February 2012
2 posts
Hound Comics: music and entertainment by... →
lmfanelliphotohoundcomics:
A few weeks ago we interviewed Joe Hertler and learned a little more about his past, his inspirations, and got a little deeper into the brain of the head of The Rainbow Seekers. A fresh new face in an otherwise over hipster-run scene, Joe brought the intellect and education back into music. Today,…
January 2012
14 posts
My new sounds:
Love, Hate, and the Human Condition
I just finished a new book, “Day of Tears” by Julius Lester - a novel in dialogue that represents the feelings of a number of different characters surrounding the event of one of America’s largest slave auctions. It’s the first of 16 other books that I’ll be reading this semester for a class that highlights race in children’s literature. And what a palette it...
Hound Comics: Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers:... →
Check out this interview we did with Hound Comics!
lmfanelliphotohoundcomics:
Not all musicians and bands coming out these days started in a garage or a basement, and not all are the same old, run of the mill rock bands who still think Zeppelin is touring. And sometimes, you have to travel outside of Chicago to find new inspiration. That is exactly what we did, and, in…
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December 2011
11 posts
Music Brings Us Together - Powered by Fusion... →
fusionshows:
Everyone is doing these top 10 lists and as the champion of The Fusion Shows Division in our fantasy football league, I felt obligated. I ran production for most of the year for Fusion, and I’m moving over to tackle marketing, while Scott Bell takes over production. I also manage a few artists…
Top 10 Electronic Tracks of 2011
Again, not all of them came out this year, but these are the ones that I spun the most at sets!
HOUSE/TECH/ELECTRO
1. Aeonism - Shimmer / Progressive House / Original Mix
2. Olav Basoski - Other Side / House / Original Mix
3. The Phantom’s Revenge - Charlie / Funk House / Original Mix
4. Knife Party - Internet Friends / Electro / Original Mix
5. Nightriders - Hey / Funk House / Chris...
Top 5 albums of 2011
They didn’t all come out this year, but rather found near continuous play on my laptop.
1. D’angelo - Voodoo 2. Why? - Alocepia 3. Jeff Pianki - Paper Window 4. Nas - Illmatic 5. Serengeti - Family and Friends
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Songwriting/Band vs DJing/Producing
Those who know me know that about %70 of my musical tastes are of that of electronic dance music. I got into it as a Freshman in college after attending a massive “rave” at the Gov nightclub in Toronto. I’ll never forget it; a sight completely foreign to me. Flashing lights and booming, hypnotic music expressed through enormous sound systems. The place was completely packed,...
David Bazan is dead on.
If you could give one piece of advice to another musician or songwriter starting out, what would it be?
“If you want to do this and be serious, you have to find your own rhythm independently of money or praise. If you can find that, then you can do it for a long time, but you can’t need more encouragement than you’re going to get. Needing recognition is natural, but you need to get by...
Anonymous asked: Where can I find your lyrics??
madisonhouse asked: JOE. Add me on Xbox Live. A Girl DUHHxx
Joel knows what's up!
inanoffwhiteroom:
Added more records, please buy some.
I’ll probably add more on Saturday, too.
November 2011
5 posts
Sorry...
for not updating for a while. I’m currently about to prestige for the first time in MW3. On Thursday I’ll be buying Skyrim and then I’m waking up early on black Friday to get Battlefield 3, Batman, and Gears of War 3 for %50.
Also, my band’s Minecraft server is back up. We’re currently discussing plans to build a massive fortress deep in the Nether. Message me for...
"On Being" Available Now!
ITUNES AMAZON BANDCAMP
It’s been a long time coming, but our record is now available to everyone. I can’t tell you how much it means to us to have this project done.
I first met my guitar player, Ryan, at a really awkward show that we played at a bowling alley. I opened for his band at the time and we randomly chatted about playing some tunes together. You know, the whole...
Music Brings Us Together - Powered by Fusion... →
fusionshows:
It’s so easy to gather momentum for our upcoming national shows. Shows like Dashboard Confessional, AWOLNATION, Thursday, We Came As Romans, Breathe Carolina, Every Avenue. Those shows sell themselves.
But the shows we’re trying to be noisiest about are those featuring our local bands. A bunch of…
October 2011
15 posts
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NEW SINGLE!!!
Our record, On Being, comes out in just over two weeks (NOV 8th). We’ve released a single and pre-orders are now ready! A physical pre-order of the album comes with a single, a bonus track (not otherwise found on the album), and a ticket to our Mount Pleasant or our Lansing CD release shows.
We are so stoked to release this record!!!
LISTEN TO IT HERE!!!
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James Blake on Dubstep
“I think the dubstep that has come over to the US, and certain producers— who I can’t even be bothered naming— have definitely hit upon a sort of frat-boy market where there’s this macho-ism being reflected in the sounds and the way the music makes you feel. And to me, that is a million miles away from where dubstep started. It’s a million miles away from the ethos of...
Hurray!
Art by Chase Goff!
September 2011
34 posts
