December 2011
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Becoming A Writer (or Artist)...
This was written by one of my favorite authors, Junot Diaz (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao), and the truth in this small entry is like an anvil to the face. I am going through a constant battle with myself on whether or not writing music is a future that I want to be a part of. After trying and trying and playing to empty coffee houses and struggling on the road, the spirit becomes...
November 2011
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October 2011
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January 2011
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I’ve been thinking about Miranda July...
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I was spending most of my time on the outskirts of...
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“Hi Brandon,
I had a great holiday…sorry I hadn’t posted grades...”
– Email — Boo Yah!
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spring semester.
The spring semester begins next week. I want to worry less about Brangelina and more about my own life. I’d like to document things that actually matter to me instead of cute frogs dancing on lily pads. The next few years of my life should be worth something to document instead of looking back at old posts and wondering why I spent so much time getting caught up in youtube videos....
May 2010
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The Whole Credit Card Debacle.
Musicians don’t like business. If a musician likes business, there is something wrong with that musician. Most musicians don’t understand how to get to easy solutions for their business (if you are playing music for money, you have a business… whether you like it or not). Don’t worry though, you’re not alone. I’ve been on the road and stopped off at...
Fall apart confetti come on cry right on my sleeve...
April 2010
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Collective Soul - Run
The hardest part is working and I’ve worked enough I could stretch that penny like a silver line Rolling through the pages of my life Underneath your name where it’s underlined I’ve been turned around I’ve been mystified by a true love
WatchPure delight.
where have all the lyrics gone?
i started playing music to connect with people. nowadays there just ain’t anyone left to connect with.
david byrne said lyrics are overrated. he’s right. listen to your favorite rap song and tell me the lyrics or check out your favorite gaga song and read the lyrics. it’s all bullshit. nobody gives a shit about what artists are saying anymore. they just want to drink and...
March 2010
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Sonicbids is a Scam.
Taking money from starving artists should get you a one way ticket to hell. It’s the most shameful thing venues and promoters do. Pay-to-play is disgusting, and Sonicbids is a website that is exactly that. Pay-to-submit to be a part of this compilation, gig, etc…. when in reality, they are just building up an artist’s desires all in the sake of taking their money. It really...
From John Mayer →
maddiej:
johnnyminardi:
nicholasscimeca:
I’m not sure if it’s a function of advancing age or just the times we’re living in, but it’s almost impossible for me to find complete external validation in any one thought, desire, instinct or vision anymore.
Who do you want to be exactly like? Is there anybody in this world who’s laid down a template for your dreams and goals that you’d copy and...
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What Music Means To Me.
I love music. It’s affected me more than any other form of art that exists. It creates a soundtrack for our lives. My first love happened in the midst of albums. I had my dentist pull out my wisdom tooth to my favorite song (at the time). Strong memories have been locked in with songs.
I spent countless hours in my room learning how to play guitar and piano because of my affection for moving...
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February 2010
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formspring.me
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WhoseTube?
I had to repost this article. This is what major labels are doing to the industry. They don’t know how to utilize the internet, so they go ahead and shoot themselves in the foot instead. It reminds me of how backwards the Republican Party acts at times. Science? Absolutely not! Facts??? Forget about ‘em!
The internet is something that the major labels don’t fully...
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“If you make it, great. If you miss it—what’s there to be afraid of? If you’re...”
– Kobe Bryant (via bunch)
music journalism is the new piracy.
This is a very interesting article here about the “new frontier” of the music biz. Who knows where things are heading… it’s a weird time to be in music. It makes my heart sink.
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/02/musicblogocide
Roger Ebert: The Essential Man
I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health,...
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this is why i love roger ebert.
This is the last paragraph that Mr. Ebert wrote while critiquing the new movie Valentine’s Day featuring too many star celebrities to count:
“Valentine’s Day” is being marketed as a Date Movie. I think it’s more of a First-Date Movie. If your date likes it, do not date that person again. And if you like it, there may not be a second date.
In three sentences, I have...
enviromenmentally.
The last couple of days, I have battled to get my voice back to where it was before I got sick. Thursday morning I stared at an organic lemonade tent and watched people shuffle down the street. Anaheim Farmer’s Market. The sound system was depressing, and my voice couldn’t wake up fast enough. Graham and I fought through half the set to try and get things right and finally gave up....
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get down with the sickness.
It never fails. After one week of touring, I get sick.
Down.
With.
The.
Sickness.
The first time we toured (July 2009), I got sick in Las Vegas. Yes, Las Vegas. I still tried to make the best of it, but I was pretty drained. It was messy. The guys in the band had a blast while I, with my nose stuffed in kleenex 90% of the time, had to call it every night around 9pm. I remember the first...
'freak'y friday.
I spent the day eating candy. Lots of it. My friend Brit had a slumber party for her birthday last night, and she bought a lot of chocolate. Reese’s-Snickers-Milky Way.
I realized that I also needed to think about repairing the monitor we are using for this tour. It’s making this horrible vibration of a sound. It sounds like when my mom used to yell at me to mow the lawns....
The empty crowd.
Let me preface this entry by saying that Streetlight Records seems like a great establishment with a nice staff.
BUT Streetlight records gig made my balls shrink. The fact that there was absolutely nobody there who gave two shits about us or our music was a little more than depressing. But sometimes that’s life on the indie music road. At least I’ll be able to say (if I’m...
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Pirates of the Caribbean.
At 5pm, Graham and I drove into San Francisco. Valencia St. We found parking less than a block away from Elbo Room… And we sat there scrounging for an hour’s worth of change for the parking meter. It was dark inside the Elbo Room. A thick red curtain greeted you in a very small lobby area; once pulled back the room swallowed you up whole. Chlorine and stale water filled my nostrils...
January 2010
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My drummer and I filmed an infomercial last week...
Hi Mom!
My first show out of town (during this tour) was a huge success. I played at A’roma Roasters in Santa Rosa a couple hours ago. It was one of the best coffeeshops I’ve ever played in. The crew that worked there was extremely cool. When I first walked in, I was a little shocked by how many people were in the venue. Tonight was my first show in Santa Rosa, and the place was packed...