Day seven or eight? I forget |
Today, we worked on 'Grafitti Eyes' which came together rather quick in the studio, for once. It was called the 'Mandy Song' for a while because she wrote the bass line and spearheaded it, basic...
Posted by stellastarr* on Fri, 16 May 2008 08:07:00 PST |
Moving on to Move On |
Well, a lot of bands have songs with the word 'move' in the title, so here's ours. Didn't really plan it or anything, it just happened that way. The vocals are like a loud whisper througho...
Posted by stellastarr* on Wed, 14 May 2008 09:41:00 PST |
Day 5 |
This song is called "Freak Out. No relation to Rick James in any way. Although we might throw in a "I'm Rick James, bitch!" in the chorus somewhere. But you'll have to play it backwa...
Posted by stellastarr* on Mon, 12 May 2008 12:24:00 PST |
And on the 4th day, there was Prom Zombie... |
Day 4After tracking umpteen guitars for two days, we decided to mix a track that had only two guitars. Yup... two. One for me and one for Michael. Of course, we couldn't leave it at ...
Posted by stellastarr* on Fri, 09 May 2008 02:15:00 PST |
Mixing the record -- Day 3 |
Day 3The reality is, "Numbers" is a complicated track. And it's hard to hear through all the rampant batshit to find the song underneath. Over 16 tracks of guitars -- phasers, distortion, ...
Posted by stellastarr* on Thu, 08 May 2008 12:16:00 PST |
Mixing the Record -- Day 2 |
Day 2So, the chorus to "The People" has changed a bit. It punches a little more and explodes out of the speakers now. Not as dreary. Everything else is similar to the demo we uploade...
Posted by stellastarr* on Wed, 07 May 2008 11:27:00 PST |
Mixing the Record -- Day 1 |
Day 1We started yesterday with a song called 'Underneath the Knife'. It's up-tempo, kind of lighter than the rest of the record, kind of 'under the radar, snuck up and made onto the album' type ...
Posted by stellastarr* on Tue, 06 May 2008 12:42:00 PST |
Mexico City Show |
We are coming to Mexico!!!!It has been way too long since we have been down there. We can't wait to see everyone again. We will be playng some of the tracks from our upcoming album for the first time ...
Posted by stellastarr* on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:09:00 PST |
Studio update, ear damage & Cali live shows |
We are buzzing right along in the studio, with a week left of tracking. Today is another day for vocals, rants, harmonies, yelps and high notes. Last night I tracked guitar for 2 songs standing in f...
Posted by stellastarr* on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:54:00 PST |
Feb. LA and San Fran shows |
Hey Everyone,Everything is going really well so far in the studio. Basic tracks are down, and overdubs have started, yeah! We are so excited about the new songs, that we are going to play them a coupl...
Posted by stellastarr* on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:14:00 PST |
