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The BLACK DOTS

About Me

Hello and welcome to The Planet of the Idiots. The BLACK DOTS have been around since 2006 and enjoy creating different types of music. We are all multi-instrumentalists and don't mind sharing gear, ideas, or beer.You may notice our songs don't have a lot of "plays"... That's because we're changing them all the time. Like a fine Portugese bakery, we like to keep our goods fresh. We'll have lots of different songs and musical experiments and noises and fun junk up every week, so hope you come by and say hi again soon. And if you wanna help us with our site, great, cause you know, we're from the PLANET OF THE IDIOTS. Are you? ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Our new CD "PLANET OF THE IDIOTS" is now available at our shows and at Megatunes in Calgary, or send us a message to order from out of town. Also available is our 4 song EP "Archaeopteryx". Get both for one low, low price ($15)! ***************************************** PLANET OF THE IDIOTS Welcome here, how do you do/Never seen anything like you/Take a look, what do you see/ A bunch of hairless apes like me/ We're the kings, we rule this place/ we call ourselves the human race/ We kill for sport and greed and lust/ we turned paradise into dust/You're on the Planet of the Idiots/ Tomorrow's just like yesterday/ We're on the Planet of the Idiots/ And we wouldn't want it any other way/Long ago this place was green/ the bluest water you've ever seen/ Now there's poison all around/ it's in the air and it's under the ground/ We left garbage everywhere/ people were starving, we didn't care/ Because in this world, to reach the top/ we screw each other and we never stop/You're on the Planet of the Idiots/ Tomorrow's just like yesterday/ We're on the Planet of the Idiots/ And we wouldn't want it any other way/It's such a pretty place/ why dont you join the race/ It all seems wonderful from here/ Don't look too closely now/ it will all work out somehow/ Someday this hell will disappear/You're on the Planet of the Idiots/ Tomorrow's just like yesterday/ We're on the Planet of the Idiots/ And we wouldn't want it any other way/You're on the Planet of the Idiots/ Tomorrow's just like yesterday/ This is the Planet of the Idiots/ And we wouldnt want it any other way/ No we wouldnt want it any other way. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... If you like our music, we hope you'll buy our CDs. Be cool, own something none of your friends have! "PLANET OF THE IDIOTS", which includes the title song plus "LIAR!", "WASN'T BORN TO LOSE", "POP TART", and "IF YOU'RE EVER ALONE" is our debut offering on our own ELLIPSIS label (look it up, we think it's pretty clever). This 10 song CD is available this fall. Email us at [email protected] or send us a message here for details. If you like wierdness, our experimental CD "ARCHAEOPTERYX" is also available this fall. 10 tracks of fun including "THE GODS ARE NOT MOCKED", "DRUM DAMAGE" and more. Of course there's always the chance that some big record label will scoop us up, which will drive our prices right through the roof so it might be wise to email us and grab 'em while they're cheap and underground. Thanks for supporting the arts!... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...The views and opinions expressed in these blogs are those of Ribsy's and do not necessarily reflect those of other band members... so blame him alone.The PLANET OF THE IDIOTS can be a lonely place.Thanks for hanging out with us and come back soon. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/23/2006
Band Website: http://www.myspace.com/theblackdotscanada
Band Members: RIBSY: DRUMS, VOCALS, GUITAR, BASS/ 1ADAM12: LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS/ LIVE BAND: RICH MAHOGANY: BASS, VOCALS/ STEVYN MARS: VOCALS
Influences: Friends, family, teachers, students, current events, Stella Artois, Glendronach, newspaper articles, good music, sometimes bad music, good and bad movies, drive-in theatres, TV, girlfriends, memories, our instruments, photographs, dreams, politics, people we love or hate, literature of all types, life experiences. OK, if you want some musical influences, they include Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks, Iggy, The Stooges, Buddy Rich, The Ramones, Syd Barrett, Cheap Trick, The Damned, The Police, Bob Ezrin, Deep Purple (w/ Blackmore), early Kiss, early Alice Cooper, New York Dolls, Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers, Robin Hitchcock, Joy Division, CCR, early Queen, The Jam, Blondie, Oasis, Dave Brubeck, Grand Funk Railroad, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Cash, The Beatles, Gene Krupa, early Clash, early Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, The Who, and a whole trailerload of other stuff but do you really need to know every little detail? Sometimes a bit of mystery is a good thing. So don't get annoyed that your favourite group isn't listed, they're probably our main influence but we just ran out of time or forgot and we'll kick ourselves later for the omission, OK?
Sounds Like: The Back Drops, The Crackpots, The Sack Lots, etc.
Record Label: Ellipsis Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

MySpace.com Blogs - Antartica, briefly - vail MySpace Blog

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Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:53:00 GMT

Black Dots Canadian Newspaper Review

Here's a review from a few weeks back that appeared in those, uh, "high-end" newspapers, The Sun...The Black Dots - Calgary Quit while youre ahead. Its a truism that far too few bands understand  a...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:13:00 GMT

New Songs...Maybe!

Same old story... Work and life getting in the way of our MUSIC!New songs are 3/4 done. Some are done but sound like crap. Just like the old ones, right?!What the heck, maybe we'll get them posted her...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:53:00 GMT

Jazz, etc...

I booked Friday off work. Taylor of Lights Below was coming to visit. He & I  drove to Enderby, BC for the Vernon Jazz Society gig that Pops was playing. It was a long drive through shitty we...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:34:00 GMT

HOLIDAY TIMEm DRIVE-INS, SEX, ETC...

What the hell, there's nothing going on musically in Black Dots land, so may as well write a note about summer holidays.Bobby Vail and I are in Enderby, BC, at our parents' house. One of my kids is wi...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:42:00 GMT

Black Dots are SSIK

Ribsy and 1Adam12 of Black Dots infamy will performing as SSIK, a KISS tribute band this Sunday, May 25 at the one and only tiny little Tubby Dog! With Reed from Zuckerbaby on guitar and who knows who...
Posted by on Tue, 20 May 2008 16:42:00 GMT

Crabs vs Kwellada

Recently, there have been news reports that crabs are becoming an endangered species. This is reportedly to to the high precentage of waxed pubic areas nowadays. Well we, The Black Dots, ask you: Is t...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:50:00 GMT

Ace Frehley, lead guitar!

Ace Frehley played Calgary last night. Black Dotters 1Adam12 and I, Ribsy, were in attendance. First of all let me just say that I had just finished working 20 days with only 2 off, many of those days...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:14:00 GMT

Astronomy 101

There's a lunar eclipse happening at the moment of this writing (8:00 PM, Alberta). I've been popping out to watch. Ralphie came and joined me for a few minutes, just as the last sliver of white was d...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:18:00 GMT

The Black Dots in 2008

Well, it's been a slow few months here on the Planet of the Idiots. Sorry, but with Christmas, work, and the demands of keeping girlfriends and mistresses happy, satisfied, and well fed, there's been ...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:40:00 GMT