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:
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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
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