BRAIN TRUST is a collection of drum / percussion duets that Chris Lovejoy and I originally released in 2001. The 20th anniversary edition is now available right here on the Brain Trust page! It was recorded and mixed by Scotty Hard at Good & Evil in Brooklyn, NY; and mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtle Tone Studio. Special guests include Billy Martin (balafon, mbira, talking drum, whistles on "Ming - Na"); Charlie Hunter (bass guitar, electric guitar, Fender Rhodes on "Knock Yer Mouth Loose"); Danton Boller (upright bass, electronics on "Freak Fest"). Artwork by Jesse Wright. Brought to you by Perhaps Transparent.
The Attention Economy
This is from a 1997 article about "The Attention Economy". 1997?! 1997!!!! Read it all from link below quote.
According to Michael H. Goldhaber's crystal ball...
"At the end of the feudal period, the pomp and display of the nobility reached a level never before attained; the most gorgeous armor, the most magnificent tournaments of knights, the most elaborate ceremonies between rival nobles, the most brilliant marriages, the greatest interest in noble lineage. But by then it had lost all real function or importance. So today, when the stock market goes up and up, when money wealth itself seems a source of fame more than ever, when being number one on Forbes 400 list seems the height of perfection, when every basketball superstar wants a contract that is at least a million more than the last record one, we seem to be more dazzled by money than ever, just as we seem to be more intrigued by material goods than ever. But these interests are superficial and faddish. They are signs of decadence not of a glorious future for the money economy. Even in themselves they speak to the growing desire for attention, the need for it as well. Money is now little more numbers, one number among many, and as a source of lasting attention it can fade in an instant. The attention economy is already here, and more completely so every day."
firstmonday.org/article/view/519/440
Don't forget...
…taxes are due tomorrow. #IRS
BRAIN TRUST is back!
BRAIN TRUST is a collection of percussion duets that Chris Lovejoy and I originally released in 2001. The 20th anniversary edition is now available on all your favorite listening services! (Link below.) BRAIN TRUST was recorded and mixed by Scotty Hard at Good & Evil in Brooklyn, NY; and mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtle Tone Studio. Special guests include Billy Martin (balafon, mbira, talking drum, whistles on "Ming - Na"); Charlie Hunter (bass guitar, electric guitar, Fender Rhodes on "Knock Yer Mouth Loose"); Danton Boller (upright bass, electronics on "Freak Fest"). Artwork by Jesse Wright. Brought to you by Perhaps Transparent.
Check it out… album.link/braintrust
Happy Birthday Mamoun's
Run, don’t walk to your nearest Mamoun’s!
Hair Metal Mixtape
My friend Gabriel Añel started a podcast in 2020, and it recently got picked up by Radio Free Brooklyn! Hair Metal Mixtape is ad-free radio show that starts with new rock releases followed by a daily curated Mixtape with Gabe’s favorite Hair, Glam, Sleaze and Hard Rock from the 80’s, 90’s ’till today. Tune in Mondays at 4pm EST on radiofreebrooklyn.com
Here’s a link to Episode 001…
mixcloud.com/RadioFreeBrooklyn/here-i-am-001
Star Wars Day!
May the Fourth be with you.
TONIGHT
Full moon!!
Today!
And everyday!!
Bless this mess
Home studio still life.
ATL Local Heroes
Outkast mural by JEKS ONE in Little 5 Points.
Uncle Sam
I started my taxes last night because I thought they were due tomorrow but no one told me about the extension so now I’m done early.
Go mono...
…or go home.
Vax
One down and one to go.
TikTok
All the cool kids are doing it… tiktok.com/@stephenchopek
Howl
Working with a new singer to record some background vocals…
BSA 2021
I’ve been adding some new (old) photos to the Backstage Archive page. Click HERE to see candid shots of Charlie Hunter, Norah Jones, John Mayer, Marc Broussard, Jesse Malin, The Alternate Routes, and more!
Ghost of Vroom
Mike Doughty and Andrew "Scrap" Livingston started a new band called Ghost of Vroom. The debut album, produced by Beastie Boys collaborator Mario Caldato Jr., is titled Ghost of Vroom 1 and it's out now! I'm especially excited about this release because Logan Hanna and I co-wrote the song "They Came in the Name of the People". It began as a jam at one of our freaky improv gigs in Memphis, TN a few years ago at BAR DKDC. Click HERE for the full record.
