tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40255813289601137182024-02-07T11:23:40.150-08:00Spiral DiarySpiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-17036343962256238222010-04-22T14:29:00.000-07:002010-04-22T14:33:14.698-07:00It's been TOO LONGSo I haven't posted on here for awhile. I've been busy touring with Neon Trees. My music has taken a backseat, but I'm not stopping and I have you guys haven't forgotten. I've got some demos with scratch vocals from the Winter EP (Which may not be released anymore...more on that later) But I still wanted to share the songs one way or another. <div><br /></div><div>I thought I'd keep this blog strictly Spiral Diary and not personal, but Spiral Diary IS personal to me. So nothing should stop me from posting about my adventures on the road with Neon Trees. But make sure to check out the 2 new demos at www.myspace.com/spiraldiary</div><div><br /></div><div>These two songs are on opposite sides of the spectrum. I wanted to show people the range that the Winter EP songs have. One pretty love song and one dark industrial/techno song. I'll try to keep in touch</div><div><br /></div><div>Dave</div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-86059737643285919252010-02-04T19:04:00.000-08:002010-02-04T19:07:39.636-08:00FREE DOWNLOADS!It's been awhile. I've been very busy with Neon Trees and working to save up money lately. But I was bored and thought I'd upload some music for people to have for free. Enjoy.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">B-Sides</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=8995c17653c227115a3d773badf2143072a39f5476c60b650ac99885da44e881</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Self-Titled</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=8995c17653c227115a3d773badf21430ec055dc012b150104df0d6082f1c2cd0</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Wake of Someday</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=8995c17653c227115a3d773badf21430ec055dc012b15010f0a154af670496da</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Winter EP Instrumentals (NEW stuff!)</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=8995c17653c227115a3d773badf214300457e0f5643c516e9b20786b9a6e1ed0</span></span></span></span></span></div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-83001398497530727782009-12-06T22:54:00.001-08:002009-12-06T22:55:33.097-08:00Tour UpdatesThings are going great out here on the road with Neon Trees. Having a lot of fun and getting to know and fully appreciate Inward Eye and Nico Vega. They both put on a VERY good show. Make sure to follow on twitter for more comments, updates, and pics. <div><br /></div><div>twitter.com/spiraldiary</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll keep it brief tonight. Thanks for reading.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dave</div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-89746543909840264962009-11-20T00:54:00.000-08:002009-11-20T01:23:37.927-08:00Touring with Neon Trees<div style="text-align: left;">Big news everybody,</div><div><br /></div><div>I was recently offered the opportunity to go out on a 3 week tour playing 2nd guitar for Neon Trees. For those of you who don't know Neon Trees, they're a Provo/Southern California band who have been playing around locally for years. I've always enjoyed their music and they've recently had some exciting developments. They have a new EP "Start A Fire" coming out this month (Nov. 20th on myspace. myspace.com/neontrees) and then a full length "In Our Youth" in April on Mercury Records. I'm very excited about getting out on the road and playing music full time for a few weeks. It will be a nice break and another great learning experience for me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, it delays the Winter EP I've been working on. The writing is nearly finished, I just need to record vocals and do a little trimming to a couple songs. Hopefully it will be out early next year.</div><div><br /></div><div>But here are more details on the tour:</div><div><br /></div><div>w/ NICO VEGA & INWARD EYE</div><div><br /></div><div>11/27 - MESA, AZ</div><div>11/29 - LAS CRUCES, NM</div><div>12/1 - DALLAS, TX</div><div>12/2 - BILOXI, MS</div><div>12/3 - JACKSONVILLE, FL</div><div>12/5 - ATLANTA, GA</div><div>12/6 - CHARLOTTE, NC</div><div>12/7 - WASHINGTON D.C.</div><div>12/9 - PHILADELPHIA, PA</div><div>12/10 - CAMBRIDGE, MA</div><div>12/11 - NEW YORK, NY</div><div>12/13 - CLEVELAND, OH</div><div>12/14 - DETROIT, MI</div><div>12/15 - CHICAGO, IL</div><div>12/18 - DENVER, CO</div><div>12/19 - ALBUQUERQUE, NM</div><div>12/20 - LAS VEGAS, NV</div><div>12/31 - SALT LAKE CITY, UT </div><div><br /></div><div>For more accurate info, go to myspace.com/neontrees</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll probably put the dates up on my myspace as well. Anyway, stay tuned for videos/updates from the road!</div><div><br /></div><div>Dave</div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-15736554219521178232009-11-07T00:33:00.000-08:002009-11-11T04:59:19.979-08:00SLUG Magazine Review<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My first review by an outsider! A critic who has never met me or heard my music before. Here's what they said:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Spiral Diary = Dashboard Confessional + Saves the Day + Plain White T’s</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This CD was a cringefest. Emo, as a genre, is sort of embarrassing by definition, even at its best, and bad emo music is so mortifying that it makes me want to curl up in a fetal position. I don’t understand––why did this even get made? Why did anyone think that lyrics like “If it seems too good to be true, / it’s probably too good to be true” needed to be sung by a dude with an annoyingly nasal breathy voice? Why, then, were flaccid, mealy acoustic guitar chords added? The whole venture is just confusing and awkward. –Cléa Major"</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">...noted.