new projects from Owen Sartori and The Color Truth
It’s pretty rare that a single month sees two collections of music from Burst HQ being released, but here you go : great new music from Owen Sartori (a Burst Records artist) and The Color Truth (an independent band who hired me to produce their EP).
Check out what Slim Dunlap of The Replacements has to say about Owen’s project :
A well-produced, well-crafted set of songs from a veteran of the trenches of the music recording business… Owen Sartori has earned his chance to be heard.
If you dig what you’re hearing, these artists could sure use your support. You can buy Owen’s music from our label’s website or iTunes… and get in touch with The Color Truth guys through myspace or hit one of their gigs around town to buy an EP and say hi. They’d both appreciate it and love you always.
I’ve been contemplating a post on this very topic, but my friend Andy’s blog has a nice conversation ongoing between Obama fans (Andy and myself) and a few Obama-haters* who have yet to leave a valid email address with their comments which would, in my eyes, validate their opinions as being from, you know, Actual People.
(* I use the word ‘haters’ in describing them because telling specious lies about someone’s character while not recognizing similar traits in your own political heroes is a naked and obvious attempt at unsubstantiated character assassination)
Here, let me help, Hillary… you are being asked to quit because you are a self-absorbed, power-hungry bitch of the highest order and your inability to see past your own ambition and goals is precisely the problem (certainly as a wanna-be President, but especially as VP).
Please exit stage-left… immediately.
I am curious how many Obama supporters will NOT be voting for a joint Obama/Clinton ticket? I am one, most definitely. And I’ll be damned vocal about it.
2008 continues to be full of ridiculous good fortune, as a song I co-wrote with my long time collaborator Mike Standal has been licensed for use in Sex and the City : The Movie.
Our original version of “Fall” features Marcella Mortellaro on vocals, but the music supervisor for the film decided to use the instrumental version for a pivotal scene with Carrie Bradshaw (played by Sarah Jessica Parker).
We’ve decided to offer the two tracks we composed and produced for Marcella as MP3s available at Amie Street in an effort to fund a future complete project with her and her incredible voice. If you jump over there quickly you can grab the tunes for free, as all songs on Amie Street start out as no-charge and get progressively more expensive as the track’s popularity builds.
If you go to the movie, I’ll be curious if you hear the song and where it’s used. This is one movie I won’t be seeing in the theater, even if a song I wrote is playing. Not a real big fan, but that doesn’t change the fact that I’m happy for the success of our song!
Thoughts on why an NFL franchise will never succeed in LA
There’s talk again of moving a current NFL team to the nation’s second largest media market, Los Angeles.
The league has been salivating for years at the prospect of adding Hollywood-sized revenue to their coffers, ever since the Rams and Raiders skipped town after realizing what I’ve known since I lived in LA in the late 90s - in the world’s most self-absorbed town, there’s no room for the ultimate team sport.
It’s the very reason baseball and basketball work so well in the land of artificial beauty and self-importance : they are two sports that can be dominated by a single performer on any given day.
You can, as an opponent, lose to a superior performance by a lone super star in a way that’s never possible on the gridiron. Am I saying that one professional sports league is superior to another (at least when it comes to the Team concept in sports)? Of course I am!
Barack Obama in his victory speech in North Carolina this evening :
“In this country, justice can be won against the greatest odds. Hope can find it’s way back from the darkest of corners. And when we are told that we cannot bring about the change that we seek, we answer with one voice… yes we can.”
A whole new chapter begins… and we’re looking forward to every moment together.
re: The Ring… I dig the fact that the lovely Kate isn’t all about diamonds. Granted, the search took a while, but I think I found something pretty great… and if you’re family or friends, I’m sure she’d love to tell you all about it!
Lots of plans are underway, but anything official will have to wait as we’re building a new house and want to throw a heckuva bash there next year. In the meantime, we’ll be hosting our annual Cinco de Mayo bash at Swig instead of our home and we’ll raise a toast (or three) to our new status as betrothed… drop me a line for details.
But honey sometimes I just have to say your name
To hear it hanging in the air, to know it sounds the same
And sometimes when I’m blue, I know just what to do
To keep the blues at bay you know I only have to say your name
I just joined forces with one of the world’s largest companies!
It does seem like it’s been forever.
I’ve been alluding to some mysterious business happenings - a Big New Deal - for the better part of three years now.
Had a bit of a distracting detour this past year, brought on by my penchant for dreaming up a rosier scenario than exists in reality and believing in what people promise but ultimately don’t deliver, but no matter… because…
