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these blues

Another drink and I won't miss her.

About Me

I write and record music under the name Flight Maps . If you're into bands such as my bloody valentine | slowdive | windy & carl | manual | auburn lull and mahogany, then you'll dig my stuff. It's only a beginning, but please come by and visit, and by all means, leave a comment or send me a friend request. I would very much appreciate that. Thanks.
Flight Maps

"Show her at your best."
"I don't have a best."


codeine | atmosphere
Walk in silence
Don't walk away - in silence
Danger - always danger
Endless talking of life rebuilding
Don't walk away - in silence
Don't walk away - in silence
Walk in silence
Don't walk away - in silence
Your illusion - my confusion
And in the mask of self-hate
Confronts itself and then dies
Don't walk away - in silence
People like you, have it easy
Face like the sun - walking on air
Haunted by your face, every street, every corner
Abandoned too soon
Don't walk away - in silence
Don't walk away - in silence

This is a great record:
celebration | the modern tribe
Babe, it's time we give something new a try...
interpol | no I in threesome

My Interests

Writing, recording and listening to music, going to shows, hanging in NYC, baseball (Yankees), photography, my cat (rules), foreign relations, current events, astronomy and science

I'd like to meet:


J. Spaceman | Spiritualized

Photos from recent shows I've been to:
Interpol | Madison Square Garden | September 14, 2007

The National | South Street Seaport | August 17, 2007

The Besnard Lakes | Mercury Lounge | July 13, 2007

Panda Bear | Bowery Ballroom | June 23, 2007

More shows:
The Black Angels & Vietnam | Mercury Lounge | April 7, 2007
Mahogany | Sin-e | January 13, 2007
Mojave 3 | Bowery Ballroom | October 21, 2006
TV on the Radio & Grizzly Bear | Irving Plaza | October 17, 2006
The Brother Kite | Cake Shop | October 7, 2006
Mew | Webster Hall | September 20, 2006
Mew | Hiro Ballroom | July 26, 2006
Band of Horses | Bowery Ballroom | June 16, 2006
Radiohead | Theatre at MSG | June 14, 2006
The Black Angels | Knitting Factory | June 7, 2006
The Walkmen | Webster Hall | May 24, 2006
The Flaming Lips | Webster Hall | April 1, 2006
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness | Northsix | March 31, 2006
Mogwai | Avalon | March 6, 2006
Spiritualized | World Trade Center | April 16, 1998
More photos:
Ground Zero | Five Years Later
Butterfly Exhibit at the Museum of Natural History
You can also view my pictures here at Blogger, because eventually I'll be looking to move a lot of my stuff off MySpace. Blogger is just a lot easier to use since the MySpace blog editor is so clunky and unpredictable. Once you go here, you can subscribe to the feed and be updated everytime I add a show. Stop by.
Eat. My. Shots.

Music:

Spiritualized, Interpol, Secret Machines, Panda Bear, The National, Mew, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, The Walkmen, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Cocteau Twins, Pilotdrift, The Flaming Lips, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Killers, Primal Scream, The Cure, Mojave 3, Blonde Redhead, M83, Sigur Ros, Arcade Fire, Postal Service, The Most Serene Republic, Elbow, Spacemen 3, The Wedding Present, Air, Red House Painters, The Russian Futurists, Stars, Ulrich Schnauss, Swervedriver, Adorable, Air, Windy & Carl, Yo La Tengo, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Working For A Nuclear Free City, Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown, Papercuts, Voivod, The Verve, Velocity Girl, Sweet Trip, Trembling Blue Stars, Mercury Rev, Pulp, The Radio Dept., Lush, Ride, Low, Lansing-Dreiden, Ladytron, Kitchens Of Distinction, Broken Social Scene, Joy Division, Jesus & Mary Chain, Jeremy Enigk, Sunny Day Real Estate, Jane's Addiction, Isan, The Innocence Mission, Ida, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, Idaho, His Name Is Alive, Herrmann & Kleine, The Helio Sequence, Handsome Furs, Halou, Gusgus, Grizzly Bear, TV On The Radio, Great Lake Swimmers, Guitar, Grandaddy, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, God Is An Astronaut, The Swell Season, Shudder To Think, For Stars, The Fire Theft, The Field Mice, Explosions In The Sky, Engineers, Embrace, SIANspheric, Efterklang, Editors, Dykehouse, Deerhunter, Dead Can Dance, Cyann & Ben, Curve, The Concretes, Nine Inch Nails, Oasis, Radiohead, Sebadoh, Seefeel, A Silver Mt. Zion, Snowden, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, Spectrum, Stereolab, Suede

Movies:

24 Hour Party People, Hype!, Garden State, Office Space, The Shawshank Redemption, Napoleon Dynamite, Jaws, Signs, Clerks, Caddyshack, Swingers, Made, Drugstore Cowboy, Requiem For A Dream, Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Happiness, The Rules of Attraction, Rear Window, Schindler's List, Willy Wonka, Seven, Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, Meet the Parents, Falling Down, Pulp Fiction, Psycho, Sixth Sense, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Audition

Television:

Seinfeld, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Cold Case Files, anything about serial killers, CSI, American Dad, The Sopranos, Family Guy, Carnivale (R.I.P), Blind Date, American Justice, Medium, The Apprentice, Law & Order: SVU, Degrassi: The Next Generation... and yes, I watch Dr. Phil - "How's that workin' for ya?"

Books:

Burroughs, Wallace, Welsh, Kerouac, Bukowski, Salinger, Palahniuk

Heroes:

God Bless Our Dead Marines

My Blog

interpol comes home

interpol | madison square garden | september 14, 2007 ..> ..>...
Posted by these blues on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:49:00 PST

tribute in light

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Posted by these blues on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:38:00 PST

feels like falling

...is the name of my new song. And as you all know, I write and record under the name Flight Maps. Check it out. Thanks.It very droney. I like drone, so this is what I do.Flight Maps...
Posted by these blues on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:55:00 PST

iPod touched me down there

This is so mine when it comes out. Maybe I'll treat myself for my birthday next month. This thing looks incredible. It's exactly like the iPhone, but without the phone and you don't need to sign up fo...
Posted by these blues on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:48:00 PST

barely there

I posted a new Flight Maps song tonight. It's called Barely There. I like it very much.Give it a listen. Thanks.Flight Maps
Posted by these blues on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:03:00 PST

poor bastard of a moth

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Posted by these blues on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:40:00 PST

New Flight Maps song

I just put up a reworked, rewritten and re-recorded version of Chemical Lovers, an old tune that was up for a while.Please drop by and give it a listen. I'm quite proud of it.Flight MapsThanks. Joe....
Posted by these blues on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:20:00 PST

new Flight Maps song

Tunnel VisionFlight MapsCheck it out. Comments/criticisms welcomed.
Posted by these blues on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 01:12:00 PST

Heartsounds is dead

Heartsounds is no more. Flight Maps will be the new name under which I record my music.Flight Maps
Posted by these blues on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 01:10:00 PST

our love is painted rust (splitting v2)

It's called Our Love Is Painted Rust (Splitting v2). It's a sequel to the original which is now called Silence Sits On My Tongue (Splitting v1).heartsounds...
Posted by these blues on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:04:00 PST