Hungry & Hollow

ekeown wrote:Awesome... it really sounds like a great show!

It was thanks Eric! As I remember certain things of note I'm adding them to the original post.

Went to Art's solo show here in Portland on New Year's Eve with Leigh Nash of Sixpence None The Richer and her husband as openers. Great show! For one, her husband Stephen Wilson was very talented, funny, and entertaining. Definitely had a southern flair to his songs with clever lyrics. As for Leigh...

I thought Art didn't think it was going to be a hit and instead was behind NYT...Capitol pushed it. It is his "newest" true "hit." It is actually the opposite. Capitol thought NYT should have been the single to push especially post-9/11 but Art was adamant with VDSM. Capitol relented and didn't giv...

What I found most interesting from the interview, news of the solo album/book aside, was Art speaking about the current state of the record industry and how artists do not make money off their music anymore. I think he said that BITNB had over 1 million downloads total (I'm assuming including single...

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10153747225471973&id=6321831972 Art did an interview and played a couple songs at the office my friend's friend works at. The Oregonian has (poor quality) video of it in the link above. Art says he is finally writing a book that will be mainly about his l...

Greg rebooted his website, http://www.gregeklund.org and is working on a new album! He posted a few teaser videos on his YouTube account, looks like he's been working on it for at least 4-5 months. Something to look forward to!

The Willamette Week (Portland's progressive newspaper that has been at odds with Art since the beginning) did a piece on the early years of Everclear up to the recording of Sparkle & Fade. It has interviews with some of those involved with the band at the time including Greg and Scott Cuthbert. It's...

Has anybody seen this or purchased one? I'm very tempted but $35 is not a cheap gamble. Apparently these guys use original masters and recreate the albums to make them sonically better. http://www.interventionrecords.com/titles/?t=sparkle-and-fade Mastering Notes Everclear’s Sparkle and Fade was cap...

Looks like there's a VIP package similar to the ones offered at Summerland: General Admission - Meet & Greet Package includes: One general admission ticket; VIP early entry into the venue; Exclusive meet & greet with Everclear; Personal photograph with Everclear; Autograph session with the band; Pri...

I too will be going to the Portland show, so excited! Really looking forward to Queen of the Air and Pale Green Stars.

Any word on TV appearances or a music video? Seems odd, the level of promotion for BITNB compared to Invisible Stars. Maybe Art is wanting to do more promotion this summer in unison with Summerland?

bands like Everclear don't return to the mainstream regardless of how good their new stuff is. It's like once the magical force that controls what's popular decides you're done, you're done. It certainly is a weird mystical power, too. I sure don't get it. It's like the radio still worships and pla...

'Complacent' really needs to be the next single. Sounds like it's going to be 'American Monster' but 'Complacent' is a much better, catchier song IMO and more "classic" EC that people will connect with.

It's been a while since we've heard a sequence as powerful as the 'show me" breakdown on 'Simple and Plain'. It reminds me a lot of 'California King' breakdown ("I will find you in a crowded room..."), which to me was always a powerful moment in EC's "history" so to speak. Oh and I'm pretty sure aft...

Now to go listen to the album a few hundred more times. ;) This. Also in the review the band posted on Facebook earlier this week the review said 'Complacent' would be a smart choice for a single. I kind of agree with that, the song is pretty much everything Everclear has always been. Sonically, th...