The Archive from Sean Dunne on Vimeo.

Anyone have 3 million bucks to loan me?

One of the cool aspects about working at Nemo are the insane antics that randomly happen every few days or so. Today was one of those special days. For some reason it was decided that some of the newer employee’s needed to try a spoonful of Vicious Viper Hot Sauce. All I can say is that the sauce shouldn’t be considered a “food” but rather a “toxin” or perhaps “poison”. It was the hottest goddamn thing I have ever ingested…bar none. NOT a recommended experience. Loads of pics here:
Studio Nemo

“In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced a film about it. Using the original interview recording as the soundtrack, director Josh Raskin has woven a visual narrative which tenderly romances Lennon’s every word in a cascading flood of multipronged animation.”

My attempt at a montage of the Floydian Slips underbelly. I’ve always loved how much STUFF it takes to put on a production of this scope.

Well I thinks it’s safe to say that it does not get any more epic than this. I made a few small mistakes throughout the show but I’d have to say it was my finest Slips performance ever (which is a big deal for me since I always get so freakin nervous playing at the Cuthbert Amphitheater).

Catch Al’s solo at the end.

It’s sad to hear that one of the greats in the record business has passed away. I think Wexler and his Atlantic Records partner Ahmet Ertegun are still the model for what a true AR / Record Exec should be. PBS recently aired a very nice and comprehensive tribute to Ertegun and it was evident in the documentary that Wexler had just as much of a fabled life. I’m sure there will be loads of tributes in the coming weeks.

AP Story

Well year ten came and went and I’m still in one piece…barely. Being a festival organizer is a bitch. I don’t know how Bill Graham did it.

As with each year the festival keeps getting bigger and better and 2008 was certainly no exception. We had a record record and simply some of the best indie/roots/americana/country talent from around the world. I have several videos to post from my Pampelmoose partner Dave Allen. Here’s a snippet of Wayne “the train” Hancock playing an after hours set in the barn. THIS is country music.

Wayne Hancock live at Pickathon 2008 from Dave Allen on Vimeo.

Sure the one you need.

Ronnie in perhaps better days (hell Keith for that matter too).

Pure Gold.

The Track “Waiting for Magic” is featured on the brand new KINK.FM CD Sampler. I’m very psyched about this track from our Tea and Revenge album and am thankful that our fans rallied to have Dirty Martini included on the CD.

WHERE CAN I GET A COPY?
Pick up a copy of the complimentary CD starting Thursday, July 17, 2008 at Noon Tunes, Bridgeport Village Summer Concert Series and the KINK Friday Early Escape Cruise.

Last weekend I played main stage with Dirty Martini at the NW Pride festival on Portland’s water front park. I arrived at the gig early, checked-in back stage and ended up shooting the breeze with several veteran NW musicians before our set. One theme that kept popping up during these chats was how much the price of gas was affecting touring plans. Several of these artists as well as artists they knew were canceling entire tours because the price at the pump plus the mileage didn’t pencil out.

So the mantra of late has been that since bands no longer make money on CD sales they must tour and sell merch to sustain themselves. Now it appears that even that logic is fatally flawed.