That New Song I've Been Alluding To...

So I briefly disappeared off the face of the blogosphere, but now I am back.  Sorry about all of that.  It was a weird, stressful week for several reasons. 

Long story short, it looks like I'm done being a book agent.  And I don't think I'll be acting as The Bouncer or working in the restaurant downstairs anytime soon either.  I'm back to unemployed hipster status. 

That's a story I might tell tomorrow (if I actually feel like reliving it again), but for right now I have more important things to share with you guys.  Like the new song I've been talking about for the past month!

Here's a sneak peek:



The music video is in the works as well.  I filmed a bunch of it in my bathroom the other night and plan on shooting the rest in the hallways this weekend when all of the hipsters go camping. 

A still shot from some of the footage I took in my bathroom...don't judge

Now I just have to get the rest of the tracks recorded and launch my little E.P. into the world.  They are coming along nicely, actually.  It should all be done sooner rather than later. 

In other news, I had a really great jam session with The Studio Musician today.  He texted me out of the blue and told me he was bored so he was playing through the entire Beatles catalog.  It was only a matter of minutes before I was playing along with him.  I know it's cliche, but you can really never go wrong with The Beatles.  And it turns out that today was one of those days where I just needed to belt out "Let It Be."

It's amazing how completely rejuvenating music can be.  Especially when you make it with someone else.  Though going solo is empowering, I truly miss being in a band.

But at least my new recording sounds like I'm in a band.  That counts for something, right?

And with that, I think I'm gonna go to bed.  Goodnight, my darling blogosphere.  <3

So The Guy That Wants To Be Michael Cera Called Me Today

"Um, I've never really done this before," says Michael Cera-esque Indie Rock Guy on the phone. "We've never had to audition anyone. Should I just send you a couple of the songs and you can learn them and like, play them with us?"
"Yeah, totally," I say. Why is this phone conversation so awkward? Man, I hate phones sometimes. "And then maybe we can jam or something," I add.
There's a pause.
"Yeah..." he replies. "We don't really jam. We're not that kind of band. We write songs and then we play them."

This response baffled me slightly. I've always thought that jamming was half the fun of playing with other people. Maybe I'm just used to Ryan. We spent a couple of years jamming together on weekends before we even became a legit rock band. Even now that we are a legit rock band, we still let ourselves get lost in free-form chord progressions during practice now and then. We're not The Mars Volta or anything, but we do enjoy jamming. I just assumed that most musicians were into it, too. Guess not.

I try out for this band on Sunday night. I'm sure it will be an interesting experience.

I just hope I'm feeling better by then. I finally broke down and went to Urgent Care today for the crazy headaches I've been having. Had a lovely visit with a really creepy doctor. Acquired a prescription for some supersonic migraine pills.

There's no reason why I should be stressed out to the point of developing a week-long migraine at this point in my life. After all, college is a thing of the past. Isn't that supposed to be the most stressful part of your life (unless you go into politics or get a job as the food taster for a fascist dictator, of course)?

I guess I'm experiencing a different kind of stress. I don't even know if I can fully explain it. It probably all comes back to the fact that I don't really know what I'm doing right now.

But, let's not start that again. I'll figure everything out eventually. Or something like that.

And now - sleep! Supersonic migraine pills are making me sleepy/loopy.