Buck, Jim, Tom and I got together and recorded a theme for the upcoming revamped NewsUndies intro. You can listen to it here: Dummyhead Songs Page
Like it? Hate it? You can comment here, Tweet us at twitter.com/newsundies, or email undies@newsundies.com
Well the Dummyhead guys have been in and out checking out how everything fits, and having their pictures taken.
Some of the new photos:
The new layout looks something like this:
The new studio layout does a lot to help reduce the apparent clutter in the room.. Much of this is accomplished through the “island” plan. The desk (which houses the D-3200 recorder and the computer), the drum kit, the organ, Paul’s guitar rig, Jim’s bass rig and practically all the mics are gathered aroud the center of the room, and all situated to have the performers facing “in”, rather than “out”. There are 4 vocal mic positions (one with a TalkBox tube), and mics on the bass amp and two guitar amps. The Hammond and the drum kit are wired straight into the D-3200 (stereo). There are headphone drops all over the place. Buck’s Epiphone amp is in the lower-left corner of the pic.
Any individual pic will not show the plan in its full glory, because the room is so small, but this arrangement makes what appears to be the best use of the available space, while still permitting walking room and space for sound to resonate, as needed.
Dummyhead info can now be found on the band’s stand-alone website, with its stand-alone domain.
Check out http://www.dummyheadband.com/ for the low-down.
I (Paul) will continues to post “as it happens” Dummyhead news in the Dummyhead News category of the Ursus Pacificus blog (this site), and said news will be distilled and posted periodically to the Dummyhead-only site.
I’ve decided to split out the FAQ from the main Dummyhead page. The FAQ can be found here: http://www.ursuspacificus.net/blog/?page_id=340
Also, I’ve added a “Bios” page for the members of Dummyhead. That can be found here: http://www.ursuspacificus.net/blog/?page_id=341
Just sort of FYI
For the first time in four years, commemorating the arrival of Rick “Burrito” Supreme (organ & keyboards… maroon shirt below) in the band, the guys got together for rehearsals and photos. Here’s one of the resulting photos:
Also, great news… There’s Dummyhead swag… for the first time, you can finally get your mitts on, and , and proudly display an official Dummyhead T-Shirt, Sweatshirt, or other kitsch at the Ursus Pacificus Kitsch Kave
Can I put an image on my blog that is actually a reference to something in my image gallery?
Whee
Holy Crappe! A Dummyhead Rehearsal Video!
See and hear Paul Tourville rehearsing vocal and guitar parts for the Dummyhead staple “PickThumb BooBoo” in the Studio at Broadside Ranch! Such excrement! … EXCITEMENT!!!… excitement!
The Studio is “together” enough for Dummyhead (all 5 of me) to come by and take it for a test drive. Here is the result:
..oh, and I posted a crummy little video on youTube relating to this event:
Hi…
Well, the big day looms large in the headlights. The bathroom’s not complete, yet, but I HAVE to get out of that apartment!
Part of the move is getting my Cox business account moved to the house from the apartment. Well, Cox needs 5 days to do the move. That’s 5 business days. grr. What does that mean?! Well, I have to get the machines moved out of the apartment, so Ursus Pacificus will be going dark for a few days, while I wait for Cox to turn on my new service at the house. I expect the new service to be on early next week. So… Don’t worry… I’ll be back! Soon! Reall!
–Paul
For the first time in 4 years, new Dummyhead recodrings are available on the Web!
Check out the Dummyhead Home Page to listen!