tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605783742717737622023-11-16T06:38:41.886-05:00"Where's My Golden Arm"the blog about a band building a studio and and recording a record in it...and all that comes after the recording process.lafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-51060932595995022392009-10-30T01:48:00.000-04:002009-10-30T01:49:34.529-04:00<object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fjjl%2F09-re-start"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fjjl%2F09-re-start" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/jjl/09-re-start">09 Re-Start</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/jjl">JJL</a></span>lafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-18936575645880424692009-10-16T01:30:00.000-04:002009-10-16T01:31:34.177-04:00Like A Fox cover The Grateful Dead's "Cosmic Charlie"<object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fjjl%2Fcosmic-charlie&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=0067ff"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fjjl%2Fcosmic-charlie&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=0067ff" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/jjl/cosmic-charlie">Cosmic Charlie </a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/jjl">JJL</a></span>lafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-58977129672179900542009-09-16T04:25:00.006-04:002009-09-16T07:05:27.595-04:00Limited Edition Vinyl Single Now Available<span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_labNewsText" style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >In the next few weeks, you will be able to get hold of a very limited edition vinyl single from Like A Fox.<br /><br />Following the debut album, Pronoia will be releasing a special pressing of 'A Little' on black 7" vinyl. Including 'You Will Burn' and 'Long Haul', two previously unreleased b-sides, this will be available soon from the Pronoia Records <a href="http://www.pronoia-records.com/PR/Content/Releases.aspx?id=3" class="InMainNav">shop</a> page.<br /><br />The release will also be available as a digital download but don't miss your chance to own a copy of the single as we won't be pressing any more once we're sold out.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-7914979733049472762008-12-16T02:32:00.002-05:002008-12-16T02:40:35.899-05:007 out of 10 ain't that bad.....The Philadelphia Inquirer put out their best of 2008 deal. We scored #7 (out of ten) of the best local releases! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20081214_Dan_DeLuca_s_Top_10_Local_Releases.html">Click here to see who beat us out.....</a>lafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-39286148121752326142008-12-11T13:30:00.005-05:002008-12-11T13:37:14.218-05:00First/Last with Jay<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMKRbCHz7h5rEJURb075kI1o7BblkDAM-OnWHGKio28CoFNS6GKLWsCJG4pctt3pehPYXm4VxwqdXI2xfUjqgnQ0qEA99Diyz2oZMUa-Wnf2jmjdtMbRg4FnT9mh5CitdB1G1NFmuPy8/s1600-h/troc1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMKRbCHz7h5rEJURb075kI1o7BblkDAM-OnWHGKio28CoFNS6GKLWsCJG4pctt3pehPYXm4VxwqdXI2xfUjqgnQ0qEA99Diyz2oZMUa-Wnf2jmjdtMbRg4FnT9mh5CitdB1G1NFmuPy8/s320/troc1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278602008327255906" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >(image and content courtesy of <a href="http://www.makemajormoves.com/">Make Major Moves</a>)<br /><br /><strong>Philadelphia quintet Like a Fox</strong> opened the Mercury Rev/Dean & Britta show the other night at the Trocadero, and put on a fine display of psych-rock noise and loveliness. <a href="http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/articles/17889/music--umm--drop">As <em>PW</em>’s Doug Wallen noted of the band</a> — which features former members of the acclaimed, long-running local outfit Lenola — in his column last month: “It’s clear Like a Fox pack a lot of mood shifts. Their second album [<em>Where’s My Golden Arm?</em>] continues that way, spiking poppy sentiments with cosmic effects in a manner recalling the Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev.” Indeed. This week, Like a Fox main man Jay Laughlin helps us launch our inaugural “First/Last” column…</span> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span id="more-2517"></span></span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>First/Last…album you bought?</strong></span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Jay Laughlin: KISS <em>Dynasty</em>/Neil Young <em>Sugar Mountain Live</em></span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>First/Last…concert you saw?</strong></span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">JL: KISS Dynasty Tour/Nada Surf</span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>First/Last…alcoholic drink you consumed?</strong></span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">JL: Old Milwaukee/Box white wine</span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>First/Last…movie you saw in the theater?</strong></span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">JL: I think it was <em>Jason and the Argonauts</em>/<em>Borat</em></span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>First/Last…time you wrote a song?</strong></span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">JL: “Cardboard Box” for my old punk band Pointless a long, long time ago/”Rear View Review,” last night</span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>First/Last…book you read?</strong></span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">JL: <em>The Outsiders</em>/<em>Slash</em></span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>First/Last…venue your band has played?