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August 09, 2006
NO DRAMA SO FAR
CAMP FREDDY: A brief look.
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A brief look at Saturdays show. Gotta tell you - it was pretty cool!! Hope you enjoy. So far, the week has gone pretty easily. Monday found me over at the Mastering Suite, with Mike Clink, mastering the three tracks that we recorded for the Employee Of The Month movie. The whole process of mastering is just completely beyond me!! I mean, I can hear the difference, and without a doubt, once songs are mastered, they sound fatter, louder ..... just ..... better. But how those guys do it, I just dont know. Its such a technical process, tweaking tiny portions of EQ, nudging REALLY expensive compressors and 'watching' the track on spectrum analysers ..... its pretty crazy to watch. Anyway, our tracks were done, they sound great, and we all get to go watch the movie at a screening on Thursday night. The soundtrack album is released sometime in October, and we have two tracks - Cheap Tricks Surrender, and Marc Bolans 20th Century Boy - both in the movie, and on the soundtrack.
Yesterday was a Circus Diablo business day - lots of emails and phonecalls from our tour manager, setting up the logistics that come with playing shows, and a long meeting with the business manager, setting up the myriad different things that need to be in place when a band actually becomes a band. Funny - when I was 16 and lying around playing guitar on my bed, dreaming of standing on a stage and playing to a packed house, I NEVER dreamt that I would know about, and understand, what an article of incorporation was!!! Billy Duffy and myself also spent a good few hours with guitars running through the songs, which is always so much fun for me. We start band rehearsals again at the end of the weekend, and it will be good to see the others again, and dial the set in some more. Looking forward to jumping in the bus and heading up to Frisco, and to our first show.
The rest of the week is all about dialling in my In Ears, my new Bradshaw rack, and generally being professional about my equipment. I like to turn up to rehearsals fully dialled and ready to go. Oh yeah, and its also going to be about finishing season three of The Shield!!! Is it just me, or is that show fucking AWESOME!!!!?? I am so into it - the same level of intensity that 24 gave me - God Save Netflix! It has opened me up to so much great entertainment. We are also deep into the whole Alias thing (Sydney Bristow - we LOVE her!!!), so as usual, there is a lot of great TV happening in Chez Morrison!!
MB - Camp Freddy loves an East Coast trip. But we can only do it when someone hires us to come!!! And unfortunately, there doesnt seem to be anything on the horizon right now. The shows in October are San Francisco, and Orange County (both private shows) - seems like everyone out there needs to start lobbying the rest of the members of CF to do another public show!!!! You know what to do!!!
Terri - I presume you are referring to the Diablo Vegas date? No, its NOT in stone. We are very frustrated right now, as we are trying to firm up three other dates - Phoenix, Vegas, and one other date - and it is proving to be very difficult. The Cult play in the UK very soon, and the time slot we have to do these three shows is very narrow. Be sure that we are doing our best to get those shows locked in - but if it doesnt happen, then its not meant to be. Right now, the purpose of doing a few shows is just to break our 'live virginity'. Proper tours and bigger coverage WILL come - trust me.
OK - its time. Need to leave. Thank you to EVERYONE who attempted to get in on Saturday (Theresa - I didnt realize you didnt get in. I'm so sorry - we'll arrange something for the next CF LA show, OK?) and thanks to all who keep visiting this site. I will be back on CFR this coming Saturday, and Indie have arranged for Alien Ant Farm (remember the Michael Jackson cover - Smooth Criminal?!) to visit us for part of the show. I'm having tons of fun around here - hope you are too.
Peace
Billy
Posted by vivelerock at August 9, 2006 07:13 AM
Comments
A W E S O M E !! Thanks for that !
