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The music I love is from the 90s.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:13:09 -0500

Here’s a hastily thrown together top 10 of sorts. But with 14. And in no order. Thrown together. Derp.

1) Everclear - Sparkle and Fade
2) Screeching Weasel - Anthem For a New Tomorrow
3) Descendents - Everything Sucks
4) Presidents of the USA - Presidents of the USA
5) Guided by Voices - Mag Earwhig!
6) Bettie Serveert - Palomine
7) NOFX - Punk in Drublic
8) They Might Be Giants - John Henry
9) The Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic
10) Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape
11) Jimmy Eat World - Clarity
12) Rancid - …And Out Come the Wolves
13) Weezer - Pinkerton
14) Sean Lennon - Into the Sun

It's not hollygorock, but it is.

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:37:33 -0500

It's not hollygorock, but it is.

It's about that time.

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:44:13 -0400

I finally decided to put “Huffy Hog” online.

http://hollygorock.bandcamp.com/

This album is more or less a “greatest hits” compilation from the daily song blog. I only say this because if you happen to be one of the few who followed the blog and read it on a regular basis, this album will have very few surprises. In fact, even if you are hearing these songs for the first time you probably won’t be surprised either. I tend to write songs about old technology and things from my childhood that no one will relate to. Thems the breaks! But if you happen to be a fan of 1989’s “The Wizard” or even consider yourself to be an early adopter of CompuServe, you might find something of interest here. Otherwise, you should probably download the new Ke$ha album instead. I actually like it quite a bit. Is that the one with TIK TOK on it? I really do dig that song. And the video. If I were to start this album from scratch right now I would probably shoot more for that Ke$ha sound. You think I’m kidding.

This is sort of the debut LP for hollygorock, even though it falls well short time-wise when compared to the debut EP from 2009. Only a couple of songs top the 2-minute mark on “Huffy Hog”, and those few songs could stand to be even shorter. I’m a get in and get out kind of guy if you know what I mean, wink wink nudge nudge, say no more. If I can’t say it in 52 seconds, it’s probably best on someone else’s album. Maybe a Ke$ha album. I really do like Ke$ha. You think I’m kidding but I’m really not. Ask my girlfriend, she’ll tell you.

At any rate, enjoy my short songs with references to retro things.

Running a little behind on DINNERSONGS but here’s one from...

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:15:59 -0400

Running a little behind on DINNERSONGS but here’s one from last Saturday night. I’m also about to post “C” and “G.”

thedinnernet:

“N is for Nava”
We were running late to Kati’s party
and they wouldn’t let us get seated.
And when they did it was fine for a while.

But the credit cards were offline,
they had to settle for an imprint and our time.
The food was OK but it did not live up to our expectations.
And I know I’m nava going back there again.
(I stole that line from Dan Cloud)

I hate to sound like I’m complaining.
This place was at a disadvantage.
You can’t relax when you know you’re in a hurry.

But the credit cards were offline,
they had to settle for an imprint and our time.
The food was OK but it did not live up to our expectations.
And I know I’m nava going back there again.

All work and all play.

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:56:03 -0400

It’s expensive to self-release an album on vinyl! Oh well, I’m down with it. Still working on getting “Huffy Hog” in the can. Also busy writing songs for a restaurant review blog. Check it out here: THE DINNER NET.

Anyone need an invite to Spotify? I’m not even sure if they still require invites but apparently I have a few to give out.

thedinnernet: “A is for Atkins Park”a musical review by...

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:25:01 -0400

thedinnernet:

“A is for Atkins Park”
a musical review by hollygorock.

I lost the game at Atkins Park.
No one told me that we were friends.
I never picked you for the team, but you know it’s still before the trade deadline.

I’m sorry if I haven’t been back yet.
The Clouds and I had quite a time
and Kati’s jalapeno mac and cheese was excellent as well.

Atkins park caught me off guard.
The ratings were set in every metric.
A 5 out of 5.

It set the bar, the bar’s too high.
And B through Z, well, we shall see.

I’m sorry if I haven’t been back yet.
The Clouds and I, had quite a time
and Kati’s jalapeno mac and cheese was excellent as well.

They’re the traveling blinds.No, they can’t...

