|
|
|
NEWS --- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ November 21, 2005 – Chloe’s Song is now posted on the Music page. Go there NOW! Also, a more
listenable version of BadElvis is now
up there too… aaaahhhh the magic of a
half-decent soundcard! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brand new song, Chloe’s Song is finished except for one remaining vocal track… which I currently can’t finish due to a shitty head and chest cold. Soon as I heal, song will be finished and posted up here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 28, 2005 – At long last…. Haunt Me in its current incarnation is now up on the Music Page. This is an un-mastered version of the song and is conspicuously lacking percussion… a decision I am second-thinking at this point. Anyway, listen and fall in love… and let me know what you think of this version. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have created a NothingBox MySpace page where you can enjoy
our signature musical stylings while simultaneously surfing through And last but not least, we will have some NothingBox T-Shirts available before too long, and I’d like to know who’s interested. Send me an e-mail at nothingbox@gmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In other NB news, we have BadElvis, For You, J-WOL, Chloe’s Song and now Haunt Me on deck. Both Haunt Me and BadElvis are underway. Probably Haunt Me will be next on this site from Nothing Box Write down AMP will make a few people from my past very happy… happy that I
can still wank with the best (most pathetic) of them. A wise man (or at least
a man who enjoys extolling his “wisdom” at every opportunity he
gets) recently warned me, “Shred is like lice. It spreads… and
nobody wants to play with you” to which I replied, “It’s
ok. I don’t play with anyone anyway”. This wise man, who for the
sake of this story we’ll call Jer (let’s say… Jeremy J.
Jackson) then responded by saying, “Still, even if you don’t ever
meet anyone else…. You still don’t want lice”. Wise words
indeed. Well, hopefully the emergence of AMP will keep the lice contained,
and keep the un-infested material of Nothing Box safe. Look for Used to Shred as AMP’s first song. I expect to have it up on the site in the next couple of weeks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 24, 2004 – Ladies and Gentlemen……. Idiots and Sheep. It’s now on the Music page for your listening pleasure. This isn’t the best version I could have hoped for, but I wanted to get the song up here finally. You’ll notice at 3:31 into the song my Fostex’ own contribution to the song…. A little “blip” that turned up two nights ago. Fucking technology. I hate it. Anyway, please give the song a listen and let me know what you think. I still haven’t gotten the lyrics up on the Words page, but I’ll get that done soon. Next up…… BadElvis or For You… I haven’t decided yet. June 22, 2004 – Fixed! Alive is now up on the site in STEREO! Enjoy! June 19, 2004 – Alive!!!! Yes Alive!!!! It’s complete and I have uploaded a
version to my MUSIC page, but the bad news is the crappy freeware
software I use to create the sound files wasn’t working properly and
all I have is a crummy mono version for now… I’ll upload a better
version shortly. Now onto Idiots and Sheep…. Stay tuned. Alive: Song
is so close to done. One more guitar track and a vocal track and it’ll
be up here. Cover of something no-one would guess I would cover… I don’t
think. There is no forgivable excuse for not having this done by the end of
the month… so expect to see it some time in July. BadElvis: He,
in all his resident evil, is most likely on deck after Alive. He’s been
fully written since January 2003, but I need to be very focused to record
this one…. Truth is he might get bumped by Idiots and Sheep
because I am too excited about that tune… we’ll see. Lyrics
are up on the WORDS page if you’re interested. For You: Written
back in 2003, this one will follow either I&S or BadElvis, or
perhaps both, to be recorded. I want to get at least one heavier tune
complete before I tackle this mellow one. Don’t want to be classified a
one-trick-pony. Lyrics can be found on the WORDS page. Idiots and Sheep: I am sooo stoked about this one. This is some really inspired lyrical
work if I do say so myself…. And I do! I just finished writing the
music for this last night, and I am seriously considering bumping production
on everything else to get this one done and up on the site. I need to get the
words up here in the meantime, because you NEED to see them. Chloe’s Song: So, as a firm believer in the impact of juxtaposition, I have been
writing this song in parallel with Idiots and Sheep. Music for this is
complete and I have the lyrics about 50% complete. I will not rush this, as
obviously it means an immense amount to me. I hope to have a song as
beautiful as Goodnight when I’m done. Wouldn’t want to
start any sibling scraps. So…. as you
can see, I have been busy. Now it’s time to get the grunt work done and
get the stuff recorded and uploaded. I assure you, you will not be
disappointed. There’s something for everyone here…. Dark, Heavy,
Classic, Pretty (yes, pretty)….. Please make sure you check in regularly over the next
little while – There should be songs coming out of the wordwork! Last night, I finished the drum parts for Terrified, so there is no excuse for me not to have the song recorded within the next week or so. When I do, I will immediately upload it to the site. In the meantime, you can check the WORDS page for the lyrics to the 3 newest songs, Terrified, BadElvis and For You. MP3’s to follow imminently (I hope). I’ll also be recording a couple of cover tunes. I won’t spoil the surprise (for anyone who actually gives a shit), but suffice it to say that at least one of the songs is NOT something anyone would expect…. I don’t think. Peace. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The basement has long since been completed, and I have a sweet little studio set-up down there…. I bought a new acoustic / electric last week (Takamine EG334SC)… I have no excuses, except absolutely no free time and a hatred for my drum machine. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
April 4, 2001 - Well, by now you've probably noticed that I have a completely redesigned site, thanks to Taren Web Design and specifically Steve "Skull" Saunders (see my LINKS page for a link to their site). We just made the 2000 hit mark on the old site before changing over. I think you'll find the new site has a much better look and feel, but I'm extremely interested in hearing your feedback, so please don't hesitate to leave a message in my guestbook with your comments. With the new website on-line, my former problems with uploading music should be a thing of the past, and I will be posting some music clips within the next week or so…. (I mean it this time). I also plan on radically updating the pictures to make them more relevant to this project. Keep checking back often to keep up to date on the progress of the project. I've currently got 7 songs completed and recorded (Digital 8-track demos) and have been struggling with a writer's block, but I think I'm through that now, so recording should resume shortly. In the meantime I'll get a few of the existing demo tracks up on the site for you to hear. Thanks to Steve Saunders for the new web design and to Barry Kilner for hosting the new site. |