My Colorblind page is up. I have wanted to put up a page for this amazing band, Colorblind, for so long and never got around to it until now. The site came out great, I hope it grows and builds a big fan base for Colorblind. The band is interacting with it, and they are giving me a lot of news on their forthcoming album. I'd like to give a big thanks to Jon Kervin from Colorblind, because he's helped me a lot with this.

- Those of you who like New Order, Joy Division, The Cure, Nada Surf, The Curtain Society, give Colorblind a listen. I love this band and want a bigger fan base for them, so check them out.

I'll have more about Colorblind in the near future,

- Ryan

Finally, after two years of rumors of the next Colorblind cd, there is actually confirmation from the band that it has begun. I've been chatting with Jon Kervin from Colorblind, and they have been working on this cd for a while. You no longer hold your breath because he himself, Jon Kervin, has told me that Colorblind currently recording this forthcoming album. I had a little chat with him last night about what to expect with the new stuff. READ UP:

Ryan Maley: I've been hearing about this new album from Colorblind since I first listened to Colorblind a few years ago. I guess that Sunform sort of took over for a while. Any words on Sunform?

Jon Kervin: Colorblind has always had periods in between writing/recording where we did little or nothing, except hang out and goof off. We get easily distracted and lack focus sometimes and that can last for months or even years. After we graduated from college, where we were roommates pretty much all 5 years, we went through one of those times. Unfortunately that was right about the time we put out "Euphoria" and we didn't do much to promote it which I'm still ashamed of. It became harder for us to get together and work when we moved apart and started our, for lack of a better word, "careers". Anyway I took that opportunity to start working on stuff that I wanted to be a just a little different than what we'd been doing. It just sort of became a separate project, and since it was more guitar based and organic sounding I wasn't sure how we could pull it off live. I doubt it will happen again. I love Colorblind and working on that kind of music, so I'm hoping that even right after our next album is out we'll start working on a follow up. Once we lose steam all bets are off.

Ryan: Would you say the new Colorblind songs are anything like Sunform? Was Sunform an example of the new Colorblind? Is it more guitar-driven?

Jon: I think that the new stuff may sound more like a cross between Sunform and a newer version of Colorblind. There are a lot of heavy guitar tracks – and I'm using the same tones that I used on the Sunform album. Some of the songs are more guitar driven, but it's a lot more electronic feeling than the Sunform album is. There are a lot of synths, pads, loops, etc and the drums sound pretty synthetic.

Ryan: A lot of people compare Colorblind to New Order. How do you feel about being compared to New Order? If it was ever as much of an influence on Colorblind as it was said to be, is it still a big influence on the newer stuff? If not, what is?

Jon: I would take that as a compliment. New Order is one of my favorite bands and certainly one of the most influential on Colorblind. In fact that was one of the things that Jay and I had in common when we first met so they were part of getting us started. They will always be an influence, but I think we are heavier than they are. I'm a big fan of Curve, Filter, and Hum and bands like that who have more of an edge, and we sometimes try to write heavier songs.

Ryan: If you can give any heads-up on the new stuff to long time Colorblind listeners, what is it?

Jon: Um, it definitely sounds like Colorblind, but won't sound much like All Good Things or Euphoria. It's kind of all over the place but for the most part it's pretty dark. We are throwing a couple of really old songs on it so that will be the bridge to the newer stuff, I guess.

Ryan: A web site is one step. A new album is the next. What else should we expect from Colorblind in the next year? Will there be any shows coming up?

Jon: Like I said Jay and I can't really focus on more than one thing at a time so right now we're concentrating on getting the album done. Once that is done we'll definitely be trying to book as many shows as we can to promote it. I don't want to make the same mistakes we've made before by not getting the word out or playing live. Also Roger from The Curtain Society and I had planned on doing some acoustic stuff together and I'd like to do that again. Not sure when and where that will happen but I think it will. I already have ideas for new songs and Jay does too so I really think we'll dive right into the next one…maybe unless this one is a total flop!

Ladies and Gentlemen, that's the first news on the forthcoming Colorblind album. I am pumped.

- Ryan

Thirty-one days.

Thirty-one songs.