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 02:24:21 -0400

They’re the traveling blinds.
No, they can’t see.
They’re driving around in a big brown bus.
They’re the traveling blinds.

Three of a kind beats a pair.
Straight beats trips.
Flush beats a straight.
Full House starred Bob Saget and John Stamos.

Big blind, small blind, chips ahoy!

Video Armageddon

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:28:45 -0500

Here’s another video we recorded last time Pike was in town. The song is a one-stanza summary of the movie The Wizard, and was a daily song from the blog in 2009. The studio version is also on the upcoming Huffy Hog LP!

Here’s a Stop The Revolution demo that never made it...

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:28:28 -0500

Here’s a Stop The Revolution demo that never made it anywhere. It’s called, quite fittingly, Demo Demo Demo. We had a handful of these rough instrumental demos that we never wrote any words for and I always liked where this one was headed. It just never quite made it there. The bridge is pretty boss. It probably needs to be put into another song.

You could call this the first hollygorock track ever. It was...

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:05:41 -0500

You could call this the first hollygorock track ever. It was recorded 15 years ago in my mom’s basement. I was in a few bands at the time, but this was the first time I recorded something all on my own. It’s an instrumental tune and I don’t think it has a name, but the file was called “MPL 826” so we’ll go with that.

Mark David Chapman is a Piece of Shit

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:12:07 -0400

I wrote this song after reading a few bits of Time Life’s Most Notorious Crimes in American History. It’s pretty obvious.

Mark David Chapman is a piece of shit.
Mark David Chapman is a piece of shit.
Mark David Chapman is a piece of shit.

Working

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:44:09 -0400

The new album is coming along nicely. Some of the songs you’ve already heard if you’ve paid any attention to the daily songs from the past year. I’m doing another round of songs now, some of which may end up in some form or another on the new album. I’m having a bit of writer’s block but the daily songs always seem to cure that. I really like the two so far. Still trying to come up with something for tonight.

The Traveling Blinds

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:20:21 -0400

Kati and I were playing poker with Dan and Lins one night and the blinds rolled across the table and disappeared. They were the traveling blinds. Everyone knows blinds can’t see. CHIPS AHOY!

They’re the travellin’ blinds.
No they can’t see.
They drive around in a big brown bus they’re the travellin’ blinds.

Three of a kind beats one pair.
Straight beats trips.
Flush beats a straight.
Full house starred Bob Saget and John Stamos.

They’re the travellin’ blinds.
No they can’t see.
They drive around in a big brown bus they’re the travellin’ blinds.

BIG BLIND SMALL BLIND CHIPS AHOY!

I Look Like Jesus

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:17:30 -0400

I had something written up about this but Tumblr thought it’d be cool to delete it. Party foul! But anyway, here are the words. I dreamed them up in bed while Kates played Oblivion. Hence the Oblivion reference. And this morning I realized that there is a They Might Be Giants song with the lyric “I look like jesus, so they say”. Oh well, mine’s differentz.

Time to get a sidekick, time to get a mascot.
Time to find a fall guy, to take it like a champ.

Time to learn some magic, or drink some holy water.
They say I look like Jesus, so let’s go drink some wine.

7 million thousand people said they thought of it first, and they did.
It’s not about ideas, but execution of said ideas.
800 million billion people have invented the earth, and they did.
Over and over, and over. And over.

Time to play some xbox, i’ll close oblivion gates.
Those games are sixty dollars, there’s always batur shroobz.

Time to start a business, a feat of engineering.
So get me on the fast track, I’ll be the president.

7 million thousand people said they thought of it first, and they did.
It’s not about ideas, but execution of said ideas.
800 million billion people have invented the earth, and they did.
Over and over, and over. And over.

Time to play some xbox, i’ll close oblivion gates.
Those games are sixty dollars, there’s always batur shroobz.

Time to start a business, a feat of engineering.
So get me on the fast track, I’ll be Harry Potter.

Radio Spam, pre-programmed.

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:58:00 -0400

Hooray for the new practice space! We converted half of my garage into a studio / jam room / awesome place and here’s the video to prove it. This is “Radio Spam” from last year’s EP. We also learned a song from Nick’s Daily Song Blog and I’ll be posting that soon as well.

Money, honey.