</strong></span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">JL: Club Pizzaz/Trocadero</span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>First/Last…celebrity you had a crush on?</strong></span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">JL: “Ginger” from <em>Gilligan’s Island</em>/We played with Dean & Britta a few days ago and Britta was pretty hot in person</span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>First/Last…advice you got about making music?</strong></span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">JL: “Do it yourself”/”If you wanna make money don’t play music”</span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>First/Last…goal you had regarding making music?</strong></span></p> <p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">JL: To release my music on a 7-inch/To keep being able to release my music</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-79722832242864790922008-12-10T14:11:00.007-05:002008-12-10T15:06:54.873-05:00Troc show pics.<span style="font-family: arial;">these photos were taken by photographer Eli Savage... enjoy...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MKSHGfgXdt9khDkIVl8ohsCAUMtRPcnRHDbxcmKQahSmKqnRvOuTa1z0rWaxGpjwlEpoQqI4x1b0_QGUXeTdjVAjZJzA_lTEfVDxU3-6-x10g_SEIAwCSHJvb1WqCbEDRkYvAQ25J_o/s1600-h/me+rocking.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBwxyIyeJfHoWheQ41RQm-lxU3grU6QbyuwMWNRfKTVKEpLU-FWEx9Zc-2-x3Mp5MgDSQG2eiFb_c9sVuEoBkG-7_shArKAOnLzZ-9lreyA2t_-gpst6v0bCWIQVBZjUt_Y9JA5G4Njo/s320/arm+rocking+out.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278243575307983874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">this is Eli the 10 year old photog... thats right 10 pretty good huh? thanks Eli!!! </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjie9OSG8QmJu1Rk6uINess0jomIG08i8wjpVQ5V6Z7Pbp6YiRaJZgHgAbNKmEE6ar9GBnRB-CrdakPA_vf_gAryHq5uKjVyZkht5iMkXHprzsV1pb0Bz21bEkK4KBBUTtD0SScKOCJOFc/s1600-h/eli.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjie9OSG8QmJu1Rk6uINess0jomIG08i8wjpVQ5V6Z7Pbp6YiRaJZgHgAbNKmEE6ar9GBnRB-CrdakPA_vf_gAryHq5uKjVyZkht5iMkXHprzsV1pb0Bz21bEkK4KBBUTtD0SScKOCJOFc/s320/eli.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278253099090297074" border="0" /></a>PGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658698213415618684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-60359633245331129772008-11-15T01:13:00.003-05:002008-11-15T01:17:30.324-05:00Here's a nice write-up from the home land!<a href="http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/articles/17889/music--umm--drop">The Philly Weekly.....Click it!</a>lafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-840426386523924622008-11-15T01:02:00.004-05:002008-11-15T01:11:31.033-05:00"IndiePulse" InterviewQ&A with Like A Fox<br /><br />Philadelphia's Like A Fox recently released it's second record entitled "Where's My Golden Arm?". You might remember a couple of members from the 90s band Lenola. These days, Like A Fox is crafting an enjoyable blend of classic rock and electro-prog-pop styles thoughout the album. Jay Laughlin is the band's songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. He recently took some time to tell us about the band and project. Thanks, Jay!<br /><br /><strong>Your music has been described as modern psych pop or pro-pop. How do you describe your band’s style and approach to making music?</strong>-<br /><br /> I dig psychedelic music and I dig “modern sounds” I suppose…The mixture of weird effects and a bit of electronics along with a solid song is a good mix to my ear, but I start every song with an acoustic guitar and my voice. If I can’t play the song with those two elements and still have a good song I scrap it.<br /><br /><strong>Do you have a particular musical philosophy? </strong>- <br /><br />No matter how overboard you go with production you should be able to get up on stage and play the song with a guitar/piano and your voice and still have a solid song. Otherwise it’s just smoke and mirrors…no songs. Like a house without a foundation. Looks good from the outside, but once inside you realize the first stiff wind will blow the whole deal to the ground.<br /><br /><strong>Growing up, did you want to be a musician?</strong>-<br /><br />Yes. I saw Kiss when I was kindergarten….No shit! The last tour (Dynasty) before they took off the make-up. I was hooked. Then my older brother got a drum set for x-mas a few years later, played it for a bit it and gave it up. I claimed the kit as my own a few years later and it’s been all down hill ever since.<br /><br /><strong>Did you come from a musical family? </strong>-<br /><br />Yes and no. My parents only listened to talk radio in the house, but my two older brothers were big into music so I did have that going for me. My grandfather on my fathers side was a jazz drummer way back, but I never knew him as he passed when my father was a child. He’s the only other musician I know of in my families past.<br /><br /><strong>You guys are from Philadelphia. Do you have a favorite local place to play shows?</strong>-<br /><br />Johnny Brendas is the best smaller venue in Philly for sure. They get a ton a of great touring bands along with the best of the local bands in Philly. That’s the best place hands down.<br /><br /><strong>The album is called “Where’s My Golden Arm”. Why? </strong><br />-<br /><br />It’s a quote from an old ghost story called “The Golden Arm” that I used to listen to with my old friend Skip when we were just kids. He passed a few years ago and I just think it brings back the good memories of what we had and it also ties into the movie ‘The Man With A Golden Arm” about a musician with a Heroin addiction….drug addiction has taken some dear friends away from me. Good times vs. Bad times. That’s what the album is about.