Who would of thought it could be done? How could somebody, even a god-like and incomparable musician sit down and write a well-written and sincere song every day? How could they do it knowing that minutes are getting knocked right off of the clock every time they play a note? Maybe Paul McCartney and John Lennon could do it; or probably Warren Zevon. One who accomplishes such a task is bound to give a new affection to your record collection.

To show you how under rated Worcester's local piano-playing pop song-writing wonder, Steve Mossberg actually is, he decided to write thirty-one songs, one for each day in the month of September in 2005. Mossberg always had a sense of humor to his songs, but this project was far different than any other he has ever taken part in. After a month of writing 31 full length and novel pop songs inspired by the topics from the minds of his peers – topics included vampires, bagels, Wonder Woman, and a whole list of anomalies - and then crafted into a rhapsody by his own extraordinary musical talent and clever mindset, Mossberg disappeared.

With a surprise performance here and there, the question was in my stubborn mind – stubborn because I dismissed the fact that he just wrote 31 songs, but nevertheless had the question in my mind - "What happened to Mossberg?"

"<31 Days 31 Songs> was a fun project, and it helped me become a better composer." Recalls Mossberg on his past project. "I hope I can always play songs from every stage of my life, but the older they get, the more likely they are to be a drag, or to embarrass you."

Mossberg has lived up to that word, because after writing 31 well-crafted songs, he hadn't had enough. He was still looking for a better songwriter within himself, which caused him to write eight new songs – see, I'm not stubborn. I was totally pumped when he handed me "His October Demos" at the November Ring of Honor wrestling event in Boston. That night I popped the demos into my cd player, and I'm glad that he's back behind the piano, but in a more sophisticated way.

"Like Outkast says, 'You're only as funky as your last cut.' I think these are the best tunes I've written yet." The audience that goes to watch Mossberg because he rips through the piano keys and the crowd that listens to him because of his complex melodies will concur. The audience that love his poppy sound, dancy bass lines, and fun and sometimes goofy lyrics will still like it, but will not be getting up to dance like they do when they hear "VCR

"The difference is simple between this and Mossberg." Mossberg obviously knows his motives better than anyone else. "I wrote these tunes in order to express myself and make good music. I wrote (especially the later) Mossberg tunes in order to impress people and get a record deal. The motive is different, and maybe that comes through."

And it does come through, but only for the better. These new songs still have the pop edge to it, but there is much more to them then previous Mossberg songs. Fear not, classic fans of Mossberg - There is still the fun pop lyrics and metaphors that you've heard from the start, but they have more meaning and message behind them this time. "I do think I've changed lyrically, though. As I read more books, I get more eloquent." Mossberg informs us on what's up with the lyrics in his new music. "It's been more than three years since we dropped 'Everything's Electric.' That's a lot of books."

With new songs on the way, Mossberg has also jumped back into playing shows.

" I try to make each element of the music sound as good as possible, play a variety of material, and have a good time." Says Mossberg about jumping back into live performances. "I'd love to have a band. I'd say that my bands have been very much backing bands. I know what I like to hear, I want to hear it, and it's hard to get a band on the same page if they're not the right people. I've played my songs, with lots of awesome musicians, but I've never had a band of "the right people." It's easier to get it done by yourself; you don't have to organize rehearsals, you don't have to try to make money for people. For the time being, I'm performing solo."

As for what lies in the future for Steve Mossberg, I'll let the man himself leave you hanging with some words of his own.

"I'd like to improvise music with some of my jazz heroes. As far as putting people together for my next album, I want to think outside the box. I have a lot of friends at grad. School, The Boston Conservatory. I might try to get some cello, violin, viola, flute, and clarinet going in the studio, whenever that happens."

