Alright.
We are playing a show on March 11th at Fontana's for the Emergenza Festival (this is so we can go to europe). And we are selling tickets. They are 10 bucks if you get it from us. Or they are 15 at the door... but we want you to get it from us because we love you. WE are now selling them online here.
If you buy them online you are able to buy them using paypal and they will be waiting there for you at the show.
But we need you to come either way. Because Benson is a sore loser. And I like to win.
We cannot lose to balding guys with soul-patches and stupid bro three doors down bullshit.
There will be more details leading up to it...Buy them. We will drink into the night for those who do not have work. For those who have work we will drink and party before...so it is a win win...
much love
m
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
NOVEMBER RAIN REVISITED
first of all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-cBbLz225o
just so you have an idea of what i am talking about.
so the other night prolow and matt start this really long and technical discussion about GUNS N' ROSES' november rain music video. now i vaguely recall seeing the video and remember something about axl rose playing a piano and a wedding or bar mitzvah or whatever and let it slip that i hadn't seen it in a while and didn't really remember what happened in it. in a furor of utter disgust with my ignorance coupled with excitement at an excuse to watch the video again, matt and prolow whisked me away to a computer so i could experience the greatness of this music video as soon as possible.
"Prepare to be wowed." - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"You come away impressed, oppressed, provoked, and beaten down, holding on to the squirrelly incandescence as a beacon in the darkness." - Ty Burr, The Boston Globe
"Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment." - Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
IT IS THAT GOOD. To be completely honest, these reviews aren't actually for the November Rain video. These are all reviews for the Dark Knight, but i thought they worked here too.
anyway, i was correct in my recollection about a wedding. while axl croons behind a piano with the band, the story part of the video shows that the whole gang went on down to the cathedral to watch axl get married in a ridiculous outfit to some leggy brunette about 8 inches taller than him. slash's whole "oh no where'd the rings go?" part was pretty priceless, but i especially enjoyed when, during the middle of the service, slash just turns around and storms out of the church, as if to say "this is just too fucking beautiful, i can't take it. need. to. solo."
once out of the cathedral, slash is magically changed back into his whole leather chaps, cowboy boots and biker jacket look, just in case any viewers were confused as to whether or not GNR was a band or just a bunch of effeminate dudes who hung out together. after making sure that he was a safe distance from the church to ensure it wouldn't be reduced to rubble from the rocking he was about to lay down, slash busts out some of the most intense late 80's early 90's era rockstar shit i have ever seen.
my prior impressions of slash led me to believe that he would just roll out of his nest of drugs and titties about 15 minutes to showtime so he could stagger up on stage to chain smoke and play face-melting vertical guitar solos. honestly, i wasn't entirely sure that slash was even awake, or at least not in the traditional sense for extended portions of GNR shows. these misconceptions were quickly brushed aside though; after seeing this music video, i cannot adequately express how wowed i was by slash's awesomeness.
standing in the middle of fucking nowhere on a dusty plain outside the church, this guy gets into some insane limbo god power stance with his legs far enough apart to park a suburban between.
the sheer epic-ness of the whole scene was quite appropriately chronicled using a helicopter fly-by, and 5 other cameras, probably the only way that a GNR guitar solo should be recorded.
SPOILER ALERT:
at the end of the music video, in a dramatic twist, axl's new bride dies of unexplained causes while slash stomps his way on top of axl's piano and bangs out yet another searing guitar solo. coincidence? i think not. i think everybody here knows the cause of death. in a scenario with direct parallels to the story semele, zeus' mortal wife who demanded to see zeus' true form only to perish in a fiery lightning-induced explosion upon seeing him in all his magnificence, the bride was CLEARLY killed by the ginormitude of slash's rocking. what else could it have been? she obviously got within the safe rock radius and was simply blown away by the slash's inconcievable awesomeness.
just so you have an idea of what i am talking about.
so the other night prolow and matt start this really long and technical discussion about GUNS N' ROSES' november rain music video. now i vaguely recall seeing the video and remember something about axl rose playing a piano and a wedding or bar mitzvah or whatever and let it slip that i hadn't seen it in a while and didn't really remember what happened in it. in a furor of utter disgust with my ignorance coupled with excitement at an excuse to watch the video again, matt and prolow whisked me away to a computer so i could experience the greatness of this music video as soon as possible.
