Happy Xmas and Drinky New Year!!!

Finished up that pesky Moondoggies album (still some little noises and clicks I need to get rid of) and celebrated my 33rd year on Earth last week. Right after that, I started a day job that I don't want to talk about (but am totally grateful for.)

Whether you're celebrating a specific holiday or not, I hope everyone has a good time with friends, family, or strangers who aren't mean this coming week. If you're looking to hang out with some strangers who just might like you on New Year's Eve, come to Bus Stop for New Year's Council where we'll be ringing in the New Year (and your ears) Britpop style. Suede has won the honor of midnight's song by what I believe is a unanimous vote by our DJs Coulter, Up Above, Buttontop, and me. Come dance/drink the year away and wake up the next morning anew (and maybe with a new friend.)

Those lovely folks (or is it just a lovely folk?) at The Finest Kiss have honored me with a spot on their top 10 albums of the year. Check it out HERE!

My meager holiday gift for you is an outtake from "The Way We Live". Enjoy.

UNEMPLOYMENT

Another November with The Moondoggies

Two years ago, I spent nine days in November drinking cheap beer, smoking Camel Lights, and eating fast food while tracking a total of 23 songs with The Moondoggies. It was our first time working together and I always try to push a band to make as much music in the first few days as possible. What I didn't know was they were going to push back. 23 fucking songs! Really! And to make things even better, we finished them all. 13 of them found their way to the debut album "Don't Be a Stranger".

This Friday, November 13th, I get to revisit this experience (minus the cigarettes.) 10 days in November, plus 5 days in December will produce a brand new Moondoggies album which will include songs we've heard and loved at their recent live shows ("What Took So Long" and "Uncertain" spring to mind) and brand new material I just can't wait to commit to tape.

I'm just sayin'...

Back in the studio

Back in the studio with my friend Travis DeVries starting tomorrow. His debut solo album, Death to God, is available on iTunes and if you're in NYC you can check out DeVries live. Go to his myspace page to find out more. The demos for the new material are fantastic so here's hoping I can do them justice.

Next up, I'll be in the studio with Telepathic Liberation Army. Holy hotness!

And when the weather's cold and shitty, I'll be warm and happy in the studio with The Moondoggies. Little glimpses at the new material at their summer shows have me salivating.

I'm also working on my next record. I'm hoping to have the material together in time to start recording early in the new year.

HAPPY DIRTY 30 to my guitarist Michael Ellsworth! You don't look a day over 29.

xo