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Building the Gristleizer, pt 5
The big box o’ parts from Jameco arrived the other day, so a bit more progress has been made. The diodes are in, as are most of the capacitors. I’ve also managed to convince Mouser to send me a .47uF cap in place of one of the ones they owed me, so once that arrives [...]
RIP Sky Saxon of the Seeds. Who’s this Michael Jackson Guy?
Hot on the heels of Farrah Fawcett’s passing I heard about the death of a beloved musical hero to millions around the globe, Sky “Sunlight” Saxon of the Seeds. Think of groups like The Standells, The Chocolate Watchband, The Music Machine, and even that first Love record and you’ll have a pretty reasonable idea of [...]
Building the Gristleizer, pt 4
Returned to RS today to search again for a .47uF cap. No luck. So I’m still at a standstill for C1.
On the other hand, the input and output jacks arrived from Mouser today. It was a little tricky to get them completely into the board, but once I did I was impressed with how snugly [...]
Building the Gristlelizer, pt 3
First, thanks to everyone who’s visited and left comments; I appreciate hearing from everyone and look forward to hearing what everyone does with their own finished pieces!
The visit to Radio Shack seemed to be successful, so more progress has been made on the Gristlelizer. Life is good.
One of the items I procured at RS was [...]
Building the Gristlelizer, pt 2
I was able to spend much time soldering over the past day, in increments of a couple of minutes here and there, and it’s going well so far. Here’s an action shot of a bunch of resistor stems awaiting the sweet kiss of molten metal:
The soldering itself has been a breeze, although the tip on [...]
Coverage
The Long Afternoon on the Indie Rock Cafe
Got a quick mention from the Indie Rock Cafe today. Thanks, guys!
In Dee Mail: New Songs from ProXima and The Long Afternoon – Indie Rock Cafe.
Kind Words from Iran!
The super-cool Iranian music blog This Winki linked to our song Elinor Murphy, and had some very nice things to say about our work. You should check out what they had to say about us:
Eston Martz voice doesn’t sound that 24 years in making. It’s way more a late-twenties lung than that. As they describe [...]
Indie Rock Band The Long Afternoon Accuses F. Scott Fitzgerald of Being a Lying Bastard
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of “The Great Gatsby” and other classics of early 20th century American literature, wrote in notes for an unfinished novel that “there are no second acts in American lives.”
Scholars have debated Fitzgerald’s meaning, but the phrase has stuck, and many Americans have clung to it as justification [...]
“A Clever and Refreshing Highlight…”
From the terrific music blog A Future in Noise comes this comment about Signifying Nothing:
The Long Afternoon provide updated jangle rock for a new era, with smartly crafted songs…A big-time, clever and refreshing highlight of the 2009 releases I have heard so far…
Check out the rest of the review, and while you’re at it, add [...]
“Signifying Nothing” is here.
I’ve received the initial run of CDs of the new album, “Signifying Nothing.” It’s on its way to those of you who already pre-ordered, and although the official release date isn’t until April 20, if you want one in advance, just let me know. It’s going to take a few weeks before it gets onto [...]