Give Yourself A Challenge

            "How many times have I heard a band described as 'a new challenge for listeners?' "
About twenty.
             "How many time has that statement been a valid description of the band?"
Zero. Not once. Not a single challenging three minutes that I can recall, or look forward too anymore for that matter.
             You see, even my favorite bands that are more talented and novel than anything in the world, don't often "challenge" me. And by "challenge" not only do I mean give me something that I have never heard, I mean that plus something that causes my brain to freeze and thaw out within the time it takes to flicker your eyelids. I mean this is ballsy music that I'm in need of. This stuff deserves a "what the fuck?" just as much as it does a "holy fucking shit!" It challenges you to enjoy it. You won't know if you enjoy it right away, because you'll still be trying to figure out what it is.
             If I were to put myself up to the task of finding a song or artist that challenges me, the real question I would be asking is,
"How often do you click on an artists myspace icon because it is a Shel Silverstein-esque drawing of undead pizza?"
The answer - Well, never once up until three days ago  o when I finally got to check out Sean Fennell's truly challenging music. . When you are looking for something that is challenging, undead pizza is one hell of an invitation. 
              The goofy yet sophisticated style of music used by Sean Fennell is not even totally new to me, but it certainly is a challenge, and I totally dig it. When the song begins, you may think it's in the vein of Mike Keneally, but once you bounce one minute into the future, you'll realize that you have absolutely no clue what it is that you are listening to. My favorite song of Fennel's has the title Attention Deficit Disorder for a reason. It is absolutely unpredictable.
              Think of it as your first horror movie as a kid. You watch it, and it is new to you. You spent so much time trying looking away from it that you're not sure if you like it, and you won't ever be sure if you don't give it a second chance. Then you watch a different one, and it's not even in the same realm as the first. -  "What the hell? It was in the horror section, but it's so completely different! What's going on?!?!?!" - It's a true challenge, which makes it more fun.
             Sean Fennell's challenges add bite to his music. Before you complain that there are no vocals, realize that cramming vocals into those songs would completely alter the songs direction. It is a wonder to see how those songs would end up if they had more format, and one thing is for sure – it would make it predictable. It would eliminate the challenge. It would eliminate the bite.
             Fennell's songs are reasonably instrumental. And check out the guitar playing skills of this guy! This is the kind of guitar that tells a story when it is played. The guitar leads the song and adds spice at the same time. There is nothing simple about this music. The guitar is enhanced by synths and bass, which are just shy of being as wild as the guitar riffs in Fennell's music. In my mind, adding vocals to these songs could only be done if there were intentions to destroy the glory of them
            So, I'm not saying it is wrong to dislike the challenge. But at least respect it, and at least give it a chance, or two. There is an unnatural prize, which Sean Fennell puts into his music, which is highly misunderstood. Do yourself a favor by giving Sean Fennell a listen, and even go as far as to give the music your own little private review, or public. But at least take something out of it as a fan of music that wasn't a part of you before listening.

- Ryan

For the Deadites tenth anniversary Halloween Evtravganza (October 28th @ the Lucky Dog), I had made a set-piece that I would have liked to go on stage with them. My older sister turned 21 in July so she was perfectly capable of attending the show. But she is a sinner and did not. Therefore, I could not have my art on stage with the Deadites
Here are the Jack O' Lanterns I made for the Deadites 10th anniversary Haloween Bash.

The Deadites Annual Halloween Extravaganza is nothing to miss. And this year on Saturday, October 28^th at the Lucky Dog it's the 10^th Annual Deadites Halloween Extravaganza. You best not miss this show. If you though last year was intense, this year will have ten times the spook. They will wreak havoc like never before. With a few returning members and special guests, including the resurrected Round-Trip Jones, (who was in the Deadites at the start of it all) this is going to be a once in a lifetime performance. Fellow Deadites fans, your night of bloodshed, booze, and monsters is back in a fashion never before seen. To miss this show is a sin, but sinners stay aware that on Friday, October 27^th at Ralph's Chadwick Diner, you have another chance. If you cannot catch the Tenth Anniversary Show at The Luck Dog Music Hall on Saturday, the previous night, along with shock-rock surf band Gein & the Grave robbers, they are opening for Theo & the Skyscrapers at Ralph's Chadwick Diner. This will also be a night of contests (a showdown between the Deadites and Gein to see who is more spooky) and special guests. I'm here at the Deadites Headquarters to talk to them about their Halloween Weekend. Here is the part 1 of the most in depth Deadites interview ever

As I sat down with the whole crew:

Dynamo Habeeb: the front man

Tiny Wight: the composer/ lead keys

Silica: keys percussion

Vigilantly: percussion

Ethan Magloophabitz: bass/trumpet

Oracle: back up vocals

Round trip Jones: rhythm keys/hand percussion

Andy Christ; rhythm keys

Jack Ketchum: manger/promoter

Michael Ravenshadow: agent

Ryan Maley: Let's kick this session off with the most interesting news I have ever heard. Round-Trip Jones, how does it feel to be alive again?

