F-Bomb

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Here we go: Making friends. Dropping the f-bomb. Heading for mainstream success. Been quite a busy weekend and it finished off with killer news followed by even more killer news – I’m gonna wait a little while longer before I make that piece of news official, so all I can say is now is that when it rains it sure pours. And it doesn’t necessarily have to be a negative thing. Gonna practice my John Hancock to make sure my signature looks just right. Heck, I might even frame the damn thing once everything’s worked out.

Anyway, while your scratching your head over that one, howsabout some soothing music to ease your neurons? Just finished up Call Me Greenhorn‘s Yeah, Well Fuck You Too and decided to upload the unmastered track on my Soundcloud to whet the appetite for the full length release in June. It’s kinda funny – if you’ve got my weird sense of humor that is – and it’s always nice doing something aimed towards the less-than-open minded music fans out there. Or – even worse – musicians. But the feedback’s been cool so far so I guess it wasn’t as “out there” as I imagined.

The artwork was once again one of those made-up-on-the-spot kinda deals using an idea originally intended for the full length. But I already used robot imagery for The Norliss Tapes and if there’s one thing I really don’t like it is repeating myself. So, coming in roughly two months from now, check it out below and once again please share!

No Way Out!

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Well, apologies for completely missing out on posting these, as the CD itself was released a couple of weeks ago: Check out the spiffin’ artwork I made for Dead By Mono‘s third installment in their No Way Out! compilation series. Completely going for a Tales From the Crypt vibe, I also went with threes as the theme while completely nerding out showing off my “trash culture” influences.

Like I wrote yesterday, this also features The Norliss Tapes making their physical debut with A Trip To the Moon and you can buy your copy of the CD here and download the digital EP via our Bandcamp here. On to the art!

The CD booklet folds out into a full-color poster.

Turn it around and you get all the bios and band pics. NOTE: This .png is the incomplete version as I still didn’t have all bios at hand.

The CD.

The tray card.

No Way Out! Vol. 3

Speaking of The Norliss Tapes; Did you get Dead By Mono‘s compilation No Way Out! Vol. 3 CD? Twenty tracks of garage, beat, surf and instrumentals from all over the world, including A Trip To the Moon! Available via their official website in both physical form as well as digital downloads – complete and individual tracks. Check it out here and buy the complete EP at our Bandcamp here.

Oh, I completely forgot! I still haven’t posted the artwork on this page. It’s kick-ass! I’ll sort it out this coming week, stay tuned.

The Norliss Tapes’ Big Break!

We’ll hook you in and then jack up the prices!

Hello Cleveland! We have arrived! Well, at least The Norliss Tapes had their first attempt of getting their site on Bandcamp hacked – so I’m guessing we have a really big fan out there that just needs to get his or her (although I’m guessing him) mitts on our stuff. I know, I know, I think we’re onto something pretty damn unique with this outfit too, and even though it still appears to be “too weird” for some I’ve noticed that we do grow on you. It just takes time.

Now, I haven’t run this by Staffan – Segel that is, the other half of said band -  but I think he’s cool with me giving our unnamed fan the following offer: If you are that desperate for some Norliss tunage please do get in touch with us and we’ll work something out for you. How ‘about writing us a blurb on our Facebook?

YouTube Killed the Video Star

Well, amidst the celebrations of The Ramones I recently finished up the YouTube video channels for both The Norliss Tapes and Call Me Greenhorn. Tons of goodies – yeah, well, close to tens at least – and it’s been a while since I saw them and I think they still hold up. The video for Tipsy is pretty darn funny, but hey, who doesn’t love drunken monkeys?

Check ‘em out at http://www.youtube.com/user/TheNorlissTapes and http://www.youtube.com/user/CallMeGreenhorn, and as always make sure to share! Thanks!

You got Mothered

Moms…

Yeah, the next time she asks I’m just gonna tell her foreign men pay me to play with my organ.

Hot Off the Press!

Records! Records! Records!

Well, here we go: UK label Dead By Mono Records just posted a lil’ teaser photo of the newly-printed sleeve for the No Way Out! Vol. 3 compilation CD on Facebook, giving you a slight inkling of what the fold-out looks like. Again, it’s heavy on the Tales From the Crypt vibe – like, how can you not like that groundbreaking comic? – and I think I can reveal that the main theme is threes. But I’m guessing that’s about as much as I can share right now.

There’s twenty bands in total on the compilation, including The Norliss Tapes making their physical debut with A Trip To the Moon. More info can be found on the label’s Facebook event here and the official website here. Out soon!

They Call Me Superseven

Well, it’s now official: Coming later this year is the first feature from the makers of The Adventures of Superseven and Sandra West; They Call Me Superseven! The first of two, there’s some music provided by both The Norliss Tapes and my Australian pal The Jimmy C. This is gonna be a blast!

More information to be found on their IMDb page here, and I’ll make sure to share more info as soon as I receive it.

Kodak Moment

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Well, as it has been made official by UK label Dead By Mono on Facebook, I thought I’d share the front panel of the upcoming No Way Out! compilation CD I made back in 2012. Heavy on the Tales From the Crypt influence, I tried to make it look like a pulpy old comic book and the fold-out is pretty damn cool and features some (now) classic boogeymen and women – but I’ll await the release in March before I post any more from that. Oh, and to top it off it marks the physical debut of The Norliss Tapes‘ Trip To the Moon off the EP with the same name.

Join ‘em here for more info about release date and pre-orders, and please share!

Project Moonbase!

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Well, here’s a bit of refreshing and uplifting news as I feel the flu coming over me and honestly just want to go home and crash into bed: In the recent edition of Project Moonbase‘s episode entitled Big Boy and the Chancellor, The Norliss Tapes‘ Trip To the Moon made it’s airtime debut! Yay!

Including quite an eclectic collection of sounds like some recently reissued Martin Denny tracks, it’s available to stream online via their website, so make sure you check it out here and please share!