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I think the blurbs on my bio will have to be :</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"...too good to be true..."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:medium;">"This CD was ...sung by a dude with ...voice ...chords"</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"Spiral Diary = ...Saves the Day"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"This CD ...is ...acoustic"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"...I ...like ...nasal ...hole venture ...s"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"This CD ...makes me want to curl up in ...an ...acoustic guitar"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"This ...whole venture is ...Major"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"...I don't understand ...lyrics ...it's ...confusing"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"This CD was ...Emo ...at its best"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"...anyone ...that ...like ...s ...a dude ...is ...awkward"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"This CD was ...ass..."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"...I ...probably ...needed to be ...a dude"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"This CD ...makes me ...whole"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"...music is ...mortifying ...it makes me ...mad..."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">"I ...think ...it seems too good to be true ...with ...Clea Major"</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">"Why ...dude?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">"This CD ...makes me ...flaccid"</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"...r ...o ...n ...b ...ur ...g ...u ...n ...d ...y ...?"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:medium;">It's fun playing the "make-a-blurb" game. YOU try it! Leave your comments with your best blurbs. Remember, it's gotta be in chronological order!!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:medium;">love,</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:medium;">Dave</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'times new roman', serif;color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-21566004400171268962009-10-28T20:52:00.000-07:002009-10-28T20:56:37.704-07:00Perfect Circle<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WMKBgv0hFLg&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WMKBgv0hFLg&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div>The games are over</div><div>The stadium lights go out</div><div>The lot is dark, everyone has gone home</div><div><br /></div><div>I wear three layers</div><div>But the air still chills my bones</div><div>I can't keep warm until we're in each others' arms</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't care if my entire body goes numb</div><div>All I need to feel right now is whole</div><div><br /></div><div>We are a perfect circle of fabric and limbs</div><div>Legs and arms tied up and tangled in an elegant dance</div><div><br /></div><div>The speakers sing words</div><div>Specifically for me</div><div>Your voice rings out in such a beautiful melody</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't care if my tired jaw goes dumb</div><div>All I need to say before is "Don't go"</div><div><br /></div><div><div>We are a perfect circle of fabric and limbs</div><div>Legs and arms tied up and tangled in an elegant dance</div><div>Our hearts protected by an autumn blanket</div><div>A wall of ribs and skin defending our beating romance</div><div><br /></div><div>I can't explain this enchanting scene and sentiment</div><div>This attraction and attachment is all that makes sense</div><div>We kiss like legends stolen from old fashioned pages</div><div>Adapted, then translated for the camera lens</div></div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-3808928570279303652009-10-27T02:00:00.000-07:002009-10-27T02:06:06.241-07:00Forgotten/Rough Draft Youtube<div><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BL8GnObta8M&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BL8GnObta8M&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div>Break out your markers and connect the dots<div>Along my cut and corroded chin</div><div>Draw a long, broad, crooked line</div><div>Highlight the flaws and potmarks in my weathered skin</div><div><br /></div><div>My closest friends have always been masks and disguises</div><div>My greatest threats have always been cameras and reflections</div><div><br /></div><div>I tell myself "I can do better than this"</div><div>I tell myself "No need to settle for less"</div><div><br /></div><div>Break out the camouflage and hit the deck</div><div>Because poison's pumping out of these pores</div><div>I try to conceal imperfections </div><div>Always screaming for attention</div><div>These two sides are at war</div><div><br /></div><div>My complexion is two shades of color: fragile white and irritated red</div><div>I cover up these blemishes with liquid paper and red pens</div><div>I am a rough draft</div><div>Proofread by the professor</div><div>He sent me back smeared with corrections and a note that read:</div><div><br /></div><div>"Stop kidding yourself, you can't do better than this.