Press Release: Lubricated Magazine Mix Tape Volume One: "The Company I Keep"

Lubricated Magazine and Fast Geek Press / Analog Empire to Release Two Cassette Tape Benefit Compilation


Book publisher and cassette tape label, Fast Geek Press / Analog Empire has united with Lubricated Magazine to release Lubricated Magazine Mix Tape Volume One: "The Company I Keep". This two cassette tape compilation includes an mp3 download code, original one-of-a-kind j-card artwork by Lubricated artists and over eighty-six minutes of music, spoken word and comedy – a lot of which is unreleased and original work recorded just for Lubricated. Twenty-three tracks include some of the following: Jon Snodgrass, Joey Cape, Kevin Seconds, Chris Wollard + The Ship Thieves, Red Clay River, Chad Rex, Shane Sweeney and Micah Schnabel of Two Cow Garage, The Takers, In the Red, Tom VandenAvond, Yellow Rake Zine’s Brian Polk, poet Charly “the city mouse” Fasano, Magic Cyclops and more. Each cassette will come with a handmade original j-card cover from one of our talented artists – including: Kevin Seconds, Violet Cape, Vinny Fasano, Lucas Andrews, Erika Jane, Tim O’Hanlon and many more. All the proceeds for this release will go to Lubricated Magazine to cover printing costs of the magazine. Only 100 copies will be available exclusively at fastgeekpress.com. Pre-sale starts May 21, 2010 for $12.00 (includes shipping costs).


Lubricated Magazine is a publication out of Northern California that supports the collective effort of independent artists, writers and musicians. You can check them out online at lubricatedzine.blogspot.com.
www.myspace.com/lubricatedthecultureboner

Lubricated Magazine and Fast Geek Press / Analog Empire believe that printed zines, books, vinyl records and cassette tapes add to the thrill of discovering new bands, writers and artists. The physical aspect of getting covered in newsprint while thumbing through a zine, flipping over a cassette tape and holding something tangible in your hands lends to a special connection between fan and artist.


Track listing:

Side A - 21:36 minutes
1 - The Takers - When My Shades Were Drawn
2 - Shane Sweeney of Two Cow Garage - Hallelujah
3 - Paige Anderson of the Anderson Family Bluegrass Band - Flying Rocks
4 - Charly "the city mouse" Fasano - Portland
5 - Possessed by Paul James - Take Off Your Mask
6 - Kevin Seconds - Oh American Girl
7 - Jon Gaunt - Every Drink Every Song

Side B - 20:34 minutes
8 - Micah & John Schnabel - Billy James
9 - The Enablers - Whatever You Like
10 - Red Clay River - Ain't No Blues
11 - Michael Dean Damron - Dolls
12 - The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit - Bones
13 - Chris Wollard & The Ship Thieves - Everybody Knows

Side C - 21:05 minutes
14 - The Anchor - Hot Dogs & Vodka
15 - Joey Cape - Good-Bye
16 - Careless Hearts - Joselina
17 - Andy Thomas - Spring Softly
18 - The Redemption Family - The Power A Secret Holds
19 - Larry & His Flask - Land of the F(r)ee
20 - Brian Polk - Let's Get Stoned and Over Analyze NomeansNo Records

Side D - 22:50
21 - Jon Snodgrass - Song For Gibson
22 - In the Red - Overworked
23 - Chad Rex - Awhile
24 - Digger Barnes - Waiting for the Snakes
25 - Tom VandenAvond - El Paso
26 - Magic Cyclops - Teen Pregnancy
27 - woMANgione – Saggy

** mastering credit thanks to Dan Utter **


J Card List of Artists:

+ Kevin Seconds
+ Violet Cape (daughter of Joey Cape)
+ Vinny Fasano
+ Tim O’Hanlon
+ The Anderson Family Bluegrass Band Kids
+ Erika Jane
+ Roy Dean
+ Aaron Burtch
+ Charly “the city mouse” Fasano
+ Eric Powers
+ Lucas Andrews
+ David McHank
+ Jeffery Fernengel
+ Nicholas Darquea
+ Cassie Podish
+ Guru Tattoo Shop’s Dave and Company
+ Patrick Speckman
+ Vanessa Jean Speckman


Available fore pre-sale on May 21, 2010 at fastgeekpress.com

New Logo.

Thanks to the fabulously talented Boris Vrbich for helping us create our new logo.

We love it!
and
We love Boris!

totally badass.

