February 2012
5 posts
Basement Tapes vol. 2 Free Download →
To all you peoples...
Thank you for listening to this NK stuff we’ve been putting out. Right now, it’s all homegrown and it’s all coming to you straight from headquarters with no middleman. Well, I guess Alternative Press streamed that song today, so they could be considered a middleman. But you know what I mean.
A lot of you, if not most of you, gave it a listen because you were a fan of EOTC,...
Another one for ya... →
November 2011
1 post
July 2011
7 posts
hey folks.
To everyone and anyone who attended the show last night or helped spread the word about it, thank you. I found out about Daniel’s disappearance on Monday morning. I spent Monday afternoon and Monday night making phone calls trying to get something together. I announced the event around 1am. Less than 24 hours later, the Leaky Lifeboat was packed out. Thank you to Eric and Sal at the...
*ADDITION TO TONIGHT'S SHOW*
Doug Robinson from the Sleeping will also be doing a few songs, and we will be doing a song together as well.
May 2011
1 post
April 2011
8 posts
Conversation with David Price (EOTC crew member)
DP: what up homie?
Me: hangin. getting over the stomach virus. How are you?
DP: Getting ready for a show tomorrow...I'm recording a multitrack and need to load up my ProTools shit for it...but going to In-n-Out probably.
DP: What's the deal with this virus...
Me: Good shit. I know. My gf gave it to me. Wasn't as bad as the dreaded FOT tour episode that I had, so I'm thankful.
DP: Good, drink some red wine.
DP: A whole bottle.
DP: Make you puke...red will hide the blood.
DP: Sorry, I was driving...what I meant was get well soon.
(40 minutes later after I realized I had left my phone in the other room...)
Me: Hahahahaha
DP: Thank god you responded, this was like one of those daddy-hit-mommy moments.
modlife
I completely forgot this thing existed. I also can’t believe I remembered my login info.
THE AWAKENING →
This is some recent work I did for the Chicago Bulls. My buddy Josh came up with the concept. Very cool stuff, especially for a athletic organization, if you ask me.
CLICK THE LINK FOR THE NEW NORTH KOREA EP:... →
March 2011
1 post
February 2011
3 posts
poetry.
The Good Book
This past week, I received word
that my high school Dean
died in a tragic car accident.
He taught and coached there for 20 years,
4 of which I was there to experience.
I didn’t play any high school sports,
I never had him as a teacher,
and I was a good christian boy
for 3 and half out of my 4 years there,
so I successfully evaded the dean’s office,
with the...
January 2011
4 posts
Bulls Commercial →
I scored this commercial. My boy Josh killed it with the footage/editing. He made this so much fun to work on.
Thank you.
To the handful of ladies and gentlemen that made it out last night for the Haiti benefit, thank you. I really appreciate you coming out to support. In all the years of being on stage, that was the first time I was up there alone for a solid 30 minutes. It can be pretty nerve racking not having your boys flanking you.
I don’t know if I properly introduced every song I played, and some...
HAITI BENEFIT
Hey folks,
Just wanted to give anyone who was planning on coming to the Haiti benefit a heads up on what I’ll be doing that night. I heard that it said somewhere that I was doing an entire set of Bob Dylan covers. That’s not the case. I’m most likely only going to be doing a few songs, probably all covers. My friend Andy asked me to jump on the show and help out for...
Listen. →
My boy Justin and his brother Keith. Formerly known as Folk and Stress. Ya dig?
December 2010
7 posts
You can now DL North Korea's "Master Plan B" here →
You can also be “friends” with us here:
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100 SHOWS FOR HAITI →
My friend Andy has been working his ass off putting this together. I’ll be doing a little something to lend my support. In the meantime, read the article.
happy holidaze. →
A close friend of mine (and member of the Chain...
November 2010
7 posts
poetry.
My concept of a love poem. This was written on June 9th, 2010. I met her in May.
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Supertramp
Hippies are full of shit.
Maybe you misunderstood him
when he sat on the
bumper of his winnebago,
begging for money.
He asked for coins…not change.
Hippies seeking revolution is a thing of the past.
That all died long before Jerry, and that guy...
ISLANDERS PULL PLUG ON REPORTER →
The letter below is in reference to the linked news article above. I am fortunate enough to have befriended Chris Botta after friends of mine introduced me to his writing. He’s an incredible writer and a great guy. I hope this blows over soon.
A letter to the Islanders
To Whom it May Concern,
I understand that this email address is probably used more frequently by disgruntled fans complaining about ticket issues and customer service related topics, but I have nowhere else to send this email, so please pass this on to whomever is willing to read it.
I am sending this email on behalf of Islander fans all over Long Island. To be honest, I grew up a...
Thou shall not seek definition.
It’s interesting how having all your eggs in one basket can ‘cause all the wiring in your head to cross in ways that may not be healthy for you. You become “person x” from “band x”. All conversations with old friends and new friends are consumed by questions and answers regarding the progress of your chase. Every year, every tour, every show, and every moment ceases to exist without immediately...
North Korea →
Your starting lineup:
Billy Rymer - Drums // LI, NY
Michael Sadis - Bass // LI, NY
Brian Byrne - Guitar // LI, NY
Ryan Hunter- Vocals // LI, NY
October 2010
2 posts
A letter I never sent.
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Hey Gavin,
I didn’t want to bug you after the Providence show considering you had a lot of people to catch up with and distribute your time amongst, but I did want to speak to you.
I’m sure with the amount of material you’ve released and the clear-cut evidence that you do what you do for yourself for the right reasons, that no matter...
August 2010
3 posts
WatchI just found this on my harddrive. Just before EOTC disbanded, I was in the planning stages of creating a new webisode series. It was going to tell the story of Lowcountry, from inception…to its lackluster unveiling. The following was to be a narration that was to accompany various clips and footage. It was going to start with an anonymous voice asking the question, “So, why...
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I believe in a little something called, “Animal Karma.” Maybe that terminology has already been used, but to me, animal karma is the basic notion that if you fuck with the animals, they will get you back. Unfortunately, the animals don’t always seek revenge on their specific offender. They’ll just take it as a slap in the face from the human race, and they’ll take...
July 2010
17 posts