"Prepare to be wowed." - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"You come away impressed, oppressed, provoked, and beaten down, holding on to the squirrelly incandescence as a beacon in the darkness." - Ty Burr, The Boston Globe
"Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment." - Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
IT IS THAT GOOD. To be completely honest, these reviews aren't actually for the November Rain video. These are all reviews for the Dark Knight, but i thought they worked here too.
anyway, i was correct in my recollection about a wedding. while axl croons behind a piano with the band, the story part of the video shows that the whole gang went on down to the cathedral to watch axl get married in a ridiculous outfit to some leggy brunette about 8 inches taller than him. slash's whole "oh no where'd the rings go?" part was pretty priceless, but i especially enjoyed when, during the middle of the service, slash just turns around and storms out of the church, as if to say "this is just too fucking beautiful, i can't take it. need. to. solo."
once out of the cathedral, slash is magically changed back into his whole leather chaps, cowboy boots and biker jacket look, just in case any viewers were confused as to whether or not GNR was a band or just a bunch of effeminate dudes who hung out together. after making sure that he was a safe distance from the church to ensure it wouldn't be reduced to rubble from the rocking he was about to lay down, slash busts out some of the most intense late 80's early 90's era rockstar shit i have ever seen.
my prior impressions of slash led me to believe that he would just roll out of his nest of drugs and titties about 15 minutes to showtime so he could stagger up on stage to chain smoke and play face-melting vertical guitar solos. honestly, i wasn't entirely sure that slash was even awake, or at least not in the traditional sense for extended portions of GNR shows. these misconceptions were quickly brushed aside though; after seeing this music video, i cannot adequately express how wowed i was by slash's awesomeness.
standing in the middle of fucking nowhere on a dusty plain outside the church, this guy gets into some insane limbo god power stance with his legs far enough apart to park a suburban between.
the sheer epic-ness of the whole scene was quite appropriately chronicled using a helicopter fly-by, and 5 other cameras, probably the only way that a GNR guitar solo should be recorded.
SPOILER ALERT:
at the end of the music video, in a dramatic twist, axl's new bride dies of unexplained causes while slash stomps his way on top of axl's piano and bangs out yet another searing guitar solo. coincidence? i think not. i think everybody here knows the cause of death. in a scenario with direct parallels to the story semele, zeus' mortal wife who demanded to see zeus' true form only to perish in a fiery lightning-induced explosion upon seeing him in all his magnificence, the bride was CLEARLY killed by the ginormitude of slash's rocking. what else could it have been? she obviously got within the safe rock radius and was simply blown away by the slash's inconcievable awesomeness.
well, that or she fell victim to a fatal STD from axl's toxic dong..... actually now that I think about it it is probably like a 50/50 split.... whatever, i'm getting sidetracked here.
anyways i thought that was fairly obvious but you can all draw your own conclusions. in any event, go watch the damn video. it is pretty amazing, both intentionally and ironically.
thats it my babies.
xoxox
BENSAOiuflkjdhasodlkjands,amsndasdjnasd
works cited:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semele
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dark_knight/?critic=creamcrop
anyways i thought that was fairly obvious but you can all draw your own conclusions. in any event, go watch the damn video. it is pretty amazing, both intentionally and ironically.
thats it my babies.
xoxox
BENSAOiuflkjdhasodlkjands,amsndasdjnasd
works cited:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semele
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dark_knight/?critic=creamcrop
Monday, February 16, 2009
SHOW THIS SUNDAY
I know it is a Sunday... I know it is the Oscars, but why not come and see the coolest band in the NYC AREA! I need you to come out to the ANNEX this Sunday and see some new songs, see love, see me!
We play at 10 and i plan to rock your world.
much love
m
p.s i am starting a war with the JONAS BROTHERS (look out bitch)
We play at 10 and i plan to rock your world.
much love
m
p.s i am starting a war with the JONAS BROTHERS (look out bitch)
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
DAY 2
So........ our Ep "Hello Midnight Mixtape Vol.I" was released yesterday. We are selling cds like crazy, but that does not mean you should not buy one. It is very easy just click the "BUY NOW" button and fill in your info and that is it. You will get it in a week! With a password to get extra goodies. So go now Buy it. love it.
safe
m
safe
m
Monday, February 2, 2009
NEW RELEASE TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello Beautiful People. It has been a while.
It is true. Tomorrow we are releasing "Hello Midnight Mixtape Vol I." It is a collection of demos and songs that we have been writing for the past couple of months. You can own your very own one by ordering it online tomorrow at our MySpace! It is 8 bucks including shipping. Which is a deal AND they come with a password in which you can get pictures, lyrics, and other mixes of our songs.
Also they are hand numbered. Now aren't you cool?
We have a show at the Annex on Feb. 22nd which should be great. I know it is a Sunday, but it will be worth it.
I will check back in soon with some good stories. I have been just tired between getting this release ready with the undying loyalty of Annalisa. And i have been writing a lot of new material that should be raw(er).
Come see us live. I want to blow your mind.
Safe
m
P.S. ORDER THE CD!
It is true. Tomorrow we are releasing "Hello Midnight Mixtape Vol I." It is a collection of demos and songs that we have been writing for the past couple of months. You can own your very own one by ordering it online tomorrow at our MySpace! It is 8 bucks including shipping. Which is a deal AND they come with a password in which you can get pictures, lyrics, and other mixes of our songs.
Also they are hand numbered. Now aren't you cool?
We have a show at the Annex on Feb. 22nd which should be great. I know it is a Sunday, but it will be worth it.
I will check back in soon with some good stories. I have been just tired between getting this release ready with the undying loyalty of Annalisa. And i have been writing a lot of new material that should be raw(er).
Come see us live. I want to blow your mind.
Safe
m
P.S. ORDER THE CD!
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