 R.T.J: Yes, that is interesting news, because to be honest I didn't even know I was dead. Although does someone truly know they are dead, when they are dead? That's kind of like thinking you are a sexual Frankenstein, when in actuality you are a real sexual Wolf-man. You know what I mean? And well, I don't know if I can truly say I am alive now either. I, well I feel alive, but somehow I don't.  I was able to take quite a bit of abuse from El Muerte Loco when I met him in the squared circle the other night, but I still had no problem tying him up like a pretzel and making him submit. So to answer your question, it feels great to have a victory under my belt and I will be making a strong push to win the title.

TINY: Mr. Jones is a little off since his ummmm return.

Dynamo: Crazy as shit house Rat!!!!!

ANDY: (in a yoda voice) The forces of crazy and nuts are strong in this one.

Ryan Maley: Andy, rumor around the cam fire is you will not be on hand for either show.

JACK: Mr. Christ will be representing THE Deadites at the huge Chiller Theater convention in New Jersey this weekend, so he will be unable to be at these two shows. You are very lucky we granted you this interview so I hope you have some better questions then that.

Ryan Maley: Will Round-Trip be fighting the forces of evil alongside the Deadites Secret Twilight Society? That's a little contradictory isn't it?

JACK: LISTEN YOU LITTLE BRAT….

RTJ: ….Of course I will, Albert Finkelstein. You certainly are no genius like that guy. Do you not know who the Deadites are and what they do? Well if you don't, they like to kill the baddies. So I will certainly not be playing cribbage with the lads, or having a stitch and bitch session. We will be delivering poetic punishment with chainsaws, six-shooters, katanas, suplexes, good looks, and charm as our implements of mass reduction. Mass reduction of monsters, that is. I think what is contradictory is your tone. I don't like it. You are not an ugly man, but your voice, it makes my ears bleed! So answer me this, why is your voice is so contradictory to your face?

Ryan Maley: ***These guys really hate everybody, huh?***Ethan as a half demon half minister, where do you stand in the resurrection of Round-Trip Jones? Do you think it is unholy to bring back a member of the dead.

Ethan: Well of course I have a bad feeling about this. All I can say if I heard about this before I booked passage I would have stayed close to da Pope. He better stay on his side of the stage. I can't be responsible for my rage...ever.

 Ryan Maley: Take me through the process of putting together this huge weekend.

JACK: Around July the typical bidding war began between Ralph's and The Dog.

As you can imagine everyone wants our services this time year.

Ravenshadow: We realized that instead of trying to play one club against the other there was more money to be had by taking it from both of them.

Ryan Maley: Was it challenging putting two bills together?

Jack: No. We had a plan all along. We knew finding another huge band for the first night (the 27^th at Ralph's) would get the weekend off to a huge start…

Ryan Maley: Why "Theo and the sky Skyscrapers?"

Ravenshadow: It was Dynamo's idea.

Dynamo: I want to do her.

Ravenshadow: He also has been trying to fuck the fat girl from Wilson Philips for ten years but you will notice they are not on the bill.

Vigilante: He also has a thing for the tall ugly girl in Hanson.

Ethan: I like her too.

Oracle: Gross.

Ravenshadow: Dynamo's love for women is well documented. But that is not why we booked Theo and his Skyscraper Fam, we knew they had a big following and would draw very well.

Ryan Maley: How did your arch Enemy, Gein & the Graverobbers end up on the bill?

TINY: That was Ralph's. We would never book those filthy ghouls.

Silica: They will meet their maker on June 5^th 2009.

Dynamo: Can't wait

Ryan Maley: Were you planning your tenth anniversary show all year long?

Jack: To tell you the truth...no.

Oracle: House keeping was going through some of the old promotional stuff and stumbled upon a flyer for the first Halloween extravaganza.