We were so excited to go see Trampled by Turtles play in our neck of the woods at Moe's Alley - that it didn't even matter that it was on a night in the middle of the work week and we were drinking like it was Friday night. This Minnesotan quintet puts on a show that will have you totally enthralled by the shear ability just to rip it up on stage.

Their new record, Palomino is another great creation for them to add to their steady album making repertoire.

http://trampledbyturtles.com/

Here's their latest video for "You Wait So Long"...

Tim Barry and Possessed By Paul James Tour

I couldn't be more excited for two of my favorite people and musicians to hit the open roads of California picking and singing together. Tim Barry and Konrad Wert of Possessed By Paul James are currently down in Southern California working their way up to us and we cannot wait to see the boys and share some good conversation, drinks and music with them. Check out their tour schedule and be sure to catch them while they are in your town - you won't want to miss this.

Below are the Northern California dates we'll be at...

3/16 Tim Barry @ The Blue Lagoon, Santa Cruz
3/17 Tim Barry and Possessed By Paul James @ The Blue Lamp, Sacramento
3/18 Tim Barry and Possessed By Paul James @ The Red Hat, Concord
3/19 Tim Barry and Possessed By Paul James @ The Stork Club, Oakland
3/20 Tim Barry and Possessed By Paul James @ Thee Parkside, San Francisco

Crucial Tim Barry Links:
www.timbarryrva.com
www.myspace.com/timbarryrva

Crucial Possessed By Paul James Links:
www.myspace.com/possessedbypauljames
www.ppjrecords.com

See You At The Rock Show,
Vanessa Jean

It's Better In The Wind

A renaissance renegade. That is what Scott Toepfer is to me. I could not be more exited and proud to see my new friend's creative pursuits come to life. That is one of the most admirable qualities about the L.A. based photographer - he is a doer - one of the few who truly walks the talk - and I believe we can all find inspiration in his cadence.

Scott and his camera and a group of friends are hitting the open roads of the West on their motorcycles in pursuit of pursuit. In the spirit of Steve McQueen and Jack Kerouac, this group of adventurous eager souls are setting out to get lost to find some clarity in this hectic and chaotic fast paced world.

Here is what Scott has to say about it all...

"In the process of trying to gain sponsorship for the project, I was asked a very interesting question, and I was reminded of it today.

“What are you trying to accomplish with this?”

Instead of telling this person I love all things adventurous while playing The Times They Are A Changin, I wrote what seems like a manifesto, but is really the heart of the project and what it means to everyone involved. Take a gander, and know that although we love motorcycles and adventure, we have something much more in mind.

“It must have been some time in the 1980s, when the archetype of a right of passage changed from following your favorite jam band across the country (with $20 and a spare t-shirt), to a perfectly manicured visit to Europe after college graduation. A trip where you would visit a dozen countries and experience nothing but jet lag and a language barrier.

Such has been the way of things for the majority of the youth on their fast track through life towards their retirement and eventual demise. We have been told stories from our parents: stories of seemingly outlandish and extreme adventure through this country. And all the while we, their children, are being pushed along a track through our youth that discourages any lack in haste at achieving a “gainful” employment.

Well, here we are. In our 20s, staring our 30s, and some choices are to be made. With mountains of debt and a perilous job market, we have come face to face with the end of the fast track to success. It is time to decide what is truly important in life, to focus on quality, and let the creative ingenuity of an educated generation take a right of passage into a future of its own creation.

This project is about just that, call it a “visionary journey.” There is something very visceral to the riding of a motorcycle for long distances. You are naked to the elements, forced to listen only to your own thoughts as the engine becomes white with the background. The road is beneath you and you are one with the world that surrounds you. The elements in your face remove you from your daily comforts, and you become alone within the group. The most important reflections in your life can happen here, and at the end of the day it is the group that will bring us to face the next.

We are setting out across the Western US, to re-imagine the stories of the previous generations, to experience the spaces between here and there, to see what becomes of us on the road, and to photograph the entire process.

No support vehicles, no production crew, no better time than now. Film in the same bag as the blanket. Some of us will change, for better or worse, under the power of our own will.”

Please help support their quest. Every donation over $20 receives a 5"x7" exclusive print by the talented Scott Toepfer. So help fill up their gas tanks and stock up on rolls of film and take part in this journey.

Crucial Link:
www.itsbetterinthewind.com

So to all of you, Friends...
Ride The Wind.

-Vanessa Jean

"And that's what we're going to do... have a good time..."

28th and Stonewall

If you haven't picked up Tim Barry's latest, and in my opinion, best record to date, do it now... trust me.

http://www.timbarryrva.com/



And make sure you catch Tim on tour this Spring.