Posted by: JOHN DICKERSON at August 9, 2006 08:41 AM
So basically you want us bugging everyone else in CF?? ;-)
Well this morning on the WB Morning show I heard that Hilly is about to pack up and move CBGB's to Vegas. He said he plans on honoring his agreement with the landlords he made last summer. His lease ends the end of Sept. Now, I love Vegas BUT CBGB's NEEDS to stay in NY. Even Mayor Bloomberg wants them to stay in NY. There is no way in hell you can recreate that ambiance in Vegas that has taken years and years of peeling paint and 40 million layers of band stickers. Would he make the toilet in the mens bathroom in the middle of the room like it is on the Bowery?
What's my point? Ha. Well after hearing the news I was thinking if there were another "Save CBGB's" campaign and concerts....CF...see where I am going with this? I would pay as much as $100 to see CF and save a NY institution!
ok I'm off my soap box now!
Have a bitching week Billy!
Robin
Posted by: Peebs at August 9, 2006 09:06 AM
addendum: I hooked up speakers at work to see (and hear) the CF video..........HOLY SHIT!!! THAT WAS OFF THE HOOK! Thank you for a taste of what we missed!
Posted by: Peebs at August 9, 2006 10:45 AM
Billy that video kicks ass!!! Well orange county show eh? right by us. welll i seriously want to get you guys to play at my 18th birthday! that would be so rad. im not kidding im gonna try to get that to happen. i know it would be like thousands and thousands but im gonna get it.
Posted by: Alec from camp teddy at August 9, 2006 12:45 PM
Billy , loved the CF video.
I LOVE you and Slash together in that clip.
Thank you so much for keeping us well informed. You are the Best.
Much Luv, Terri
Posted by: Terri at August 9, 2006 03:23 PM
Just wanted to say how much I've enjoyed your work Billy, every collaboration is incredible...I'm excited to see you all in SF on the 18th...I'm coming all the way from Oregon expecting to have my ass totally and completely kicked!
Stay Heavy,
Karen
Posted by: SugarTaste at August 9, 2006 03:38 PM
Nice video. Thanks :D
Posted by: wendybird at August 9, 2006 05:19 PM
Thanx for the vid Billy - great reminder of a great show.
CF in October?? The OC??? Will we be getting any more clues to this as it gets closer....Pleeease?
Posted by: ozmerica at August 9, 2006 10:42 PM
Nice CF video Billy, thanks for posting it.
Ozmerica...Orange County show, we have to find it!
Posted by: Beth at August 10, 2006 09:34 AM
Billy. I've said it a million times, but I have to say it again: you're a fucking sweetie!
That video was killer... awesome to see a usually stuffy LA crowd jumping and getting crazy like that! Dying to see you Diablo boys rip up the Key Club!
Posted by: Theresa at August 10, 2006 11:57 AM
hi billy, I have a question. Have you and the rest of the band decided what will be your first single? Is it going to be Ants Invasion or something entirely different?
Am very excited about CD, even from all the way in eastern Canada and I will do my lil part of on-line street teaming getting people to the website and myspace of CD. ;)
yes people I am still here, mostly a lurker. I come by every day to read what's going on with Billy and friends.
take care,
xoxo
p.s., lisa where are you, miss you babe
Posted by: tina at August 11, 2006 05:21 AM
Hiya all. Hi Billy.
Hi Tina. Thanks, I miss you too. Sorry, my grandparents haven't been well at all. Pretty upsetting. Lots going on with that, and my Mum and her hubby were coming over to England to stay with them yesterday..BUT..their flight was cancelled.
:sigh: Oo hopefully, they'll get to England now on Sunday!
hugs
Lisa
xxxx
Posted by: Lisa Jackson at August 11, 2006 10:34 AM
Billy,
Was looking at the Southern Death Cult youtube link and wondered if you ever had a chance to catch them live, those guys definately seem to have had an interesting vibe going. Any recollections of them or that particular time on the scene in England would be interesting, some insight please?
Thank you,
Jay
Posted by: Jay at August 11, 2006 05:20 PM
Sorry to hear it Lisa. Hope things smooth out for you and your family soon. Glad you popped in.
Posted by: Kate at August 11, 2006 11:26 PM
id love 2 hit the states for a CF show near the end of this year....
Posted by: paul at August 12, 2006 01:20 AM