Saturday, August 07, 2004

PORCH PLUR was a smashed success. The DJs sounded great (even the the lowly CUM LAZER) and the Snuggle Ups rocked it, positive-core. During the last song people were jumping up and down in ecstatic bliss as the disco ball spun at way-too-fast speeds and inexplicable fireworks burst just beyond the porch. Can you say "nirvana"? I did - but not out loud.

In other news, my friend and fellow festival organizer, Ross Beach, has posted a nice visual summary of the first ever PDX-POP fest, which went down early July.

Also, my new band - working name: Accident Pack - had our first ever rehearsal on Wednesday. Turns out Pat is a kick-ass improv-atonal guitarist with a very healthy Brainiac fixation. This bodes well for the future.

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Monday, July 26, 2004

First Strongweek Presents show at Lola's Room was a smashing success. Lots of happy people and happy bands (rad all-local lineup = Menomena, The Joggers, Talkdemonic), and a drunk Dave and Matt.

If you are in Portland, OR please come down to this on Friday night. It's a big ol' dance party on the Orange Room's big-ass porch, looking out over the Willamette River. Can you say P-L-U-R?

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Thursday, June 17, 2004

Anyone who knows me knows I'm a big fat Weezer freak, so you can imagine my excitement this morning to discover that none other than Weezer's lead singer slash songwriting genius (excusing those last two albums) Rivers Cuomo has been posting some solo mp3s up on MySpace. The songs are all covers (weird choices too: John Denver, Annie the Musical, whoever the hell Ann Poonkasem is), recorded in super stripped down lo-fi mode. The Annie cover is my immediate favorite for the ridiculous New Order octave bassline, painfully over the top vocal delivery notwithstanding. This is not the sound of Weezer's first two albums, but it's more interesting/quirky to these ears than the last two.
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And it don't stop:

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Music

Dead Drums

Blue Fairy (Evil Cartoon Mix)

I Was A Lesbian Sperm Bank

Dusty

SlowBeam (Goo Mix)

SlowBeam

Sluggo

Beaming

I Broke My Crayon (Comma's C-Funk Mix)

Fishloop

Loveloop

After the Beep

Maze Track

Crickets

Dawn Over My Jetta

Boombox on the Sidewalk

About Me

My name is Matt Wright and I am a scared racoon baby trapped in the body of an elderly woman. Just kidding. I'm actually a (somewhat) well-adjusted twenty-two year old, reared in the magical forests of Northern California ("Pass me the water crystals, MoonBeam!"), and currently residing in Portland, Oregon. I like to spend my time exploring my navel, knitting, and creating my own dog calendars.

When I am really drunk and standing in front of a bunch of cartoon "Hey!"s (and you'd be surprised how often this happens), I generally look like this.

I like to make music using my computer, and, lucky for you, I also like to put mp3s of said music up on this very webpage. I also like to take zany pictures and draw wacky drawlings, both of which are also on display here.

What else... Ah yes, if you haven't already noticed, I am part of this way superbad group of like-minded people called Metempsychosis. The site you see here is but one branch an ever growing... tree? Check out the main site for more good music. And, of course, I'd be way stoked if you'd e-mail me.