Check it, an interview with me over on jemsite.com, as part of their “Guitar Hero” series. The site is generally dedicated to Ibanez guitars (of which I have none) but they do a lot of interesting interviews with artists and musicians. Usually people that play guitar much better than I do. Head on over there and read the interview!

Hey, FrostClick posted a rather sweet review of This Is Old. “…it has quickly become one of my favorites this year with heavy rotation on my iPod”. head on over there to check it out. Thanks to Gabriel for posting a link to my store… yes I have some nice t-shirts, you want one.

This Is Old continues to weave it’s way through thar interwebs:
- Read an interview, with, uh, me at masslive.com
- Holy crap, almost 1000 hearts for my song “Computer” on thesixtyone.com
- Nice writeup over at buzzbands.la
- A nice piece all the way from Tel Aviv, courtesy of Laughing Evergreens

Over 100 stations playing State Shirt
This Is Old continues to get played on college and independent radio across the US. Over 100 stations are playing new State Shirt music. The album hit #7 at KSLU St Louis, #26 at WAIH Postdam NY, #12 at WTTU Cookeville, TN, #28 at WFCS New Britain CT, #22 at WNHU West Haven CT, #13 at URH Hilo Hawaii, #18 WMXM at Lake Forest IL, #24 at Naperville IL, #15 at WCYT Fort Wayne IN, #24 at KSCL Shreveport LA, #27 at WMLN Milton MA, #27 at WUSB Stony Brook Ny, #10 at WBGU Bowling Green Oh, #13 at WPPJ Pittsburgh PA, and #18 WXJM Harrisonburg VA!

New Song
A few days ago I recorded a new song in my kitchen. Video is here. Song is below. Hope you like it.
State Shirt – Suffer Someday (Live)

Remixes
A bunch of new remixes have come in. Here are just a few. Remix contest winner will be announced shortly!
Diode (Terry Burton) – Computer (Analog Mix by Diode)
The Orchestral Movement of 1932 – Conway Station Road (The Next Train Mix)
Show Your Shoe – Fell Out Of The Sky (Show Your Shoe remix)
Teru – Enter…
Decaying_Machine – Chemma Chi [dark times machine rmx]
Ballzac – Fell Out Of The Sky (commercial dance remix)
Christof Barber – Computer (Christof Barber remix)

I remixed myself
Is it a faux pas to remix yourself? A couple days ago I created a mashup of several Vidian songs with my song “Life Isn’t Everything”. It also features vocals from c.layne, Brad Sucks and Kristen Hersh for good measure. Definitely doesn’t sound like State Shirt– has more of a Daft Punk feel.
State Shirt – Almost Alive (mash-up)

More songs to remix
A few more songs are available for remixing. Source files for Life Isn’t Everything, Don’t Die and Edison’s Medicine are available for downloading here.

Over the last couple months, there have been over 70 remixes of State Shirt songs that have been made by people all over the world, and it’s been really cool to hear everyone’s take on the music. Since it’s been going so well, I figured hey why not have another remix contest? Well here it is.

Create a tasty remix of a State Shirt song between January 19 and February 26 and enter to win Propellerhead Reason 4 music production software, State Shirt t-shirt and other yet-to-be-announced goodies. Source files for my songs are available here. All you need to do is:

1. Create a super badass remix of one of my songs (or several remixes, there is no limit).

2. Submit the remix by emailing me with an MP3 attachment or link to the MP3.

Me and my team of remix experts will pick the most super-est fantastic remix of the month. And give you the prize. Contest rules are here. Bonus points go to people who also upload their remix to ccMixter.org!

Thanks!

Pretty excited this week, radio airplay for the new album is going well. This week, 5 stations have charted it in their top 30 albums; #21 at URH in Hawaii, #18 at WXJM in Harrisonburg, VA, #15 at WCYT in Fort Wayne, Indiana, #13 at WPPJ in Pittsburgh, and #7 at KSLU in St. Louis. Here’s the updated list, if you see your local station here, please call them and request State Shirt. Thanks, yer a peach!

