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» member profile:
gawkerslowdown
» location:
Eric
» label: unsigned
» for fans of: Freedy Johnston, Billy Bragg, Ron Sexsmith, Joe Pernice (in various projects), Neil Young, Nick Drake, Neil Finn, Crowded House, Paul Westerberg
» latest album:
"Sturdy Branches"
10 tracks
running time 42:00
$10.00
10 tracks
running time 42:00
$10.00
gawker slowdown
NEWS
Sturdy Branches, the fifth Gawker Slowdown full-length, is out and wants YOU to buy it. Look for mp3s on iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon, eMusic, etc., and physical CDs at CD Baby, KoolKatMusik, and others. (Emailing me always works, too.)
CURRENT READING: Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol; Believer Magazine, Nov 08 Edition (art issue)
All gawker slowdown CDs available for order--see 'STORE' in menu or send email to gawkerslowdown@hotmail.com. See also CD Baby, iTunes, Emusic, etc., where 'Sturdy Branches' and 'Asterisk' are available.
**Check out gawker slowdown's roots!**
'Will' and 'Mark Off the Days,' the late-90s releases from my one-time band Third Wheel, now available from Soundclick store.
CURRENT READING: Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol; Believer Magazine, Nov 08 Edition (art issue)
All gawker slowdown CDs available for order--see 'STORE' in menu or send email to gawkerslowdown@hotmail.com. See also CD Baby, iTunes, Emusic, etc., where 'Sturdy Branches' and 'Asterisk' are available.
**Check out gawker slowdown's roots!**
'Will' and 'Mark Off the Days,' the late-90s releases from my one-time band Third Wheel, now available from Soundclick store.
Gawker Slowdown is not a band, just a name I've given my little musical hobby. All songs are written, performed, and recorded by me in my Twin Cities basement, usually while my lovely wife and daughters sleep.
Why this name?
There's a great jazz and traffic station in Minneapolis that's always talking about the 'gawker slowdown' caused by accidents. Aside from sounding cool, the name relates to the types of things I seem to concentrate on (reflecting on mistakes and hardships in my and others' lives) in many of my songs.
Do you play live?
Playing live is something I'm finding I'm driven to do less and less as I turn into an old guy. I haven't played a live date since the summer of '06 and I can't say I really miss it. If I ever just can't live without it, though, or if a really great bill comes up and I'm asked to be a part of it, I'll do it in a heartbeat.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
It gets a lot more material out there, which cuts both ways. On a larger level, though, the Internet presents a real threat to corporations' control of the music industry. The Internet gives artists what could be their best ever opportunity to be heard without the aid of labels. If artists take this opportunity, they could shift industry ownership back to themselves--but that's a huge 'if'.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
No.
Band History:
Began writing in 1991 while in college. Settled in with Third Wheel in 1995, for whom I played guitar, sang, and served as chief songwriter. Released two pretty good records, toured, broke up in 1999. I wanted to keep writing songs, but wanted to not worry so much about things like promotion, selling product, etc. Decided to go the self-recorded route (the cheap self-recorded route, at that--all songs at this site were recorded with modest means from my basement studio) and to do my thing while my family sleeps or takes overnight vacations to grandma's. See "MP3 MUSIC" for recorded results, "TOUR DATES" for live ones.
Your influences?
Joe Pernice (in all projects), Neil Young, Freedy Johnston, Tweedy/Wilco, Elvis Costello, Springsteen, Ron Sexsmith, Dylan, Randy Newman, Lyle Lovett, Neil Finn/Crowded House, Petty, Graham Parker. Oh, and like everyone else, I love pretty much all things Replacements-related; not sure, though, that this love is reflected in my stuff here.
Favorite spot?
My home in the Twin Cities.
Equipment used:
Acoustic and electric guitars, bass, hand percussion, drum machines, piano, synth, harmonica, whatever makes an interesting noise to put in my recorder.
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