This I Believe

Waye Coyne of Flaming Lips fame read an essay he wrote about "Creating Our Own Happiness" for an NPR segment titled "This I Believe". You can check out a transcript of the essay right here. That Coyne boy has always had a good head on his shoulders.

At least someone is being productive in the studio

The Foo Fighters are entering the studio today to being work on their sixth album. Helming the producer's chair is Gil Norton. Gil brought his exceptional production abilities to the Foo's second album, The Colour and the Shape, among many other fine records of the past 20+ years. Hopefully we can see a new record from these guys this summer/fall.

While I did spend a little time in the studio this weekend, there really is no way that I'm realistically going to get this album finished by Wednesday. I think I have a good start, however, so I will continue to move forward on the project. I promise I'll have some pictures and songs posted here in the near future.

I hope all is well out there...may all my readers have a bitchin' week.

And then it alternates

If you haven't noticed, I'm on a bit of a Queens of the Stone Age kick at the moment. Check them out here as they work out "Song for the Dead" in the studio. Youtube is friggin' phenomenal.

Expect some updates from my studio tomorrow (which is really today).

QOTSA teaser

Check out a little teaser of a new Queens of the Stone Age song here. I am extremely excited for the new album.

100 posts!

Holy crap. I've reached the 100 post plateau. Granted, the majority of my posts have been pretty pointless, but I still feel pretty damn proud to have made it to this point. I want to extend my deepest thanks to the 3 people that read my blog - you make it all worthwhile. I hope you'll stick around for the next 100 posts.

Apparently, we're supposed to get hit with a buttload of snow this weekend. It'd be nice to cover up all the dirty snow and exposed grass in the area. It'll also give my daughter a chance to get outside and play in some fresh snow, and I'll probably get out of taking down the Christmas lights this weekend.

If I want to get serious about recording this album I've been talking about before the end of the month, this weekend will be the weekend to do it. I'll keep this bad boy updated with live news as it develops.

The big four-oh

It's pretty damn hard to believe, but Kurt Cobain would have been 40 years old yesterday. As some visitors to this blog can attest, I was goo-goo for Nirvana back in high school. I can remember the day he died like it was yesterday...

In celebration of the birthday that could have been, I present to you a live version of "Sappy". This song originally appeared as the untitled last track on the "No Alternative" compilation released in '93. I highly suggest that you pick it up if it's not in your music collection. It holds a great assortment of tracks from the 90's alternative scene (Soundgarden, Pavement, Urge Overkill, Pumpkins, etc).

Weekend Warriors

I found this cool article the other day about a group of guys that get together a few times a month and make music. You can check it out on the MPR website here.

Baby steps

Well, I didn't get any songs recorded this past weekend. Surprise surprise. I did play around with a few song ideas that I'll try and flesh out this week. I've got 10 days until the end of the month to start and finish this album. If I don't get it done, it won't be the end of the world. However, it sure would be nice to say I made it to the finish line.

A few buddies came in from out of town this weekend to celebrate my friend Ches' last remaining days as a free man. We met up at the local watering hole and proceeded to get overserved. Lots of debauchery took place at Schmitty's, and I think everyone succeeded in filling their tanks. We also stumbled up to Floyds to say hello to the locals. And just think...we get to do this all over again in a month!

We brought Evelyn to her 4th official birthday party yesterday at a gymnastics facility. After warming up a bit, she ended up having a blast on the trampoline and other activities that took place. Mommy had to play along with her for the most part. A little cake and ice cream topped off the event, which Evie had no problems scarfing down.

Tomorrow night, my better half is hosting book club at our house. I'm super bummed that I can't stick around. I'll probably head over to Mike D's place, where he'll try to get me to drink with him. I must stay strong in the face of his temptations...

Chris Cornell's new album = the end of Audioslave

Chris Cornell has announced that his new album, Carry On, will be released on May 1st. Along with the statement released today, he included the following:

"Due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences, I am permanently leaving the band Audioslave. I wish the other three members nothing but the best in all of their future endeavors."

