I just finished reading the book Hardcore Zen, and it was quite an enjoyable read. It’s the first book I’ve read in quite some time that I wasn’t able to put down. Albeit I was on planes a lot so there wasn’t much else to do, but it really has re-invigorated my desire to practice meditation. It’s always nice to read a book on Zen … Continue reading Hardcore Zen
Have you ever been to Venice Beach in LA? It’s like being at a Hippy Crafts Festival with thousands upon thousands of people walking along the street buying and selling crap that no one really needs… and oh yah, did I forget to mention all the Psychics and Tarot card readers? Haha, it was awesome! I must admit the beach itself was pretty damn sweet and all … Continue reading Back from Sunny Beaches
It’s interesting to blog every week and not know if anyone is actually reading them. Haha, I guess I’m just writing to satisfy my own desire to write, so it doesn’t really matter… although it would be nice to see a comment from someone on the bottom of one of my blog postings 🙂 Anyway, on to an update, what’s new in the world of Living Illusion … Continue reading Does Anyone Even Read These?
This weekend after beating my head against the wall for about 6 hours working on music for Living Illusion, I decided to switch gears and do something different. I hooked some sounds up to my recording software and played around with it until I ended up with this: http://www.livingillusion.com/LookWhatICanDo.mp3 Definitely a deviation from our regular music that’s for certain, but what can I say I … Continue reading Electronic Music is Good for the Soul
Maynard James Keenan (Singer for Tool) said it best, and I quote “Start from the basics of what it will take you to survive. You need a roof over your head, food, and clothes. Just start there. Everything else should go into your art.” Wise words, from a smart man. Yet I find it funny, just how difficult something as simple as that can actually … Continue reading Thoughts on Being an Artist
Where to begin? The last week has definitely been a long one of many thoughts and contemplation. Getting an honest opinion on our new music from reputable producers in the city has definitely taken my mind for a ride in more directions than I would like to admit. Feeling like we’re back at square one would be an overstatement, although I think skipping square one … Continue reading Re-Evaluating the Songcraft
Like the title says, it’s back to the drawing board… not that we haven’t been there for a good part of the last year, but after receiving the much awaited feedback from our producer friends it has become quite clear what the next step in the evolution with our music will be. The comments we received were great, with a majority of the suggestions being … Continue reading Back to the Drawing Board
It’s an odd paradigm that we live in right now, where more people than ever are listening to music, yet the value of music has plummeted drastically. This isn’t some attack on file sharing or anything of that sort; this is just a general observation which I’m sure you will agree. For instance, if the year was 1726 and you had an opportunity to hear … Continue reading Music is Dead, and we all killed it…
I’ve decided that I am going to start doing weekly Living Illusion updates. This of course is assuming that there is something to be kept up to date on, but essentially, any time there is something to talk about that relates to the band, I’m going to write a blog post for it (Let’s see how long I can keep it up for, I’m hoping … Continue reading Weekly Updates & Phillip Defranco
Our friends over at Cold Driven have just released a music video for the single “Heavier than Heaven” from their latest album “Steel Chambers”. I must admit, I am really impressed with the production value, the video looks amazing, and it also does a great job of capturing there energy. If you have never seen Cold Driven play live, what your seeing in the video … Continue reading Cold Driven’s New Music Video
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