THE SILVER THREAD

We all have a story to tell.

The new video is up on YouTube.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2YULzOZyrU8

Stranger In the Strangest Land
Wythe Marschall & Sam Tyndall (of The Kiss-Off)
TWO BLUE WOLVES ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

Directed by Christopher Tilden & Sparrow Hall
Edited by Ryan Aynes
Produced by Hydrogen Media, LLC
© 2007 Hydrogen Media, LLC
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I met with Julie (aka Hesta Prynn) yesterday at the Corner Shop Café to hear about the upcoming Northern State album, which is set to drop in late August. Check out their myspace to hear a few of the new tracks, including my favorite “Away Away.”

Julie had some nice things to say about Two Blue Wolves, and we talked about the possibility of featuring a Northern State song on the upcoming collection, You Looked Good On the Dancefloor & Other Stories.

Pictured from left to right:
Spero, Hesta Prynn and Sprout.

I was in Massachusetts this weekend, so I stopped to visit the Sedgwick Pie. Edie isn’t buried there, but most of the other relatives are. The Pie is a circular plot with the eldest relative, Judge Theodore Sedgwick at it’s center. Judge Sedgwick ran with the boys who signed the Declaration of Independence. The other members of the family encircle the judge in order of generation, feet in, head out, like the rings of a tree trunk. In Edie: An American Biography, John P. Marquand, Jr. writes “legend is that on Judgment Day when they arise and face the Judge, they will have to see no one but Sedgwicks.”

I took this video of the Pie to show what the Judge might see if he rose from the dead and took a look around him.

It’s that season again. The one where I find myself traveling to the far ends of the Earth to attend the official hook-ups of my once-single friends. I was up in NH on Saturday for Lizzie’s wedding, which actually turned out to be a Bennington class reunion of sorts – complete with afterparty in David’s room – appropriately located over the dancefloor.

Pictured from left to right:
David Henderson (founder of Azio Media), Kevin Brown (Founder of Geographicus Fine Antique Maps), David Anthony (Founder of Metropolis DVD), Sparrow Hall, Elizabeth Harris-McCormick (Professor of Comparitive Literature, Hunter College).

Shawn Stellastarr played me a demo of the song he and Kevin are producing for Two Blue Wolves. Kevin recorded it on an old school tape deck he likes to use in place of Pro Tools. Shawn swears it actually sounds better. Maybe Pro Tools should look into a filter called “busted tape deck” to produce the same authentic effect. We actually had to listen to it in his Toyota, since neither of us own a tape deck.

The song, which has yet to receive a title, has a real Dylan vibe to it – timeless and folksy, which is interesting when you hear it channeled through Shawn’s vocals. They’re in the process of recording a 4-track, and plan to to work with Mod the Alien (Elefant’s producer) on the final master.

Credit where credit is due – I sent Zach a message over his myspace the other day. Here are a few excerpts from that email:

Garden State had a major influence on the development of Two Blue Wolves. It was inspiring to see someone my age bringing so many pieces together to create this really memorable experience…

SH

The Hourly Radio has just signed on to produce a track for Two Blue Wolves. I’ve been catching up with Ryan over email. The band just returned from their London tour and he says they’re ready to hit the studio.

I’m a huge fan of THR. I first saw them play at the Bowery Ballroom with stellastarr*. Their live performance lit up the crowd. And the press were soon to follow. The band was named Billboard’s #1 Critic’s Choice for 2006 and “Band of the Day” by Spin Magazine. If you haven’t picked up their album yet, then you better get on it right away. History Will Never Hold Me makes me want to go out and cause trouble – in a very sophisticated British way. Listen to “Closer” or “Deaf Ears” and you’ll see what I mean.

Now, where can I get that scooter?

Hello hello, we’re getting some writers together at the 11th Street Bar on Thursday August 2. Pretty casual. Starting at 7. Come by, grab a drink and enjoy some incredible work.

11th Street Bar
510 E 11th St (bet Ave A & B) NYC
7-10 pm

Reading:

Sparrow Hall
Author of Two Blue Wolves and the upcoming You Looked Good On the Dancefloor & Other Stories.

Wythe Marschall
Co-founder of A Lush In Rio and author featured in Timothy McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern.

Lee Johnson
Author and literary editor of Bennington College’s Silo Magazine.

Paul Maziar
Author of WHAT IT IS : WHAT IT IS, designed by Cold War Kids member Matt Maust.

Carlos Gomez-Marquez
Poet & finalist in the New York City Teen Poetry Slam 2004.

Oliver Edsforth
Author of the upcoming novel The Blows of Fate and member of the indie electro band The Kiss-Off.

Hope to see you then –

SH

We’re getting some writers together at the 11th Street Bar on Thursday August 2. Pretty casual. Starting at 7. Come by, grab a drink and enjoy some incredible work.

11th Street Bar
510 E 11th St (bet Ave A & B) NYC
7-10 pm

Confirmed:

Sparrow Hall
Author of Two Blue Wolves and the upcoming You Looked Good On the Dancefloor & Other Stories.

Wythe Marschall
Editor of A Lush In Rio and author featured in Timothy McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern.

Lee Johnson
Author and literary editor of Bennington College’s Silo Magazine.

Paul Maziar
Author of WHAT IT IS : WHAT IT IS, designed by Cold War Kids member Matt Maust.

I’m naming July Yaz Month in honor of my birthday, and because I just can’t get enough. In recognition of the great masters, we have them bookending this month’s playlist.

Only You / Yaz
Sunday / Bloc Party
Time / Culture Club
Artificial Hearts / The Fever
Just Like Honey / The Jesus & Mary Chain
Battlestar Scholastica / Hockey Night
The Chills / Peter Bjorn & John
Why Don’t You Say / Goat Explosion
Away Away / Northern State
Situation / Yaz