The Last Goodnight

Day 1 of the Finland Music Conference is under way and I’m meeting lot’s of great people with big ideas and talented views…Inspiring.

-Kurtis

Friday, March 27, 2009

As I drive North on the 101 through Los Angeles I turn my head for a glimpse of our ever so famous “Tower.” That’s right, the Capitol Records tower which rears it’s legendary skull amongst the cities fine dust and vapored sky, home of catalogs such as The Beatles, Robbie Williams, Pink Floyd, Crowded House, and The Rolling Stones is waving it’s hand at me as if I needed to stop by for some strange reason. Fuck, now I remember, I just received an email from my lawyer that my NOW 26 platinum plaque has arrived, is collecting dust, and needs to be picked up. At this point I’m already past the exit and say, “fuck it, I’ll swing by next week when I’m not in a rush and traffic doesn’t suck.”

The new songs: Where do I begin. I’m so immersed in them it’s hard for me to clearly describe them in a logical form. There’s certainly an energy, an attitude, and rawness to the sound that wasn’t there on the last record. Not so much heart failure and dear diary poetic justice as there is desire, opinion, and expression through many states of mind. The beats are aggressive, the guitars are loud, the keys and bass are on heroin, and the vocals are somewhere between Jack Nicholson and Michael Hutchinson. Nah…the vocals are just driving me fucking crazy…

- Kurtis

The Dome 48, Dusseldorf, Germany

So we’re about to hit the stage here in Germany at The Dome 48 along with other great artists like Reamonn, MIA, and Kaiser Chiefs. It’s been a very busy run so far this past week as our tour manager Josh Trash has held it all together just fine. We’ve hardly had the time to really see the beauty of the country other than in passing but the support at radio and TV has been spectacular. We’ll be posting pictures from The Dome 48 & other spots very soon, but here are a few for you to check out. We are looking forward to getting back to Los Angeles next week to finish a few brand new tracks before the holidays back in CT with the family. Much love and thanks to all of you. Cheers!

- Kurtis J