Top of the Pops

Here at Cinemasophia World Enterprises, we love WRIR. So to say that we are happy that WRIR loves us back is something of an understatement. Number 1! Thanks for keeping it local, fam. If you are in Richmond, spin your dial thing to 97.3 FM or listen worldwide on the internets with this here stream. And call them at 804-649-9737 to request your favorite track from "Fits & Cycles" to keep the dream alive. Also, shout out to Tracy Ringfinger for cracking the Top 10 with a strong showing for her great record, "Decimal".

As always, you buy either "Fits & Cycles" or Ringfinger's "Decimal" from Little Black Cloud Records here or from your favorite online mp3 boutique. Word.

Scrapbooking

Thought I'd share the band description from the MACRoCk memorial souvenir limited collector's program. I'm not really sure where this Death Cab thing comes from, but as Dan said, they get to make music for a living, so it's not so bad. People are really struggling for unusually flowery language in reviews and band descriptions these days, but I like rockets, pinatas, birthday parties, and Stephen Hawking. Anyway, all in all a pretty favorable write-up.

Fits & Cycles NOW AVAILABLE!

After what has seemed like years (because it has been years), our new album, "Fits & Cycles", is now available digitally from your favorite online e-tailer or in limited edition CD-R form from Little Black Cloud Records. If'n you're vinyl-minded, watch this space for updates on the release of "F&C" on ass-kickin' double LP. But if'n you're all like, "What's a vinyl?", you should totally buy this right now. If you go the iTunes route, you can even get ringtones.

Digital:
iTunes
eMusic
Amazon
LimeWire

Limited Edition CD-R:
LBC

Weekend Update aka Landis Shat His Panel

We arrived at Sound of Music on Friday at 5pm for something called "sound check," which we were previously unfamiliar with, but have come to appreciate and even love. After setting up our equipment and playing through a couple of "numbers", we all departed to Christine's house for some wonderful avocado hummus and butternut squash lasagna. Upon our return to Sound of Music, we witnessed the first live Ringfinger performance. After some technical issues, things smoothed out and the crowd seemed to have fallen under the RingFing spell by the end of the set. Then we played. We were in a good mood, and the crowd was great and relatively large (not individually, but as a whole). We didn't sell many CD-R's, but several people asked if we could e-mail them once the vinyl is finished. We certainly will do this. And I will certainly post it here.

Saturday we woke up and headed to Harrisonburg. There, Landis spoke on a panel about independent publishing. He can be seen above making a completely natural and unintentional talking face during said panel. After Dan took this photograph, he showed it to Elise, John, and Jay who attempted unsuccessfully to stifle laughter for the next 30 minutes. We then headed over to the Artful Dodger and caught a lively set from our friends the Invisible Hand, followed by Whatever Brains (who John recognized from the Jackpot in Raleigh), followed by a band that Jon Bray said sounded like 2002. The Iron City Lager was flowing and good times were had by all. Finally, we headed over to Court Square Theater, loaded in, and played a disappointingly low-energy set for a disappointingly low-energy crowd. We were appropriately and slighly harshly taken to task here by a grumpy blogger. To you, sir, we apologize and hope that you can find it in your heart to give us another chance. We loaded out, sold a couple of t-shirts, and hit the highway so as not to have to look this gentleman in the face. More photos of the happy times during the day can be found here. Like a phoenix, we will rise from the ashes of MACRoCk 2009 and set stages across this great land on fire with our gamboge Decemberists-go-garage wings.