<br /><br /><strong>How have people been reacting to it so far? </strong><br />-<br /><br />We’ve had only three reviews come through so far as the album hasn’t seen it’s official (Oct. 28th) release, but the three bits of press have been very positive so far even though I’m not really sure what they’re getting at most of the time. <br /><br /><strong>What was the overall tone you were going for on this record?</strong>-<br /><br />As I said about the title of the album above, I’ve been through some shit times with losing some of my oldest/best friends in the past couple of years so the tone I was going for was the sound of someone being so down in the shit about what’s going on around them and finding that all the good memories and times you were lucky enough to spend with the people that have passed can pull you back up you know? Keeping the good stuff alive through your experiences and memories.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Why did you do your recording at Brown Bear Cavern Studios? </strong><br /><br />-It was the studio we built to make the record. We didn’t have a big budget so we decided to put the money we did have into building a proper studio so we can make more than just one album in a “real/pay by the hour” studio. Now we’re set up to keep recording nice sounding songs all the time. <br /><br /><br /><strong>What was the most challenging part of this project? </strong><br /><br />-Deciding when it was “finished”. We don’t work in the normal way of a “band” getting in a room all together and recording live. We track each instrument/part one at a time and really take our time on each specific sound. This can cause for way to much fucking around and not really knowing when to call it a day on certain songs, but I enjoy doing it that way, it just takes a bit more time than the normal way of doing things. <br /><br /><strong>Do you use any specific instruments in the studio?</strong> <br />-<br /><br />Any and everything we can get our hands on.<br /><br /><strong>What do you think of the new records you have heard so far this year? </strong><br />-<br /><br />I love the new MGMT, not sure if it was released this year, but I think it’s a fucking great album. The new Spiritualized is amazing too. M83 recorded a nice album…great for some late night listening.<br /><br /><strong>Have you noticed any trends in the work?</strong><br /><br /> <br />-Well I love music that doesn’t reveal everything it has to offer on the first listen you know? I love hearing new stuff after repeated plays of an album. The first spin gives you enough to want to spin it again and every listen after that the puzzle starts to take shape until you just can’t stop playing it. I’ve always thought that an album that you think is amazing on the first spin will get old quick. It’s the albums that keep on giving you more discoveries after repeated listens that are the most rewarding. <br /><br /><strong>Anything else you would like us to know? </strong><br /><br /><br />-Go here to read and view all about the making of “Where’s My Golden arm?”: www.likeafoxtheband.blogspot.com<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.indiepulse.net/2008/11/qa-with-like-a-fox.html">Click away!</a>lafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-41139702527425012282008-11-13T01:56:00.003-05:002008-11-13T10:56:00.792-05:00Spin checks in on "WMGA".....<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Like a Fox, "Where’s My Golden Arm?" (RedEye) ** 1/2</span><br />"The Man With the Golden Arm" was a groundbreaking 1955 movie staring Frank Sinatra as an ex-con trying to shake a heroin addiction.<br />That’s the first thing that came to mind when I saw the title of Like a Fox’s sophomore disc. It had been described as a psychedelic album.<br />So in I went looking for some dark, drug-induced music — the type that often toes the line between genius (Velvet Underground) and the godawful (Brian Jonestown Massacre).<br />To my surprise, "Where’s My Golden Arm?" is one of the year’s sunniest power pop albums.<br />The disc is full of guitars, a ton of keyboards and a singer (Jay Laughlin) whose voice registers somewhere between Wayne Coyne and Robert Schneider. Naturally, the Philadelphia quintet can sometimes sound like a band trying hard to imitate others, but still does it well.<br />"Night Person" feels straight out of Schneider’s Apples in Stereo power pop catalog. It has an infectious beat, like a song you remember but you can’t quite put your finger on (handclaps will always do that). So too with "Time Stands Still" — a blast of pop if there ever was one.<br />The best song, "Better Bring a Bomb," has an epic quality to it, going from quiet to fury with ease and excitement.<br />The album has its down moments. "Gold" veers from psychedelic to new age, and the closer "Just a Light Hit" seems like a needless Pink Floyd imitation. Like a Fox often relies too much on guitar solos, although the one that closes, "Been Sitting Here," is thrilling.<br />Like a Fox sometimes strays from its pop inclinations, but not as much as you would expect from a neo-psychedelic band. There really is no overwhelming feeling of an acid trip or a hazy heroin cloud of ecstasy.<br />So maybe it’s good that Laughlin and Co. don’t have a clue where their golden arm is.<br />— Scott Fallon, Staff Writer<br /><br /><a href="http://www.northjersey.com/entertainment/music/33427904.html">Click it!</a>lafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-75346329258591009152008-11-13T01:46:00.009-05:002008-11-13T10:44:45.075-05:00Some Pics from the CD release show!