4:30pm Thursday 5/25
Greetings from Atlanta, where I'm hanging with The Underwater, shooting video, editing video, etc etc.
They're doing pre-production at this house with a studio and an engineer. So, it's cool, the studio is
here, the house is here, costs are low (or can be). The Atlanta suburbs (Duluth, GA) are interesting, sorta,
99% of everything is less than 20 years old, so it's all new strip mall after strip mall after strip mall.
At any given intersection, it's like - if you take a left, go a mile - there are the full compliment of fast food restaurants,
chain restaurants, strip malls with nails places, and a Publix supermarket. If you take a right, same thing down a right.
Nobody has really done a heck of a lot here except work in the studio, in terms of going out and doing stuff (Not counting
drinking and smoking, which is very frequent). Personally, I would've very much liked to have seen the free show
with the Flaming Lips and Big Star in Centennial Park, but I knew that that wasn't gonna happen. I also would've wanted
to see Pretty Girls Make Graves, or Liars and Apes, again, knew that wasn't gonna happen. And it might be cool to
see Zolof in Marietta (again, not ...). Doesn't matter. Haven't been to Atlanta yet. Pretty much spent the entire time
in endless new strip mall land. There are 2 shows this weekend, in Cartersville, which is NW of Atlanta (we're NE)
and in Hinesville, which is near Savannah (6 hour drive according to ).
Anyway, here's a video I made of Mordy drumming Render with travel party fun clips edited in.
8:30pm Thursday 5/11
So, it appears that Fuel is offering Chris Daughtry (American Idol) the lead singer spot.
I think that's a good fit, win win kind of thing. Chris is a good singer who now has fans.
Fuel is an established band with credibility. I'd worry a bit about going into the rock space
from American Idol without a band, without credibility as a songwriter. It may not be true
anymore (I think, it is, it certainly was) but it used to be that rock bands weren't seen as packaged
acts, where songs were given to them, produced, etc. Top 40, not so much. Kelly Clarkson is Top 40,
competing with Britney, etc. No one really expects Britney to do anything except sing and dance
and look pretty. Same with Kelly Clarkson. People think that bands like U2, Green Day, Fuel, do write their own
songs. They usually do. Chris might or might not be a great songwriter, but American Idol is a signing contest.
People would think, if Chris won, was signed, and was a rock act, that he wasn't writing his own songs, and that
he should be, and was therefore less authentically rock, more fake. That wouldn't be helpful.
Now Kat, or Taylor, they'll be on Top 40, or AC, or something, where authenticity isn't really a factor.
Personally, I'd prefer that a "rocker" doesn't ever win AI. I kinda like the idea of spins on radio going to
bands who existed, etc. etc., write their own songs, instead of a contest winner. Authenticity and all.
Now Chris joining Fuel would be great. They have the authenticity, Carl writes the songs typically, and need
a new singer, and Chris is famous and a good singer. Win win.
The reason I'm writing this though, is because I was talking about Chris joining Fuel about 2 months ago.
(Not here) At The X's (Brett ex-Fuel), Condition K, Lotus Blue show a couple months back, I was talking to
AJ and Jackie of RedRoom about this very topic - who should be the new Fuel singer? I said "Chris Daughtry"
or "that guy on American Idol who sung Hemmorage and people are talking about it". They responded with Manian
of Condition K. Now, I agree that Manian would be a good choice, and good karma, taking someone from the
Harrisburg area when you're a Harrisburg area band, but Chris D definitely would be great.
Off,
soon, to York and Atlanta. Y'all should go see The Underwater at Dfly
tomorrow (Friday) and Bo Bim at District tonight (Thursday), last few
days in Hbg.
6:30am Friday 4/7
Ok, let's see, The Underwater is artist of the week on XM radio XMU Radio Unsigned for the week of
April 6, 2006.
Oh, I've started doing some video again. Encoded some new stuff, uploaded some stuff that's been
on my computer for a while, made pages for stuff that's been online without a page, like
that. We'll call it NEW, because, why not? Here's the NEW video.
A Utopian Skyline,
Blindside,
Bo Bim,
Brave the Day,
Farewell Hope,
Jah Works,
Junior,
Out Of Line,
Spinebelt,
Underoath,
The Underwater,
The Witnesses.
