The song: “Shark Attacks.”

Unfortunately, it was sold in the United States. I really need to formulate an international sales plan. Somebody in Japan needs to buy a song from us.

You will listen; you will enjoy.

And then, when you’ve processed that, you will listen to this and, at around 1:15 left in the song, you will be amazed.

It’s very exciting! We talked about the play, then we did a scene from the play and it was pretty cool–except for the part where i dropped my line and flipped out a bit…but that can be edited…please. It was about 30 minutes long and then afterwards, the producer shut down the equipment and we all just started chatting.

One of the cast members is incredibly star struck by all of this, and he asks her who has touched the microphone he’s sitting at. She starts to list a couple of bands, wondering if we’ve heard of them. I say:

“no…i tend to listen to my band.”

She says “Oh, you’re in a band?? well, let me turn all of this back on, i need you to plug that!”

I said “alright! .. …. … we also have a cd…”

She says “That’s great…it’s a shame you didn’t bring it”

“I did.”

I give her the CD and she just thinks it’s the coolest concept. She asks what song i’d like her to play and i told her Roboctoresignation.

Puking out his soul

US Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) reacts to almost heading the wrong way off the stage after shaking hands with Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) at the conclusion of the final presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, October 15, 2008.

We left so quickly, as a matter of fact, that I didn’t get to hear any reaction to the new song from Musicians of Sound.  Since “Summer Girl Fun Town” and “The Princess is in Another Castle” are both works very much in progress, “The World Ends When I Do” is kind of the first “finished” song from that album.  And, since MoS is supposed to be the Greatest Album Of All Time, I’m genuinely interested to hear what people thought about it.  As in, I actually care whether people like it or not.  It’s a strange feeling, this whole “wanting to connect with an audience.”  It’s pretty much creeping me out.

So if you were there last night, and you remember hearing the song, how did it go?

Tonight! 9:30 sharp! Ash Street Saloon! Us! Live!

Debuting a brand new song from Musicians of Sound, “The World Ends When I Do”!

But this one is even better.  Damn you, New Pornographers!

Mutiny, I Promise You

Three Salem Oregon high school outcasts who have previously never met are curiously connected by their affiliations with a local sex scandal whose introduction results in the school’s first Speech and Debate team. Would-be drama star Diwata posts a video blog implying that she knows something about the scandal. Howie leaves his phone number on her site, insinuating he knows something more, and Solomon contacts them both to get the inside scoop for the school paper. As more secrets are willingly and unwillingly revealed, the stakes get higher. The three students realize that they may have figured out an angle to have their voices heard.