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The Upsidedown goes Primetime!
from THE UPSIDEDOWN
(2009/10/9 0:37)
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We have been getting some airplay on network television lately. A couple of weeks ago our song “If You Are Hell Girl” made it on an episode of “Sons of Anarchy” on FX which is very cool. Past episodes have included a lot of bands that we like and or respect like The Black Keys, [...]
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Soundtrack for “WATER WINGS”
from THE UPSIDEDOWN
(2009/7/31 2:26)
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Some of the songs from “Human Destination” have been included in the recent indy film “Water Wings.”
?Water Wings? is an improvised drama about a young man who is given the boot by his fiance after an unsuccessful stint in drug rehab. Miserable, he travels to San Diego to see his childhood girlfriend to hopefully get [...]
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Human Destination Video
from THE UPSIDEDOWN
(2009/7/28 15:09)
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Human Destination is available here on iTunes and here on emusic. Human Destination is available here on iTunes and here on emusic.Human Destination is available here on iTunes and here on emusic.Human Destination is available here on iTunes and here on emusic.Human Destination is available here on iTunes and here on emusic.Human Destination is available [...]
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I've been working on my paper for too long
from A Slyce of Life
(2006/12/11 19:02)
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My baby's favorite songs, in order*: 1)Modest Mouse - Trailer Trash (7)** 2)Cypress Hill - Lowrider (4)*** 3)Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here(3) 4)Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (0) 4)Dr. Dre (ft. Snoop Dogg) - Still Dre (0) 4)Led Zeppelin - Black Dog (0) 7)Megadeath - Symphony of Destruction (-10) *As with any scientific experiment, one must carefully consider the assay used and the proper control of variables. Except where noted, song was played through Radio Shack noise-canceling headphones. Song preference was determined by amount of perceived fetal movement on a scale of 1-10, with more movement receiving higher scores. No movement corresponded to a score of zero. Negative scores were given for any song for which Leah exclaimed "Don't play that, you're going to scare him!" **As heard live at the Bowery Ballroom ***As played over the stereo at Thanksgiving
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Paper Hell
from A Slyce of Life
(2006/12/11 10:45)
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I apologize that my posting has slowed of late - I am in the middle of submitting a research paper to a journal, which is an incredibly agonizing and tedious experience ( check this out ). The kind of experience I like, because it will give me a lot to write blogs and songs about. I am literally under a pile of papers right now. OK, figuratively. People saying "literally" when they mean "figuratively" is my biggest pet peeve.
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Lockdown!
from A Slyce of Life
(2006/12/9 9:28)
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Apparently the fine institution I work for has decided that it needs to start controlling which internet sites I access. One would hope that some sense of academic freedom and liberty would pervade in a research institution with professors and students. It just reminds me how important it is to make sure that all of my future research is done at universities. I hate to sound shrill or cheesy, but inspiration for what I do can come from anywhere! Even websites that they think I shouldn't be looking at! I would understand if it was porn or something, but they are trying to ban all websites that they consider "entertainment!" What's next, I can't read a non-scientific magazine while taking a shit in the company bathroom? Hopefully I can keep accessing blogs, including my own...
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Spawn of Slyce
from A Slyce of Life
(2006/12/5 16:04)
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Hopefully the Aliens franchise is finished forever. BUT... if not, I have a perfect casting decision for the producers of Alien 5. Yes, my wife had an ultrasound today and I have to say, our unborn child has a striking resemblance to the half human/half alien thing from the end of Aliens 4. Hopefully, like Ripley, I too will take pity on this creature, as it was produced from my own DNA. In all seriousness, the good news is that everything is A-OK with the baby at this point, and we hope he is enjoying his last 10 or so weeks in utero.
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Kernel_Stack_Inpage_Error
from A Slyce of Life
(2006/12/4 16:55)
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So here I was, all super excited for today's post. You see, it was suppossed to announce that I had finished recording my first real song ("real" meaning not thrown together in half an hour while drunk lying in bed), complete with links to the .mp3 and pictures of the recording process. Problem is, my laptop totally crapped out on me Saturday evening (and I thought the bluescreen of death was just a nasty rumour started by Apple!) It appears to be hard drive related, and thank the Good Lord in Heaven I managed to get it started up long enough to save everything, including all of my really important work stuff and my music recordings so far. The bad news is that I am without a way to record since my soundcard/mic preamp is firewire dependent. So the world will just have to wait for my music to come and start changing lives. Sorry, world!
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Cable - The Final Frontier
from A Slyce of Life
(2006/12/1 15:26)
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We recently gave in and ordered cable service, with the rationale that parenthood will lead to us sitting on the couch a lot more. I have to say, I was pretty disappointed for the first couple of weeks. The reception is great, but most shows seem to concern celebrities, plastic surgery, or some combination of the two. That is until I found repeats of Star Trek - The Next Generation on some channel called Spike (I think). Yeah, yeah, call me a total dork, but I swear I never liked the original Star Trek, nor any of the countless spinoffs since Next Generation (although I was tempted by the one with the Quantum Leap dude). I have also never attended any Star Trek conferences or attempted to learn Klingon or any loser shit like that. But Next Generation is the shining beacon of the Star Trek franchise, with unforgettable characters like Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander "Number One" Riker, and Data, the lovable android that is always trying to be more human. It manages to be totally ...
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Lord of the Rings
from A Slyce of Life
(2006/11/29 15:49)
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My normal earthly morning routine was destroyed after I looked at the new pictures of Saturn in National Geographic. There I was, enjoying my peaceful 5 minutes of toilet reading before rushing off to work, when suddenly these otherworldly pictures made me THINK! Why are we here? What does it all mean? Why do I even get out of bed when I am, cosmically speaking, a tiny, tiny speck of dust? Questions not easily answered by my subsequent walk through the streets of New York City, where pretending to be the center of the universe is a way of life. Oh well.
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