I might be putting more "NEW" video up. Many of you know that I pretty much
stopped putting a lot of video online around 2001, but I didn't stop taping, and haven't
stopped taping at all (I don't see as many shows as I used to, but I usually tape. Anyway,
expect more NEW video from 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 to be appearing here sometime.
What else?
How about looking at my email? Just gonna copy and paste pretty much.
The Seldon Plan had good new reviews of Making Circles from
On Tap Magazine and The Chickenfish Speaks.
Upcoming R5 Philly shows include a free show with The
Walkmen.
April Skies at World Cafe Live.
Tim Kaye Live at The Talking Head - Saturday April 8!
LYNNEE BREEDLOVE'S ONE FREAK SHOW makes it Philly debut
Saturday at Tritone!
Lead Foot - The Alpine in Lewisberry on Friday night April 7th,
Saturday night April 8th, The Coal Hole in Shamokin.
Robby Roadsteamer - playing the next two nights
with Nick at the Comedy Studio in Harvard Square in the Hong Kong restaurant.... This is April 7th and
April 8th... WE WILL BE HAVING A HUGE SHOW at the Middle East downstairs friday night June 9th.
Lake Trout - 2 Big Shows coming up this weekend! Towson, MD The Recher Theatre
With The Oranges Band & Two if By Sea
New York City Bowery Ballroom
With The Harlem Shakes, Army of Me, and Shelby.
Zolof the rock & roll destroyer - 4/7/2006 Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA 7PM!!!
w/ Mercedes Lane
5/2/2006 Mr. Smalls Funhouse Millvale (Pittsburgh), Pa w/ Motion City Soundtrack &
Straylight Run
5/7/2006 Manor American Legion Manor, PA w/ River City High
Plus a national tour
Talking Head - FRI APR 7 MUNICIPAL WASTE, BARONESS, WITCHHUNT, I OBJECT
SAT APR 8 POLYESTER, TIM KAYE, GLASS FAMILY, BAD MEDICINE AT THE CAMPFIRE
SUN APR 9 BLOWFLY, DESPOT, MINLUS & McCRACKEN, THE UBANGIS, THE SAVAGINAS
WED APR 12 NEPTUNE, LEPRECHAUN CATERING, LEXIE MOUNTAIN BOYS
THU APR 13 THRUSHES, DIALS, WAY-OUTS, BUNNYGRUNT
FRI APR 14 JACKSING AND GUESTS
SAT APR 15 LANDSPEEDRECORD, UP THE EMPIRE, AVEC, FORGET CASSETTES
SUN APR 16 THEE LEXINGTON ARROWS, LAST VEGAS, SUFFRAJETT
Forgive Durden - We will be shooting a video for the song 'Beware the Jubjub Bird and Shun
the Frumious Bandersnatch' from April 14th through 16th in Annapolis, Maryland, right
before we head to the UK with our friends in Panic! At the Disco! We're looking
for bar full of extras to come help us out and have some fun with us. Please read the
details below and get in touch! - Forgive Durden
If you'd like to be in the video, feel that you meet the above description and meet
the timing needs, please email durdenvideo@onesmallinstrument.com with your name and a
picture (or link to your myspace pictures).
Voxology - We'll be at Sidney in East Berlin this weekend, Saturday, April 8th from 7 - 10 p.m.
Trustkill - We are truly excited to announce the very first TRUSTKILL TAKEOVER TOUR
kicking off this May. The tour will feature Welsh superstars Bullet For My Valentine,
with special guests Walls Of Jericho and Roses Are Red. The tour starts May 12 and runs
through May 28 and is presented by Revolver Magazine, Ordinary Clothing, Music Choice,
AOL Music, and Hot Topic.
Crystal Roxx - This week's shows
Thursday - April 6th - THE BORGATA
Friday - April 7th - MURPHY'S 3RD RAIL
Saturday - April 8th - CLUB 1402
Karmellas Game - 4/8 - Music for Unity (Frederick, MD)
4/13 - House Show (College Park)
4/17 - Warehouse Next Door (DC)
4/22 - Three Rivers Festival (Columbia, SC)
4/29 - Binghamton University w/ Motion City Soundtrack, Straylight Run, and
hellogoodbye
The Central PA Friends of Jazz - have announced their 26th Annual Central PA Commerce Bank
Jazz Festival artists schedule...go to fojfest06.htm for
complete information and order tickets at 717-540-1010.
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