I know I’ve been quiet lately but just you wait until you see what I’ve got cooking on these hard drives of mine. I’ve been slaving over some new and some old material. It is on its way to you soon. As a friend of mine said to me recently, it will be UNPREDICTABLY COMPLEX!

For this next release, I am pulling together some dark, orchestral-driven tracks that are dense with sound and rich with production, similar to “Fade” in some respects but more representative of my scores and instrumental tracks which you can listen to over at www.audiocatharsis.com/media.htm. On this release I’ll be including instrumental versions at the end of the album as well as the full mixes.

Stay tuned!

Just another clip of Conan making the most of the whole debacle. I can’t wait for NBC to mourn the loss of Conan once they realize that everyone loves Conan and no one will care that Leno is back on.

I recently uploaded a song called “WAS” to iLike. This song is a quick little melancholy number that will appear on my upcoming “Shapes In A Waste Of Space” album. Check it out when you get a chance. If you like watching paint dry, you will enjoy this song.

I’ve included the song in my PODCAST. You can also listen to it in the sidebar of my website or on iLike: http://apps.facebook.com/ilike/artist/Living+Machine

Title: GYPSY LOUNGE XMAS ACOUSTIC CHARITY SHOW

Location: The Gypsy Lounge

THE GYPSY LOUNGE
23600 Rockfield
Lake Forest, CA
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2009-12-18

Description: I will be playing at a small set (literally like 3 songs) at \”The Fourth Annual GYPSY LOUNGE XMAS ACOUSTIC BENEFIT CONCERT!\”   I am currently set to go on at 1:45 in the morning. So come on out and have a few drinks. This year will be the biggest xmas show to-date.  With TWENTY-FOUR singer/songwriters from the OC & LA area, all proceeds going to the children\’s charity HOLLYWOOD HEART, and a big toy drive!  Drink specials, great music, festive decor, friends, food… etc etc.

This annual show has always been a Xmas highlight for everyone involved, and this year\’s will be amazing.

The Lineup includes:

Pawnshop Kings
AJ Degrasse
Cory Joseph
Adam Watts
Mike Vitale
Chris Paul Overall
Chris Karn
Danny Maika
Kurt Hunter
Joe Denges
Skee
Living Machine
Gayle Skidmore
Sarah Nicole
Mike Peralta
Robin Orr
Shaw
Alice Wallace
Paulie Pesh
Brenna Whitaker
James Below
Natalie Watts & Scott Harrah
Julie Bell
Josh Mohr

I know this has been around for a while but I thought I would log it here after stumbling upon it again. Truly creative. A lot of time went into this wall animation. I love it. Above is a video by BLU. You can also see it here.

Anyone who knows me won’t be surprised that I am going to make another change to my upcoming album. This time it is to the album name. This whole time I have been using the title “Storm Chaser EP” but I just can’t hang with that anymore. It is far too generic and to top it off there are too many albums from other artists with the same name. So I am ditching that title for good. I am toying with the idea now of calling it “We Chase Storms.” What does everyone think about that?

WE CHASE STORMS

Well, soon I’ll have another one to add to my DVD collection of apocalyptic tales by Roland Emmerich.  I am a sucker for these types of movies.  I realize some might say he is “stuck in this genre” but do I really care – no I don’t.  I say more power to him; keep making these types of pictures.  I’ve watched his stuff since Stargate and you can bet I’ll be watching this one too.  2012 is right around the corner, literally.

Here is the trailer.

I happened upon this quote and thought I would archive it here for those who haven’t read it.

“You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.”
~~~~ Dr. Adrian Rogers, 1931

To add to this, I’ll echo the words of a determined young man: “I WANT MY TWO DOLLARS!”

I’m looking forward to Apple’s new “Cocktail” concoction. The project, code-named “Cocktail,” is supposed to launch in September of this year. They are “collaborating” with EMI, Sony Music, Warner Music, and Universal Music Group to basically offer fully interactive features that are an extension of the iTunes software, basically emulating the old-world method for browsing/discovering music.   I am interested to see what it is all about.

The following does make you wonder.  I don’t even know if the below is true but I might as well stir the waters like everyone else.

“AP- WASHINGTON D.C. - In a move certain to fuel the debate over Obama’s qualifications for the presidency, the group Americans for Freedom of Information has Released copies of President Obama’s college transcripts from Occidental College Released today, the transcript indicates that Obama, under the name Barry Soetoro, received financial aid as a foreign student from Indonesia as an undergraduate at the school. The transcript was released by Occidental College in compliance with a court order in a suit brought by the group in the Superior Court of California. The transcript shows that Obama (Soetoro) applied for financial aid and was awarded a fellowship for foreign students from the Fulbright Foundation Scholarship program. To qualify, for the scholarship, a student must claim foreign citizenship. This document would seem to provide the smoking gun that many of Obama’s detractors have been seeking.

Along with the evidence that he was first born in Kenya and there is no record of him ever applying for US citizenship, this is looking pretty grim. The news has created a firestorm at the White House as the release casts increasing doubt about Obama’s legitimacy and qualification to serve as president. When reached for comment in London , where he has been in meetings with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Obama smiled but refused comment on the issue.
Britain ’s Daily Mailalso carried the story in a front-page article titled, Obama Eligibility Questioned leading some to speculate that the story may overshadow economic issues on Obama’s first official visit to the U.K.

In a related matter, under growing pressure from several groups, Justice Antonin Scalia announced that the Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear arguments concerning Obama’s legal eligibility to serve as President in a case brought by Leo Donofrio of New Jersey . This lawsuit claims Obama’s dual citizenship disqualified him from serving as president. Donofrio’s case is just one of 18 suits brought by citizens demanding proof of Obama’s citizenship or qualification to serve as president.

Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation has released the results of their investigation of Obama’s campaign spending.  This study estimates that Obama has spent upwards of $950,000 in campaign funds in the past year with eleven law firms in 12 states for legal resources to block disclosure of any of his personal records. Mr. Kreep indicated that the investigation is still ongoing but that the final report will be provided to the U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder. Mr. Holder has refused to comment on the matter.”

• You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
• You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
• You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
• You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
• You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
• You cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence.
• You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

…..Abraham Lincoln

(Whether Honest Abe actually said these things or not, they are worth a ponder or two)

I have released the song “Storm Chaser” on iLike and MySpace prior to the launch of the album.  For the next couple weeks you can hear it there until it is available for purchase.  Enjoy! Please add it to your pages to help fan the flames and induce relentless frenzy.

http://www.myspace.com/livingmachine

http://ilike.com/artist/Living+Machine