tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60137412011-04-21T14:57:25.714-06:00glurpWelcome to the blog for glurp, the record label. Look here for news and ramblings about bands and projects. Leave comments on the side of the page.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comBlogger421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1130955965732795642005-11-02T12:14:00.000-07:002005-11-02T11:29:24.680-07:00The BanditMy Dad unearthed my childhood bicycle today - The Huffy Bandit. It looks vaguely like a BMX bike but it was designed for street use only. This was the late-70's way before Mountain bikes came into fashion. Check out the rad racing stripes and a plastic bumper thing. I completed the awesome look of the bike with one of those things you stick on the handle bars that make a rev, rev, sound.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1124731797334471942005-08-22T11:28:00.000-06:002005-08-22T11:29:57.340-06:00At The ZooI enjoy these Portuguese rapping zoo animals.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1123194135926550452005-08-04T16:21:00.000-06:002005-08-04T16:22:15.930-06:00Thanks Screenhead!The fine folks at Screenhead were kind enough to link to the new Deathray Davies video on the glurp site. Our bandwidth is going bonkers.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1122999372701070592005-08-02T10:12:00.000-06:002005-08-02T10:18:47.893-06:00Big AppleAnother post about organic snacks...I know its crazy to pay almost three bucks for essentially two dehydrated apples all cut up, but these things are really good. Just Apples. I can't tell if they are freeze dried or what. Maybe I need one of those Ron Popeil gizmos.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1121966024386491602005-07-21T11:13:00.000-06:002005-07-21T11:18:41.700-06:00WAFFLES!I apologize in advance for infecting your brain with this catchy little ditty...Waffles!Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1116374026302652582005-05-17T17:50:00.000-06:002005-05-17T17:55:15.973-06:00Zappa = GeniusI'm not talking about this Zappa. Check out this quote from Frank Zappa back in 1983. He essentially lays out the digital distribution model we now see with iTunes, Napster etc..."We propose to acquire the rights to digitally duplicate and store THE BEST of every record company's difficult-to-move Quality Catalog Items [Q.C.I.], store them in a central processing location, and have Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1115150074433098952005-05-03T13:43:00.000-06:002005-05-03T13:55:10.836-06:00well the U.S.P.S. finally closed down our favorite little sub-station on Mary Street in South Austin. They had a party for the employees on the last day. A band played in the lobby of the post office - very Austin. We'll miss the fine folks over there. Check out the article (with a glurp mention) from the Statesman.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1113439796277825932005-04-13T18:39:00.000-06:002005-04-13T18:59:08.406-06:00I was pretty excited about hearing the news that M&Ms were going to be releasing a Star Wars themed dark chocolate variety. For the record I'm much more of an M&Ms nerd than a Star Wars nerd and the dark chocolate sounded super tasty. I picked up a bag at the megalomart and dove in. They were pretty good but not mind blowing. A mild dark chocolate flavor. Perhaps I should have selected the plain Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1112920991890554402005-04-07T18:35:00.000-06:002005-04-08T09:08:40.520-06:00Although glurp is a little behind on this season's dramatic happenings with Ryan, Seth, Summer and the gang on The O.C.,I did find out that Matt Pond PA has landed a song on the latest mix CD from the TV show. Its his cover of the Oasis track "Champagne Supernova". Just like the rest of MPPA's work, its lush and arranged beautifully.If you happen to be a Rhapsody subscriber like me check out the Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1112289666578649042005-03-31T10:18:00.000-07:002005-03-31T10:21:06.580-07:00congrats to old friends Okkervil River for landing on the cover of the Austin Chronicle this week. Can't wait to hear their new record.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1111685535199089022005-03-24T10:24:00.000-07:002005-03-24T10:32:15.200-07:00viva la glurp!glurp operative Bones Butler found himself on the streets of Paris last month. While strolling down the Champs Elysees he wandered into a record shop. There among the Edith Piaf discs he found two titles from the glurp catalog (Battle Cry and Almost You). From the spare bedroom to the most famous blvd. in the world.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1105136444183197772005-01-07T15:20:00.000-07:002005-01-07T15:20:44.183-07:00Happy New Year everybody.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1101247791660466662004-11-23T15:00:00.000-07:002004-11-23T15:12:59.883-07:00If they gave awards for cookies, I would have to nominate the Alternative Baking Company's Explosive Espresso Chocolate Chip cookie as the Cookie of the Friggin' Year. This tasty concoction will set you back $2 at Whole Foods but its well worth the price. Soft and chewy with awesome chocolate espresso chips. Oh and its Vegan. That's right they've created the greatest treat ever with no butter, Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1099599458974506682004-11-04T13:10:00.000-07:002004-11-04T13:41:36.743-07:00glp 006, The Only Children's Change of Living, is out! Its a tasty mix of indie rock, country, and blues. Did I mention it comes in a snazzy digi-pak? We sprung a little extra for something called "matte finish" which really gives the package a nice almost book type feel. Definitely our most eco-friendly packaging to date. Of course its not as earth friendly as this CD MADE COMPLETELY OUT OF CORNErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1097698239697129072004-10-13T14:08:00.000-06:002004-10-13T14:10:53.143-06:00Fly Guy - cute little flash thing that will waste 10 minutes of your life. I like the stuff that happens up in space.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1096824626914559382004-10-03T11:20:00.000-06:002004-10-03T11:34:54.656-06:00Triple Word Score
ESPN has really run out of "sports" material. If all the professional poker wasn't enough, today I caught some of the National Scrabble Championship. Two guys in a head to head Scrabble showdown. Apparently these dudes memorize the dictionary and know all of the words that the scrabble association will allow. Words like FA (the fourth subdominant note of the diatonic scale) and Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1096306425051529282004-09-27T11:22:00.000-06:002004-09-27T11:46:10.153-06:00Be A Pepper.