Ravenshadow: That got the ball rolling.

Jack: From there we just put bands on, who the lads all liked, and the 28^th show was complete.

Ryan: The difference between booking the two clubs?

Ravenshadow: At Ralph's if you put on a good show and promote it people will come. At The Dog you have to be conscious of what every band will draw and what there place should be on the bill. It is more like putting together a wrestling show then a rock show.

Your opening act should draw x amount of fans, your secondd band needs to draw that many more.

The bottom line is at Ralph's it's more about putting on a good entertaining show from start to finish at The Dog it's more about who brings what to the table.

Ryan Maley: How have the past nine years of Halloween Ball's been?

Silica: Halloween doesn't have balls; it's a holiday. Don't be such a dipshit. 

 Ryan Maley: How did the "Deadites talent search" come about?

Tiny: The show on the 28^th is all about history. We thought it be nice to have some fresh blood to help rock the stage and fight evil.

Ryan Maley: By fresh blood you mean….

Dynamo, Vigilantly and Silica: whores!!!!!!!!!

Ryan Maley: How has the response been?

Jack: We have had more applications then we can handle. The response has been over whelming.

Ryan Maley: Do you guys send a Ryder to clubs you guys play, with any outrageous requests on it?

Ravenshadow: I do not think anything is outrageous on it but yes.

Ryan: what's it look like?

Jack: a small piece of white fax paper with typed words on it.

Ryan Maley: I meant what's on it

Jack:

1.     18 lbs. of assorted gummy products.

2.     3 gallons of Jack Daniels.

October 25^th, 2006

Here is #2 of the Deadites Halloween Interviews. I got some words with the three openers of the 10^th Deadites Halloween Extravaganza. First up is an interview with Sean Revoltah, second is a rap artist who goes by the name of Nytmare, and to finish this baby is Alexplosive from long time Deadites openers, Live Sex Act.

Revoltah

RM: DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC.

Revoltah: Electro-pop/rock-sexually charged dance anthems

RM: WHAT DO YOU HAVE PLANED FOR THE 28TH?

Revoltah: I have a scary set list of new songs and remixed older stuff...maybe a couple of twisted acoustic renditions of some of my standards.

RM: WHO IS YOUR BIGGEST MUSICAL INFLUENCE?

Revoltah: I'd say it's more of 'what' than 'who'. The whole electro trash resurgence (peaches- hot chip- gravy train) is a big influence on me.

RM: WHAT GOES INTO PROMOTING A BIG SHOW LIKE THIS?

Revoltah: Grassroots promotion is important. I plan on going to a couple shows this week and handing out flyers. You can't rely on the other big draws to bring in an audience for your set. You have to bring in your own people

RM: IF YOU COULD PUT YOURSELF ON A BILL WITH ANY BANDS, WHAT WOULD IT BE? 

Revoltah: Me, the Scissor Sisters and Basement Jaxx would be a killer bill.

RM: IF YOU HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO PUT YOUR DREAM PERFORMANCE TOGETHER, WHAT WOULD YOU BRING ON STAGE WITH YOU?

Revoltah: Go-go dancers with bubble machines and a free buffet with blowjobs for the whole audience.

A few words with Nytmare

Ryan Maley: WHAT WAS THE FIRST HIP HOP CD YOU HERD?

Nytmare: I was exposed so early to so much I couldn't pinpoint just one. Run DMC, Whodini, BDK, Beasties, etc. I was born to a teen mother; and was always around my uncles growing up. One in particular was involved heavily in the local Worcester B-BOY scene as an "enforcer" for the breakdancing crew "Amazing Force". There was always boomboxes, cardboard and hiphop playing. So I basically fell in love with the culture itself. I may have ended up a DJ if my mother didn't whoop my ass for destroying so many of her funk records on our home stereo.

RM: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE STATE OF MAIN STREAM RAP?

Nytmare: Mainstream hip-hop bores me now. If I HAVE TO listen to the radio it ends up being a rock station more often than not. It's amazing the bullshit people think is hot nowadays. I mean, there's an audience and purpose for all kinds of music but there should be some kind of balance. Right now there is none. In theory hip-hop should reinvent itself soon because the trend has usually been ... shit is hot until the 'burbs embrace it. Then the hip-hop core rejects it and comes with something new.

