we're goin' to america!

"stop splashin' you're getting ma hair wet," is what i was screaming.

always apply sunscreen

wilbur's obese cousin

this past sunday i visited toronto island for the first time, ward island more specifically. arms loaded up with coolers and musical instruments of every sort, we caught the ferry and were on our way. i came across the fattest pig i have ever seen and saw the closest to clean beach since i've lived in the GTA. we had a little jam session on the beach, callum on guitar, christian st-pierre on the xylophone (which he picked up for only $10 at a pawn shop and she was a beaut!) and myself on the recorder/flute. i'm sure we annoyed the hell out of everyone around us trying to sunbathe. thanks to alex for showing us the way (especially the backtracking to the right path hah!) and kyle for making it out even though we left without him.

tattoos + guitars

here are a couple more photos of our first session at oak recording studio. these were taken off of my canon, not the iphone, so the quality it a little better. there are a few shots at the end of callum playing on a vintage gibson that the studio has available and it sounds beautiful. we're heading back to the studio tonight to finish up the song with some finger snaps and all that jazz.

you can find the rest of the shots here.

at the studio: cadaver bells & gypsy spells

last night the theatre zero headed over to oak recording studio to record our new song, cadaver bells and gypsy spells. we were able to lay down the drums, guitar + piano. callum also serenaded us with his harmonica and recorded a couple tracks. we're going back on thursday to add all of the fun stuff like hand claps and wolves howling and doors creaking. you can still find the demo here. can you think of anything else we should add to the song? we might throw in some melodica soprano
(a wicked instrument we found vintage shopping, post to come) or accordion, what do you think?

help me, i need somebody

i know this is my second post this week featuring a photo of john lennon, but after a weekend of helping callum sift through old beatles songs on reel-to-reel tapes, i can't seem to keep their songs out of my head (especially 'help me', whoever recorded these had an obvious obsession with this song). this photo is also a reminder to myself that i'm desperately slacking on my guitar practice.

today's tune: the white stripes - we're going to be friends

photo via pinterest

so it's now day four of trying to learn the guitar. i have added a grand total of three chords to my repertoire, so watch out! living with one of the best guitar teachers around definitely has it's perks (thanks callum!). i hope within a couple of weeks some songs will begin to take shape. until then, here's to the first song i butchered on the guitar.