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 I am not sure about ya’ll, but I am a little disappointed in those “Storms” earlier!  First of all, there was very little thunder and lightning.  Second of all, they were a little windy with lots of rain, and then gone 5 minutes later.  I miss the good old days of storms rolling in, and the sky turning green.  We still may have some crazy storms tonight yet, but I hold my breath not!  Lawrence always misses good storms.  Not to mention, meteorologists just build up hype and then nothing happens!  At least its just the beginning of spring!  Here are some pictures I took of the storm building and coming…plus a few web screen sots showing how I use my “Nerd-it-ity” to chase storms through the internet from the safety of home base.  I also shot some video.  Perhaps I will upload it tomorrow if I don’t get too drunk tonight to edit it of course!  For’ tis’ the Tavern after all!

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)

Folks, and ladies and gents!  The Noise Circus has started, and its more like an avalanche…But never-mind that, just concentrate on the bizarre sound fields rotating inside your head for a minute and pray for at least one more guerrilla show!  Thats right folks!  This band may never play again, and if you watch the video, you will know why.  This has me a little upset, because I was feeling like I just got to know these freaks, and now this news.  We will call it the ton of bricks news.  This just may turn 2010 into a dud year.

And now for the weather…

Spring has been launched and is about to hit its target, so get out side with a cool brew, and your favorite fanboy phone of choice and watch/listen to the noise this band Spirals Over Norway has produced!  Its perfect for an intoxicated flight through the end-zone of reality, so do yourself a favor and take the trip!  As a journalist, I have one hell of a job before me.  First of all, who the hell is this super underground “Hipster” band that they keep talking about in this video?  Woodchip?  After doing a google search this is what you come up with:  BULLSHIT!

We will get to the bottom of this people!  Send in your comments if you know who the hell this band is!  I may buy you a beer if you can point me in the right direction.

I got to Spirals HQ right after they finished up session 7 and asked them a few questions, but they were in no mood to discuss the drama, so hopefully when I see them this coming Sunday, I can pour enough liquor down their throats to lubricate their juicy speech glands!  What I did find out is this…

They started the practice off with a jam they now dub “Chewing on Vicodin”.  Its a little bit more up beat than some of their stuff, and dare I say a little poppy even!?!  The vocals are reminiscent of Bauhaus at times, and Talking Heads at others.  Don’t get me wrong though, there is plenty of noise and ambiance to drown out anything sounding even remotely traditional, and it is just a jam.  But I asked Dr. Gamage about any plans on using the jam in the future.  “Well Mr. Sunday, I think that there are some great parts in that song, and after listening to it, I believe we will take some parts of it to sample in a future song…Probably in a loud outdoor amp, at 200 decibels and with as much distortion as we can muster.”, he said.

I then asked Griffnasty what plans the band has for the future.  He replied,”We are working on an album, in between random guerrilla shows…and we really want to make the album into something that is its own, its very own…Not some copy of another bands music, or ideas, but our own.  The band seemed to all agree with this statement as they left their practice space skipping towards the local Mexican restaurant for chips and tequila.

The band as a whole, from my perspective at least, seems to have taken on a  private, and more secretive MO these days.  Who could blame them after their cradle has been rocked so!

Here is the Webisode followed by “Chewing Vicoden”.  Enjoy, and feel free to leave some feedback, or any information you might have on this developing situation!

-Corporate Sunday

Chewin’ Vicodin- Feb 19th, 2010

Machinegun – Guitars

Dr. Gamage – Drums

Griffnasty – Bass/vox/synth

I have a new song for you to listen to today by the one and only Spirals Over Norway!  Its possibly one of the most evil songs written by the band to date!  It comes just at the right time too, for winters still bringing people down and the sun rarely shines like it did today!  This song has a history with the band and is sort of, for the time being, the bands baby!  Its been in the lab for weeks, having multiple bypass surgery on it.  Shes a real trooper, and obviously has a lot more work to be done on her.  But for now, they are offering you an exclusive listen in on what the hell this secretive band has been doing since you last heard from them!

The sad part of the tale here is, the band has recently lost their midi keyboard!  It was the jewel that kept this song alive… have no fear they are working on procuring one soon, and can still edit patterns containing synth power that is craved from the east coast to the west coast!

Here is the latest from Spirals Over Norway, the coveted song entitled, Come On In…

Spirals Over Norway – Come On In (February 2010)

Machinegun – Guitar/Vox

Dr. Gamage – Drums/Synth/Vox

Griffin – Bass/Vox/Synth Ambiance

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!

So we have had our second Spirals Over Norway band practice and it went extremely swell!  We worked on our song(It needs a name!  Any ideas?) that we posted last week and flushed out what we didn’t like and added some new stuff we did like!  We also worked a little bit on Brosef Stalin, but failed on recording it.  We are hoping to get that recorded next week and up for your ears to get a glimpse. For now you can click on the read more button and listen to the new version!  The songs are a little bit rough as of now, but that’s why we are doing this practice blog, so you can watch us grow as a band and get to know us!  Thanks for listening and checking us out…here is Webisode two.  Let us know what you think!

Download Practice Session Two 01-17-2010