion Sick: Blog of the Day: Boston Band Crush is here!!!
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The Motion Sick: More Cowbell…
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The Motion Sick: Reverbnation: Up 59 Slots to #22!!!!
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The Motion Sick: Reverbnation Featured Artist!!!
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
The Motion Sick: We’re shooting up the Reverbnation Alternative Rock Charts – right between Green Day and K0RN
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The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick Needs Your Votes, Attempts A Pop Overthrow, and Starts A Dance Dance Revolution
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
The Motion Sick: Silly Sundays: Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution
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The Motion Sick: “30 Lives” on Dance Dance Revolution – Different People Playing…
Here is a random sample of folks who have posted youtube videos of themselves playing our song “30 Lives” on some form of Dance Dance Revolution. The videos just mostly show the screen, but the first guy sings along a … Read More
The Motion Sick: Doro Pesch (part 3)
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The Motion Sick: Exit Clov and Cloud Cult at The Middle East
These bands rocked it for me last night: Cloud Cult really owned the night with their gang vocals, onstage painting, and unsettlingly positive-vibed songs. Here’s some video of their performance: Exit Clov was super fun with their beautiful double female … Read More
The Motion Sick: Doro Pesch (again!)
I can only assume that a Myspace friend request from Doro Pesch arrived in response to my post declaring my love for all things Pesch a while back: https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/2008/09/httpwww-mikeandsophia-com200809motion-sick-metal-mondays-warlock-html/ At this time, I can only assume (in order to fulfill … Read More
The Motion Sick: Flyer for our International Pop Overthrow Show
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The Motion Sick: Cloud Cult
Cloud Cult (http://www.cloudcult.com/) is a crazy indie rock band from Minneapolis. They tour in a biodisel van, maintain strict environmental practices, and paint live on stage. Their latest album Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes) is pretty amazingly awesome. This … Read More
The Motion Sick: Silly Sundays: He-Man on Ice
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The Motion Sick: Read SPIN Magazine!
I can’t say we’re lucky enough to be in it this month, but I’ve been reading SPIN every month since they started posting a free digital version ) and I have to say there is some really great stuff in … Read More
The Motion Sick: New Music Strategies E-Book
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The Motion Sick: The Cult of Point Break Society
Last night, we had the pleasure of opening for The Cult of Point Break Society’s performance of Television’s “Marquee Moon” (and assorted related tunes). It was pretty friggin’ awesome! I liked a lot of the performances much better than I … Read More
The Motion Sick: Shame on you Arizona, Arkansas, California, and Florida.
This is just my opinion and it has nothing to do with the band, but I am pretty disgusted. Massachusetts did well on its ballot initiatives in the way of progress, but what is wrong with some of you other … Read More
The Motion Sick: It’s A “Close” Race!!!
http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/11/strange_days.php I’ve been saying this to people all day, but Megan McArdle (who has a great blog) puts it best: “This is a strange election in another way–it’s not really close, but people are watching it as if it is. … Read More
The Motion Sick: CNN Coverage of the Election: McCain Campaign Headquarters Live!!!
Okay, I am a 5-year-old, but I really can’t help noticing what is going on at “McCain Campaign Headquarters Live!!!” Um, I don’t know what to say even. -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick reveals secret trick to voting more than once!!!!
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
The Motion Sick: Voting is now open on Pick the Band
First, you need to register: Then, you need to vote: If we win, we get to open for Vampire Weekend and Black Kids at The Orpheum, which would be pretty awesome. -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-The Motion Sick Blog – https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/
The Motion Sick: Photos of The Motion Sick Live at Patriot Place at Gillette Stadium!
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The Motion Sick: Silly Sundays: The Final Countdown (Kazookeylele Arrangement)
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The Motion Sick: MTVMusic!!!
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The Motion Sick: Pick the Band: Patrick tells you why you should vote for us…
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The Motion Sick: Obama’s Loss Traced to Mike Epstein…
This is pretty funny…my sister Lisa sent it to me. Also, let me remind you again that you should absolutely not vote! -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-The Motion Sick Blog – http://themotionsickreviews.blogspot.com/
The Motion Sick: Tiffany, Television, Devo, Vampire Weekend, and Road Trips
Tiffany?Tiffany started her career singing “I Think We’re Alone Now” (and her other fine hits) at malls. The Motion Sick has chosen to follow in Tiffany’s footsteps with a one-day rock concert at Patriot Place…tomorrow, Nov. 1 at 12:30 PM … Read More
The Motion Sick: Pick the Band Contest
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