RM: YOU HAVE A CD ON THE WAY - TELL ME ABOUT IT

Nytmare: "Insomniaddict" is the name of the collective work, and there is no title track. It's a mix of songs I've done over a number of years and basically each one is a time capsule into what I was feeling at the time. My style is lyric intensive, slightly dark and cynical, and sprinkled with lots of local flavor while I beast some sick beats. I have a few political and social statements on there that are sure to get me some heat but that's what happens when your music actually says something. Due to some technical hold ups the CD release has been pushed back a few months but it should be in everyone's hands this spring.

 RM: YOU ARE ON THE BILL WITH 3 BANDS, CHALK FULL O' WEIRDO'S. WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTIONS OF YOUR "BILL MATES" FOR THE 28TH?

Nytmare: I'm a proud non-conformist so a bill full of weirdoes is right at home for me. I'm adding some electronica-hip-hop hybrid music and chic singers to my set to get people ready for the carnage that will follow. I expect Revoltah and LSA to build the secret twilight society in attendance into a ridiculous frothing frenzy so that when the Deadites perform, a drunken riot breaks out. Also, if they could induce any nudity from the "Lil Bo Peeps" and "French Maids" types in attendance that would be a plus.


Live Sex Act

Ryan Maley: Who is going to be on the Live Sex Act roster for the show on the 28th? <o:p>< I>

Ryan here. Here's the deal: The Deadites Halloween Weekend is coming up. Friday October 27th, they play at Ralph's alongside Gein & the Graverobbers opening for Theo & the Skyscrapers. BUT! on Saturday! October 28th! At The Lucky Dog Music Hall!! IT'S THE DEADITES 10th ANNUAL HALLOWEEN EXTRAVANGAZA!!!!!!!!!!!

Everyday up to Saturday I am going to post one interview with maybe a Deadites opener, maybe the fans, maybe even The Deadites themselves. So here we go, I'm kicking the week off with Gein & the Graverobbers!

Greetings to all who - since November 1^st, 2005 - have been craving a weekend of spook houses, monsters, candy, tombstones and most importantly, The Deadites Halloween Weekend. Last night I was up from dusk till dawn at Resurrection Cemetery with Gein from spooky surf band, Gein and the Graverobbers. I spent the night talking to him about his first night of the HallowGein tour, which will be on Friday, October 27^th, at Ralph's with The Deadites and Theo & the Skyscrapers. He's pretty psyched to be part of The Deadites Halloween Weekend. With the sun on it's way I decided to ask him a few question of what he thinks about playing with The Deadites:

Ryan Maley: How do you feel about the Deadites listing you as their "nemesis"?

Gein: Well, the Deadites whole thing is that they hate zombies... and we're zombies. So, we're alright with the whole nemesis thing. Who needs the living anyways?

RM: Do you have anything out of the ordinary planned to show that you are indeed a ghoultastic band?

Gein: For us, every night is Halloween. This particular show will be kicking off our HallowGein Tour. So, we might have something extra in store... Although it wouldn't take much to beat the Deadites in ghoul-ocity.

RM: Gein and the Grave Robbers is obviously a horror influenced band, what would you say are the five greatest horror flicks in history?

Gein:
1) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Original)
2) Halloween
3) Carnival of Souls
4) Zombie
5) Suspiria

RM: What is it about surf music that gets your cold blood churning?

Gein: Who doesn't love reverb? Plus, no annoying vocals to get in the way of a good guitar riff.

RM: Very Very True. If you were trapped on an island with one flick, one jam, and one kind of guitar, what would they be?

Gein:
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Samhain - November Coming Fire (the whole album)
Fender Jazzmaster

RM: Interesting choice on the movie. Is that Satan talking towards the end of The Phantom Of Route 44, or is that just something you mixed in there?

Gein: Satan was busy the weekend we had booked for the studio... So, we went with Mephistopheles.

RM: Are you able to explain what is being said?

Gein: You'll have to listen closely. Think HP Lovecraft.

RM: Any new or old songs for the show on Friday?

