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Captain Ahab

RICH AS FUCK

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Member Since: 7/17/2004
Band Website: captain-ahab.com
Band Members: Jonathan Snipes, Jim Merson
Influences: giorgio moroder, mannheim steamroller, aphex twin, laibach, sparks, mannie fresh, human league, alan parsons, merzbow, emitt rhodes, oingo boingo, wesley willis, don dorsey, dj deeon, they might be giants, the shaggs, rhapsody, charles dodge, rod lee, like-a-tim, skinny puppy, joe meek, costes, jerry goldsmith, shannon, dat politics, divine, steve reich, atom heart, john zorn, mike patton, sigh, information society, alphaville, china mieville, anthony rother, meco, weird al yankovic, hrvatski, pdq bach, tom lehrer, david arkenstone, blectum from blechdom, nobukazu takemura, tangerine dream, azis, eugenics council, huey lewis & the news, squarepusher, kate bush, was (not was), gd luxxe, raymond scott, dj screw, goblin, hammerfall, abba, ennio morricone, bleachmobile, isao tomita, aube, the boredoms, emperor, iron maiden, dr. hook, cock esp
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Record Label: deathbomb arc, irritant
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Europe 2008 Tour Diary Parte the Firste

AUSTIN/SXSW:We went. I bought an awesome Bo Hansson record. We played the showcase. We didn’t show up to two of our shows. We’re very sorry about that, honestly.BERLIN:All our flights ...
Posted by Captain Ahab on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:53:00 PST

The Captain Ahab Fan Club

From Deathbomb Arc:Hello friends!Are you a Captain Ahab fan? Well, in fall 2008 Deathbomb Arc willrelease the new Captain Ahab album THE END OF IRONY. This follow-up toAfter the Rain My Heart Still Dr...
Posted by Captain Ahab on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:01:00 PST

November 3

Myspace is being a dick about letting me fill in show details right now, so here:..be there...
Posted by Captain Ahab on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:22:00 PST

Wrong Turn 2

There are TWO exclusive Captain Ahab songs on the soundtrack album for the direct-to-DVD feature (released today) Wrong Turn 2, staring Henry Rollins.The score is by longtime friend Bear McCreary, and...
Posted by Captain Ahab on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:39:00 PST

Tour Diary - Generations

Jim is trying to kill me. The only reason I was able to sleep last night is that we were wisely placed in different hotel rooms by the moguls from Boise Sate University. The other day, I woke up wit...
Posted by Captain Ahab on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:21:00 PST

Tour diary - Part VI

This is what tour sounds like.
Posted by Captain Ahab on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:05:00 PST

Tour diary - Part V

What Happened YesterdayA short play in two actsby Jonathan SnipesCast of Characters:JonathanCrazy HoboSound GuyAct 1Setting - Johnson City, Tennessee - Main Street, 7:30pm. JONATHAN sits on a bench, ...
Posted by Captain Ahab on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:45:00 PST

Tour Diary - Part the fourthe

We truly live the lives of the rock stars. This morning we bid farewell to Florida, and passed through Georgia for the last time, landing in Columbia, SC. Tonight we play at New Brookland Tavern, wh...
Posted by Captain Ahab on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:11:00 PST

Tour Diary - Part III

Goddamn. Jim is such a fucking asshole. I can't believe we have another four fucking weeks. I'm going to fucking kill us both. See, he's writing this goddamn bullshit play, and he keeps expecting ...
Posted by Captain Ahab on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:17:00 PST

Tour Diary - Part II

The biggest and most basic problem with humanity, from which all other problems stem, is our inability to communicate with each other. Language is inefficient, and its inefficiency causes us to misin...
Posted by Captain Ahab on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:55:00 PST