Day off…

posted by Ray on Jun 17, 2009 8:41am

After 5 (6?) great days at the studio, we got a day off today. Bob flew through the drum tracks, and we move on to guitars, bass and vocals Thursday. We have a few more songs to finish up, but Bob has tracked the songs where the arrangements are more set in stone first, so we can get moving on them and then return to the songs that are in a more unfinished state later this month.

I can’t say enough how happy I am with the band. The roughs sound UNBELIEVABLE, its crazy to me how much better and tighter as a band we’ve gotten. It makes me feel really good in the age of “digital performers” that we could go in and track live and still have it sound amazing…

What else is going on…Been having a great time with my Palm Pre. I know I was supposed to write a review, but honestly don’t have the time for it. I guess my quick review is that its an amazing device, with a few shortcomings. Small shortcomings mind you, I’ve been having a lot of fun on it and can’t wait to see what else the team at Palm have in store…

Oh and Ghostbusters came out! I played a little last night before bed, I kept getting slimed! Its a lot of fun busting ghosts, but damn’t Venkman why do you have to keep blasting me?! Kudos to everyone involved with this game, as it really plays out like a sequel to the films. Its still crazy to me that nearly the entire cast got together for a VIDEO GAME. Awesome stuff…

The Final Countdown…

posted by Ray on Jun 10, 2009 1:42pm

Hey everyone, can you believe it??? Only 2 more days before we start tracking. It’s been a long time coming, but we’re ready to go. The new material is great now, and is only going to get better. I feel everyone has been pushing themselves to be better, and can’t wait to hear the results. More to come soon!

UPDATE – hey so I accidentally posted the song with a link to download the file, which I’m pretty sure is completely illegal? Europe, I promise I didn’t mean it! You’ll all just have to imagine the song playing instead…Dah Dah dah dahhhhhh, dah dah dah dah dahhhhhhhh…..

Palms Were Greased To Get A Palm Pre…

from LA.com

…We witnessed such an exchange between musician Ray Toro (from My Chemical Romance) and his pals, who passed a couple of coupons on to him saying “the guy with the cigarette is selling these. Here you go. Shhhh.” How scandalous!…

Fare thee well old friend…

posted by Ray on May 18, 2009 3:52pm

After many fun months of jailbreak, and a few good weeks “living the rock-star life” with Beta 3.0 software, my iPhone has finally succumb to a rather ugly fall, splitting its side in twain and rendering it useless.

Ahhh, what an up and down relationship I’ve had with you, friend. For every instance you wowed me with your versatility, you dashed my hopes with an all too short battery life. For each time I was able to find exactly the answer I was looking for to an all too pertinent question on Safari, you took what felt like eons loading the simplest of pages. I remember the first time I tethered you to my computer, and browsed the internet on my laptop while driving riding in the passenger seat of a moving vehicle. I also will never forget when it took you so long to open the notepad app, that I resorted to scrawling a much needed phone number in the California dirt that had accumulated on top of my car. Indeed, it was the best of times, and the worst of times…

It is with a heavy dose of irony that I bid adieu to my iPhone. While I will miss you, there is now an empty spot in my pocket, waiting to be filled with a new piece of technology I can have good times with, and perhaps share a Sailor Jerry’s with. Farewell old friend.

In lieu of flowers, I ask that Palm Pre’s and new iPhone hardware be sent to me directly…

I hope you have good lawyers…

posted by Ray on May 18, 2009 2:22pm

  
Because we definitely do! Just kidding…maybe.