I just wanna say thanks for the support we’ve gotten from a lot of people so far. This brand is really new and there’s a lot ahead for us in 2010. We just really appreciate the love we’ve gotten since we started.
I’m very excited for the upcoming product we’re going to be releasing in the future, and just as excited for possible events we are going to be planning. I promise, if you stick with us, we’re gonna have a good time. Have a good night, be safe and thanks!
As I said in the previous post, there are a lot of bands in this world that do something special every time they get on a stage or enter a recording studio. Only Ones has been around for less than a year, but during that short time I’ve had the chance to meet some great people from some great bands. I think the greatest thing about art is that it can convey a message, get people together in a positive way and put smiles on peoples faces. Those are the things that Only Ones is about at the core. I feel really lucky to sponsor a band like Bane because in a lot of ways their music pushed me to do this.
They have some new 7 inches out and I recommend picking them up.
Speaking of putting smiles on faces! Pete Chilton, bass player of Bane, put together a really nice video that is up for a contest. Click here and rate it high!
When do you think they’ll stop playing those Led Zeppelin songs on the radio? Do you think when Paul McCartney’s son’s grandson’s son’s daughter dies we’ll steal be hearing The Beatles in heavy rotation? Do you think the song’s will outlive their author’s bones? I just can’t comprehend why anyone would want to listen to the same songs for decades and decades, day in and day out.
When’s it gonna be enough? When is that DJ on Q104.3 going to say, “I think we heard enough of Mick Jagger for the rest of our lives”? When are we going to stop pretending that this music is worth listening to OVER and OVER and OVER to the point where it isn’t even music anymore, it just becomes some sort of background noise? It just becomes some noise to fill the awkward silences, which are only awkward silences because we are too busy with distractions and shitty music. When everything calms the fuck down, and only two people are left with nothing to do but speak to each other, it’s called “awkward silence”. Whatever messages or ideas that were once tangible in these songs are now somewhat lost through the countless commercials and films that have warped and altered its intrinsic value.
Film is the same, but I think maybe worse. A lot of the kids around me explore new music but rarely do I find people that do the same for cinema. It really makes me sad when I think of all the life altering films I’ve seen and how so many people never have seen them, and moreover it seems most don’t care. I saw Sherlock Holmes yesterday and I would have liked to write a witty review on it, but I simply could not find a comedic way to say how lackluster it was. It’s becoming less and less funny to me how we value and praise some, while others don’t get the recognition they deserve.
The harm in this lifeless cinema/music is not that it exists, but rather that to some it is all that exists.
I had never seen The Chariot live before, they popped my cherry, and I have to say it was one of the best live performances I’d ever seen. I remember watching videos of At the Drive-In and thinking that they were insane. In my mind’s eye there are images of the singer trying to eat his own fist and limbs flailing without any sense of rhythm or care. I thought that was intense, but when it comes to frenetic energy, The Chariot seems to make At the Drive-In pale in comparison.
For The Chariot, there is no concern for safety, guitars are thrown about like play things and the same goes for their own bodies. I went back stage and saw a guitar that they had been trying to repair. It laid on a couch, bruised and broken, held together by clamps and wood glue. The glue was probably purchased from a nearby Wal-Mart whose parking lot also doubles as their camping grounds many a night.
Some bands seem to just play music, others have something extremely important to say and they play like every single show is their last chance to say it. Some bands go on that stage every night and do battle, and witnessing it really feels like something special is happening for that moment. Ive been lucky to see some amazing bands made up of amazing people, and even more lucky to talk to them. Just by having a conversation with Josh, the singer of The Chariot, I can see that this band doesn’t take a show or a CD sale for granted. I could go on and on and try to explain what makes it so damn interesting to watch them, but I’m certain my words will only fall short. In some ways, even this video will not fully represent being there and seeing it for yourself.
While its obvious im drooling over The Chariot , I have to say all the bands I saw that night were really great and brought something different to the stage. This particular Norma Jean song has been in my head everyday since the show, DIG IT!
I promised some pictures from when were at Gramercy theater a few weeks back. I may be a little late but here they are nevertheless. Oh, almost forgot! You can now view all our pictures on our Flickr page, just click the pink f icon on the right side of the blog. Now you can see pictures that may not have made it to the blog and also check out all the pics in HI RESOLUTION! Ain’t life grand!?
