I took these photos and threw all sorts of Photoshop things at them to use as desktops back in the day. I wish I still had the originals but they have been lost to the sands of time, to put it dramatically. They were both taken at shows in Connecticut. The Element 101 photos were … Photos: Luti-kriss and Element 101
Around Thanksgiving one year, Seth (Buzzgrinder editor) came up with the idea of “foodifying” band names, and the resulting graphics we used for the post are below. I did the Photoshop work to screw with the band logo’s, and most of the band name bastardizations were mine. Had a hard time figuring out who Lunches … Punny Band/Food Names
Finally got some decent photos of Haste the Day, compared to the 2004 shots. You’ll notice in both the Norma Jean and The Chariot shots, that they all end up on the ground. That’s how it is with some bands. First up is the chair guy. He balanced three of them on his chin while … Photo Dump: The Chariot, Norma Jean, Haste the Day at the Purple Door Fest (August 19, 2005)
You’ve been warned: this is a mammoth post. I wanted to get all my exemplary bits of music journalism (if you can call it “journalism”) posted here, for safekeeping. Most of them are from Noisecreep, but the site hasn’t been updated for months, so its demise may be soon Nevermind…it’s still kickin’. Buzzgrinder is still … Ultra Mega Post of Past Music Journalism
As none of you probably know, AOL/HuffPo let go a bunch of freelance writers (no, not all of them) in the wee hours of this morning today, and yours truly was among the victims. It was pretty inevitable from the merger and the fact that, if any site among all the sites AOL/HuffPo owns is … My Amp Goes Up to 11 But the Power Just Went Out
Head on over to Noisecreep to read the second post from my interview with Cory Brandan from Norma Jean, about his graphic design work. We met in a venue’s smoky side room with an unused bar. There was a flossing pick on the couch on which we sat. Not sure if it was also unused; … Norma Jean Interview, Part 2