</div><div>It's time to settle for less."</div><div><br /></div><div>I forget as much as I am forgotten</div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-74576388061111281542009-10-25T03:08:00.001-07:002009-10-25T03:15:10.707-07:00New Song/VideoThis was a song I just recorded tonight...It was written maybe 4 days ago. I've been pretty happy with it. Forgive the poor audio qualtiy/poor performace. I just wanted to have SOMETHING to show you guys. So this is a watered-down, late night live recording. The song doesn't have a title yet...it'll be "Burning Bridges" for now.<div><br /></div><div><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TjzhKQ4kpQU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TjzhKQ4kpQU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Our cease-fire treaty has no signatures</div><div>It's smoldering with the ash and embers</div><div>Our doves of peace don't flap their wings</div><div>They don't bring serenity and they don't sing</div><div><br /></div><div>I am the only one to blame</div><div><br /></div><div>Our olive branch sits inside a garbage can</div><div>Next to discarded gifts and our old plans</div><div>The cure to our disease is swirling down the drain</div><div>Bite down on your knuckles, try to numb the pain</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm tired of burning all these bridges every time I am afraid</div><div>It's my own fire</div><div>I'm tired of being the victim and villain in this game of mine</div><div>I am the only one to blame</div><div><br /></div><div>Our reunion's cancelled due to violent hail</div><div>Your invitation was lost in the mail anyway</div><div>Our binding contract was rendered void</div><div>When your trust and confidence were both destroyed</div><div><br /></div><div>I am the only one to blame</div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-70519981042066724392009-10-16T15:13:00.000-07:002009-10-17T00:47:23.533-07:00Remember that whole thing about REAL recording?...well things haven't gone as smoothly as planned. Having a house to myself didn't provide as much free time as I had hoped. Most time was spent moving things from Provo to Highland, then setting up.... then dealing with pets....then picking people up from the airport...then it's suddenly the weekend and I have shows....and so on.<div><br /></div><div>Once things settled down the beginning of this week, swine flu hit me. I've been doing nothing but playing Plants vs. Zombies for 4 straight days. Quarantined to a bedroom upstairs without any equipment. So how much progress has been made? Hardly any. It's what I get for writing a blog about recording before I STARTED to do any recording. From now on, let's talk about what I HAVE done and not what I PLAN ON doing. Because no matter what you have planned, it doesn't always work out. Then you look foolish for talking about it. Anyway, I'm rambling.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is what I have done:</div><div><br /></div><div>I was able to get to my desktop yesterday and do some mixing. I was surprised at how much I was able to refine/improve the mixes with only the same tracks I had from before. I squeezed as much as I could out of them. Trimming some songs down, tinkering with the order, revising lyrics. I'm pretty happy with how some of the mixes are shaping up. Right now, my favorite is "Perfect Circle." I think I finally finalized the lyrics to that song as well. Still not set on the title thanks to the Tool side-project of the same name.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh yeah, and "Forgotten"...very excited about that one. I'll get to work on putting together more slideshows.</div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-84621292884313221092009-10-04T16:27:00.001-07:002009-10-04T16:32:40.453-07:00Finally getting to some REAL recording...I've got a few days off from work and a house to myself, so I'm hoping to get a lot done and have something to show you guys in a week or so (though the upcoming Brand New and Straylight Run shows might distract me a little...).<div><br /></div><div>I'm most excited about a new song titled "Rough Draft/Forgotten" right now. Anyone who made it to open mic at Velour tuesday or the show @ Muse Friday, got to hear it. I've received some good feedback, so I'm excited to get vocals and electric guitar added to it. Anyway, hopefully October will be a productive month for me. Stay tuned.<div><br /></div><div>Dave</div><div><br /></div><div>P.S. Hey Chance, I'm "in the studio"!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-85065619560751304722009-10-02T00:37:00.001-07:002009-10-02T01:26:10.064-07:00October FirstI know I'm technically posting this on October SECOND, but I don't care. I'm still going to pretend this was posted early enough to be on the same date as the song title...