a few seemingly-random things to say on this nervous, dreary day in nj...
1) first off, i think we're fucked, geopolitically. there are things that need to happen for there to still be an american 250th anniversary, and i really hope this junior senator knows what he's doing. the probability seems high that he will meet the same deadlocked, lethargic, procrastinating washington that every other bright-eyed idealist politico does, and when nothing gets done in his administration, i don't think we as a people will stand for it. i certainly won't. he's being elected on the basis of change (obama, i mean), and if and when that change doesn't occur, who knows what will happen?
2) NEW SONGS FORTHCOMING! the long-awaited release of some of these same themes in a musical form is coming, i swear! :) songs that only need vocals: "incantation," "wonderful life," "twin flames," and "icarus, curmudgeon" are fully completed musically! i'm really proud of the production quality of a couple of them, especially having rerecorded "the brink" 10 times just to get it just right... just right. and it's awesome. some of the political themes i've been exploring in the past 5-7 years are in a couple of those songs. i think people need to hear them, and it kinda pisses me off i haven't recorded any of the really politically-charged ones yet. i mean, "saving face machine" may be about our president, but it doesn't say that much, to be sure. it's a mock breakup song, telling him that i, personally, don't want him in my life anymore. i don't hate dubya, but i don't respect him at all, because he hasn't respected me. he has done everything he could to make money for himself, his family, and his friends, and it's come from my paycheck. so fuck him. i'm done with w.
3) the demos go out soon, to a handful of independent labels! wish me luck!
4) aspirations: this year i'd like to play live as much as possible. i've done open mic nights, who hasn't? but i want bigger. i want a stage and billing and a night of just me. i want to play more than just two songs with terrible sound and no accompaniment. i want a trio, or a quartet. must have top 2 influences as nirvana and pink floyd. that's the kind of music i'm making right now, and that's the kind of music i love best, and what i aspire to be.
5) if you want to know how much of a whore an independent artist can be, at the expense of slackened child labor laws in the phillipines and asia, goto http://www.zazzle.com/gunshy and find out!
[UPDATE ON ZAZZLE] For some reason, if you're not a Zazzle member, no products will show up when you go to the link. So, PLEASE take the two minutes and become a member of Zazzle so you can at least SEE all the cool t-shirts and shit that I've made. there are bumper stickers, a mous epad, mugs, even a fucking tie if you're really interested. there are posters, art prints, and basically a little something for everybody! Do it! +R]
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