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About Me

I was a born and raised in (what's left of) New Orleans, and I've always wondered if that has effected my music in any way. There's nothing more timeless than a plain ol' song...It's acoustic qualities, interesting intriguing lyrics, rich textural harmonies. The best songs write themselves...I just sit back and let 'em happen. Occasionally, I'll dream a song, and upon waking, I'll write it down...Makes things easy that way, saves alot of time and effort. I like to use imagery not usually found in mainstream music...The lyrics have to interest me or else it goes into the scrap bin. I think it's fun to write beautiful, whimsical melodies to accompany deeply disturbing lyrics...There's a seemless parodox there that's like not being able to look away from a tragic highway accident. If you listen between the lines, there's actually humour buried in there, albeit a bit dry and/or sardonic... I used to be in a band called MONTREAL, where I sang and play wacky, maniacal flute (think early '90's grunge meets Jethro Tull), but Katrina has displaced some of the members, so I have no idea what the hell's goin' on with that... Now I'm in an acoustic ensemble called THE MID CITY RAMBLERS, where I do much the same, except acousticier... I'm currently working on a Rock Opera I wrote in the wake of Hurricane Katrina...It's a conceptual work based on, you guessed it...Katrina. I'm recording all the tracks myself (I usually record that way all the time), as I'm the only one who knows the songs! It's an unapologetic mirror reflection of some of the events and attitudes that took place in the wake of the storm that the media has been trying to sweep under the carpet and downright deny. My own accounts are used as the basic anchor to the story, and it spreads out from there, all based on actual people and events. Music is a labour of love for me, and I'm not out to get rich and famous from it...Fame and fortune would probably destroy it...

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Music:

Member Since: 20/02/2006
Band Website: [email protected]
Band Members: Since Katrina, it's been me, myself, and I.
Influences: Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, Steeleye Span, The Pentangle, Bob Dylan, Roy Harper, Tori Amos, The original Alice Cooper band, David Bowie, Jesus Christ Superstar, and a whole pisspot of others...
Sounds Like: You tell me...
Record Label: none.

My Blog

HELP NAME MY NEW BAND!!!

I'm in the midst of forming a new acoustic ensemble, and we need a name by the end of the month so that we can be booked for gigs. So far it's a trio: Me on guitar, flute and vocals; Jimi Planells on ...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:27:00 GMT

THE DEATH OF ROCK AND/OR ROLL...

I remember seeing the Alice Cooper "Clones" video when it was first released just before Flush The Fashion (1980) hit the shelves. It was the first I'd heard (and seen) of Alice's then-...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:47:00 GMT

IS THIS NEWS?

You Call this News? Current mood: disheartened Category: News and Politics &n...
Posted by on Wed, 03 May 2006 14:45:00 GMT

MYSPACE AND THAT DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND KID...

This may be a total waste of blogspace, but I just had an interesting revelation: The corrolation between Myspace and "Tommy," the epic, groundbreaking rock opera by The Who. It's all about striving t...
Posted by on Mon, 01 May 2006 21:12:00 GMT

"THE LAST HARRAH (The Gamblin' Song)"

"THE LAST HARRAH" was written in the Summer of 2001, and soonafter recorded at Larry's house. Unfortunately, I don't remember Larry's last name, but he is a phenomenal guitarist. After I recorded a ma...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:50:00 GMT

EMO AND ROCK-n-ROLL

Hi! I know you're gonna laugh at this, but this is actually a serious question. Keep in mind that I'm 43, and in "my day," everything was'nt so catagorized...When I was a teenager, I could...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 06:45:00 GMT

About "DISBELIEVING"

"DISBELIEVING" is a vampire song. You wouldn't, however, know that just from listening, but now you do, because I've told you. I intentionally made that fact foggy and ambiguous for the s...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:17:00 GMT

About "PINK VIBRATOR"

This song should never have seen the light of day. It only exists because my friend had just gotten Pro Tools, and he wanted some tracks recorded so he could learn the progra...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:54:00 GMT

About MOTH-RAH...

"Moth-rah" is one of those songs that wrote itself. That chorus melody found it's way into my head and I just couldn't shake it until I wrote it down. The title is for lack of a title...T...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:39:00 GMT