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3ZhhFQX8CQuVPLbS-zA0XxvAXK195OPEeB2Dj71Qo6-lbzZtFDyhcLtgnSvPuH9YOTQQwgdl5tDhsmdjvaM0oE7Q7FLrMw1F0I2X9H0T1KEgEqmMp02j24maVJxmPa1whIe57TWOeW4/s1600-h/DSC05162.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3ZhhFQX8CQuVPLbS-zA0XxvAXK195OPEeB2Dj71Qo6-lbzZtFDyhcLtgnSvPuH9YOTQQwgdl5tDhsmdjvaM0oE7Q7FLrMw1F0I2X9H0T1KEgEqmMp02j24maVJxmPa1whIe57TWOeW4/s400/DSC05162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268031615140544706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_VPPktN77dLI1p8wari3n9eXz_zJHQ0oXKQ6EPzfLc-5qfWkW5gnOr91s1rOW3kMrrZNbPUwuqHez_pM1iTcK5PSo4oWs-Nc-1_bEYcS7SeSpHl_-Vm9s6-ITMyih4b_Ajor0AYRsJE/s1600-h/DSC01600.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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line-height: 15px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;"></span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; "><span id="caption"><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_UserViewPictureControl_ImageListings1_dlImageList_ctl00_lblCaption"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">November should prove to be quite a busy month for local heroes </span></span></span></span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Like A Fox</span></span></span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, who release their new long-awaited album on October 28th. With their CD release show at </span></span></span></span></span><strong><a href="http://www.johnnybrendas.com/" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Johnny Brenda's</span></span></span></span></span></a></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> on November 8th, and a Tric Town appearance at everyone's favorite Delaware venue </span></span></span></span></span><strong><a href="http://www.myspace.com/mojothirteen" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mojo 13</span></span></span></span></span></a></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> on November 15th, the band will be gearing up for two great shows and pleasing fans both new and old. The occasion for all the hoopla is </span></span></span></span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"</span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span><strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Where's My Golden Arm?</span></span></span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"</span></span></span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, an album already garnering high praise for its guitar pop goodness. The band's second full length release was an exercise in handiwork, as they built their own studio with their own hands, then recorded their own album (yes, with their own hands too). Their hand crafted approach is well documented on the </span></span></span></span></span><strong><a href="http://likeafoxtheband.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">band's blog</span></span></span></span></span></a></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Mixing was handled by Miner Street's Brian McTear, himself providing a hands-on approach. Is that why there's a golden hand on the cover art? No really, frontman Jay Laughlin (guitar, vox) commissioned his brother to do the fantastic artwork for the new album. Joining Jay in Like A Fox is Brian Wilkinson (bass), Jeff Scioli (guitar, keys), Dave Grubb (keys, guitar), and Pete Girgenti (drums).</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The opening notes of "</span></span></span></span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Where's My Golden Arm?</span></span></span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">" sounds like "</span></span></span></span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt.1</span></span></span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">" (Flaming Lips) but then later breaks out in guitar solo heaven. Besides the overt Lips sound, the album is filled with lots of glorious power pop, Matthew Sweet style, with some synth overtones. Therefore there are some 60s style guitar riffs, some 90s style heavy bass, and high nasal vocals. We love "</span></span></span></span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Heard the Shot</span></span></span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">", which covers all bases as far as guitars and synth goes. And "</span></span></span></span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gold</span></span></span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">" is pretty great too, with the emphasis more on the electronic elements - that song gives us goosebumps. Overall the album has a specific, tangible and cohesive sound which doesn't let us down once. Make sure you catch Like A Fox in Philly or Wilmington very soon! </span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p style="margin-top:5.2pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.2pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:7.85pt"></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-64755917025351455382008-10-23T00:46:00.002-04:002008-10-23T00:50:16.252-04:00The Walrus!Here's what the Walrus had to say:<br /><br /><em>It's been a while since we last heard from Jay Laughlin and Like A Fox, the Philly/Jersey offshoot of much loved 90's psych band Lenola. Thankfully for us, they have returned with a shiny new record entitled Where's My Golden Arm. Yay!<br />LAF's first record was a breezy mix of Flaming Lips and late 70's Beach Boys psychedelia and although I have yet to hear the new record in full, the half rock-out and half bliss-out track "Internal/External" is tickling my eardrums aplenty. Awesome video directed by ex-Lenola member Scott Colan to boot!