A busy night last night…went to Lost in Translation with Willis and Lauren then on to see The Trouble with Sweeney. Lost in Translation is an amazing portrayal of the disconnected feeling you can get from traveling. I felt very connected to this theme and thought it was very well executed. Bill Murray was completely amazing in his role. The soundtrack was also very interesting, scored by Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine. I definitely recommend this. Afterwards, Denison met us in the lobby to go with me to TTWS and our friends Ethan and Courtney were in the lobby to see the next showing of the movie. Interesting coincidence. Ethan has finished the LP layout for Aspera’s one-sided LP, Back When Love. The Trouble with Sweeney show was completely mobbed and sold out because of their rock prowess (and because Pete Yorn was added as a last minute headliner, but I refuse to believe this). The Sweeney’s debuted with their new drummer Charlie, fresh to Philadelphia from San Francisco and also a member of Tommy Guerrero’s band. It has been far too long for me to see TTWS play and it was great, as always. I stopped by the…
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I’m finally back home after about 5 weeks of being away. A special thanks to Matthew for keeping the mail order running while I was gone. I spent last week on vacation in California. It was a week packed full of adventure. Jess and I saw Mogwai and Willie Nelson in the same week. Mogwai seemed to be exploring the softer, kinder side of their music and concentrating less on the explode your ears decibel levels, still quite loud and chaotic when necessary, though. Willie is classic, what more can be said? The only slight complaint would be that he didn’t do a single tribute song to recently departed Johnny Cash. I’ve never seen him in action with Lenore and she’s got an amazing sound. I got some beef with the LA fairgrounds making us pay to get into the fair in order to see the show. In the end, we gave in and rode the ferris wheel and had some junk food, but we came for Willie and nothing else. While we were walking to Mogwai after seeing a great ’50s 3D movie, I heard my name being shouted from a car…Andy Bruntel just happened to be driving his…
I’m in the Chiangi airport in Singapore, surfing wireless, preparing to get back to the U.S.A. It’s been a long time coming. Goodbye to Justin and Sanna and all at work, including Jim who is a faithful update reader. I’m making a mad dash to get The Six Parts Seven one-sided LP ready for their Oct tour. Did I mention how hott this record is? I did, probably, many months ago. But, it is hott and you will love it. Some mastering/plating issues that we’re taking care of, but it will be worth the wait, well worth the wait. Starflyer 59 vinyl covers have been painted by our pal Jesse and the etching work is underway. The Ester Drang one-sided LP is also coming along, former member David Motter is designing the jackets. Stephen Drozd from the Flaming Lips plays on one of the tracks. Here’s a taste of autumn dates with The Trouble with Sweeney: Sept 26 | Swarthmore, PA | The Old Club, Swarthmore College w/ The Wrens Oct 1 | State College, PA | The Roustabout Oct 2 | Philadelphia, PA | The Khyber w/ Che Arthur (ex-Atombombpocketknife) Oct 3 | New Haven, CT | The Space…