Music? Is that it? |
Dear musician and music lover. Thinking too much is a waste of your time. Life, like football, is a simple process made unnecessarily complicated by discussion. You probably know already what is impor...
Posted by Brian Canavan on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:11:00 PST |
FINAL PART - SEX, THE CITY AND THE VON TRAPP FAMILY SINGERS |
I was lost. I’d forgotten who I was. I came over all Carrie Bradshaw. I somehow thought that my blog-based ramblings on various music related matters were important. Damn you Carrie Bradshaw! On...
Posted by Brian Canavan on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:08:00 PST |
SHIT BANDS? SHIT DJs? SHIT PUBLIC? |
Everyone knows somebody in a band. Ireland is full of music and full of musicians. So why is it that when you turn on the major radio stations between 8am and 7pm that you will not hear current songs ...
Posted by Brian Canavan on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:11:00 PST |
PART 10 - WHERES THE FLIPPIN ALBUM? |
Reader. Currently I am in Canada trying to spread the good word, kissing girls and taking photos of the snow. I shalln't waste too much of your time, or mine, with the end of year blog you probably ...
Posted by Brian Canavan on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:06:00 PST |
PART 9 - 22 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW |
1. The assertion that it's all about the music is the biggest fallacy in modern society. You have to create a brand and sell it. Its not fucking pretty but its true ...
Posted by Brian Canavan on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:50:00 PST |
PART 8 - WHEN DID I GROW THESE ARMS AND LEGS? |
Once you start something ambitious, the problem quickly becomes how to keep a lid on it. My plan to record an album has grown so many arms and legs that's its hard to keep them under control. The 2nd ...
Posted by Brian Canavan on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:42:00 PST |
PART 7 - STUDIO TIME |
Day 1 Jump out of bed. Shower and eat breakfast. Realise that it is still only 5 am. Go back to bed. At 9:30 Ciaran Drums arrives and we head to Troy Horse studios in Balbriggan. Meet engineer Mik...
Posted by Brian Canavan on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:21:00 PST |
PART 6 - FAIL TO PREPARE. PREPARE TO FAIL |
As an opener, in May I met Neil Hannon of the Divine Comedy in the queue for a piss in a pub. He's so small you could fit him into your pocket. I said "You probably recognise me from Myspace. We're fr...
Posted by Brian Canavan on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:23:00 PST |
PART 5 - ME, MY GIRLFRIEND AND A FUNNY SMELL |
We ask the tough questions here
1) If you have your own sound does that mean all your songs sound the same?
2) Do people who have 500 fr...
Posted by Brian Canavan on Fri, 18 May 2007 02:41:00 PST |
PART 4 - YOU DONT KNOW ME BUT HERE'S A PRESENT |
A few things of note have happened since the last blog. First of all dates have been set for studio recording - one 4-day session in July and two four-day sessions in August. The mixing will be done s...
Posted by Brian Canavan on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:49:00 PST |
