Sparing no mercy at that! For months I have been crippled with this terrible fever…sometimes writing whole posts, only to delete them afterward in a fit of rage! The doctors have no advice when it comes to this condition…and why would they? They are much to busy peddling corporate drugs to take the time to become “True” doctors any way. But thats a topic for another day!

My creativity still lives on in other mediums; recording, and mixing as of late. I am still in the studio with the famous Dyke Faggon, and I must say, the album is coming along very nicely! Perhaps I will post a teaser soon, but until then I suggest you watch a couple videos!

Expect more postings now..I’m back in the MF game!

Enjoy
Griffnasty out!

So spring is here with temperatures about to soar into the 80′s. Music fills the neighborhoods as windows open and bikes are flying down streets everywhere. Winters over!  Thank fucking god! Everyone let out a sigh of relief, then lets go camp and roast dogs over fires and bust out the acoustics! Time to live it up again and get crazy!

Speaking of getting crazy, internet sensation Dyke Faggon is making a comeback and getting ready to hit the web waves hardcore.  After nearly a two year hiatus (Something about the apocalypse and Iceland?) I had a chance to speak with him recently and hes stoked about this spring and summer. He told me hes currently working on an album, and of course some more videos! He wouldn’t give me all the details on the album, but he did say that it would feature quite a few collaborations with some artists that he refused to name.

For those of you that don’t know Dyke Faggon, he is a walking, talking parody of singer/entertainer Mike Patton. He is also a huge fan, though is accused frequently of being a Mike Patton basher and homophobe. He is neither of these by the way, just an overly obsessed Patton fan that has a unique sense of humor and a creative personality that is set in overdrive! If you haven’t seen his youtube videos I suggest you check them out! Here’s a good start. Obviously you should check out Mike Patton as well, because if you don’t know of him, your fucking missing out! (See Mr Bungle, Faith No More, Fantomas, Tomahawk)

If you haven’t heard the loud static-y synths and delayed screams in and around Lawrence lately, you probably are already deaf, or in a trance.  All that noise is due to the fact that local sound freaks, Spirals Over Norway(SON), have been rocking at least weekly and writing music like a rabid dog bites neighbors.  Already with 5 practices and a few Noise Lab sessions, they have 3 songs with a couple on the drawling board.  “We wanted to create something that sounded like Kansas was on fire and screaming.”, explains SON’s drum doctor, Dr. Gamage.

I had the privilege of sitting in on a few of their sessions, and can agree that it sounded pretty close to Dr. Gamage’s description.  But that’s not what grabbed my attention.  It was the fact that they were practicing with twenty or so different species of reptiles and amphibians on the loose in their giant practice space/terrarium.  “It gives us inspiration and drives us to be better every time we work on a song.”  Explains the bands only female member, Machinegun Night Queen.

Though their videos rise to anger some film majors, and their music is far from perfect,  they are still more than happy to showcase the process of forming a band and none of the naysayers really bother them.  From the writing process to  the recording aspects, and the bonding friendship that is growing as a result, its all there and out in the open for you to watch.

But some listeners have complained that the music is just a little sloppy and eccentric.  Perhaps it would be better for them to get the songs down perfect and recorded at a higher quality before posting them to the web.  Bassist Griffnasty comments, “We know its not the average sound that a lot of people are looking for, but we are really trying to come up with something a little fresh, and really loud…think T-rex humming the 1812 Overture.”.  Dr. Gamage adds, “We don’t really care what people think about the music, for us, its not about that…we know we suck, but the lizards really like it!”

All in all, I think this band is really trying to find themselves, and in the long run it will be interesting to look back at these rough puberty stricken days, and see how they progressed and formed their sound.  For now check out their latest Webisode, The Duct Tape Sessions, and leave them some feedback!  Send them questions, or trash talk them, or film your self in weird positions around your house while listening to their music and post it as a video response to their webisodes on youtube.com!  Also stay tuned for more “smaller” video updates of the band, and actual blog posts from the band….Done rambling, here’s the webisode!

Click “Continue Reading…” for an exclusive audio clip from their fifth practice session…its a goofy one

Download I’m A GM (GOD and Master) – A goofy byproduct of a sound check before practice…all in fun…never serious!