<div><br /></div><div>Last year, I was living temporarily in Guthrie, KY (near the border of Tennessee, about 45 minutes from Nashville). I was there with "E for Explosion." We stayed in Guthrie in between tours and had a lot of down time. </div><div><br /></div><div>In Guthrie, we didn't have cell phone service, the internet was slow and spotty, and it was too hot and humid during the day to do anything outside. So most nights, I'd take a late walk down a 1 - 1 1/2 mile sidewalk/bike trail to the grocery store (to buy a coke from the vending machine). </div><div><br /></div><div>These nightly walks were about all I had. But I have to admit, there is hardly anything creepier than a cornfield at night. And with all the Guthrie folklore and ghost stories (Flea Market, the Bell Witch, The "Beast"), it made it even worse. With my iPod, I was usually able to ignore the fear enough to make it there and back. </div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, now to the song...this is about one of the night walks on 10/01/08. It was just a particularly bad night. But due to the circumstances, I felt reckless as opposed to scared like usual. That's what the song is about...</div><div><br /></div><div> I took some pictures on one of the walks and put them in this slideshow with the rough instrumental demo of "October First"...I'm hoping the imagery can help enhance the story in the song.</div><div><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bgh9GR2BuaQ&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bgh9GR2BuaQ&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /></div><div>Lyrics:</div><div><br /></div><div>Follow the trail</div><div>The bike path I have walked along 100 times this year</div><div>I want you to know that I feel no fear</div><div>But the fields have been cut down since I was last here</div><div><br /></div><div>Continue on the shoulder</div><div>Heading for the stateline</div><div>I'm not sure what I expect to find</div><div>But I want you to know that it's cold for the first time</div><div><br /></div><div>It's time to turn around now</div><div>Because nothing turned out the way I had not planned</div><div>Caution lights flicker behind me</div><div>My shadows dance on the road</div><div>...which one am I?</div><div><br /></div><div>I want to stare death in the eyes</div><div>I want to look down on that great "beast"</div><div>I want to laugh in its face and say</div><div>"There's nothing left for you to take from me."</div><div><br /></div><div>Standing in these empty parking spaces</div><div>The only places that I can be reached</div><div>I need to hear a voice</div><div>I need a comforting noise</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vAVBYMSwoMo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vAVBYMSwoMo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-25605916426779572922009-09-26T01:37:00.001-07:002009-09-26T01:46:47.193-07:00Limited Time BirthdaySo it seems like a good time of year to resurrect a song from last year.<br /><br /><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vFClOp17chI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vFClOp17chI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div>The lyrics for this song were written around September 2008 (Completed and co-written with Sydney Rees in November/December '08). The same time these pictures were taken . I was on the road with E for Explosion and we had a "West Coast Tour" that stopped by Utah in September around my birthday. It was a bittersweet visit, and very difficult for me at the time. That's what the song is about. Having to leave friends and loved ones behind all over again. About a visit that was too short. Home for less than 24 hours after being away for 4 months...then gone again.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, in honor of it's one-year anniversary, I thought I'd put together a cheap little slideshow from the "West Coast Tour" and let people hear a rare b-side they can't hear anywhere else. Let me know what you think.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dave</div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-57853453746122632452009-09-19T02:06:00.001-07:002009-09-19T02:06:19.748-07:00Widget<script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/4a37fb2f2cad25b3/4ab49f0ac451c30b/4a38138974d76ccc/43beb846/widget.js"></script>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-38977867323173716002009-09-17T02:28:00.001-07:002009-09-17T02:37:08.095-07:00"Disconnected" InstrumentalJust a preview of one of the mixes I've had up my sleeve for a few months...this is "Disconnected" (plus a slideshow of pictures I've taken over time to make it less boring)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gsf6iBIYkyA&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gsf6iBIYkyA&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-56728613599882166872009-09-10T00:37:00.001-07:002009-09-10T00:38:14.380-07:00Come to this show!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsbOy5QH0W0Vzd8RC-SmzP5LHdB-1eO9h2KtSwdCGhmxF_DC7z830qKpv8pDp-kjrX-tkmX25C0s38lWAUfBkdVxMGrvQGSSB3fTgn4Y4lAvGNgfcPTHp16EdDhcMVcdij04F9nfeWBw/s1600-h/wstmposter1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsbOy5QH0W0Vzd8RC-SmzP5LHdB-1eO9h2KtSwdCGhmxF_DC7z830qKpv8pDp-kjrX-tkmX25C0s38lWAUfBkdVxMGrvQGSSB3fTgn4Y4lAvGNgfcPTHp16EdDhcMVcdij04F9nfeWBw/s400/wstmposter1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379739834025370850" /></a>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-79080307486550551612009-08-30T02:46:00.000-07:002009-08-30T02:50:09.998-07:00Tickets for September 3rd!!I desperately need to sell some tickets for the show Sept. 3rd @ Kilby Court w/The Trademark and A Cassandra Utterance! They're only $6, so you don't have an excuse. I'm also doing a package deal: $10 for a ticket AND my latest cd, "Beautiful Divide." I've got ten tickets left that I need to get rid of. Email me at spiraldiarymusic@yahoo.com or message me at myspace.com/spiraldiary<div><br /></div><div>We can figure out some way for me to get the tickets to you. Maybe even meet up the day of the show or something. Any help would be greatly appreciated.