TEMPUS FUGIT

i'm fairly sure no one is reading this blog, but on the off-chance someone is, i apologize for not posting in a month. it's gotten crazier than usual around here recently...

sent john howard new rough mixes and he loved them, so we're 75% done with that album. there has been some record co. weirdness as of late, so i don't have anything to tell you about a possible release date, but watch this space for further updates...

also, the chamber strings project seems to be back on after kevin junior has now returned from europe. he had been over there for almost a year, intially playing with nikki sudden on some dates, then doing his own shows in germany and italy and then meeting a girl, etc. but he is back now and ready to re-start our work on his new album. we had done some demos last fall that neither of us we're super-thrilled with; the songs are very good, it's just the performances weren't quite what we'd hoped. but hopefully we can get cracking on it soon. again, watch this space.

i've been reading this book on the brill building writers called "Always Magic in the Air : The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era and it's pretty good but not all that well written. it's not bad but doesn't have much flow...anyway, i was reading it last night and was struck by how cool gene pitney was. this a guy who wrote 'he's a rebel' for phil spector, sang many hits written by bacharach and david ( one of which, 'the foolkiller,' is a totally under-rated gem) and hung out and played with the stones back in the 60's. what a cool dude..

speaking of brill building stuff and spector, i have been listening to a new compilation called Phil's Spectre II: Another Wall of Soundalikes and it's pretty cool. i think i liked the first volume a little better but this one has some great stuff like: No Room to Cry - Dobie Gray,Habit of Lovin' You Baby - April Stevens, Nino Tempo and You Gave Me Somebody to Love - The Dreamlovers. the funniest thing about this comp. is how many people tried to rip off the righteous bros. and 'you've lost that lovin' feelin!' there's one song by a group call kane and abel that is complete knock-off of '...lovin' feelin'

ok, that's all for now but i'll be posting again soon so keep on checkin' back!

ciao!