</em><br /><br /><a href="http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/premiere_like_a_fox_internalexternal_video_mp3_highly_rec/">Click it!</a>lafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-21494803614091832272008-10-22T00:44:00.003-04:002008-10-22T00:57:46.234-04:00NPRSo we received some love from NPR's "second stage". I think it's an on-line (podcast-able) only type deal. <br /><br />Here's what they had to say about the new album:<br /><br />NPR.org, October 21, 2008:<br /><br /><em>Like a Fox is a psychedelic rock band based in Philadelphia and founded in 2004 by former Lenola singer Jay Laughlin. After gathering four other musicians for the group, including ex-Lenola guitarist Dave Grubb, Like a Fox released its self-titled debut album in 2006, and is set to release Where's My Golden Arm? at the end of this month.<br /><br />Where's My Golden Arm? opens with "A Feeling That Launched a Thousand Wars," and, like much of the album, the track features earnestly sung vocals interspersed with moments of soaring and rocking electric guitar. A few songs later, the head-bopping, hand-clapping "Night Person" struts along and begs to be danced to, while the melodic "Gold" is a gorgeous, synth-driven piece. <br /><br />Overall, Where's My Golden Arm? is a carefree 40 minutes of music. Although Laughlin's boyish voice can begin to sound less charming and a bit whinier halfway through the record, Like a Fox's latest could be ideal for those craving a lighthearted listen.</em><br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95949747">here</a> to see the write up on the web.<br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=95949747&m=95917114">here</a> to hear the talk up of the tune they played. I think i might have to sample this intro for our up coming shows!lafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-29039146887076205582008-10-19T22:14:00.004-04:002008-10-19T22:34:34.205-04:00"Internal/External" Video! Check it!!A sweet video for the song "Internal/External", track two off our new album "Where's My Golden Arm?" made by our good friend Scott Colan.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y6XcOdvtVZ4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y6XcOdvtVZ4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>lafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-57208022326257378602008-10-08T00:52:00.016-04:002008-10-08T01:56:15.488-04:00Some Early ReviewsSo the reviews are starting to come in….Some bands claim to not read their own press, I call bullshit. I read it. Not exactly sure what to make of some of it, but so far so good. Here is the first two reviews to come through:<br /><br /><strong>Review #1..</strong><br /><br />Like A Fox - Where's My Golden Arm?<br /><br />(CD, Transit of Venus, Pop)<br /><br />Okay now...what the hell is going on here...? Is this The Flaming Lips doing covers of The Beatles...or what?!? Odds are that you will have the same reaction when you hear the lead track ("A Feeling That Launched A Thousand Wars") on this album. The tune begins with the vocalist singing the word "Happiness" in exactly the same way the word was sung in "Happiness Is A Warm Gun." But before there could be any possible copyright infringement, the tune quickly takes off in another direction avoiding any possible legal consequences. This clever ploy reminds us of the approach taken by The Pooh Sticks in the 1990s when they were stealing obvious lyric lines from familiar tunes...but only short snippets so that they couldn't really be accused of anything illegal. But back to Like A Fox... Fortunately the initial gimmick is the only real gimmick on this album. The remainder of Where's My Golden Arm? is anything but a joke. This Philadelphia-based band comes up with a wealth of super hummable pop tunes here...all smooth and absorbing...and the songs hold up extremely well to repeated spins. The band's music sounds like a more pop-oriented version of the previously mentioned band The Flaming Lips. We are particularly taken with "Internal/External," "On The Way," and "Been Sitting Here" (a particularly significant tune). Neat stuff. (Rating: 5+ out of 6)<br /><br />Check it out on the web <a href="http://babysue.com/2008-Oct-LMNOP-Reviews.html#anchor43291.html">here </a>.<br /><br /><strong>Review #2</strong><br /><br />Like a Fox<br />Where's My Golden Arm?<br />(Transit of Venus) <br /><br />Wonderfully raucous indie rock that borrows just enough from the Flaming Lips (1988-present and all that entails) to throw a spacey spin into the grooves. <br />There are plenty of laptop, glam and new wave elements thrashing around with the raggedy guitars and sing-song choruses. The lyrics wander off and sometimes never come back. But somehow, someway, the songs manage to come together by the time they finish. <br /><br />It's a close thing at times, but I kinda like that sort of dramatic tension. And the tangents are so pretty (not to mention loopy) that it's hard not to enjoy the sideshow. <br /><br />Like a Fox runs along the edge of disaster for almost this entire album. And every time, the band stays on the side of good music. This has to be intentional. If these guys didn't know what they were doing, this album would be a complete mess. I like the way they think. <br /><br />Check it out <a href="http://www.aidabet.com/issues/301/301reviews.html#LIKE">here </a>.<br /><br />So far the best line is "<em><strong>Like a Fox runs along the edge of disaster for almost this entire album."</strong></em> Makes us sound "dangerous"! Feel free to point out your favorite lines in the comment section. More to come soon!