Tyler Thinks He Can Sing...Again...

Whoop The Whooping Cough by All Hell Breaks Loops

So a while before recording "It's About Time" I worked up some demos showcasing my less-than-stellar vocal chops. They were meant to be more of a reference for "what could be sung" by the lead rather than "this is the melody," mostly because of my liberal use of the "extremely flat" stylistic effect.

It seems that new demo season is now upon us once again, and to kick things off I figured I might as well start it with a bang...err a whoop! Here are my amazing lyrics:

Whoop Whoop Whoop Whoop the whooping cough.

I gotta a song to tell all the masses

Be aware and keep your minds active

Petrussis transmission can stop

Infants and young at the highest risk of all

Adults can spread all it takes is a little cough

Immunize and we will

Whoop Whoop Whoop Whoop the whooping cough.

Don't even try to blame Dave for the out of time ska guitar. That was 100% Tyler.

Bhakti's Favorite Song Live Is...

...Legacy. But maybe not this fast. I was doing some sound design for a friend of mine who wanted a solo "so insano fast that no human could play it" so I ended up penciling in 64th notes in Cubase. With liberal amounts (abuse) of pitch wheel automation and a hasty sampling of one of my real guitars I ended up with this:

I Know Mix 4 (no vocals) by Gnardvark

And that made me think of Dragonforce and all sorts of other studio tomfoolery, such as playing at half speed and then doubling the tempo. For the video clip of Legacy I just skipped to the doubling the tempo part. Lindsey's headbanging is a lot more epic in normal time. From 0:27 - 0:30 it's actually Dave singing, but you can barely tell that Lindsey takes over at 0:30 because of the super artificial sped up pitch shifting.

If enough people are interested I could share more fun facts about Legacy (the original and not the 200% version). If we have enough interest we could have interviews with Dave and myself about the meaning behind the lyrics, where the music came from, how many versions of the song we had to go through, etc. For that matter, if you want to know any more "Behind the Music" details on any of the songs (especially with ones with less sensical names...Sean Connery I'm looking in your direction) we would love to spill all the gorey details.

Comment away and let us know what your favorite song is!

Work Blogging

Greetings from the afterlife.

If you watched Dave's video blog, you know that I'm unfotunately deceased.

Turns out the Egyptians were right. Good thing they buried me with a Double Double from in-n-out. You really work up an appetite travelling all the way to the other side.

You know, it's kind of weird....HP2 members seem to be dying a lot these days. Luckily Dave has 9 lives and was able to come back to life after both the tragic shark attack and the car accident. I'm still waiting for someone to summon me back to life, it doesn't just happen automaticaly for me. Shux.

Before I continue I just want to give a big giant THANK YOU out to all of you who came to the show on Saturday. It was so much fun and we really appreciate everyone's support, it helps us stay motivated to keep this party ska train going.

Anywho, I'm at work right now...somehow, despite being dead. It's slow today/boring. I guess people aren't in the mood for smoothies on cloudy days. You know what would be really awesome? If someone came to visit me at the Robeks in Fullerton! Then perhaps I wouldn't have to stand around watching the clock slowly tick.

Oh shoot, my break is over....I guess I won't be able to continue writing about nothing....

Well I have something really awesome to put on here, once I'm finished making it, so stay tuned....

seriously,

it's rad.

LOTS OF LOVE!

Lindsey Smith

Expert Smoothie Maker

Robeks Juice

Fullerton, CA

Dave's Video Blog #1

Okay, so I know this is a video blog so there shouldn't be any writing, but BACKGROUND TIME!

I'm terrible at blogging, just really really bad. So instead I'm going to vlog, because that should be better?

I figure there is no better way to start off my vlog then with someone who's not me staring in the video, so I turn you all over to my friend Margie, the professional Lindsey Smith impersonator.

As you can tell, I'm a great camera man.

Now the real question is, how does this new (and dare I say improved) Lindsey Smith-like person sound? WELL HAVE I GOT AN EXTRA SPECIAL TREAT FOR YOU!

Sean Connery by Half Past Two

Party!

Hiya friends!

It's Labor Day Weekend...you know what that means, put the white clothes away until memorial day. Just kidding, that's a stupid rule. Anywho, loooooong time no blog. I've just been really busy....with um...uhhh...ya. Okay so I'm just lazy, whatever! Don't judge me! Not everyone can be as awesome as Anthony with his weekly posts! I think the problem is, I usually have nothing interesting to say. Nothing has changed, I'm just procrastinating because I have to pack for my trip up to Parchers to see mi familia.

SO since I'm not exciting, I'm going to tell you about the top 10 things that are currently exciting me.

