BHP @ 6 Years

BHP 6 Years

It just occurred to me this morning that my blog is now 6 years old.  In observance of this important milestone, I did my best to make a very generic, basic JPEG.  This got me thinking that maybe it is time for a complete makeover of the site.

Thanks for everyone out there who has ever visited the site on purpose or on accident.  I may not update this blog daily like I used to, but I still enjoy what I do and plan on keeping up with it.

Tony Sly Tribute Album To Drop This Fall

I still have a tough time believing that it has been a year since Tony Sly left this world.  Sure, I did not know him personally, but I was pretty damn good pals with the music he wrote seeing how much I listened to it.  To this day, I still listen to No Use For A Name as well as his acoustic material.  It will forever be on my playlist.

I remember bumping shoulders with him backstage at a Cincinnati Warped Tour years ago where I was more concerned about how many beers I had consumed over taking in all that was going on around me.  I was quick to apologize and he just smiled at me as he and the rest of his band headed to the stage to play some songs to a sea of fans.  I recall taking in their set and telling my partner in crime that day how lucky I felt to have just seen them play live again.

On October 29th, Fat Wreck Chords will officially release The Songs of Tony Sly: A Tribute.  This important release will include 26 covers of Tony Sly songs from Tony’s friends such as Bad Religion, Rise Against, Frank Turner, Anti-Flag, The Bouncing Souls, The Gaslight Anthem, and many many more.  I am still waiting for more details on when the album can be pre-ordered and check FatWreck.com almost daily as I know the vinyl version of this will be something that will sell out quickly.

Tony Sly Tribute

The good folk at Fat had this to say about the upcoming release: “We can’t express how much it means to us and Tony’s family that each of the artists and bands on this album took the time and effort to contribute such meaningful and interesting interpretations of Tony’s songs. All proceeds from this compilation will go to the Tony Sly Memorial Fund.”

Tony Sly passed away in his sleep on July 31st, 2012.  He was 42 years old.

Home.

Cleveland

“Cleveland, I ain’t never felt nothing so strong…”

After being away for over a year, I have returned home.  It still hasn’t sunk in yet, but I know it will as the days pass.  Once I get situated here with home, work, life, I plan on getting making the blog a little more regular.  Hang tight folks.

The above belt buckle was custom made my the good folk over at Scrap & Smith.  Metalsmithing at its finest.  Go check them out.

Photographer Ryan Russell To Release New Book Via No Sleep Records

Ryan RussellChances are if you are fan of music and photography, you may know the name Ryan Russell.  This humble photographer has taken thousands of photos of bands and scenery in his career.  Russell has worked with bands like Death Cab for Cutie, Against Me!, Mastodon and his photographs have appeared in such periodicals as Rolling Stone, Spin, Esquire, Playboy and New York Times.

No Sleep Records has partnered up with celebrated rock photographer Ryan Russell to release a new photo book titled “Continental Obscura: From Birmingham to Bellingham” this coming fall/winter 2013.  The title is derived from his recent departure of his long time home to a new city all the way on the other side of the states and will showcase photos taken by Russell prior, during, and after his move.

I am really stoked to see this book.  I have been a fan of him, and his dog Ava, for quite some time now.

Fans are invited (if not already doing so) to follow Russell’s journey via his Instagram account http://instagram.com/ryanrussell where he will be posting daily photos over the course of the trip with the hashtag #continentalobscura.

Check It Out: Nancy

So the other day while saying goodbye to some friends at the local tattoo shop here in Las Cruces, my pal Walker asked me if I have ever heard of a band called Nancy.  Of course I was quick to ask who Nancy was and before I even finished my sentence, he was jamming them throughout the whole shop.

I am completely obsessed with this band right now.  Think Ramones and MC5 with some surf punk fun mixed in.

After taking a few moments to scour the internet to find out more about them, all I could find out was they hail from Wyoming.  Other then that, I got nothing.  Let’s hope that changes soon.  In the mean time, check out this bitching band:

Nancy