October 2009

Happy "Bring your dog to work" day!

Ed — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:40:10 +0000

Happy "Bring your dog to work" day!

posted by Ed on October 20, 2009 in Album Names, Dogs, Kevin

Ok, so it wasn't really "Bring your dog to work day"... but I brought mine anyway. Scully accompanied me to rehearsal today, so she wouldn't be alone in the house all day. Kevin LOVES dogs. When they're around he immediately starts speaking a language no human (or dog) could possibly understand. They seem to love him back. Robin (Our front of house sound guy) was kind enough to bring in some dog biscuits for Scully, having gone home to grab something. He placed the biscuits in front of Kev, and said "These are DOG biscuits". Well, Ol' Kev was quite wrapped up in the discussion we were all having about what to call this record. For some reason I took on the tone of the narrator of one of those old school Disney wildlife features. That tone is gone now. Sorry. We may have decided on a title by the way... not telling. Ok, back to the story. Kev begins absent mindedley crunching away at the dog biscuits, then looks in his hand, and asks "Are these dog treats???!!!". Robin says while laughing "Yes! I TOLD you that!!!", which Kev denies. And then says genuinely, "They're not bad, actually". I think he didn't ask until the second one!

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I heart Rock Music!

Ed — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:26:39 +0000

I heart Rock Music!

posted by Ed on October 20, 2009 in Music That's Not Ours, Rock Shows

I just got back from seeing Sloan at the Dakota. It was a benefit for War Child. I think they're the ones who make sure child soldiers get REALLY good guns?? Too Dark? Likely. I LOVED the show. They are such a great band. Great melodies, and inventive parts, mixed with the soap opera that is playing with the same group of dudes for 18 years! It was a night of obscure tracks, and stuff they don't often play. At one point Murphy introduced a song saying it was "from NO ONE'S favorite album", and then added "It's sort of our "Born on a Pirate Ship". It was a lovely nod to Kev, Jim, and I who were all there enjoying the show. He's dead at recess. It was ragged, rough, and immediate... and it really hit the spot. Sloan, Thanks for nearly 2 decades of great songs, and one hell of a show tonight. Cheers.

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Good Fun

Ed — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:43:13 +0000

Good Fun

posted by Ed on October 14, 2009 in Movies

Spike Jonze took a masterpiece, and made it in to a masterpiece. I just took my kids to see the Spike Jonze/Dave Eggers adaptation of the timeless Maurice Richard… Damn, I knew I was going to do that! Maurice SENDAK book, “Where the Wild Things Are”. It’s always a risk to take something that people have such strong attachments to, and change it in ANY way. This adaptation was obviously done with love, respect, admiration, and a genuine sense of fun, and imagination. I recommend it to anybody who likes things that are fun.

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Fill it to the Brim, with Primm!

Ed — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:22:09 +0000

Fill it to the Brim, with Primm!

posted by Ed on October 10, 2009 in New Songs, Photoshoot, Primm

Just finished a really fun show in Primm, NV. Thanks to all the fans who made the trek. The shows are starting to feel REALLY good. Who’da thunk that rehearsing would work??!!! We spent a day in L.A. at the start of the week doing a photo shoot for the record. I think it’s our best yet. Relaxed vibe, and everybody felt good. It was a long day, but I think we’ll have some really great shots. There was also a really sweet version of “For You” that happened spontaneously during the shoot, and was captured on video. We’re going to try to post it soon.

Looking forward to Thanksgiving at home (Which is this weekend up in Canadia!). There are a few shows shaping up for December that we’re all looking forward to. We’re all anxious to be playing. Especially the new songs. It’s always tough when you have new material, but people don’t know it yet. Even when a record is out in stores, it’s hard on an audience to hear a lot of new stuff… but that’s where the band is at, so naturally it’s what we want to play! We’re in a tougher spot, cause it’s not even out yet!! We’ve been doing 3-5 new songs per show. I look forward to being able to play more. We’re really proud of this record, and can’t wait for everybody to hear it.

I really enjoyed playing “Leave” tonight. Kev rocked the S#!T out of it!!! It was a fun show all around. I think we need to take some live tracks from our Michigan show in the summer, and some like tracks from tonight, and release an E.P called Jim Creeggan in Primm Muskegon… Thank you, Thank you very much. Try the veal.