January 2009
45 posts
new life goal.
Get popular enough to be a guest on Sesame Street so I can hug a muppet.
My Favorite Songs Of The Week [1]
Here’s a list of songs that have been on repeat in my iTunes this week.
1. Better Than Ezra - “A Lifetime” 2. Billy Joel - “Uptown Girl” 3. R.E.M. - “Man On The Moon” 4. R.E.M. - “Nightswimming” 5. Good Old War - “Coney Island” 6. Eddie Rabbitt - “I Love A Rainy Night” 7. Alicia Keys - “No One” 8. Andrew...
The Beauty of Sound.
I’m sitting here, working on various things to get ready for my upcoming tour. While doing so, I’m listening to an album that’s over 8 years old, for the first time. The album is Closer by Better Than Ezra. It’s an amazing album to say the least.
And my only real reason for this post, other than to show appreciate for a very underated album by a great band… is to say...
“My Response To Maine”
What is it you’re looking for, a gold star for being normal? Because I can assure you words flow from the mouths of plenty, but if something’s ugly, it’s ugly. And that’s that.
Go read some Bukowski. Then you’ll really see how small your thoughts are. Because it’s only amongst men in gods’ shoes you’ll realize...
TE Video Shoot [Day 2]
Shooting AND editing for the music video for “Technicolor Eyes” is officially DONE!
I’ll be premiering the video exclusively on Youtube THIS Tuesday, January 27th @ 3pm (Central Time).
And as for how the video came out, I love it. It’s completely homemade, and just a fun lighthearted video that will hopefully give you a good laugh or two and make you smile. So yeah, just...
TE Video Shoot [Day 1]
So far I’ve got about half of the video wrapped, and as you can see in the photos below, the video is definitely going to have a lighter side. I decided I just wanted to make something that was actually fun to do and might make a person or two smile.
As of now it’s looking like the video will be ready for your eyes this coming Tuesday. I’ll be sure to post more photos from...
reINSPIRED.
Funny thing… there’s been a video up on Youtube for a few months now for my song, “Technicolor Eyes’. I didn’t make the video, had nothing to do with it actually, and it’s basically just the song put to a slideshow of photos of me. Well, this video has garnered 120,000+ views, and I’ve finally decided to actually make a video for the song myself.
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Pinch Me, Again.
I know I make posts like this a good little bit, but honestly, it’s hard for me to believe moments like this are real.
And the thing is, it’s not like this specific instance is anything huge by any means, BUT it is something that I am extremely proud of. And I’m not going to share what this is about exactly. I just wanted to express how good it feels to really see myself start...
live chat moved to 8PM!!!
I’ve had to push the chat back an hour, because I’ve still got some recording to finish up that I thought I would have done in time!
So now the chat will start at 8PM (Central Time).
Live chat TONIGHT!
Just a reminder that I’ll be chatting live tonight at the brand new Backseat Goodbye Message Board @ messageboard.backseatgoodbye.com!
To join the chat you just have to be a member of the message board, and don’t worry, it’s FREE and really easy to sign up. Just go to the link above and click Sign Up at the top of the page.
The chat begins at 7PM (Central Time). Hope to see you...
Tomorrow: Superawesome announcement.
I’ll be making a superawesomespectacular announcement tomorrow afternoon! Be on the lookout ;)
new song leak.
I noticed that my new song, “Futures And Problems”, was leaked from my recent launch of the new BG Message Board…
so I figured I’d go ahead and fully leak the full quality version of the song myself, so here you go, you can download my new song “Futures And Problems” for absolutely FREE @ http://www.zshare.net/audio/541418506f5302f3/
This is the original song...
Backseat Goodbye - “Futures And...
Preview.
I thought I’d share a snippet of the lyrics from the new song I’ll be releasing for free tomorrow.
Here’s a verse and chorus from the song. It’s called “Futures And Problems”.
(Chorus) Oh, you don’t wanna know my name Everyone’s a liar and I’m pretty much the same The kindergarten kids are all so brilliant They don’t give a damn about...
Some afternoon thoughts.
+ I’ve seriously been listening to “Folie a deux” on repeat for the last few days now and it’s still not getting old
+ I’m blown away whenever I literally just stumble upon something involving BG on the internet that I MYSELF didn’t even know was final yet. Seriously, it’s the strangest/coolest feeling ever.
+ I’m seeing Gym Class Heroes tonight @...
Alright, let's do this.
I HATE getting into political discussions… the truth is, I had some promotional photos taken…. and in all honesty, I wasn’t trying to make a political statement at all. But looking at the photos now I’ve found meaning in them, and am glad this light has been shed, because now the photos do mean more to me than just being “promo photos”. So, the meaning in the...
About this burned American Flag in my new promo...
I’m going to get this off my chest, because honestly I’m tired of people giving me shit for it.
In my new promotional photos there is an American flag in the background. And obviously some people are upset because the flag is burned and tattered in a number of places. (See photo below)
So let me take a moment to share a little something with you of what I wanted the photos to...
Where'd the BG Street Team go?
I’ve had quite a few people getting in touch with me wondering where the Backseat Goodbye Street Team went.
To answer that question as simply as possible: For now, it’s gone.
I won’t go into specifics, but just know that there were things I (REALLY) didn’t like about the company that ran the site the street team was on.
BUT, for now if you want to keep in touch with...
Well, that's nice.
I decided to check the iTunes Top 100 Folk Charts for the first time in quite a while today. Because since my newest album has come out I’ve just figured my other albums and songs fell off their respective charts. However, to my surprise, I found out “Technicolor Eyes” still has a spot on the Folk chart at #72.
All I have to say to that is: shake and bake!
:)
Reactions Over Resolutions. [2009 Edition]
And now I proudly present, my own personal new year’s resolutions for 2009.
1. Take out lip ring. DONE. 2. Start and keep up Effort Diet. Starting Monday. This isn’t a food diet at all, it’s actually a thing I read about last year in a blog by Seth Godin, where you basically work on improving yourself daily. You’re supposed to delete 120 minutes of “spare time”...