I for one am happy about the announcement. Chris needs to release this album and go out on tour, and then get back together with his brothers in Soundgarden. And the same goes for 1/2 of Army of Anyone...

I'm drinking the water. So should you.

There's an elaborate marketing scheme that is beginning to unfold for Year Zero, the new album by Nine Inch Nails. To read more about it, check out the mtv.com article.

On top of this campaign, a new NIN track titled "My Violent Heart" was leaked to the web yesterday (kinda fitting that it happened on Valentine's Day). Apparently the track was found on a thumb drive in a public bathroom in Portugal (wink wink). You can listen to the track on the NIN myspace page.

Everybody knows that you're insane

This was posted to the Queens site yesterday...it sure is gonna be a fun summer.

2/14/2007
I was at the Sizzler today. Hitting the cheese bread pretty hard you know how I do. Heard a French guy in the booth behind me dropping bombs. Turns out QOTSA are going to be doing some press to announce the new album. the Dr. is not gonna be scooped like a pile of potato salad. The record is called Era Vulgaris. It's coming out in June. Your fake track lists makes the Dr. laugh like a little girl.

Into the Hollow
Sick, Sick, Sick
Misfit Love
Battery Acid

Could be song titles. or could not. go sign up on the mailing list for future insider info then get off the internet and go get laid, its valentines day

kisses,

dr. inside

Unproductive

I didn't record a note of music this weekend. Time to regroup and hunker down. Hopefully I can provide some updates later this week. Once I get the ball rolling, it should be pretty smooth sailing.

Hello hello hello...is there anybody in there? Just knock if you can hear me...

It sure would be cool if someone besides Jesse left comments on this thing.

And we're rolling!

Or at least we will be rolling this weekend. Production on the new album starts tomorrow, which leaves me with about 18 days to finish it. I don't have a note written yet. Probably will try and get a few ideas down tonight. I believe Jesse has a few things rolling around. And Mike D is always good for some hot licks.

I made egg mcmuffins for the office this morning, using this wonderful piece of machinery:

It's the Back to Basics TEM500 Egg-and-Muffin 2-Slice Toaster and Egg Poacher!

This thing truly is a marvel of modern kitchen technology. It's everything you could ever want in a breakfast appliance, and it can be yours for the low low price of around 40 bucks. You can pick these bad boys up at Target.

The new Dinosaur Jr album is scheduled to be released in May...the damn thing leaked the other day, and it is wicked awesome. J unleashes a serious case of guitar wizardry throughout the entire disc. Make sure to pick this one up when it comes out this spring.

I'll close out this post with a graphic taken from the Smashing Pumpkins website...awesome news!

Is this thing on?

I've tried making some updates to this thing, but they haven't been taking for some reason. So this is a test post.

Also, no recording as taken place yet. I hope to get into full swing this weekend. The plate is full this month, with trying to be a good daddy and hubby, recording, trying to get to Lifetime 11 more times this month, and a bachelor party next weekend. Jeez!

Happy Thursday everyone, and I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend ahead of them.

Let's get it on!

OK...here's the big news. I'm recording an album this month! I haven't done something like this since college, and I'm really looking forward to the challenge.

I signed up for this competition through rpmchallenge.com. It's basically a site that has been put together to allow other musicians to share their ideas about song writing and recording. The rules are simple...record an album in 28 days. I know that free time is in short supply these days, but when I ran across the site, I just knew I had to give it a try. And besides, if I don't make my goal, at least I'll have fun trying...

Anyways, that's my plan for the next 28 days. I'm sure recording will probably be relegated to weekends, but I think it's definitely doable. I'm hoping to get some songwriting collaborations going with a few friends of mine (you know who you are...).

So that's it. Stay tuned to this blog for updates on the recording process, including pictures and song clips.