I'm a big Dr. Pepper fan. We even went to the Dr. Pepper Museum up in Waco, TX one rainy weekend.
Every now and then I will give in to my cheap nature and purchase one of the many Dr. Pepper knockoffs out there. Dr. Skipper, a SafeWay product, isn't bad. Dr. B's, from H.E.B, is not so good. And Dr. Randall's is downright nasty - it tastes like licking a nickel. Well this fine websiteErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1095779591313864152004-09-21T09:09:00.000-06:002004-09-21T09:13:11.313-06:00I was lucky enough to score a ticket to Elvis Costello's taping of the Austin City Limits TV show yesterday (thanks Waterloo). It was a fantastic performance and a totally surreal experience to watch EC and The Imposters play from literally 3 feet away. Good times. Look for me when the show broadcasts during the rousing version "Pump It Up" when the crowd joined EC on stage.
Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1095441157521028522004-09-17T11:09:00.000-06:002004-09-17T11:12:37.520-06:00check out this awesome pic of The Deathray Davies with Kumar Pallana from their recent video shoot. Kumar is probably best known for his roles in all the Wes Anderson movies - Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, and The Royal Tennenbaums. He also was in The Terminal with Tom Hanks.
Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1095223004876949572004-09-14T22:32:00.000-06:002004-09-14T22:36:44.876-06:00The post office is the indie label's best friend or worst enemy depending on the day. Today it was my best friend. Big ups to Yvonne at the cute li'l post office on Mary street. She kept the stamps I paid for but forgot to take in a drawer with my name on it.
Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1093890750421029762004-08-30T12:26:00.000-06:002004-08-30T12:34:05.503-06:00Chubbsy-Ubsy. I over-estimated the fattness of glurp fans. We ended up blowing through all of the glurp medium t-shirts and still have a whole bunch of L and XL left. Also caught a lot of guff for not making size S - many apologies to all the flaco hombres and chicas out there. Maybe I'm the only one over-indulging at Sonic. damn their delicious soft-ice cream-mixed-with-whatever Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1092876380386164932004-08-19T18:41:00.000-06:002004-08-19T13:03:05.206-06:00the latest from glurp central:
stuffing envelopes this week for The Only Children.
Sonic has a new salad that comes with a single onion ring. pretty good.
glurp has a MySpace account. lots of kids signing up to be part of the glurp in-crowd. Its like Friendster with pics and audio - check it here http://www.myspace.com/glurp
Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1086631611354093292004-06-07T12:05:00.000-06:002004-06-07T12:06:51.353-06:00haven't updated the ol' blog in ages. glurp's next project will be an EP by Josh Berwanger and some other former members of the Anniversary. They were gonna call the project The Holy Ghosts but that name has been taken. Look for the CD this fall...Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1084558831455609162004-05-14T12:19:00.000-06:002004-05-14T12:20:31.456-06:00Li'l Cap'n Travis record release stuff kicked ass! Many thanks to Waterloo for the in-store fun and KUT for much radio love.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1079998828491510732004-03-22T16:40:00.000-07:002004-03-22T16:43:53.686-07:00Preview an MP3 from upcoming Li'l Cap'n Travis album here.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1078344755620986202004-03-03T13:12:00.000-07:002004-03-03T13:16:47.000-07:00The Glurps
I found this illustration out on the net in some graphic designer's portfolio. I think they are some kind of tooth decay fighting team.
Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1078265074710536692004-03-02T15:04:00.000-07:002004-03-02T15:07:57.593-07:00Beulah
I know I'm a couple years behind on discovering how great this band is, but better late than never. Perfect, lush, Beatley pop. Their latest record, Yoko, is awesome. check their websiteErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1077579935147081062004-02-23T16:45:00.000-07:002004-02-23T16:48:21.873-07:00Finishing touches are being put on the Li'l Cap'n Travis artwork. The record and package turned out really nice. Look for the release in May.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1076354097696090052004-02-09T12:14:00.000-07:002004-02-09T12:17:25.093-07:00the glurp SXSW party has morphed into a gigantic blowout. The line-up which could change includes: Li'l Cap'n Travis, Grand Champeen, The Deathray Davies, Iron and Wine, The Wrens, Will Johnson, Shearwater, Zykos, Western Keys, Summer Hymns, Now Its Overhead. The event is gonna be at The Caucus Club on Friday of SXSW. We are throwing the bash with Misra, Post Parlo, Nasty Little Man and KVRX. GetErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1074793450692682762004-01-22T10:44:00.000-07:002004-01-22T10:46:55.436-07:00In addition to the Li'l Cap'n album that is coming in April, glurp is now working on a project with Josh Berwanger. Josh is the guitarist, singer, and co-songwriter for The Anniversary. We'll have more news about Josh's album soon.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1074098736381303712004-01-14T09:45:00.000-07:002004-01-14T09:48:28.140-07:00glurp is cooking up another great party for this year's SXSW. It gonna be Friday afternoon of the festival. Grand Champeen, Deathray Davies, Li'l Cap'n Travis, Summer Hymns, Shearwater, Centro-matic and others already confirmed. We are partnering up with the fine folk of Misra Records and KVRX. More details coming soon...Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1072902260245034152003-12-31T13:24:00.000-07:002003-12-31T13:28:07.840-07:00Downhill Battle -
These guys use some interesting tactics in the fight against Major Label control of the music biz. Their CD stickering campaign is hilarious, "WARNING: Buying this CD funds lawsuits against children and families". Join the battle here -
downhillbattle.orgErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1072900626557561022003-12-31T12:57:00.000-07:002003-12-31T12:57:48.333-07:00I got this little gizmo (the Dazzle 80) that will allow me to convert analog video to digital. So look for some video clips on the glurp site soon. I've got an archive of a couple of SXSW parties and a Grand Champeen show or two.
Happy New Year!Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1071679823605153822003-12-17T09:50:00.000-07:002003-12-17T09:50:37.303-07:00Dug up an old GC radio show and posted one of the songs as a little holiday present. Get to the present here.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-107117857160507862003-12-11T14:36:00.000-07:002003-12-11T14:39:12.390-07:00you must be bored if you are reading our silly little blog. Go over to
the animal rescue site and click on the link. Just by clicking it earns money to save puppy dogs. We like puppies.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1071097206311599302003-12-10T16:00:00.000-07:002003-12-10T16:00:18.916-07:00Just got word that the annual Grand Champeen Brass Band show is on for Dec. 20th at the Continental Club. The guys will be performing festive tunes on all brass instruments. It was a lot of fun last year and this year I'm told former GC bass player Rob Hargroove will be representin' on the tuba. Li'l Cap'n and The Damnations will be playing regler rock 'n' roll to round out the festivities. Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1070430614089502182003-12-02T22:50:00.000-07:002003-12-02T22:50:24.026-07:00Public Service Announcement: Sonic has a new "limited time" holiday milkshake on their menu - Mint M&M. Its awesome. Don't miss out!
Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1070322200383375172003-12-01T16:43:00.000-07:002003-12-01T16:44:06.806-07:00Our friends Li'l Cap'n Travis put out a cool limited edition holiday EP last month. Four really good songs in a silk-screened cardboard sleeve. It was recorded live to two track by one of my favorite local producers, Brian Beattie (Okkervil River, Daniel Johnston, Dead Milkmen etc). Brian has a great collection of tube equipment and you can hear the warmth all over this recording.
My favorite Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1069883570337219442003-11-26T14:52:00.000-07:002003-11-26T14:52:59.356-07:00My Top 10 Elvis Costello Songs (in no particular order):
1. Accidents Will Happen
2. Oliver's Army
3. Riot Act
4. I Want You
5. Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 2
6. Green Shirt
7. Less Than Zero
8. Party Girl
9. Big Sister's Clothes
10. I Hope You're Happy Now
almost made the list: Crimes of Paris, God's Comic, Kinder Murder, No Action, Man Out of Time
Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1069367417227257422003-11-20T15:30:00.000-07:002003-11-20T15:31:57.276-07:00I heard "Hang On Sloopy" on the radio today. I've always loved that song. It has that magic three chord "Louie Louie" "Wild Thing" vibe about it. Makes you long for a time that probably never existed.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1068835677524773822003-11-14T11:47:00.000-07:002003-11-14T11:55:59.123-07:00The Austin Chronicle ran a story about local record labels and was nice enough to include a little blurb about us. Its on news stands now. The story part was cool and picture was okay too. Its a shame we couldn't get Ziggy in on the pic, cause he is real photogenic.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013741.post-1067563139195458092003-10-30T18:18:00.000-07:002003-10-31T11:01:02.230-07:00hi everyone. welcome to the new hot glurp blog page. Check this spot for updates on glurp bands and other projects we might have cooking.
Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11531328047365245197noreply@blogger.com