<br /><br />-jlafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-16907777907087584022008-10-08T00:46:00.003-04:002008-10-08T00:51:06.720-04:00Release Date For "WMGA" is 10.28!!Here's what the cover looks like:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBht0_BfApOPssODJ0KMpdo8wSw8Zb8EvwDyNM9snHaJhMPr_Q4tkh7h0jS-v8yKl_rrRrBlA7dI1WKwTV3lEimu4kgsT-qh9cUEzgyWtkYxt_MjJGH-yumvN6_uJBw06WusG7Y_61-Y/s1600-h/goldenarm.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBht0_BfApOPssODJ0KMpdo8wSw8Zb8EvwDyNM9snHaJhMPr_Q4tkh7h0jS-v8yKl_rrRrBlA7dI1WKwTV3lEimu4kgsT-qh9cUEzgyWtkYxt_MjJGH-yumvN6_uJBw06WusG7Y_61-Y/s400/goldenarm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254640124988688370" /></a><br /><br />Looks pretty sweet! Click on the image to see it a bit better.lafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-80335496014507646712008-04-10T18:44:00.004-04:002008-04-10T18:49:07.857-04:00Two More Pics....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdUYliqcpbm1buGXJT_azXXrG8f3hMUVxuDPa6yg8VR-lpeS1WSWmErbI-JDSXyeSEOuEd8SFQCGOPJUmI8wszZvq9M9hVS74SF9jMk8eUuwS5wIa5VEGevayDjrTxcZcDpAIg6VBRM8/s1600-h/LAFouttake2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdUYliqcpbm1buGXJT_azXXrG8f3hMUVxuDPa6yg8VR-lpeS1WSWmErbI-JDSXyeSEOuEd8SFQCGOPJUmI8wszZvq9M9hVS74SF9jMk8eUuwS5wIa5VEGevayDjrTxcZcDpAIg6VBRM8/s400/LAFouttake2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187752451785497570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nQtwqWD3mqy9tq2vXKgFECczQNlHhvz2mmjVaN5V6elne49BUPbrjBWb2tPmKGD5XRf7N3iSxjpYCx0T54gm6DyQxQRGwQkLtheTQ41gysZ8Qwgd09jMZudKivus7ztmEYIquqC6FcQ/s1600-h/LAFouttake1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nQtwqWD3mqy9tq2vXKgFECczQNlHhvz2mmjVaN5V6elne49BUPbrjBWb2tPmKGD5XRf7N3iSxjpYCx0T54gm6DyQxQRGwQkLtheTQ41gysZ8Qwgd09jMZudKivus7ztmEYIquqC6FcQ/s400/LAFouttake1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187752198382427090" /></a>lafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-55178725158648530192008-04-08T15:57:00.005-04:002008-04-08T16:06:21.033-04:00WMGA Cover ShootSo my brother finished the artwork for the new album. Here's some pic's he sent along from the photo shoot.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgt8I4MzbCaeEXuoyjSIjls0SirSTB__Z3SM9gh1Zhpiua9vkk42-UbN3WVsdCm95Btz3jueN43AeN9OsF7V0A6RxLnX_SISUBjV9iqNQu2gpuA-2LYW16lzM9eKT9fW7hOAHUDUcJTOQ/s1600-h/IMG_0095.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186966323789975570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgt8I4MzbCaeEXuoyjSIjls0SirSTB__Z3SM9gh1Zhpiua9vkk42-UbN3WVsdCm95Btz3jueN43AeN9OsF7V0A6RxLnX_SISUBjV9iqNQu2gpuA-2LYW16lzM9eKT9fW7hOAHUDUcJTOQ/s400/IMG_0095.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32pLTiMpniISpuFs3Mu2rBf3GXRMHkcmcQTmIMnGdmB3d1dkLNoRsQi9EFxmCYC4yqEdt_X0dvoT60WkutUUVA_A-7TPc1L0PsozbE3ADeuSwKln6Y8ub3ZiMf3_dQJFz2EU664eXbNI/s1600-h/IMG_0098.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32pLTiMpniISpuFs3Mu2rBf3GXRMHkcmcQTmIMnGdmB3d1dkLNoRsQi9EFxmCYC4yqEdt_X0dvoT60WkutUUVA_A-7TPc1L0PsozbE3ADeuSwKln6Y8ub3ZiMf3_dQJFz2EU664eXbNI/s400/IMG_0098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186966650207490098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9pyYFzBIWYCxWvcHwD6-_HoFht6a2XUorIVMLm8pCR7A-a7Mgx1kY15oUM-Kw1c142rShRSaIGkM9b4Q_IeHTXEPnwpDYJuxcbCR4ur2IXQe9m4ER2KuPp_RK7fV5eXpzk7l_QENMKg/s1600-h/IMG_0097.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9pyYFzBIWYCxWvcHwD6-_HoFht6a2XUorIVMLm8pCR7A-a7Mgx1kY15oUM-Kw1c142rShRSaIGkM9b4Q_IeHTXEPnwpDYJuxcbCR4ur2IXQe9m4ER2KuPp_RK7fV5eXpzk7l_QENMKg/s400/IMG_0097.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186966525653438498" /></a><br /><br /><br />And here's some pics of the first album cover photo shoot for the curious.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CZxU1ZcowEgzG4cQq8ipPTXm13PlfLfYNGCxYLp3cfLTMJ03Y6etqM4jHZPJfKa6L0g3LyyA06wVaSStodTL2KMd08cmH6zMWIngpMAxcgl2pIh5H2EnWo1Vr0pn2Aw_TsVlFlHm3Dk/s1600-h/P1010002.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CZxU1ZcowEgzG4cQq8ipPTXm13PlfLfYNGCxYLp3cfLTMJ03Y6etqM4jHZPJfKa6L0g3LyyA06wVaSStodTL2KMd08cmH6zMWIngpMAxcgl2pIh5H2EnWo1Vr0pn2Aw_TsVlFlHm3Dk/s400/P1010002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186968192100749410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQRdP-hKDOjNc_ODnU1cA6xWjEvtk_X-sRJJZYeQ0T_JRgj-bPeyhWf6bAf-lFaU3afUWWYiIH4imAypDOmqchtRPw_uleseGXBXrte3GRkhua4Rf9AG5e6WLWBqzCVqKNLHsVZWpetA/s1600-h/P1010003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQRdP-hKDOjNc_ODnU1cA6xWjEvtk_X-sRJJZYeQ0T_JRgj-bPeyhWf6bAf-lFaU3afUWWYiIH4imAypDOmqchtRPw_uleseGXBXrte3GRkhua4Rf9AG5e6WLWBqzCVqKNLHsVZWpetA/s400/P1010003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186967560740556866" /></a>lafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-60318324186477945832008-02-27T02:08:00.000-05:002008-02-27T02:12:52.241-05:00A Title, A Track List……An Album!So the album is complete! Fuckin-A…..a ton of fun….work (I hate to call it “work” as for one we didn‘t make any money for the recording process, and two, anything you do for free in your spare time after the thing you call a “job/work“ that supply’s you with the actual money to enjoy your free time activities better be fun or you’re doing it wrong) , a bunch of hard (beer) drinking and now the beast in finally in the can as they say.<br /><br />So as you can read below I was kinda having a hard time trying to name this album. I finally settled on “Where’s My Golden Arm”. It works on two levels for me now. This album means a lot to me and this title captures the whole “happy vs. sad/good vs. evil” aspects of the lyrics and vide of the music. I dig it.