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The Buddha Rats

ACID + GENIUS = PEPPER

About Me

All of the songs are written, played and recorded by me. Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy the tunes.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/29/2007
Band Members: DREW (vocals, piano/keys, rhythm guitar, drums, bass), GLENN (bass, backing vox, and a razor sharp mind), MITCH (lead guitar and good vibes).
Influences: The Beatles, Elliott Smith, Jimi Hendrix, Kinks, Squeeze, Superdrag, Michael Penn, Nick Drake, Tom Waits, Rogue Wave, Harry Nilsson, Led Zep, Sun Kil Moon, Jon Brion, Bird, Miles, Bobby Timmons, Neil Young, Bowie, The Velvet Underground, Billy Corgan, Dave Van Ronk, Yes, Jeff Buckley, Apples in Stereo, Jane’s Addiction, Paul Simon, Black Sabbath, Dave Grohl, Pink Floyd, Oasis, Electric Light Orchestra, Brian Wilson, ABBA, (early) Lenny Kravitz, Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Elton John, J. Bach, Mozart, Gil Evans, Thomas Dolby, The B-52’s, The Band, The Beastie Boys, Belle & Sebastian, Paul Williams, The Black Crowes, Cibo Matto, Cream, The Dead Milkmen, Deconstruction, Dr. Dre, The Drennons, Flight of the Conchords, Funkadelic, The Meters, Tower of Power, INXS, Iron Maiden, Jeff Beck, Porno for Pyros, Jim Henson, Jimmy Reed, Joe Jackson, Kevin Shields, Leon Redbone, MMW, Nirvana, Oascar Aleman, Polar Bear, The Psychedelic Furs, The Red Button, Rick Danko, Rolfe Kent, Saga, The Shins, Sidney Bechet, Sigur Ros, Sly, Soundgarden, Tangerine Dream, Vincent Gallo, Washed Out Brown, The Who, Woody Guthrie, Yo La Tengo, Jethro Tull, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley, Emmet Otter’s Jugband, The Riverbottom Nightmare Band... the list goes on.
Sounds Like: Music.
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

In A Sunny Afternoon

Hey all,I had a great Sunday under the loft tracking a nice little pop song. I managed to get the rhythm git, bass, drums and scratch vocal down. It sounds pretty cool, and I'm pretty happy that I got...
Posted by The Buddha Rats on Mon, 19 May 2008 08:20:00 PST

Street Rehearsal

Hello there!Me and Glenn took practice to the streets today during lunch. We ran through a bunch of tunes sitting on a corner in NYC. It was sunny, breezy and a hell of a lot of fun!I hope you all are...
Posted by The Buddha Rats on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:54:00 PST

Newest Buddha Rat Member Finally Revealed!!

Lets all give a warm welcome to the newest member of The Buddha Rat family:  Mr. Glenn Byrne.(hey... I didn’t get a "hrumph"outta you...)Glenn and I are going to be getting rehearsal time i...
Posted by The Buddha Rats on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:42:00 PST

ELLIOTT SMITH STILL RULES

Elliott made it all sound so cool, and he did it with style, and all the while making it look so damn easy to do. Anyway, I’ve been listening to a lot of his stuff lately, and it still sounds so...
Posted by The Buddha Rats on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:18:00 PST

Becks A**hole

OK. Mitch is really busy, but I decided to post the new (cover) tune anyway.It was originally a great acoustic love song written by Beck, but we kicked it up a notch or two and went full tilt pop elec...
Posted by The Buddha Rats on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:39:00 PST

Becks Asshole

Everyone knows he has one, but not many people know he also has a nicely written tune by the same name, which I’ve done a cover of. I hardened it up, and hopefully have done justice to it. I wil...
Posted by The Buddha Rats on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:53:00 PST

LOTTERY NIGHT

New stuff coming. We have a title for the new EP/album (or whatever you wanna call it nowadays), and it will be called "Come On Feel The Glenn Byrne". It’s gonna have a bunch of originals mixed ...
Posted by The Buddha Rats on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:16:00 PST

AND SO...

Another weekend is upon us, and it's gonna be cold & rainy. That's perfect for hanging around, drinking, playing music, and watching teevee with the missus.I've already posted one cover (of John D...
Posted by The Buddha Rats on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:46:00 PST

Stone Metal Bone

Hi all.New Music is on the way. Me and Big Daddy Voodoo Mitchiles have been working hard to get things done. We've got about 30 songs we're playing around with. Some just need a little overdubbing, ot...
Posted by The Buddha Rats on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:01:00 PST

6 Lbs of Spare Ribs

Hey all,Superdrag rules. Glenn is 40. Makers Mark tastes great mixed with 7 pints of Guiness. George Forman makes bacon the way bacon should be made. I won 3 dollars in the Lottery. Dennis is 38. DG2 ...
Posted by The Buddha Rats on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:36:00 PST