by Margaret | Nov 7, 2023 | On My Mind |
Heylo Bassers, My friend Sal Maida asked me to contribute to Volume 2 of The White Label Promo Preservation Society Vol 2: More Flop Albums You Ought to Know. Sal Maida, Mitchell Cohen & Friends. I am very thrilled and honored that he thought of me for another essay. My essay is on the band, Teardrop Explodes, and their debut album, Kilimanjaro. I would encourage you to buy the book because so many of the essays are really fun, interesting, and are a deep depth of knowledge. It’s truly an oral history by some really great and interesting writers. https://hozacrecords.bandcamp.com/merch/the-white-label-promo-preservation-society-book Here’s my essay, for all you bouncing babies: I’m not sure how it started, but I remember how it ended. On a rooftop in Brooklyn, somewhere in Prospect Heights, and at a party for my roommate’s 25th birthday. We three were sitting on the far edge of the roof looking onto the Brooklyn/Manhattan skyline as the sun set, and the singer was standing, facing us. As the sun lowered the voices rose, and eventually we all were in complete darkness and silence. The line was drawn, and we went with the guitar player. The new incarnation (of almost the same band) continued when I lived in Williamsburg, on Maspeth Avenue right past the White Castle. I’d take the B43 bus to Greenpoint with my bass on my back headed to the guitar player’s apartment. We’d spend hours in his classic one-bedroom on Dupont Street hanging out with his Maine Coon, and coming up with cool guitar and bass parts that would later be formed into songs. We started every...
by Margaret | Jul 13, 2020 | On My Mind |
Heylo Hunkerdowners! We have something to show you from our Quarantine Diary! When we’re not crying or drinking or eating or calling each other up in the middle of night because time has no meaning…we’ve been busy learning new things, writing new songs, updating my blog, and taking bass lessons (again). Cool stuff like. And one thing that we’ve been doing is learning Final Cut Pro. *Ahem – by “we”, I mean KG*.We’ve had 3 shows with Tiffany Lyons fronting the band and we nailed “If We Could Let Go” from our 2nd show at The Bitter End. KG* took the audio and spliced up this little ditty from those shows. The footage is from The Bowery Electric, The Bitter End and Pianos. It’s a message about love and tolerance and coming out of all of this crazy stuff on the better side of life. Remember to be kind to each other and to yourself. Enjoy! See you on the low end! Love,...
