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About Me

Evidence of the Sonic Crime in the Act. (Thanks to Say No to Architecture for posting the photo. This sonic conspiracy has been started and plans are in motion.The players are nearly selected.The instruments are acquired. More songs can be heard at our Tagworld site at tagworld.com/ancientpistol2The Ancient Pistol cds "The Three Pillars of Solar Fusion", "White Sands Memories" and "Tunguska" are now available for download from iTunes, Napster, Musicnet and emusic.The conspiracy has split. There is the Ancient Pistol as a group. Now there is Ancient Pistol-Nuclear Soundscapes, which is just my guitar, my loopers and me making the sonic cacophony. A review of "White Sands Memories" is in the July 2007 issue of the Noise that can be accessed at www.thenoise-boston.com.AP music has rumored to have been played on the following broadcasts and podcasts:***ZRadio podcast from Philadelphia, PA (www.myspace.com/ zradio) ***MoonCat! on KBGA (www.kbga.org), Missoula, MN ***Ear Candle Radio (www.live365.com/ stations/jneomarvin) ***Lady V on KT2 on E-PunkedRadio.com***Anti-Matter Mike says: see the blog, be entertained and.........informed.I have this guitar!This one is on its way!Meet the graven image of the creature of the song "Dinsdale's Day"

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/8/2005
Band Website: ancientpistol.com
Band Members: Mike Feeney: Electric Guitar and LoopsBrian Irving: Percussion, Syn DrumsArt Baron: Bass, EffectsCo-Conspirator No.1: Electronics
Influences: Mission of Burma; Roger Miller; Robert Fripp, King Crimson, Wire; The Fall; the Stranglers; Andrian Belew, Big Black; Brian Eno; Buzzcocks; Cheap Trick; Hugh Cornwell; Killing Joke; Laibach; Mr. Bungle; Pere Ubu; Bruce Gilbert; Graham Lewis; Rick Neilsen; Shellac; Sun Ra; The Residents; Trans Am; Wipers; Apocalyptica; XTC; Gang of Four; Robyn Hitchcock; the Proletariat; the Soft Boys; John Entwistle; Johnny Cash; the Cramps; Snakefinger; the Specials; Madness, the Selecter; Pete Townshend; the Who; Dr. John; Roxy Music, M3; Spronton Layer; Mr. Laurence; Wall of Voodoo; And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of the Dead; Captain Beefheart; Mike Watt; Gun Club; David Bowie (Berlin years: Eno-Fripp-Belew-Alomar); Pharoah Sanders; Ennio Morricone; X; Erich Wolfgang Korngold; the Kinks; Hank Williams Sr.; White Zombie; Kodo; Z Z Top; Bo Diddley; Ohio Players; Black Parliament; Funkadelic; Dick Dale, The Birthday Party, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Leadbelly; the Sweet; Queen; Joe Meek & the Blue Men; Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds; Yello; Kraftwerk; Einsturzende Neubauten; Woody Guthrie; Tom Waits; Man or Astroman; Link Wray; Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd (Syd Barrett era); the Damned; Yes (from Fragile backwards); Warren Zevon; Tom Lehrer; Fred Frith; Blind Idiot God; Naked Raygun; Husker Du; Primus; Volcano Suns; Akira Ifukube; Silver Apples; Jefferson Airplane; John Barry; Colin Newman; Can.Links to each musician/band at http://www.ancientpistol.com
Sounds Like: Abhorrent Thistle ? Abject Whistle? ICBM Missle? Listen to the MP3s and judge for yourself and make your own conclusion.* * * *One review: "It sounds like Vincent Price making coffee" -fellow office worker * * *"It is self indulgent, but is a good way". - the Noise
Record Label: Ancient Pistol/TuneCore
Type of Label: None

My Blog

AP Comments: Policy Change

Hi Folks: We love the comments we get and encourage bands and friends to post constantly. That is good fun. There are those who have warrented instant deletion. You know who you are. ...
Posted by Ancient Pistol on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:22:00 PST

Discovered the Polysics

Went to Newbury Comics to find some new music. Found the new Einsturnzende Neubauten, but it never made it to the player. I obtained Polysics or Die!!!! Vista by the Polysics. A unexpected...
Posted by Ancient Pistol on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:21:00 PST

Red Sox! Shut Up Tim McCarver, the Return

My beloved Red Sox are in the World Series, which is delightful, wonderful and nerve-wracking. Such events are wonderful and are a rare thing here.I wish that the commentary by a certain former ...
Posted by Ancient Pistol on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:38:00 PST

Guitar Acquisition Syndrome

I have/had a bit a problem with acquiring guitars and related equipment. Ebay is an evil thing, which opens my greed to possible things, such as downright odd guitars. I have become the ru...
Posted by Ancient Pistol on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:46:00 PST

The 5000-Wire-Speaking

A belated acknowlegement to all AP friends, now 5000 in number. We appreciate your participation and support. At this point, Brian, Art and I are in the process of beginning to hammer out some a...
Posted by Ancient Pistol on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:55:00 PST

Post Washington, DC, Postscript

Went back to work and an a zombie since I really did not have the weekend off. It seems it is now customary to have a day of conference on Saturday for lower rates. While more economical, ...
Posted by Ancient Pistol on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:36:00 PST

Washington, DC Day 4 to home

Red Sox lose! At 1AM, could not stay awake and missed the mayhem. Left for National AP at about 9 anticipating long trip, based on my experience with the MBTA. Got there sooo early that I ...
Posted by Ancient Pistol on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:21:00 PST

Washington, DC Day 3

Got through the end of the conference without saying a whole lot. The issues seem to be recycled over and over. Went to the National Zoo. Saw the pandas, hippos, lions, tigers and bears.&n...
Posted by Ancient Pistol on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:14:00 PST

Washington, DC, Day 2

Spent entire day indoors in an IAQ meeting in a stuffy room. Appropriate. To buoy my spirits, I went to the Chinatown Garden. After a General Gao's chicken, I felt fed. College chum...
Posted by Ancient Pistol on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:59:00 PST

Washington, DC, Day 1

Flight to DC was rather pleasant. Had row of seats to myself. A little turbulence, but nothing more. Am at a hotel in Embassy Row in DC, with the Polish Embassy across the street. Th...
Posted by Ancient Pistol on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:55:00 PST