1) THE SHOW COMING UP ON SEPTEMBER 18TH AT THE GROVE - sorry, I had to plug it.....besides, if you're reading this blog, it means you're cool, and all the cool kids are going so you already have your ticket, right?

2) SAVERS!!!!! Seriously, have you been to this place? It's a giant chain of thrift stores - only they are AWESOME, GIAGANTIC, METICULOUSLY ORGANIZED, AND AMAZING! Ever since they built one in La Mirada I've been a fan, but it's really grown into an addiction over the last few months.

3) GUPPY TEA HOUSE SHAVED ICE - do I really need to explain myself here?

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER - It's my favorite show. Can't wait to buy season 5 and for season 6 to start. IT'S GOING TO BE LEGEN - wait for it - DARY! WHAT UP!? Barney Stinson is my hero in life

PHIL SHANE - A God amongst men, truly. He may only be 5 feet tall, but his hair, glittery jackets, and Vegas style lounge singing is nothing short of amazing. He plays often in the OC area, but if you're curiosity gets the better of you, and you want to see this guy in action, the only place to see him is Rembrandts in Placentia. Why you may ask? The walls are coated in velvet....and the people are just...classic. HINT: Have him sing his Birthday song to you. Also - be prepared to say HOT DAMN!

ASIAN PHOTO BOOTHS - Okay this is nothing new, I've just been more obsessed than usual as of late. I have this evil plan in the works that involves somehow getting all of HP2 into one of these things. I'm not sure how this is going to work quite yet...roofies?

THE ROOM - Worst movie I've ever seen, ever. It's so very, very, very bad....yet incredible.

FRANK TURNER - This guy is awesome. He's a lyrical genius, seriously. He's Poetic, but not overly dramatic, poignant yet tactful somehow, ughh. He's just awesome, and I'm really hoping I can scrounge up the money to see him when he's in LA.

THIS HELMET - I fought Jengo for it.

DEMOLITION DERBY - Okay, so every year during Labor Day weekend, there's a county fair in Bishop, actually it might be a tri-county fair, anyway, it's awesome. Of course it is nothing close to as extravagant as the LA/OC fairs(no pig races), but they have rodeos and a DEMOLITION DERBY which features cars tricked out by local businesses. People get smashed on cheap beer while the cars smash into each other. It's kind of redneck, but it's always a good time.

So there it is! A blog, by yours truly. I'll try to make some room in my schedule for a weekly blog between making smoothies at my cousin's Robeks and floating on a raft in my pool.

lovelovelove you all :) :) (ya, all 4 of you who probably read this)

*Linds

HP2 (not at all) Weekly Blog!: The Return!

Okay, so when I promised to blog weekly I was just a slacker college student without a real job. Weeks later and I'm now a middle school teacher with an hour commute (both ways!) and the 9-10 hour work days, so I apologize for falling off!

Now that my apology/plea for sympathy is out of the way it's time for some news!

Okay, so we've got some pretty sweet shows coming up real soon! Let's get those out of the way right quick, shall we?

Sept 18 we're playing with some local acts at the Grove of Anaheim. We'll be doing our thang on the outside stage warming you guys up for the new-look Chase Long Beach (Sorry guys, I wont be sharing the stage with this this time), Starpool and Reel Big Fish!

Oct 4th We're making our very first trip to the Valley! We're playing at the SVC Sports complex with our friends Maxwell Smart and Kounterfeit Change. ($8 with flyer [to be posted later], or $10 at the door)

Oct 29 Skalloween in Temecula with Voodoo Glow Skulls, One Pin Short and one of our favorite So Cal bands: Skamikaze!!

So there you have it. That's the list of shows we've got going on for us for now.

Speaking of shows, we feel like we need to add something... something more than we've been able to give at recent shows... something like ANOTHER NEW SONG!! That's right, we plan on busting out another new song for your ears at the RBF show in a couple of weeks. Now, at the time of this writing I haven't actually learned this new song and we've never played it as a group, but I've got faith in our abilities! And now that I've told all of you faithful HP2 blog readers, we kind of have to play it, don't we!

Alright.. let's see.. is there anything else I need to cover? Hrmm.. not that I can think of. I guess that means I can stop blogging so I can go to sleep, huh? I mean, it's almost midnight and I need to wake up early in the morning so I can go to work and not get fired. Soo... I'm out!!

Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa wait!! I forgot to tell you guys. You all should do yourself a favor and go out and see Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. It's seriously awesome! Ask Lindsey or myself. We'll gush about it and I personally will get super excited and probably hug you!! Doo it! And then after you watch it, please tell all your friends!!

Ok, now it's time to sleep. For reals. Goodnight!

-Anthony