Gein: It'll be a mix of stuff from our first 3 CDs.

RM: Last Question: Frankenstein or Dracula?

Gein: Frankenstein.

Also view my Deadites fansite at www.freewebs.com/dstsfansite

I just did a bunch of updates to my Deadites fansite. I added a lyrics page, some new pictures, a new interview, an update to the bio's (check the Tiny Wight bio, page: "The Deadites").

I still, have yet to put up an Andy Christ bio, there is so little known about him on the planet. Maybe someday.

But checkout the cool stuff that is there:

- Discography          -News          - Bio's

-Lyrics          -Pictures      -Quizzes

AND A MESSAGE BOARD!

If we can get this message board running that would be excellent. Post stuff you have. Info, pics, fictional stories, requests and questions for the site. ANYTHING! I would love to make my Deadites fansite a true haven for Deadites fans, and I need your help!

Check it out: http://www.freewebs.com/dstsfansite

- Ryan 

Well, this is very shitty news, my readers. Gutta and Furvis are NOT playing at the Grafton Inn on Friday. This show is unfortuneately CANCELLED.

Kids, teenagers who rock of (all) ages, just bare with me and pray for more all ages rock shows in the near future.

Hey everybody, live music returns to the Grafton Inn after the long summer, and there isn't a better way to kick off the return of everybody's favorite all ages local music series than with Gutta. Gutta is back for their second headline at the Grafton Inn, but Furvis steps up to the plate for the first time. If you remember Gutta a year ago, they are a cannon when they play live.

Well I put in a top 16, I think it's 16, opposed to a top 8. Some new stuff is up there, you'll see pages from Dynamo Habeeb, Tiny Wight and Oracle of The Deadites. Check them out. Another newbee I recently heard, Hooray For Earth, and to put it truthfully, I FUCKING LOVE IT! Check them out, they're a fantastic group. They have a cd on its way, I can't wait to hear it. Spread the word.

Check out their page at www.myspace.com/hooray4earth

Hey everybody,

This summer I've been taking a bit of a break from the New England Local Music page. I've been working most of the summer, I am rarely home, and when I am it is usually to sleep. I will be gone again for five days starting on the 13th. I don't see myself getting too much accomplished this summer.

Good news is I haven't given up.

Starting September I won't be working much and I'll have more time for the site. Hopefully I'll do more blog entries too. I'm going to present articles on various artists/groups such as Steve Mossberg, The Deadites, The Bee's Knees, Brilliant, Sunform, Vibrotica, Bob Jordan, and now ladies and gentlemen! the topic of the day: COLORBLIND.

I have a page reserved for a Colorblind Myspace page. It's going to be unbe-fuckin-lievable . Music, press, pictures, everything. I'm psyched for it, and this page will look like a Colorblind billboard when it's finished, so keep checking back.

But tons of good stuff will happen for the site. More press releases, more blogs, more advertisement, more pictures, more links, more everything. I am also going to improve the "Local Favorites" section, so keep an eye out for that too.

Check back for more cool stuff and news, because come school time, this site is gonna go from cool, to bitchin.

To me The Deadites are something different. The Deadites have made me a different person. And having made several fan sites and pieces of fan art, collecting an album of 400 pictures, putting hours of promotion into each show, and currently attempting to put together a Deadites tribute act, I am without a doubt the absolute #1 Deadites fan. Though I don't have the opportunity to see every Deadites show (being only a sixteen-year-old kid), I spend hours a week hanging out at Dynamo (Deaditess front man) Habeeb's comic store, (Dynamo's Comics). There I get to talk to the man himself, The Whisky Drinking Father of All That Is Funky, the five-star alcoholic, Dynamo Habeeb. So The Deadites really are something different to me. I get a different story than the fan in the crowd that just dances and shouts back words to the stage. I get to be part of the system. I have worked with Mr. Habeeb before. I, Ryan Maley have even played the man in chess! And I have finally achieved the goal of sitting down with Habeeb for an interview.
As The Deadites #1 fan, I am proud to present my afternoon with Dynamo Habeeb:

RM: To start off, do you have anything to say about winning Best Electronic/Experimental Act in Worcester's Turtle Boy Music Awards?

