oh mog, where did we go wrong? i haven't been on in ages and doubt i'll be back anytime soon. i guess i just found that i had better luck finding new music elsewhere. just to test my theory, i poked in to see what folks were saying about cass mccombs, but there were no posts to be found. somebody put "that's that" on a mix for me, and tho i had heard the track before, i was still caught off-guard
old friends may remember "this post":http://mog.com/ashod/blog_post/5893 from way the heck back. well, turns out the fine folks at misra beat me to the punch and released sleeping states' debut album, "there the open spaces" this week. i kind of one-upped them, i s'pose, by joining the band. we are heading out on an old fashioned rock and roll tour this week and i thought i'd post some dates in ca
every once in a while it comes to my attention that some folks actually still stop by to read this thing so i think it only fair to keep it at least semi-updated. i am a day and a half into this tour i am managing for a band from the EU called stereo total. when i got the call to accompany them the last time around i was flabbergasted as they were one of those bands that i loved but felt like nobo
phil elvrum is one of those dudes whose output exceeds my input and therefore i sometimes get left behind. still, i find myself reaching for some of those early microphones albums more than most things on my shelf. recently, he let me know that he was quietly releasing a massive hardcover photobook, which came as a surprise as this seems like the kind of thing i would have heard about somewhere. a
are any of you going to the p4k fest this weekend? i will be there slinging/signing books. let's hang in the shade.and for those of you who are not aware, my book is now available everywhere. peep it "here.":http://www.amazon.com/Ashod-Simonian-Polaroids-Independent-Landscape/dp/0971367094/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-8464015-9712418?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184002209&sr=8-1ask for it at your local bookstore a
anyone who knows me knows i am totally ok with namedropping. i try to make sure i drop names of friends and obscure artists just as regularily as celebrities or semi-celebrities so it's clear we are all equal. so when i say something like "i met rebecca from the spinanes over the weekend" it is more a segue to get you to listen to the music than it is a way for me to let you know how cool i am. (i