Oh band blog, I've neglected you for so long I feel like I owe you an explanation of where the Half Past Two's have been for the past few months... Unfortunately you're not getting that today, so instead here's some MOAR PICTARS DAVE'S CAT!

Next HP2 Album Cover, I HOPE SO!!!!!!

THE RECORD PLAYER

8 1/2, Do The Right Thing, Casino, Species...WAIT WHAT THE HELL.

I'm not sure what it is, but my cat instincts are telling me I have to kill it

UGH, LOAD, WHO LISTENS TO LOAD ON VINYL

I Can Haz Wikka Wikka Noize?

Dear Roland...The 1980s Ended 20 Years Ago

Every purchase of a Lucina AX-09 comes with a (one) free "Play Keytar for HP2" pass. Watch out for the bastardized version of Van Halen's "Jump" towards the end and if you listen closely enough you can tell the narrator's native language is Japanese.

Wednesdays at the Slab

Inside jokes are great. Best part is you will all be in on it soon enough.

Marvin Gainsbug Announced to Produce Next Half Past Two Album!

Marvim Gainsbug: the Twitter based Song Composer from jeraman on Vimeo.

Mr. Gainsbug has agreed been programmed to produce our upcoming full length: "Digital Blues and Analog Upbeats."

The Master of All Bass

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I'm sad to see her go...but the mass exodus of equipment from the Elation Station that started in May of 2009 is finally concluding. The only bass playing I do these days is either out of a 10 watt keyboard amp in the living rooms of my students or on my MacBook with Reason samples.

These speakers and bass cabinets were used in the first inception of Half Past Two, previous to the entrance of David Parris and commonly referred to as, "Half Past Two 1.0." As we now look upon the dawn of HP2.5, it's time to shed some artifacts of the past and share these treasures with the next generation of bass players.

Parties interested in taking on the title of "Bass Master" can contact the band email and check out the original Craigslist posting here.

Rumor is it that the spirit of the Zombass inhabits this rig, and if a HP2 fan pleads hard enough I might be able to throw in a certain mask, also from circa 2006/2007.

And thus I cast thee out to the wind, Yorkville Bass Master 400, Avatar 2x10" cabinet and Avatar 1x15" cabinet! May we meet again at the end of days in the halls of Valhalla with the rest of my former chariots of rock!

Thinking back to 2007

It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.
Aeschylus, Welcome back to the party.

The Hype Machine Starts Rolling

Remember near the end of Return of The Jedi when Vader is all like, "well if you won't turn to the dark side maybe I'll just hit up your sister," which makes Luke get super pissed so he just starts unrelentingly beating the crap out of Vader until he's down on the ground like a sissy little school girl with one hand?

Yeah, our new EP is going to be more kick-ass then that.