The Motion Sick: Is The Motion Sick the best rock band in Boston? It’s quite possible…
We’re not really so vain, but we are currently in the running for “Best Rock Band”in two different competitions. First, we are finalists in the Boston Phoenix Best of 2009 Poll for “Best Rock Band,” so head on over and … Read More
The Motion Sick: Experimenting with a new mobile fan club service for The Motion Sick…
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The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick is in the WBCN Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble! (and still running for Best Rock Band of 2009 in the Phoenix)
It was officially announced yesterday that The Motion Sick will be competing in the 31st annual WBCN Rock ‘N’ Roll Rumble, the longest running battle of the bands in the entire country. You can read the whole history here: https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/?s=http://www.bostonbandcrush.org/2009/03/information-crush-wbcns-rock-n-roll.htmlThe … Read More
The Motion Sick: Photos from Friday’s show at Church
Live Photos from Friday’s show: http://themotionsick.com/themotionsick/livephotos-09-03-06.html
The Motion Sick: We’re in the Running For Best Rock Band in Boston in The Boston Phoenix…
Please head on over and vote for us. The process is as follows:You go here: …select The Motion Sick and hit submit. Then, you must hit “skip to finish” and enter a name and e-mail address. We have some seriously … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick Update 3/3 – SPIN loves The Motion Sick – Monstrous Show This Friday and we hit SXSW (and visit some new places)
We’ve got so much exciting stuff going on that it’s hard to even imagine making it fit into one tiny e-mail: Summary: 1. SPIN and Commercial Radio Love The Motion Sick 2. Boston Music Seen Video Magazine Features The Motion … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick included in SPIN’s “Undiscovered Bands Worth a Listen”
http://www.spin.com/articles/spin-picks-more-undiscovered-bands-worth-listen SPIN has included us in its latest round of “Undiscovered Bands Worth a Listen” They also selected our song “Winged Bicycle” to include in the SPIN/Sonicbids Emerging Artists’ Showcase Radio show, which was featured on WFNX this past Friday. … Read More
The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick’s Commercial Radio Takeover – chronologically: WFNX, WBCN, and WAAF
This Friday at midnight, The Motion Sick will be one of the bands played on the Spin Magazine / Sonicbids Emerging Artists Radio Show on WFNX. That’s 101.7 FM in Boston, 92.1 FM in New Hampshire and online at http://www.wfnx.com. … Read More
The Motion Sick: “30 Lives” Ringtones
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The Motion Sick: Boston Music Seen Episode 3 – Interview / “30 Lives” acoustic
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The Motion Sick: March tour dates (including SXSW) trickling in…
We hope to have more solidified over the next few days, but so far, we’ve got what’s below. If you’re down in Austin during SXSW, we should be playing a few shows in the area including the official SXSW party … Read More
The Motion Sick: We’re in the Not Lame Recordings Powerpop Catalog and Upcoming Japanese Distribution
The Motion Sick’s album The truth will catch you, just wait… is now for sale in the awesome Not Lame Recordings catalog of pop music! Check them out. Both of our albums are also soon to be distributed in Japan … Read More
The Motion Sick: Nominate us in the Boston Phoenix’s Best Poll
If you feel so inclined, please nominate The Motion Sick for best rock band in The Boston Phoenix’s annual survey. How do you do it? 1. Go to 2. Click on Arts + Entertainment3. Under “Rock Band” – type in … Read More
The Motion Sick: “30 Lives” on Fuse’s Make A Star
A clip of The Motion Sick’s video for “30 Lives” aired yesterday on the Fuse TV Show Make a Star. After the clip, the hosts chat for a while with the song playing in the background. You can watch the … Read More
The Motion Sick: “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix)” in Cardio For Indie Rockers
Cardio For Indie Rockers, a new workout DVD in the Fitness for Indie Rockers line will be released on February 10th. There’s a writeup in The Onion A.V. Club’s The Hater Column, which is full of all of the snarky … Read More
The Motion Sick: Influenza Show Tomorrow @ Great Scott! Our Cover Songs REVEALED!!!
Boston PhoenixBoston Globezed equals zeeBoston Band Crush“Problem:1. Good bands don’t play covers 2. You like hearing covers…even if you don’t like to admit it. Solution:Influenza, hosted by Aloud, Powderfinger Promotions, and Northeast Performer Magazine!! Bands play one hour showcase sets … Read More
The Motion Sick: We’re in Today’s Edition of The Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/01/23/playing_covers_and_proud_of_it/ An article about our Influenza show next week. “Cover band. For many musicians and audiences, those two words, without a doubt, are among the most odious pairings of adjective and noun in the English language. They conjure cringe-worthy images … Read More
The Motion Sick: Benefit Show in Vermont – A Rare All-Ages Show for The Motion Sick
For those of you in Vermont, we have a rare all-ages show (we’re trying to do more, but it’s tough in the Boston area). 01/31/09THE UP AND COMING:A benefit to provide additional educational opportunities to students in Vermont high schoolsNorwich … Read More
The Motion Sick: The truth will catch you, just wait… guitar chords
We’ve been getting a lot of requests for the chords to songs from The truth will catch you, just wait…I’ve done a quick post of the basic chords played on the acoustic guitar. That should give anyone who is interested … Read More
The Motion Sick: An Interview with Dance Dance Revolution Step Artist Joseph Eder (the fellow who created the steps for “30 Lives”)
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
The Motion Sick: Best of 2008: Pipeline! Radio Show
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The Motion Sick: The Motion Sick wishes you a happy new year, performs some covers
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
The Motion Sick: “30 Lives” in HD on Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3
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
The Motion Sick: Boston Emissions with Anngelle Wood on WBCN 104.1 Best of 2008
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/
The Motion Sick: Pop Culture Will Eat Itself Best of 2008 Awards
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
The Motion Sick: “Losing Altitude” on the TV Show Roadtrip Nation
“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
The Motion Sick: Official Dance Dance Revolution X Japanese Arcade Confirmation
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/
The Motion Sick: ajax rayovac “love is a twisted melancholy disease”
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
The Motion Sick: Listen To Our Two Albums – Free Streaming! Thanks to Reverbnation.
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The Motion Sick: Band Camp: Buy Our Songs in Many Digital Formats
Of course, you can still always buy a CD and forego worrying about specific digital formats, but Bandcamp is now selling our music in a wide range of formats including some lossless ones… -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-The Motion Sick Blog – http://themotionsickreviews.blogspot.com/
The Motion Sick: “30 Lives” in an arcade version of Dance Dance Revolution in Japan???
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
The Motion Sick: Boston Music: Seen
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 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: 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: 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: Flyer for our International Pop Overthrow Show
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The Motion Sick: Reminder: Charity Show Tomorrow!!!!
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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: Pick the Band: Patrick tells you why you should vote for us…
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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
The Motion Sick: Dance Dance Revolution 3: “30 Lives” Gameplay Video (with video turned up)
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The Motion Sick: Reverbnation
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
The Motion Sick: We’re finalists in the running to open for Vampire Weekend and Black Kids at The Orpheum
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