http://kevinslick.com/news.html Kevin Slick: Journal Jannis' PHPRss class - http://www.jannis.to/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:07:56 -0700 http://kevinslick.com/news.html#85 http://www.myspace.com/kevinslick
It will soon be available in physical form from CDBaby and through all the outlets like iTunes, Rhapsody, etc.]]> http://kevinslick.com/news.html#85 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Kevin Slick: Musician, Artist, Writer - Kevin Slick - Journal http://kevinslick.com/news.html#84 http://www.myspace.com/kevinslick
I had a pile of song notes and unfinished works so I just took out the scraps of ideas and began to improvise, recording whatever I came up with. I added a few overdubs, or more than a few in the case of "Dancer's Eyes" but otherwise tried to keep things simple and hold on to the feel of improvised music. I plan to keep recording like this through the summer. I welcome any feedback as the songs are kind of works in progress.]]> http://kevinslick.com/news.html#84 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Kevin Slick: Musician, Artist, Writer - Kevin Slick - Journal http://kevinslick.com/news.html#83 http://kevinslick.com/news.html#83 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Kevin Slick: Musician, Artist, Writer - Kevin Slick - Journal http://kevinslick.com/news.html#82


"On behalf of the membership of American Federation of Musicians Local 1000, I want to extend our condolences to the families of the miners lost in the disaster at the Upper Big Branch Mine (UBB) in Montcoal, West Virginia. The twenty-five miners who lost their lives, the four still missing, their families, and their entire community are in our prayers and in our thoughts.



But condolences are not nearly enough of a response to this preventable tragedy. Men and women working in twenty-first century America should not have to worry that there is no recourse for their concerns about workplace safety. For years the Upper Big Branch Mine and its owner, Massey Energy Company, have been cited for numerous violations, especially for high levels of methane and coal dust, the frequent cause of the kinds of explosions that occurred this Monday at UBB.

Even in news reports today surviving UBB miners asked for anonymity when relating past safety concerns for fear of losing their jobs. Non-union miners have no protection in such matters. And non-union mines have no leverage for pressing for the safety of those who mine our coal. To put this into perspective, the miners who died at the Sago, WV mine in January 2006 were working in a non-union mine on a federal holiday. There wasn’t a union miner in America working that day until they reported for the rescue team at Sago.



Nor are words or outrage a sufficient response to West Virginia’s latest sorrow. We at Local 1000 pledge our membership in support of organizing drives in our nation’s coalfields. We will be there both in spirit and in person to walk the lines, to play at the rallies, and to support our sisters and brothers in their efforts to save their families, save their jobs, and, as has been proven to be literally the case, save their lives.



We call on all our brothers and sisters in the American Federation of Musicians, all union members across this great nation, and all people of good will to pledge the same. We can help prevent future disasters by helping workers organize and win the kind of protection only unions can give working people. It’s been proven that the companies won’t do it. It’s been proven the government can’t do it. And history has proven that we can do it.



Solidarity Forever!



John McCutcheon

President, AFM Local 1000"]]> http://kevinslick.com/news.html#82 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Kevin Slick: Musician, Artist, Writer - Kevin Slick - Journal http://kevinslick.com/news.html#81 http://www.scarymonstersmag.com/ I wrote an article about filmmaker Kevin Corcoran (a member of the Ultra Secret Society of Those Named Kevin) I've been in the studio as well creating tracks for the next Robyn Hitchcok tribute album Glass Flesh Volume Four. You can hear what I've done so far at my Myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/kevinslick Looking ahead to the summer already I'll be playing at the Monster Bash Film Convention once again, this year doing my "Moon Suite" to accompany "A Trip To The Moon" and we've already laid plans for a return engagement of "Nosferatu" for 2011. Of all the film scores I've done "Nosferatu" is by far my favorite one to play and listen to.
I have a show of some recent paintings up at the school where I work so this is a pretty productive time creativity wise. It never seems to be enough though, and I'm sure more is on the way. I have plans for at least two new albums by the end of summer and considering it's been six years since "Dust Tracks on the Road" it's about time I think.]]> http://kevinslick.com/news.html#81 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Kevin Slick: Musician, Artist, Writer - Kevin Slick - Journal http://kevinslick.com/news.html#80 http://www.myspace.com/kevinslick there you'll hear four new recordings of songs I did for Glass Flesh Volume Four, the latest Robyn Hitchcock tribute album. I don't know if they'll use all the songs, but you can hear them now. I expect more tunes (of my own making) will be coming along soon.]]> http://kevinslick.com/news.html#80 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Kevin Slick: Musician, Artist, Writer - Kevin Slick - Journal http://kevinslick.com/news.html#79 http://www.myspace.com/kevinslick
Many of these are in the rough mix stage, fans of Neo Pseudo may be interested in hearing some old favorites like Whistling Eyes again. For the most part, the recordings on Myspace that sound like a whole band playing are indeed a whole band - Big Sky Radio. This is myself, Michelle Allen and Jay Allen playing and singing. The other tracks are solo banjo pieces.
Speaking of Neo Pseudo you can find all available CDs at this address -
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/NeoPseudo
My solo recordings are available through just about any download place like iTunes or you can download as well as buy actual CDs from
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/kevinslick
I've been working on music for another one of Brian Nichol's movies, this one entitled "The Mummy in the Maze" which will be shown at this year's Monster Bash in June. The images I've seen look excellent, it should be a great homage to classic horror films and just a lot of fun.
I've also been doing some writing. New songs, poems and articles for several magazines. I have two longer articles in the new issue of Monster Bash #10, you can find it here
http://www.creepyclassics.com/product.sc?productId=3837&categoryId=46
I also participated in a documentary film about the Monster Bash film convention. You'll see me waxing poetic about monsters and classic films, plus my music is used extensively throughout the film (You'll hear the opening riff of my song "Night Radio" about 50 times!) You can get it here
http://www.creepyclassics.com/product.sc?productId=4012&categoryId=6
After two sunny, fairly warm days in a row I'm willing to believe spring may be coming. Have a wonderful day and drop me a line sometime to say what you're up to.]]> http://kevinslick.com/news.html#79 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Kevin Slick: Musician, Artist, Writer - Kevin Slick - Journal http://kevinslick.com/news.html#78 I miss the human interaction. More often than not I'd not buy anything at the record shop, but would hang out and talk music with Greg or any number of other patrons who were in the shop. I miss seeing bands play live, being able to sit two feet away from Greg Ginn flailing away on his guitar was amazing. I think that online retailing of music has many more benefits for the fan and the creator of the music but it misses the human interaction and connection.
Maybe the future will bring coffeehouses or listening centers that are primarily for gathering with other fans of recorded sound. I don't feel bad about buying a CD from a band on it's website, but I miss having a great place to hang out.]]> http://kevinslick.com/news.html#78 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Kevin Slick: Musician, Artist, Writer - Kevin Slick - Journal http://kevinslick.com/news.html#77 www.ligonierradio.com on the internet 12 midnight to 5am Eastern Time Mondays through Fridays.]]> http://kevinslick.com/news.html#77 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Kevin Slick: Musician, Artist, Writer - Kevin Slick - Journal http://kevinslick.com/news.html#76 www.myspace.com/bigskyradio and on Facebook as well. I'm still here and if you're here that means you've found me.]]> http://kevinslick.com/news.html#76 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Kevin Slick: Musician, Artist, Writer - Kevin Slick - Journal