Hey all,
“Songs From The Armory Volume 2″ is now available for download! Absolutely free for the entire month of February! Just click on the “MUSIC” link above and download away! It features songs written and performed with Tad McKitterick of Sidewalk Driver, Marc Pinansky of Township, Henry Beguiristain of Aloud, and Jason Dunn of The Luxury.
You can still get Volume 1, but now you have to pay for it. That’s what you get for being a waity pants.
Just a friendly reminder that “Songs From The Armory Volume 2″ will be available for download starting on February 1. Here is the very sexy, long-awaited track listing:
1. “Let’s Pretend” with Tad McKitterick of Sidewalk Driver
2. “Natalie” with Marc Pinansky of Township
3. “Younger Man’s Game” with Henry Beguiristain of Aloud
4. “Listen To Me” with Jason Dunn of The Luxury
Don’t forget to click on the “Music” button up above and download “Songs From The Armory Volume 1″ for free. Only 10 more days til you have to pay, bitches!
Hey all,
Just wanted to give you a quick update on what’s going on this hazy, lazy day of our rapidly escaping summer.
First, there’s a new Dear Boogie up on Boston Band Crush. I definitely enjoy writing this weekly advice column and if you haven’t checked it out, please do. There’s also a new online form to submit your questions.
Speaking of online stuff, I was honored to be interviewed by the ebullient Mackenzie Outlund of This Blue Heaven on her blog post this morning. Mack and I got into some deep shit and also some very shallow shit. Check it out.
On a more serious note, one of our own in the Boston music community needs our help. Ben Garceau of the band Roman Traffic was in a bad accident and needs help covering his medical bills. Jason Dunn of The Luxury has put together a great rock and roll benefit show to help Ben this Saturday at Harper’s Ferry. Check out The Luxury site for details.
In a couple of weeks, I return to the stage after what seems (to me anyway) like a long break (It’s been a whole month since the Rock Primary! Gasp!) to take part in the Old Jack residency at the Rosebud on Saturday August 28.
Hope you’re all having a great summer. Nighty night! Keep your butthole tight!
Songwriting session #4 was with my old pal Jason Dunn of The Luxury.
True story - Jason actually knit this vest
Since Jason and I have made two records together (available for easy and convenient download here and here), there wasn’t much of a feeling-out process. We hammered out a catchy, cheeky pop song entitled “Listen To Me” in about 55 minutes. A few days after the sprint writing session, Jason and I chatted wif each others on this thar computer box:
Brendan: What do you think of the song we wrote?
Jason: I think it’s good, but considering the time we wrote and recorded it in, it’s probably the best song ever written. If you self-impose limitations straight out of the gate, it’s a lot easier to pull the “genius card.”
Brendan: If we judge it per minutes spent, I’d say we certainly we are in the top five of all time. Rumor has it that Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star Spangled Banner” while getting a handjob and he was a famously premature ejaculator. True story.
Jason: I met him. And he is.
Brendan: I have to say I wasn’t surprised that we worked together so quickly because of all the time we have spent making music together. Did anything about the process surprise you?
Jason: Not really. I pretty much figured one of us would spout something that the other could misinterpret as a catch phrase, and then off we’d go. And I also figured I’d wind up writing the bridge, and when I was struggling to write a verse and you were already calling the song finished and moving on to the rest of the record, that didn’t really surprise me either. Hey shouldn’t we be talking in txt spk? lol ur songwritr
Brendan: OMGIASHWMBES! (That means “Oh my God I am so happy with my breast enhancement surgery!”)
Jason: LOLGASM 2.0 (Mine means “lolgasm 2.0″ except louder.)
Brendan: So how do you usually approach collaborative songwriting? Did it differ at all with me?
Jason: Well, in my band usually someone comes up with a song that they think is totally finished (it’s not), or they come up with a part that they’re absolutely married to, and then we just argue until we scrap the song. So it was different from that. With you I wasn’t going to sit there all night and bitch about things, I was going to spend a couple hours between sex with my girlfriend and then getting my drink on and just crank out something fun. Also, I know you’re a fellow wordsmith and share a similarly twisted sense of humor, so something like this was remarkably easy, despite being insanely catchy and brilliant. There’s something to be said for using 95% open chords and singing the first thing that comes to mind.
Brendan: Agreed. If you spend more than two hours on a song, you’re just being a dick.
Jason: Yeah. Wait. No, screw it, you’re pretty much right.
Brendan: So this is your first solo show in a while, right?
Jason: I’ve only played a handful ever.
Brendan: You excited? Nervous? Gassy? Gassy? Is it gas, Marge? Gas?
Jason: Normally I require three or four other guys and a whole shit ton of decibels to drown out the rising sound of my own self-loathing so I usually stick to full band shows. You’re on some kind of drug that makes it easier, right?
Brendan: No, I just have no consideration for my bandmates’ busy schedules so I book shows without consulting them. Sometimes, I’m the only one that’s free, so bam! Instant solo show. This is also probably why I have a different lineup every show. I should change the name from Brendan Boogie and the Best Intentions to Brendan Boogie and Whoever Shows Up. Speaking of which, you’ve been an honorary Best Intention on a few occasions. Whats it like playing under my tyranny?
Jason: I don’t really pay attention. I hope that doesn’t mess with your ego too much. Or at least I hope the drugs help you coast through it. But yeah, I generally just hope I remember the chords and try to out-sing you.
Brendan: Not a hard feat. So other than our masterpiece, what do you have planned for your set?
Jason: Planned?
Brendan: Yes, sometimes people plan things.
Jason: Whoa. I’ll play guitar and sing, mostly. I don’t know, I have a whole psuedo-illustrious career behind me so I might grab bits and pieces from it. Maybe play a couple would-be-The-Luxury-songs that got scrapped ‘cuz Pez didn’t like them. Mostly material from my upcoming solo album.
Brendan: Are you really doing a solo album? Why is this the first I’ve heard of this? It’s like… I don’t even know you anymore, man.
Always one to take it to that next level, Jason even recorded our song at his home studio. So we present to you a preview of Thursday night’s show (don’t worry – it’s safe to click):
Night #2 of the Brendan Boogie Residency with Jason Dunn and Magen Tracy is this Thursday at the Somerville Armory. $7 all ages, doors at 8pm.