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:37:11 -0400

We ain’t got no money honey we’ve just got a huffy hog. Thinking of a release date for the upcoming hollygorock LP. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OMGZ!?!

You are in the know

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:39:22 -0400

The Daily Song project is going swimmingly! Just looking at the statistics I can see that more people have listened to “Days of the Week” all the way through than any other hollygorock song on the site. I like this! It’s my favorite, too. Shaddix likes it. Obviously I didn’t write a new song every night last week. Think of it as an on-going experiment in deadlines and melody mining. More songs to come!

The time was 9:30pm and I had nothing. So I threw together my...

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:30:44 -0400

The time was 9:30pm and I had nothing. So I threw together my attempt at a children’s song called “Days of the Week” and it’s probably the weirdest song I’ve ever written. Here are the words!

Running so late on a Monday.
Running so late on a Tuesday.
Running so late on a Wednesday.
Running so late on a Thursday.
Running so late on a Friday.

Running late, running late, running late!
Gotta take a shower, gotta take a shower, gotta take a shower, gotta take a shower.

Not running out of time anymore.
I have lots of time to find the door.
Not running out of time anymore.
My alarm went off just before four minutes of 10.

It’s Saturday!
It’s Sunday…

Play It Again, Samwise

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:51:09 -0400

So, the chords to “Marketing” had been around for a few months. This particular demo has been around since 9/29/2005. It was supposed to be something for Stop The Revolution but we never did anything with it. Kati just listened to it and says it’s her favorite! Here’s what I originally wrote about it when I first emailed it to stoptherev:

Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 17:19:01 -0400
From: Nick Williams
To: stoptherev

Jash and Kate, here’s a little something I made this afternoon, it’s a little demo of something new. Poppy and sort of new wave, the chorus is in a weird timing, like 10, but lots of melodies possible with it all. You might recognize part of it Josh, I think you’ve heard it before, but it’s sped up and more poppy. Let me know what you think of it and we might want to use it for stoptherev. It needs a couple more parts, but I thought I’d go ahead and post the chorus and verse with the cheesy keyboard drums so you’d get an idea of where I was going with it. Word.

-Mad Dog

Marketing

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:59:00 -0400

Finally finished tonight’s songling. I kind of cheated because I wanted to go to Trivia. So I didn’t write this song today. Well, I did write about half of the words, but the music has been around for a few months. But I could never find anything to do with it. Figured it’d make a Grand Daily Song. Plus it gave me an excuse to work on it and sort of “finish” it. I like it more than I thought I would. It’s a pop song with a standard arrangement. And I hope my boss(es) don’t get offended. I don’t REALLY hate the radio. I love the radio! It just follows the storyline. Here are the words:

Getting a Liberal Arts degree.
This sounds like fun, I can watch TV.
Critiquing movies and episodes.
Then get a job in the radio.

One year as a Computer Scientist was enough.
I like computers, but I hate computers.
Fuck computers. I love you.

And all of the kids took Psychology courses, to be cool.
And I did. And I was. I think.

All this, society would say, was a waste
Drop some courses, fail some courses, then wait.
One degree and a mediocre band…
Now I’ve learned how to turn you into a number.
And that’s it.

God dammit I’m a marketer.
I just realized I’m a marketer.
I’m part of everything that’s wrong with everything that’s wrong with everything.

I hate the radio.
I hate the radio.
I hate the radio.
I hate the radio.

hollygorock - official site, music, daily songs

The music I love is from the 90s.

It's not hollygorock, but it is.

It's about that time.

Running a little behind on DINNERSONGS but here’s one from...

All work and all play.

thedinnernet: “A is for Atkins Park”a musical review by...

“A is for Atkins Park”a musical review by hollygorock.

They’re the traveling blinds.No, they can’t...

Video Armageddon

Here’s a Stop The Revolution demo that never made it...

You could call this the first hollygorock track ever. It was...

Mark David Chapman is a Piece of Shit

Working

The Traveling Blinds

I Look Like Jesus

Radio Spam, pre-programmed.

Money, honey.

You are in the know

The time was 9:30pm and I had nothing. So I threw together my...

Play It Again, Samwise

Marketing

“A is for Atkins Park”
a musical review by hollygorock.