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Mandy VanLaningham

There are no real reasons why.

About Me

I was raised in a little tiny town where there was never anything to do. I was too weird to have any friends, so I channelled all my energy into creative pursuits. As I grew up, not a lot changed.

Here I am.Days Without, on sale now!

Truth be told, all my songs sound as if they were recorded in a bathroom with a $7 microphone and a cheap computer mixing program.

That's cuz they were.

Check out the sweet music video me and Levi made. It's for my song 1000 Years.

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/30/2005
Band Website: Here tis
Band Members: Me and my guitar
Influences: Melissa Etheridge, The Cure, Opeth, REM, Bob Dylan, Michael Franti, Sufjan Stevens, Simon and Garfunkel, Trampled by Turtles, Ben Folds, Rush, Devendra Banhart, Ani DiFranco, Nirvana, Death Cab For Cutie, The Shins, Alice In Chains, The Dresden Dolls, Neutral Milk Hotel, John Mellancamp, Zakk Wylde, Goo Goo Dolls, Janis Joplin, life, love, people, and mostly: the weather...And boredom.
Sounds Like: "A cage fight between Melissa Etheridge and Bob Dylan, with special guest referee Robert Smith."--Deshon Stansberry
Record Label: Self made and paid (but not very much, haha)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Who is Mandy voting for?

I've been immersed in politics since I was a radical little fetus. I'm pretty sure the amniotic fluid in which I was suspended was saturated with some hormone that turned me into an angry Libertarian...
Posted by Mandy VanLaningham on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:22:00 PST

New lyrics. I think they’re pretty good.

These are the songs that will be on my third cd, which will hopefully be recorded in someplace besides my kitchen... I've been listening to The Cure a lot lately. But moreso Billy Joel and R...
Posted by Mandy VanLaningham on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:36:00 PST

Lusting for a festival.

I hadn't been to a show since Dogstock, so Trampled By Turtles ignited my lust for live music. I just had an intense desire to be at Dogstock. It was so good. Waking up to music and falling asleep to ...
Posted by Mandy VanLaningham on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:01:00 PST

TRAMPLED BY TURTLES! YAY!

In Lincoln on my 18th birthday HOORAH! I'm so excited!!! I just hope that it doesn't blizzard...I'm going to cry if I don't make it. I'll be really effing sad.
Posted by Mandy VanLaningham on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:22:00 PST

One of my poems is getting published!

Exciting!
Posted by Mandy VanLaningham on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 03:47:00 PST

100 Things I’ve Learned This Year

100. Overcoming fear opens all doors of opportunity. 99. Experience lasts a lifetime. Stuff you buy doesn't. Spend your money on experience. 98. Don't wear your best underware camping. 97. Never proc...
Posted by Mandy VanLaningham on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:01:00 PST

Help the Mandy V.

So I'm trying to narrow down 3 of my best lyrics to send in to a contest. Some feedback would be great! Let me know which three you like best. Think in terms of  eloquence,  substance, ...
Posted by Mandy VanLaningham on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:49:00 PST

An attempt to do away with this damned writer's block

I haven't written a song since December. This is an unnaturally long time for me to be dry. I'm freaking out a little bit. The strange thing is, I can still write pretty well. As far as poetry and es...
Posted by Mandy VanLaningham on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:37:00 PST

Still bone dry

Haven't written anything worth recording for 3 months. thaREEE MONTHS! This is a little longer than my usual winter dry spell lasts, so I should hopefully be prolific as crap here soon. If I'm not, I ...
Posted by Mandy VanLaningham on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:25:00 PST

What's up with the overproduction of nasal mucous?

Seriously. Fall is gonna be a crazy season for shows, I have a feeling. And due to my sucky immune system, I've already missed one. Fortunately, my throat is now in perfect shape. However, my lungs ar...
Posted by Mandy VanLaningham on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:27:00 PST