one gig i would love to have is that of a re-enactment actor. could you get any lower on the acting food chain then this? porno may involve more depth. are these people too ugly to get into porno? the only acting qualification i see one having to possess is the ability to overact badly. who are these people? do they have agents, head shots, do they take classes? i dont know what got me thinking about these folks but it probably involved alcohol. does anyone know one of these creatures?

wanted to give a big thanks to ryan at muzzle of bees for including yours truly in his “get to know your blogger” feature. so, if you feel like knowing a bit more about me head on over there, or even if you dont give a shit about me, head over there anyway cause he does a helluva job.

anyone hear m wards “i go home” in one of the new mlb commercials? i thought it was pretty cool. although, its quite lame that its a remake.

in other news, one of my favorite records of the past couple years shadows rise by travel by sea has found a new home on mr drunkards autumntone records. their upcoming release, days of my escape will also be released on autumntone sometime later this summer, i think.

complete shakeup from shadows rise

closing down my house - will johnson cover

travel by sea site / myspace

autumntone site

i love it when members of bands of differing styles come together and create. such is the case with auxilary house, a musical collective featuring members of, but not limited to, the never, lost in the trees, vibrant green and a few other trekky records artists. i have only heard “animal song” from play more games by the 12 piece, but according to the info provided their stylings range from “raucous country romps, brass fanfare, sparse folk tunes, avant-appalachia, irreverent twee pop, orchestral flirtations, and psychedelic rock songs..” which all sounds right up my alley.

animal song

they are currently on a east coast tour on a 44 person bus that has been converted to run on vegetable oil. pretty cool. they are also going to be taking part in team clermont’s prom in athens later this summer.

auxilary house site / myspace / trekky records

on aug 7 or 21, i have differing dates, chapel hill based schooner, will be releasing hold on too tight. hold on too tight holds the distinction of sounding both familiar and foreign. the combination of the recording, “indie rock” instrumentation, and early motown and country influences makes hold on too tight sound like a childhood i never had but might have. hold on too tight is a warm record, but in a wrapped in a blanket in front of a fire listening to a shitty am radio kinda way. none of this probably makes sense but sometimes its kinda hard to explain the vibe a record gives off, such is the case of hold on too tight, cause what i may hear/feel, you may not and vice versa. its not a complicated record, per se, but then again it is. to quote j mascis ” i dont know man, you decide.”

one thing i do know, and this is me being a typical man, is that both the ladies in schooner are quite attractive.

there’s enough to do

they always do!

schooner site / myspace / 54 40 or fight! - label

not too sure about the history, if there is any, of this collection of tragically hip acoustic numbers entitled phantom acoustics. i am sure its just a fan collaborated collection, which is cool with me cause its great either way.

these can now be found here.

1. poets

2. get back again

3. every irrelevence

4. butts wigglin

5. fireworks

6. long time running

7. pigeon camera

8. scared

9. bobcaygeon

10. grace, too

11. radio show

12. membership

13. flamenco

14. wheat kings

15. thompson girl

16. we’ll go too

related posts

• travel by sea with days of my escape (3)
• tragically hip 12/89 in toronto (2)
• captain’s dead guide to records for the summer of 08, part two (1)