WEGL – Auburn, AL
KHNS – Haines AK
KFSR – Fresno, CA
KVMR – Nevada City, CA
KUCR – Riverside, CA
KZSC – Santa Cruz, CA
KCSS – Turlock, CA
KSCU – Fort Collins, CO
WESU – Middletown, CT
WFCS – New Britain, CT – Charted at #29
WWUH – West Hartford, CT (my old stompin’ grounds)
WNHU – West Haven, CT – Charted at #22
WVUD – Newark, DE
WMNF – Tampa, FL
WRAS – Atlanta, GA
URH – Hilo, HI – Charted at #23, now at #21!
WMXM – Lake Forest, IL
WCYT – Fort Wayne, IN – Charted at #15!
WVFI – Notre Dame, IN
WRFL – Lexington, KY
KXUL – Monroe, LA
KSCL – Shreveport, LA
WBOR – Brunswick, ME
WMPG – Portland, ME
CJUM – Winnipeg, MAN
WMUC – College Park, MD
WMUA – Amherst, MA (also my old stompin’ grounds)
WBMR – Cambridge, MA
WMLN – Milton, MA – Charted at #27!
WBRS – Waltham, MA
WIDR – Kalamazoo, MI
KUOM – Minneapolis, MN
KRLX – Northfield, MN
3WK – St Louis, MO
KDHX – St Louis, MO
KSLU – St Louis, MO – Charted at #26, now at #7!
KWUR – St Louis, MO
RLC – Piscataway, NJ
WICB – Ithaca, NY
WUSB – Stony Brook, NY – Charted at #27
WRPI – Troy, NY
WQFS – Greensboro, NC
KNDS – Fargo, ND
WBGU – Bowling Green, OH – Charted at #10!
KRSC – Claremore, OK
KXZY – Stillwater, OK
CHUO – Ottawa, ONT
CILU – Thunder Bay, ONT
KEOL – La Grande, OR
WMUH – Allentown, PA
WARC – Meadville, PA
WIXQ – Millersville, PA
WPPJ – Pittsburgh, PA – Charted at #13!
WSYC – Shippensburg, PA
WVYC – York, PA
WDOM – Providence, RI
WUTK – Knoxville, TN – Charted at #30
WRVU – Nashville, TN
Radio UTD – Richardson, TX
KSYM – San Antonio, TX
WRUV – Burlington, VT
WXJM – Harrisonburg, VA – Charted at #18!
KUGS – Bellingham, WA
WSRI – Eau Claire, WI
WSUM – Madison, WI

Creative Commons is all warm and cuddly with my Call for Remixes/Samples.

Thanks to Laptop Rockers for giving the remix contest some love and affection.

Yay, I’m on Song-A-Day again!

Nice review on Comfort Comes. “an album that’s fresh-sounding but also comfy as your favorite sweatshirt”. Very comfortable.

Speaking of being comfortable, Comfort Music posted a couple tracks up on their site.

It’s okay, Pensatos totally panned the new album, but someone there liked a track.

54 stations are playing songs off of This Is Old. YAH!

WEGL – Auburn, AL
KHNS – Haines AK
KVMR – Nevada City, CA
KUCR – Riverside, CA
KZSC – Santa Cruz, CA
KCSS – Turlock, CA
KSCU – Fort Collins, CO
WFCS – New Britain, CT – Charted at #29
WVUD – Newark, DE
WMNF – Tampa, FL
WRAS – Atlanta, GA
URH – Hilo, HI – Charted at #23
WMXM – Lake Forest, IL
WVFI – Notre Dame, IN
WRFL – Lexington, KY
KXUL – Monroe, LA
WBOR – Brunswick, ME
WMPG – Portland, ME
CJUM – Winnipeg, MAN
WMUC – College Park, MD
WMUA – Amherst, MA
WBMR – Cambridge, MA
WBRS – Waltham, MA
KUOM – Minneapolis, MN
KRLX – Northfield, MN
3WK – St Louis, MO
KDHX – St Louis, MO
KSLU – St Louis, MO – Charted at #26
KWUR – St Louis, MO
RLC – Piscataway, NJ
WICB – Ithaca, NY
WUSB – Stony Brook, NY – Charted at #27
WRPI – Troy, NY
WBGU – Bowling Green, OH
KRSC – Claremore, OK
KXZY – Stillwater, OK
CHUO – Ottawa, ONT
CILU – Thunder Bay, ONT
KEOL – La Grande, OR
WMUH – Allentown, PA
WARC – Meadville, PA
WIXQ – Millersville, PA
WPPJ – Pittsburgh, PA
WSYC – Shippensburg, PA
WVYC – York, PA
WDOM – Providence, RI
WUTK – Knoxville, TN – Charted at #30!
Radio UTD – Richardson, TX
KSYM – San Antonio, TX
WRUV – Burlington, VT
WXJM – Harrisonburg, VA
KUGS – Bellingham, WA
WSRI – Eau Claire, WI
WSUM – Madison, WI

Some snippets from Paul POP’s review (First Coast News). Link to review

“DIY hand made folktronica that sounds as if Elbow got in a car crash with Folk Implosion and the Postal Service.”

“The unobtrusive nature of all this permeates the haunting nature of this album and it makes it seem as if the the whole thing were created by loop loving ghosts.”

