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I don’t know who made this flyer… But I love you!!
January 20th 2012
This show rocked! And was an all around entertaining evening… Jonny got in a wreck on the way to pick me up (and it wasn’t even his car). Then we almost ran out of gas. After filling up the car wouldn’t start back until we slammed all the doors and turned the dome light off. Almost got lost but were actually right on track. Which we didn’t figure out until Jonny quit texting and opened up his GPS. Saw Dalton and Pepper for the first time in 6 months after arriving in Rome. I missed those kids! The top-knotch security didn’t notice two knives in my pockets while frisking me from head to toe. My response was “that’s the most fun I’ve had all day!” that made them all fall over laughing. I got in for free just because I look like a rock star. And was about to pay Pepper’s way in when they said “your girlfriend gets in for free!”. Hello honorary girlfriend for the night… Nosecone Prophets kicked ass as always. Then Danny drunkenly started the car with no key before driving home! When Jonny can barely do it with the key. And to wrap up the evening we almost got lost again after stopping at Checkers. Good times happen when you aren’t a whiney bitch or a drama queen.
January 15th 2012
Mother. Fucking. TENEMENT!!! It’s just stupid how good these kids are. And I mean like if you cut them, Rock & Roll comes out! Amos plays like he was born with a guitar in his hands. I think this is the first time seeing them with Jesse on bass. Flinging his golden Finnish locks around the entire time. And Eric makes beating the shit out of those skins look completely effortless. Every time I see Tenement they get better… And FASTER! I’m always afraid that Amos is going to smash that beautiful guitar with his onstage antics too. If you’ve never heard these kids then make it your mission to find some of their records. Which isn’t easy as quickly as they’re sold out after being pressed! And if you find out they’re playing anywhere within 200 miles of you… Quit your fucking job and hop a bus if that’s what it takes to get there! It’s only January and I’ve probably already seen the best show I’m going to all year.
The Mackeys
The Dalton Bohanan approved official Mackeys bio is now up! It’s a pretty enlightening read so don’t be shy about sharing it.
This is amazing!!! VisionistFinland uploaded both The Phoenix Foundation and Cigarette Crossfire’s (almost) entire set from when they played Helatorstai-klubilla on January 5th! It looks like these dudes film just about every show they attend too. Major fucking kudos for that kind of dedication! Thanks for pointing me to these, Ilkka! Links to both are below since I can only embed one video…
January 5th 2012
Some of the best photos I’ve ever taken with some of the best people! Cereal is pretty much Buffalo Princess but louder and faster. Which is kind of weird since it’s the same guys as a two piece? Mr. Clit And The Pink Cigarettes are some of the most awesomely weird and sweetest people I’ve ever met! Seriously, check them out if you haven’t yet. And of course Nosecone Prophets always kicks ass. You’ll be seeing things by NCP and Mr. Clit on UAR in the near future. I was bummed that Davey Burdon had to cancel, and he was really sorry to have to do it, but shit happens. He’ll make it up to us soon. And I was the only one not surprised that Mackey started a fight after showing up that night too. Go figure?
New Year/New Camera
I normally don’t post these updates on the tumblr… Just on facebook. But I just got a new camera so it’s probably time to show off more! I’m sure too many people have never noticed the photoblog on my website too. I take pictures at every show I attend which amounts to several thousand photos from last year alone! It’s going to be a long process getting them all up here… So we’ll start off with my NYE show at Moccasin Bend Brewing Company. Which was pretty damn fun! Click on the picture above to go to the album.
There Goes The Intrepids!
First off we all want to say thank you so much to the 9 people that pledged to the Kickstarter project for Here Come The Intrepids! You dig the tunes, believe in what we’re trying to do, and did your best to help us out. But, seeing as we only reached $86 of our $300 goal, it was a complete and total flop. Two months of hard work for nothing… I did little more than sit at home watching DVDs and listening to records for 6 weeks after that. Even though exactly what I expected to happen, happened. It was a bitter pill to swallow. So, just like I said, Unsane Asylum will not be releasing this CD. I’m beyond flat broke. But, seeing as Ed has been at this game longer than I, he wasn’t too surprised either. And he asked that I make this available for download. All of the artwork is included too so you can make copies and DIY your own CD if you so desire! Kei of Fixing A Hole will still be releasing this in Japan also. Though I’m sure it will take a while longer since he now has to pay for everything himself. Sorry I didn’t get to work with you, Kei. Special mention to Tim of TDB Pirate Radio too. That man busted his ass trying to help us out! You’re a real trooper, mate! Now you’re all saying “just shut the fuck up and give us the music already!”. Then go to the bandcamp page and hit download. You have the option of paying as little as $0.00 for the entire album and at least 80% of any donations are going to Ed and Keith. Happy Holidays and enjoy!