</div><div><br /></div><div>Take Care</div><div><br /></div><div>Dave</div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-62551819234191373862009-08-23T23:13:00.001-07:002009-10-03T00:50:55.620-07:00For ClosureHere are some lyrics I've been working on lately...not quite completed. Still a work in progress.<div><br /></div><div>The house you rest in is a frame that stands bare</div><div>The ceiling is cracked beyond repair</div><div>Your special someone is somewhere out there</div><div>Celebrating a new affair</div><div><br /></div><div>This house has no insulation</div><div>Just drafts, cracks, leaks, and complications</div><div>I think it might be time for relocation</div><div>Don't you think you deserve a little dedication...</div><div>...for once?</div><div><br /></div><div>There is nothing below the surface</div><div>There is no cellar, there are no circuits</div><div>You forfeit your future to pay the mortgage</div><div>and this old property is worthless</div><div><br /></div><div>In the corner, there's an exposed wire</div><div>that was overlooked</div><div>It's going to spark and set this place on fire</div><div>We're both cooked</div><div>I'm gonna burn like the liar I am</div><div><br /></div><div>There's a shortage of lumber and bricks</div><div>So you settled for a shelter of straws and sticks</div><div>Now you've got a big bad wolf and no insurance</div><div>When this house falls, you'll be crushed in it</div><div><br /></div><div>You can dig a new hole</div><div>Find a new soul</div><div>Lay a new foundation</div><div>I'll let you have my dishonest skeleton</div><div>You can swing that wrecking ball</div><div>You can break my bones and build again</div><div>You can paint the walls with my blood and organs</div><div><br /></div><div>Let me save you a little time...</div><div>There is nothing below the surface</div><div><br /></div><div>What you see is what you get </div><div>What you see is all you get with me</div><div><br /></div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-77021705402287477742009-08-19T22:43:00.000-07:002009-08-20T01:22:19.048-07:00Writing update...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hey everybody,</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So I've had a little trouble writing and finishing up lyrics for songs, but I think I've come out of it. I just need to turn off the TV every once and awhile and do something productive. I'm still working on the Winter EP occasionally. Originally, the plan was an Oct. 1st CD release because that date has some significance to me and the CD in particular. However, I'm thinking it might be too close to the last CD release, which was just 2 1/2 months ago in June. I'm hoping to book a show the 1st or maybe that weekend where I'll headline and give people a little preview of the songs that are going to be on the new EP. Keep checking back for that. Anyway, here are the tentative song titles of everything that's in the running for the winter EP. I'll be picking 8 again. It's a good number.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 20px; font-family:Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, fantasy;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, fantasy;font-size:16px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); line-height: 20px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Best Answer pt. 2</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Audition</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Disconnected</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Untitled Dark Piano song**</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Don't Turn Around (ADD)*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Difference</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Forget You*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Home</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For Closure (House)*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ever So Neatly (Shrink)*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2 Birds, 1 Stone</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">October First</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Perfect Circle</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Remorseless*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Endor*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Charmed*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rearrange*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hold The Door*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Distance and Detachment**</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">* - Still needs re-tooling</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">** - Far from finished</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Then possibly the b-sides from Beautiful Divide:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Serendipity</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Island</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Complete</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">White Flag</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It's a lot of songs, but hopefully it makes for a stronger album in the end. I want to post some of the instrumentals on here as a preview, but I'm not sure how to just put a quicktime wav in...I'll try to figure it out.