<br /><br />The track list:<br />1. A Feeling That’s Launched A Thousand Wars<br />2. Inter/External<br />3. Night Person<br />4. Better Bring A Bomb<br />5. Gold<br />6. On The Way<br />7. Time Stands Still<br />8. Since He Was Born<br />9. Heard The Shot<br />10. Been Sitting Here<br />11. Just A Light Hit<br /><br />The album clocks in at just over 41 minutes. This is perfect as at the outset of making this album I wanted it to be a concise ten to twelve song alum that didn’t exceed 45 minutes. We recorded 15 tunes and now have three great LAF besides and one track “Gonna Leave A Wake” that is so completely different that we’ll have to really search high and low to find a special home for (or we’ll just post it here on this blog one day). We’ll get to mixing the b-side stuff ourselves in the next week or so.<br /><br />As always, my brother Chris is in the process of getting the artwork together. Once that’s in the can this fucker will be off to the pressing plant with a release date and our first shows in a good long time to follow.<br /><br />Thanks for reading!<br /><br />-jlafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-88485391311307079982008-02-27T00:29:00.002-05:002008-02-27T01:26:50.557-05:00Early Reviews From Over The Pond!Our first "self titled" album will be realased March 10th in the UK on Pronoia records. Some pretty good reviews have been coming in and you can check'em out <a href="http://www.pronoia-records.com/cgi-bin/main.pl?item=presslaf">here</a>.<br /><br />And one more review <a href="http://www.subba-cultcha.com/article_album.php?id=6821">here</a>.<br /><br />-jlafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-54867854927398107022008-02-18T14:21:00.004-05:002008-02-18T14:26:50.933-05:00New York Citywe're <a href="http://www.trutonemastering.com/index.html">mastering </a>right now!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYKKS7DQFf3onuv-cbMuyKmFYfWTbEM495VkLNDWDfmqdfSIL5mZxo7uEDNkHiUkChxVH5dRpKbdexvUymXU0vjMVccRgBMmMAqwlIyKVgesey1plIsINoNcq_axHtvnrmvlrqvWvNsY/s1600-h/old+record+cutter.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYKKS7DQFf3onuv-cbMuyKmFYfWTbEM495VkLNDWDfmqdfSIL5mZxo7uEDNkHiUkChxVH5dRpKbdexvUymXU0vjMVccRgBMmMAqwlIyKVgesey1plIsINoNcq_axHtvnrmvlrqvWvNsY/s320/old+record+cutter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168402928360116002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7R5Y9DGt3eVQmLKP0Y22D4LRSH5e_OonI-nK2tIbaeLbV1jsfMOOU_sJ-S-uoX7-gEUtoUzTCnWHTrHwKKp8AAAYNrlGR1UP2s0LmTm7-I0FfDnEqYWX8Fn8Q717uD3el0WoonFbg_As/s1600-h/joe+mastering.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7R5Y9DGt3eVQmLKP0Y22D4LRSH5e_OonI-nK2tIbaeLbV1jsfMOOU_sJ-S-uoX7-gEUtoUzTCnWHTrHwKKp8AAAYNrlGR1UP2s0LmTm7-I0FfDnEqYWX8Fn8Q717uD3el0WoonFbg_As/s320/joe+mastering.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168402936950050610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQvIscXORFKA7y7Olgmt9n9ORZqgtpVuABXR2bFO8PkKk0r64Nr78a0kXO9tQ_mi-x31cXY3BSVwzpAp-DQjYK6Zo3YBZPN-w_FW8M9x0OGNklS5HoTkykaHT6upxd0oegE_iNsuhGGY/s1600-h/joe+mastering+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQvIscXORFKA7y7Olgmt9n9ORZqgtpVuABXR2bFO8PkKk0r64Nr78a0kXO9tQ_mi-x31cXY3BSVwzpAp-DQjYK6Zo3YBZPN-w_FW8M9x0OGNklS5HoTkykaHT6upxd0oegE_iNsuhGGY/s320/joe+mastering+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168402936950050626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgJAUejNNBe6HBITiVyGIerxPBArXlNZqaQ3h0Vnza5uI00RmRk1HdIaJ1WewwiSaGzAfdLJNukX0nks23D2jBxFBmUT87uA_cnGKdxTa4n6yQBVQGsXvmwTfEjhBzmtwwsdxrpeZkvs/s1600-h/dave+mastering.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgJAUejNNBe6HBITiVyGIerxPBArXlNZqaQ3h0Vnza5uI00RmRk1HdIaJ1WewwiSaGzAfdLJNukX0nks23D2jBxFBmUT87uA_cnGKdxTa4n6yQBVQGsXvmwTfEjhBzmtwwsdxrpeZkvs/s320/dave+mastering.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168402941245017938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.trutonemastering.com/index.html"></a>PGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658698213415618684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-85567307374139279482008-02-01T00:08:00.000-05:002008-02-01T00:58:39.674-05:00LAF Mixing Vids & PicsWorking on the Bass Gtr "Just A Light Hit".<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tvdl9oqpmX4&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tvdl9oqpmX4&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Just Drums! A quick snipet from the tune "Better Bring A Bomb".<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YFGiG2Ll4jM&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YFGiG2Ll4jM&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AbjpX0vBhqyunbvFbDhTfUXio-gDjYulOYgXOBrbqLaNF-bPCCewdmYGZQ_xmzDibzVQgoY0PNCWqezUG-MS8b8kmE5gi_IPw-lPJQ8-ngZ2GWunszZbqMnvUe3843g-2NMDjPtUDX4/s1600-h/012+(2).JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AbjpX0vBhqyunbvFbDhTfUXio-gDjYulOYgXOBrbqLaNF-bPCCewdmYGZQ_xmzDibzVQgoY0PNCWqezUG-MS8b8kmE5gi_IPw-lPJQ8-ngZ2GWunszZbqMnvUe3843g-2NMDjPtUDX4/s400/012+(2).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161884906173805234" /></a><br />The wall o'gear!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sV16P1tzLxPM32qEoxJYugSyRRSXkNvTL1Ub9Lnne07QOCcDjLdF2R6SVcHNXwvAVjxEMhAxdMVu8qVE_5ZhCIhKDtobegh79lX0TwzmWSJdzMo_i72S52XZkALLcM8AusA1PW0K7Gg/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sV16P1tzLxPM32qEoxJYugSyRRSXkNvTL1Ub9Lnne07QOCcDjLdF2R6SVcHNXwvAVjxEMhAxdMVu8qVE_5ZhCIhKDtobegh79lX0TwzmWSJdzMo_i72S52XZkALLcM8AusA1PW0K7Gg/s400/010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161885760872297170" /></a><br />B. Mctear @ work.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOOdXtKv5M-CQrq9T5PzdD3ZbV-lkXeavMQrvrjgyH8EjZ2pJPQtxsYqjCFxfKsTaFH3hN_kXrdS5swNOZqqBCT4eiy5JDDaeYuXU6hwSlxyk8xky01E4T_sQDI-rqndqqu9TdaEVdlc/s1600-h/013+(2).JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOOdXtKv5M-CQrq9T5PzdD3ZbV-lkXeavMQrvrjgyH8EjZ2pJPQtxsYqjCFxfKsTaFH3hN_kXrdS5swNOZqqBCT4eiy5JDDaeYuXU6hwSlxyk8xky01E4T_sQDI-rqndqqu9TdaEVdlc/s400/013+(2).