DH: Well, I'd like to thank the folks who voted for us,  but the whole thing is a bit of a joke.

RM: It seems to be taken pretty seriously by all the voters. How is it such a joke?

DH: How excited could I be about an award named after a statue of a little kid fucking a turtle?

RM: Well I don't think thats wha -- Do the Deadites have any new songs?

DH: Yea, we have a ton of new stuff. We're gonna roll some of it out on Saturday.  We got this one up beat jam called Furious Slaughter that I really think is gonna go over huge.  We have a few other things that we're crunchin' to get done. 

RM: What do you assume the ratio of new to old songs is soon to be in The Deadites, including this Saturday at The Birthday Bash?

DH: We'll always play Covered In Blood and Trick-or-Treat Spy.  And lets see, I really dig Shadow, and Too Sexy For Robots.  It's hard to do the math of old vs. new because well keep playing until we get kicked off the stage. Lets say a bunch of new, some very old, and some of yall's favorites.

RM: How about rumors of a cd?

DH: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. The cd question. What it really comes down to, man, is we're all really busy.  Its hard for me to wrestle three days a week, run the comic shop, save the world when the need arises, and still be stoked to stand in a little room in front of a microphone for eight hours. One of the main things is we really are a live band, and the cd aint gonna sound like what we sound like live. Once we figure out how to duplicate the live thing it'll be pretty exciting. Once we're excited about it we'll get it done. It's really that simple. 

RM: If it happens will it just be new material?

DH: I will say that if and when something gets done, 75% of it will be new stuff that we've written in the past year.

RM: What else is new in The Deadites?

DH: We got some stuff coming up. V-man  has his own wrestling school, as far as I know Tiny's solo album is done, they're making a theme park with rides modeled after my dink. Loads of fun stuff.

RM: Lets talk about the Bash. With it being the first big event for The Deadites in a while is there anything new planned for the birthday bash?

DH: It's gonna be awesome. There's gonna be midgets, dancing naked titty girls, I think I'm gonna rape a goat. It's gonna be off the hook. We got a new MC showing up, whose true identity I won't give away, but I will say he's the only other front man from Massachusetts worth a damn.

RM: Sounds intense. You'll have to get some pictures. What's to say about the other opening acts?

DH: You mean the midget.

RM: Well I had Grenadier and Colorblind in mind.

DH: I guess getting Grenadier to play was a big deal. I'm not sure if they broke up or were witness protection, but a lot of the feedback I'm getting is that folks are surprised their on the bill. As far as Colorblind goes, Jon Kervin is to me as Robin is to Batman, the Pope is to Jesus, that reporter who is always following around the Incredible Hulk is to The Incredible Hulk on the Incredible Hulk television show.  I keep that guy around 'cause girls like him and he does tricks for peanuts.  That and hes got a twenty-foot tall Asian in his band. You dont even need to ask why that freak show has opened for us in the past two hundred years.
Not to mention that our DJ Sean Revolta (and his cavalcade of perversions) is gonna be out-fuckin-rageous.

RM: I understand that The Vigilante will be at the birthday bash. Is he back in The Deadites for good?

DH: Its hard to get The Vigilante into the country since The Homeland has been at war with Oxford.  But I mean places where they hate America, like The Lucky Dog, and Rhode Island, he's welcomed with open arms. So we have to arrange our plane schedule around that.

RM: What's the news with The Velvet Whores? Many are curious why they are not returning for the Birthday Bash.

DH: The whole Whores thing was getting so damn expensive.  The band had to take other jobs. Johnny Heartbeat and Rob Rockly are both playing with Britney Fox.  Mitch Britches is in jail because of that whole Madonna fiasco.

RM: What happened there?

DH: Just dont worry about it. And don't quote me, but I think that Duke Honeytouch died again.

RM: Well that -- ok then. Any other surprises or big events planned for the near future that you'd like to mention?

DH: Now that'd be giving away all the good parts wouldn't it?

Dynamo Habeeb's Birthday Bash
with The Deadites
& special guests Grenadier and Colorblind
at The Lucky Dog Music Hall (89 Green Street)
Saturday, April 22nd
Doors at 8:30
$7
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