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dave</span></span></div></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-85034355613203402592009-08-12T01:00:00.000-07:002009-08-12T01:04:37.419-07:00HELP ME PLAY A SHOW WITH TAKING BACK SUNDAY AND BLINK 182!So there's a concert going on next month with Taking Back Sunday and Blink 182. I grew up listening to Blink 182, they inspired all my early bands. Now, Taking Back Sunday is easily one of my favorite bands of all time...to be able to play with them would be a dream come true. I think I would die happy if it happened.<div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I play guitar with Allred and we're in the running to open the show in September at the McKay Events Center. So you just need to click on the link below and vote for Allred.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can vote twice a day. You'll click once, the page will refresh, and you can click again. Eventually, the vote button will disappear and it will say "Thanks for voting." That means you've voted your max for the day. Please remember each day to put in your two votes. Like I said, it would be a dream come true. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity. Help us achieve it.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://blinkvoting.x96.com/index.php">http://blinkvoting.x96.com/index.php</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Vote for Allred.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you so much.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dave</div></div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-78934983234321569242009-07-29T23:21:00.000-07:002009-08-25T23:47:33.295-07:00Bedroom Recording of Room 1019...<div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jpcWIxQ-4IM&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jpcWIxQ-4IM&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div><br /><div>...complete with high pitched noise from the cheap laptop mic!</div><div><br /></div><div>I guess I should explain this song a little bit. I don't want to go into great detail because I'd like to protect myself and others involved. But let's just say it was a night gone horribly wrong. </div><div><br /></div><div>Poor judgment from both sides. </div><div>Poor planning. </div><div>Terrible timing. </div><div>I should've known better. </div><div>"Everything is perfect until you get there." </div><div><br /></div><div>The rest I'm sure you can figure out on your own. It's pretty straight forward.</div></div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-45177746985600058662009-07-21T02:44:00.000-07:002009-07-21T02:46:55.345-07:00BUY BEAUTIFUL DIVIDE<div><br /></div><div>You've been re-directed here because Myspace will not allow direct links to paypal. So just click the button and you'll be on your way! Happy online shopping!</div><div><br /></div><div>Take Care</div><div><br /></div><div>Dave</div><div><br /></div><img src="http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb187/jimthechimpanzee/Cover.jpg" width="200" height="200" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif, helvetica; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; white-space: pre-wrap; "> </span><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /><br /></form>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-71848230176663423592009-07-19T03:16:00.001-07:002009-07-19T03:28:58.971-07:00Judges' Choice!I'm happy to say that I was picked as the winner of the "Judges' Choice" for this summer's Songwriter Showdown. "Audience Choice" went to Willy Eklof who put on a great set. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that came out to support. But most of all, the people at Muse. Muse is a perfect atmosphere for me...and they have great grilled cheese! <div><br /></div><div>Also, I'd like to thank the other people who played. And did a GREAT job. I'm pretty disappointed that I won actually because I like being a part of these Songwriter Showdowns because you get a chance to be exposed to new talent/crowds. There's also none of the hostile feel you sometimes get with Battle of the Bands. Everyone's very talented and very supportive. I'll definitely still attend future showdowns. This is getting long. I just really wanted to say...</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank You</div><div><br /></div><div>Dave</div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-76553980730724079312009-07-14T23:08:00.000-07:002009-07-15T18:23:00.453-07:00Katy Perry vs. Spiral Diary...grudge match.<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/f3dG1FGQRMk&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/f3dG1FGQRMk&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">...so Katy Perry wrote this song about me, apparently. I'm not sure how to feel. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I mean, I may "pms like a bitch" but that doesn't mean she has the right to tell everybody!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Anyway, I thought I'd tell my side of the story with a song called "Boomerang." </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sometimes I can't help being "hot and cold", Katy.