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161886156009288418" /></a><br />D. Grubb checking shit in the phones.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-U6BWOHxk1e9rVxj1oD5xWgPAxKbRfVTcBsz-16l9wb0W2hpfa_qnKaXF4s24Jty1ehtcAT86Ajyq8burt573GusblKnchmTQxb-f4undQuBsJy0eqN-xbSOuBVaxh5iEnKZUvNWlSE/s1600-h/018+(2).JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-U6BWOHxk1e9rVxj1oD5xWgPAxKbRfVTcBsz-16l9wb0W2hpfa_qnKaXF4s24Jty1ehtcAT86Ajyq8burt573GusblKnchmTQxb-f4undQuBsJy0eqN-xbSOuBVaxh5iEnKZUvNWlSE/s400/018+(2).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161886619865756402" /></a><br />Oh Leslie! Ran a few keyboard tracks through this monster for the final mix. Nice!lafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-29410163372200937292008-02-01T00:06:00.000-05:002008-02-01T00:07:53.658-05:00With Wet Noodles For Legs And A Smile On My Face I Do Declare The Album Fini!It’s been a very busy and crazy few weeks…..allow me to catch up…<br /><br />So we wrapped up the final tracking a few weeks ago. The last night of tracking was smooth sailing. I played a single D chord with some tremolo on it and my job was finished. Then Pete went on to do some percussion while I kicked a puppets ass (see vid below) and did my best to empty the large amount of beer we had left in the studio refrigerator downstairs. We did have a visitor that night. Our good friend Brian McTear stopped by to check out the studio and hear a few tracks as we were set to start mixing at his Miner Street studio a few days later. We ended the tracking with some “gang” handclaps. Pretty funny to end the session with four of us (Pete, Jeff, Brian and I) drunk trying to clap in time (we had to fix a few not-so-in-time claps in the mixing process) with Dave G. running the gear. It was really cool to have the whole band together for the final night of tracking as it’s been kind of a scattered meeting of a few band members from day to day throughout the whole recording process. I ended the night at our home away from home with Pete for one and a half beers when I realized that I was two or more sheets to the wind and stumbled my drunk ass home. A fun and well deserved night of excess my friends! It’s been a long road but I snapped the through the finish line tape with wet noodles for legs, a beer soaked head and a big smile on my face.<br /><br />So we started the mixing process on Jan. 11th. We had seven straight days booked with one “final“ day for last minute fixes set for the following Tuesday. 11am to 9pm every day. I couldn’t be there for every hour of mixing, but ended up being present for 90% of it. As I’ve talked about before in this here blog, this whole mixing at a “proper/real/not our own” studio with a engineer that had no participation in the recording of the album was very new to me, but I knew off the bat it was a good idea and the fact that the mixing engineer was a old musician friend of ours and has worked on some of the best recordings that have come out of Philly in the past couple of years kept my “control freak” mind at ease.<br /><br />I’d be a fucking liar to say that the first two day of mixing didn’t freak me out man. We’d spent the last five months recording in our studio and/or me sitting alone in my home studio working away, day after day tweaking every fucking part and the shit sounded awesome in those two rooms. You get used to the way the raw recordings sound in the only two rooms you can hear them in while tracking. So much so, that when you finally hear them in a different room or a different set of monitors you tend to freak out a bit and I did for sure. So by day four of mixing with plenty of time spent in the Miner Street studio I started to relax as the mixes really started to take shape and I finally got a grasp on the sound of the new control room. We kind of threw McTear into the fire as most of our tunes have a ton of tracks/little/weird stuff going on that if you weren’t part of the recording process you’d have no idea what to do with it in a final mix, but after a few days of us being in the studio with him he caught on pretty quick and things were smooth sailing from there on. He tweaked away at every track and really did an amazing job while we sat in the room and helped him steer the ship. Dave G. and Pete helped in getting giving very good input on the overall sonic sound and it worked out very well. My job was to sit there and tell McTear to turn up everything. Not to pat myself on the back, but I did a great job. I must have said “can you turn that keyboard noise/guitar solo up?” about a million times in seven days. As my mother always said “love what you do and do it well!”. Thanks Ma! To say McTear stepped up to the challenge would be an understatement for sure. He kicked ass and as I sit here listening to the final mixes on my trusty headphones while typing this all I can say is that this album sounds great.<br /><br />-jlafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304065658840274119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660578374271773762.post-52897716204439160352008-01-17T01:26:00.000-05:002008-01-17T06:42:36.226-05:00one armed pro tools engineer...you never see those guys any more... this guy had it pretty rough too...<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/02-oOhlZk_8&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/02-oOhlZk_8&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />that was the last day of tracking. i think beer had something to do with that...<br /><br />we've moved on to the next step and have been mixing for the past week. a few more passes of each song and we'll be done!!!PGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658698213415618684noreply@blogger.com0