Single Release/Honeymobile!

It has HAPPENED! Our single from our upcoming album has been RELEASED! You can download it for FREE (I'm so into emphasing words with caps lock) here: www.honeybone.bandcamp.com. Thanks to everyone who's downloaded it so far, and some cool cats like our mate Ryan even gave a wee donation. Fancy that.

Check out the artwork by our good mate Paul Emery:

Paul is amazeballs (I can officially use that word cause it's in the dictionary) and his beautiful GF (and our other very good mate) Ashleigh Dunn was the official 'lighting director' for the 'photoshoot'. She rocked at the lights and stuff. I told Ash she could have a whole paragraph in this blog so there you go. Thanks Ash! (And Paul).

It's terribly exciting that we finally have some new music out. We recorded the main tracks for 'Don't Need You' in Albany Street Studios, Dunedin NZ last year (sometime around July) and we recently reworked some of the vocals and guitar parts in our bedroom here in Melbourne. The b-side 'Down Into My Grave' (acoustic version) was recorded by Drew and I on a cold rainy Saturday night in our lounge. We used my new AKG kick mic to mic our feet stamping the floor and the 12 string acoustic Drew bought not long after we moved here. It's so much fun to play, it works both in an acoustic and non-acoustic setting. We played it at our most recent gig in Footscray, and people seemed to enjoy it. That's always nice. Look out for it at our next gigs!

In other news...

Drew and I are now the proud owners of a Toyota Hiace 2000!! Drew picked it up on Friday night and apparantly ended up driving through the city at 7.30pm as he missed the turn off to Punt Road. I can only imagine the hilarity that would have ensued, but alas I was in Wellington, NZ getting some much needed company from my wicked cool twin sister Kelsie. Now we can finally bring our own gear to gigs and I get to play my drums! I haven't played them since February which is a little bit ridiculous and if they had feelings like real people, I'm sure they would be a bit hurt at the neglect.

Here are some photos of the Honeymobile:

Drew is Proud

It's got fish on it...

Back of the Van 

It's absolutely unbelievably amazing these two large events happened on the same day. I have never owned a car before so it's a bit surreal. Needless to say there's going to be some awesome times ahead!

On another note, thanks to everyone who's read my post 'A Strongly Worded Blog'. I've had some great feedback and there are so many bands out there who have been stung by these types of gigs before. It's so awesome to see everyone sticking together and supporting each other in this! Cheers!

xxx

Things are Happening

Hey guys

Just thought I'd post up a wee update about how things are looking in the Honeybone world. Sooo much has been happening lately it's been hard to get any time to sit down at my disgusting dirty laptop and write something of interest.

We've played a couple of awesome gigs recently, and been to a few more. Highlight of the last month? THIS:

Yep, that is Drew and I in the front bottom left (I'm the fangirl with my arms out like a tard). Yes that is Karl and Jon from Shihad. They ROCKED the Hifi on Thursday night and I am now unable to move my neck much as I am a total bogan and have whiplash from too much headbanging. Rock 'n' Roll.

We had a band meeting (slightly interrupted by van-viewing, more on that later) to discuss the new album. Basically, we had to decide which songs we were keeping, which to scrap and what needed done/redone. I think I posted last year when we recorded in the 'big kids' room of Albany Street Studios in Dunedin? We recorded five songs in a live setting, bass, drums and guitars all at the same time. One of these songs was 'Espionage', our 10-11 minute epic prog jam. We listened back to the recordings the other day and unfortunately, only ONE of these songs is worth keeping (and it isn't Espionage). I'm gutted, because we got such a good sound out of that studio (plus the kit I played was worth a LOT and sounded wicked cool). But we really want to put out a record that is fucking awesome, and if we put out something that is average, we will be kicking ourselves in a year or so (plus it's not really fair of us to ask you for money for a product that isn't as good as it could be).

The impact of this decision means we won't be releasing the album for another couple of months, so just sit tight you pretty little things, once it's done it's going to be FUCKING EPIC.

Meanwhile, we've been redoing as much as we can without going to a studio (recording guitars,bass and vocals is pretty easy in our pokey wee flat). We're also working on a few new songs, and reworking old ones.

ALSO we're currently working with our good friend Paul Emery on the design of the 'cover' for the our upcoming single. He is a rockin' cool guy, and he's come up with a wicked concept. While we're on the subject, if anyone has an SLR camera we can borrow to take pics for the cover, Honeybone will be so happy we'll do any kind of favours in return.

We also have almost bought a van, which is super exciting! We'll be able to play shows with OUR OWN GEAR! Which means I get to play my kit which I haven't played since February. It must be missing me, the poor thing. We'll have enough money to pick it up next weekend, and I'll post a pretty picture of the Honeymobile once I get back from my weekend in Wellington.

Tonight we are playing a gig in the city at a place called DV8 and it's going to be awesome so I suggest to all the Melbourne peeps that you get yo asses down there! I hear there's cheap booze also. We're headlining, so we'll be on around 11.30. And then tomorrow we are playing in Footscray at The Reverend Hotel with some AWESOME bands by the names of Children Overboard and The Perfections. I have already had a total fangirl moment on this blog about Children Overboard (see blog: Band Love), and now allow me to have a fangirl moment about The Perfections.

Errrrmehhhhgerrrrd Therr Perrfeshehhrrns Err Sehrrr Errsehrrm!

They are seriously, if you were humming and ha-ing about coming to tomorrows gig just to see us, they will make it totally worth your while. Soul, horn sections, a totally babe'in front woman and wicked cool grooves.            

And it's FREE. What more could you want!?! So there you have it, tonight at DV8, doors at 10pm. Tomorrow at the Reverend Hotel, doors at 3pm.

xxx