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UlYrirEtKuc&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UlYrirEtKuc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">T</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">k</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">m</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">m</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">c</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">m</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">p</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">y</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">c</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:medium;">Spiral Diary - Boomerang</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The corner bank's faded LED says it's just past 7:50<br />Doors should be opening any minute now<br />I hold my breath just to get it knocked out of my chest<br />She is in my head and under my skin<br /><br />Are we creatures of comfort and convenience<br />Or do these common coincidences have a deeper meaning?<br /><br />Walking slowly up the block<br />You're a mirage that I could've sworn was long gone<br />Turn around<br />Make an unscheduled stop<br />Building tension against the clock<br />My breath is gone again<br /><br />This feels too right to be so wrong<br />Wherever we go, the other follows<br />This feels too wrong to be so right<br />We take off<br />We collide<br />... we fall again<br />... we boomerang<br /><br />There is just something about the angles carved in us<br />We're thrown, we spin, and we return to the same spot we were tossed<br />I knew that I could not trust myself<br />But you said, "Dear, please don't flatter yourself"<br /><br />If this is right I don't wanna be wrong<br />If this is wrong I don't wanna be right<br />If this is right I don't wanna be wrong<br />I don't wanna be right<br />I don't wanna be wrong all the time</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:medium;">Katy Perry - Hot N Cold</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You change your mind<br />Like a girl changes clothes<br />Yeah you, PMS<br />Like a bitch<br />I would know<br /><br />And you over think<br />Always speak<br />Cryptically<br /><br />I should know<br />That you're no good for me<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><br /></i>Cause you're hot then you're cold<br />You're yes then you're no<br />You're in then you're out<br />You're up then you're down<br />You're wrong when it's right<br />It's black and it's white<br />We fight, we break up<br />We kiss, we make up<br />(you) You don't really want to stay, no<br />(but you) But you don't really want to go-o<br />You're hot then you're cold<br />You're yes then you're no<br />You're in then you're out<br />You're up then you're down<br /><br />We used to be<br />Just like twins<br />So in sync<br />The same energy<br />Now's a dead battery<br />Used to laugh bout nothing<br />Now your plain boring<br /><br />I should know that<br />You're not gonna change</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><br /></i><br />Someone call the doctor<br />Got a case of a love bi-polar<br />Stuck on a roller coaster<br />Can't get off this ride</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...so what are YOUR thoughts?<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-19139450867510149982009-07-13T19:02:00.001-07:002009-07-13T19:03:50.921-07:00Songwriter SHOWDOWN.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOn8SGnx_7UybndCbEyXJb1VdSDzEa9qk08_HdVl2tOGc228FVjbWW1-p49z8etvBSj3RW3j8rcYVQiQKixb8PFfS4BbEN5CgoJ294QR5cebb8iI0tllNxq3wP47ecphggWb9mKT5GRkI/s1600-h/SongwriterShowdown2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOn8SGnx_7UybndCbEyXJb1VdSDzEa9qk08_HdVl2tOGc228FVjbWW1-p49z8etvBSj3RW3j8rcYVQiQKixb8PFfS4BbEN5CgoJ294QR5cebb8iI0tllNxq3wP47ecphggWb9mKT5GRkI/s400/SongwriterShowdown2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358130674108804466" /></a><br />You guys should come. I'm playing friday!<div><br /></div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025581328960113718.post-10088948461122117222009-07-13T18:57:00.001-07:002009-07-13T19:04:12.006-07:00Update...I need to get better about writing on this thing, but I'm not sure what people want to hear about. Song meanings? Recording updates? Show stuff? Anyway, I thought I'd update you guys on what I've been doing.<div><br /></div><div>Last night, I wiped the dust off the Winter EP mixes and started doing some editing. Some songs are still not completed because I'm having a little bit of writer's block. Not enough drama going on lately. And I think songs about being bored are probably boring. I'm also going to start cleaning up some B-sides so they'll sound respectable when I decide to release them after the Winter EP. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also, I listened through my first album "Wake of Someday" today. It's been awhile. I guess that cd's not as awful as I thought. You guys should try to make it to a show because there are only about 40 copies left and I'm never going to re-press that cd (...unless maybe they're suddenly high in demand, but I don't foresee that happening). If you're too lazy to come to a show, you can still download all the tracks off my myspace. There's a link in the "sounds like" section.</div><div><br /></div><div>Until next time...</div><div><br /></div><div>take care</div><div><br /></div><div>Dave</div>Spiral Diaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882388980324503664noreply@blogger.com0