“This is Old is a fascinating listen and an interesting peek into State Shirt’s soul.”

“Melancholy and being stuck in a never ending routine has never sounded so good.”

A bunch of stations are playing some songs off This Is Old:

KVMR – Nevada City, CA
KUCR – Riverside, CA
KSCU – Fort Collins, CO
WFCS – New Britain, CT – charted at #29
WNHU – West Haven, CT
WVUD – Newark, DE
WRAS – Atlanta, GA
URH – Hilo, HI
WVFi – Notre Dame, IN
KXUL – Monroe, LA
WMPG – Portland, ME
CJUM – Winnipeg, MAN
WMUC – College Park, MD
WBRS – Waltham, MA
KRLX – Northfield, MN
3WK – St Louis, MO
KDHX – St Louis, MO
KSLU-1 – St Louis, MO
WUSB – Stony Brook, NY – charted at #27
WRPI – Troy, NY
WBGU – Bowling Green, OH – charted at #10!
KRSC – Claremore, OK
KXZY – Stillwater, OK
CILU – Thunder Bay, ONT
WMUH – Allentown, PA
WARC – Meadville, PA
WIXQ – Millersville, PA
WPPJ – Pittsburgh, PA
WSYC – Shippensburg, PA
WVYC – York, PA
WDOM – Providence, RI
WUTK – Knoxville, TN
KSYM – San Antonio, TX
WRSI – Eau Claire, WI
WSUM – Madison, WI

Yay, looks like some college radio stations are picking up This Is Old. These supercool stations have added it to their catalog:

WFCS – New Britain, CT
WNHU – West Haven, CT
WRAS – Atlanta, GA
URH – Hilo, HI
3WK – St. Louis, MO
WGBU – Bowling Green, OH
KXZY – Stillwater, OK
CILU – Thunder Bay, ONT
WPPJ – Pittsburgh, PA
WUTK – Knoxville, TN
KSYM – San Antonio, TX
WSRI, Eau Claire, WI

And a couple podcasts have played some new songs:

The Get Up Rotation
The Multiple Sclerosis Blog Podcast

Just wanted to extend my thanks to the podcasts that have played State Shirt songs recently (and not so recently). Check these out!

The Awful Show
Suffolk ‘N’ Cool
PC Podcast
Borderline
Amplified
Five Gallon Podcast
Makeshift Magesty

Check it: State Shirt’s debut album Don’t Die continues to get played by radio stations across the United States. Over 126 stations have added Don’t Die and 102 stations are playing it. Thanks to the following stations that are really playing the hell out of it: WKKL W Barnstable MA, WQRI Bristol RI, WSUR Baltimore, WXLV Schnecksville PA, WKNH Keene NH, and SFR Boston MA. We’d love it if you contacted your local college station and request State Shirt!

State Shirt’s Don’t Die continues to get played by radio stations across the country. Across the United States, 121 stations have added Don’t Die and 94 stations are playing it. Getting a ton of support from WKRH in Keene NH, WMVL Purchase NY, SFR Boston, WXAC Reading PA, WQHS Philadelphia, WFDU Teaneck NJ, among many others. Be a peach and contact your local college station and request State Shirt!

State Shirt’s Don’t Die continues to get played by radio stations across the country. Across the United States, 106 stations have added Don’t Die and 86 stations are playing it. Getting a ton of support from SFR in Boston, WMBC/WUMD Baltimore, WQRI Bristol RI, WMVL Purchase NY, among many others. Please contact your local college station and request State Shirt!

“At times beautifully romantic, and at others undoubtedly disturbing, Don’t Die is an album worthy of cult status, covering a broad spectrum of emotions and styles in a completely DIY framework.”

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January/February 2005

“Every song grows into something cohesive, and State Shirt skillfully mixes sound effects with steady beats. Layered guitars fill in sonic gaps, and lyrics combine existential thoughts with yearning nostalgia to create an entirely unique soundscape.”

“State Shirt loves to mess around with strange sound effects, including beatboxing, scratching, and any number of silly vocal effects — surprisingly, these unique inclusions really work here, making for a remarkably cohesive and personal album.”

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Lost At Sea

"…lush, homemade production seals the sound in. Commendable."

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Plug-In Music

"…a dreamlike trip through melodic tunes, quick beats and earnest vocals."

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Impact Press

"The haunting monotone vocals flow freely over the huge sound of this record created by just one man…"

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1340Mag

"…incredibly imaginative production choices, including nods to hip-hop, surprising vocal interplay, ingeniously employed electronics, and always-engaging instrumentation."

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Vanity Project

"Don’t Die is a very personal record but not so much that it’s impenetrable and is definitely worth seeking out for its internal diversity and melancholic elegance."

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