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shane gillis

About Me

In a nutsack, I'm writing a lot lately. Most notably, a space cartoon with a buddy from college. Not to be outdone by the pen, however, my guitar is totally possessed. It is forcing me to simultaneously work on 4 separate music projects: A straight up thrash album (with Josh Taylor on drums), a psychadelic shreddle album, a doom/NWOBHM-ish album that I wish Ronnie James Dio, John Bush, or Bruce Dickinson would sing on, and the full on band thing with Weak Music For Thomas . There used to be a new record in the works for Trance Ignition Model , but since all our wives are pregnant at the same time (one of them is also in the band) we decided our kids will probably have to finish this one. Honestly that has very little to do with it. It's just that when I pick up an acoustic guitar these days, the only thing I end up playing is the unplugged version of "Plush," and I hate myself for it! It started as a joke to annoy my wife, but now it has turned into a sick compulsion. Anyway, maybe one day. There's just not enough sand in the hour glass, like that blistering graphic from that really good soap opera. The past hasn't changed much, so I still have a history with Verse And Radiation , Saragashum , bert , Curtain Hides The Reactor , Devolve , and a handful of others. I also still made a movie once called People Will Eat Anything . I hope to get back to film one day, but right now music is king.

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Member Since: 12/09/2006
Band Website: www.weakmusicforthomas.com
Band Members: Shane Gillis...mostly
Influences: Missy, SCTV, Kreator, Randy Rhoads, early Metallica, Mr. Show, Kubrick, Hendrix, Nick Drake, Swans, Richard Pryor, Derek Hess, Gorguts, Neurosis, early Megadeth, Jan Svankmajer, Fugazi, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, bert, Zeni Geva, Monty Python, Steve Albini, Kiss, Dazzling Killmen, Bruce Bickford, Kurt Vonnegut, Faith No More, Slayer, Voivod, Mr. Bungle, Bill Hicks, Barkmarket, George Carlin, Brainiac, The Jesus Lizard, Slint, Zappa, Scott Aplin, Lynard Skynard, AC/DC, Johnny Cash, Craw, Failure, Spaced, Pink Floyd, David Cross, Lovecraft, Morbid Angel, Black Sabbath, Shudder To Think, Radiohead, Queensryche, Zach Galifinakis, Willie Nelson, Vinnie Moore, Coroner, Tony MacAlpine, Eddie Murphy, Dio, Led Zeppelin, Frank Campbell, Patton Oswalt, Horror movies, Clive Barker.
Sounds Like: I ripped off all of my influences whilst rolling backwards down a hill because my parking break disengaged, AND I'm kicking at a red-eyed, horned baby through the slightly open door.
Record Label: Pinebox Records & Acerbic Noise Development
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

AIDS - I think I'm in the Clear

It has now been over 10 years, actually, closer to 11, that an incident occurred that very well could've blackened the rest of my shiny future plans forFUCKINGever.  Me and the regular crew of show go...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:06:00 GMT