studio...

for those interested, this is my make shift home studio. it consists of my computer, a line 6 tone port, and my guitars. that's it. pretty simple. So, remember my post on satanism? Me either, but in it i said that i had gotten hooked up with a free subscription to SPIN magazine. Normally, i don't dig indie stuff, but, hey, it was free. Anyways, in it, they have a section where 'celebrities' take a pic of themselves in their room or studio or whatever and then talk about the cooky shit in the room. I thought it'd be fun to do the same. There is no one else here, so you get the picture without me in it. Lets start with the giant piece of shit to the left. This was an old table top that i painted. Its a representation of my conception, from my point of view (or what i thought it was anyway). I'm not attached to this in anyway, but can't bring myself to throw it away. If you want it, let me know, its yours. Except the baby picture on it. Its me as a baby holding 3 hundred dollar bills. Bling bling! That i'm keeping. The other painting is the 'love pirate' symbol. Below that, my guitars. The acoustic all the way to the left was given to me by my father. Its the guitar he taught me on. He gave it to me last Xmas. It means the world to me. The Vader helmet..... yes, i'm a Star Wars geek, leave me alone! I managed to walk away with that at my last job. The print above my computers is the Dali print i've spoken of before. 'Apparition of Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach'. Dali is amazing, i highly recomend checking him out if you haven't before. Ive written many a song inpired by that painting. Other than that, just a bunch of random crap, pictures of my nephew, and a beer. haha, cheers! Anyways, that was kind of lame, but whatever, it was kind of fun. The BOH stuff is coming along good. There is so much music! We actually sat down earlier this week and started going through demos. I think there was something like 36 songs! I'm pretty excited about this project. More so than any other project i've ever done. These songs are so close to us and it shows i think. Last weekend I put together an acoustic show up at the Hideout (yes, you should go there, it used to be Shea Rileys). There were 3 sets. Steve Linell from Beta Minus, Lawrence Deal from Civicminded, and Ed Antone from DiFI. They all did sets. I will say this: these 3 musicians are amazing, as are their bands, but it takes sack to do what they did that night, and I have the utmost respect for them. Thanks for a great show guys! I left inspired and proud to know and learn from you. Anyways, its Friday again. Time to go out, have some drinks, and find some trouble. Cheers!

d

hmmmm....

so, black on high has got some massive ideas floating around. I'm really excited to see them come to life. I've always been one to do things differently. Being innovative really kind of excites me. Not just in the music, but in the marketing and promotion has well. I think its safe to say that i've never really been inside that 'box', so to speak. anyways, just know that BOH probably won't do everything like our collective other projects have. Its a bit nervous, and we have no idea if they will work, but that's the exciting part i suppose. Anyways... remember awhile ago i mentioned that DS acoustic album? Well, its still being worked on, but i wanted to post the instrumental version of this song because i'm pretty proud of it. Let me know what you think. It was a very different piece for me to write. Its a bit sloppy, but you'll get the idea. All those songs had at the time were numbers, so this one (at the moment) is just called '13-acoustic'. Enjoy.



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Thanks!

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Hideout on Friday night! That show was fun as hell. It was good to see all the people I haven't seen in a long time. And, again, happy birthday to everyone (Wez, Cam, Paul, Lauren, Bec, etc..). It was definitely a celebration! I do remember one conversation I had that night with Collin from Truth In Ruin (badass metal band from omaha, check that shit out). We were talking about everyone kind of growing up together in the rock and metal scene in Omaha. How you grow and mature musically. It makes sense. The scene here is kind of like a family, whether we like it or not. Some are friends, some fight with each other, and don't speak at all unless they are foreced to. Sounds like family to me. hahahaha. anyways, looking ahead, lots of writing and organizing things. We will probably lay off shows until after the holidays. That's always a crazy time, and really, we need to be writing anyways. We need to take advantage of the season.

d

thought this was cool...

one of the funnest shows i've ever played.

so?

you going to the show on friday? you'd better, or i'll be mad at you. it may be our last for a little while. the writing is going good and we are going to try and formulate a record out of it. there may be something going on in January too, i'll keep you in the loop.

from the begining BOH has been an experiment. doing things we had never done before. writing about things that we never have before. certain themes and aspects of our lives will always be apparent in our music, but they are a little closer to heart in BOH. it feels a bit more honest. it all hits closer to home. probably why we are writing so much. we had all been under the umbrealla of 'metal' for the majority of our lives. unless your songs are about religion, kicking ass, or having sex, no one gives you credit or takes you seriously in metal. i know quite a few metal bands out there that actively put on a 'show' and try and come off like hardass satanist pimps. it doesn't work. its all a lie really. if you read my blog on a regular basis, you know my feelings on satanism anyways. i guess i just don't get it anymore. maybe i'll chalk that up to almost being 30. maybe i'm just a bit jaded by music in general. you write music for so long, you tend to critique everything everyone does. if its bad, you give them shit, if its good, you mimic it. its been that way since i was 17. i don't know. i'm rambling. i'm reverting back to the classic albums anyways. i can't do alot of new music. its all the same anymore. and about the same subject matter. I don't think i've taken out 'Angel Dust' in two weeks. That and 'The Real Thing' probably are the two most influential records i've ever heard. anyways, i'm done rambling for today.

d