Demo Mirror

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A few weeks ago, Tony Vecchi sat down with me, my old band Lights, and our friend Charles Murphy to talk about our posthumous release Something in the Sky, a collection of material (33 songs) that we never recorded/released when we were a band from 2003-2007.

We basically discuss our entire history in this interview - from the early days and recording our first EP, to recording Get Lit, to recording this huge Something in the Sky thing after we broke up… and all the good, bad, funny, unfunny stuff in between. 

Download Lights’ entire discography for free: http://www.somethinginthesky.net/

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Matt
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Tony Vecchi recently sat down with Jesse and Ross, (his roommates, also known as Thunder Asunder) to talk about a song called The Wedge.  In one of the funniest Demo Mirror episodes yet, we hear them discuss their outlook on their music/band/live shows, their history (including putting a former member on trial… in a courtroom… in the woods…), and we are even treated to an impromptu writing session for a new song Paul Cop w/ guest vocals by Tony.

For more from Jesse and Ross, check out

http://www.myspace.com/thunderasunder

By the way, Ross says ’sup.

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Tony and I sat down a few weeks back and had a delightful conversation about this song he wrote called Spit.  We talked about his inspiration for this song, the story of how he became so filled with emotion that he punched his guitar as hard as he could, and we also went off on an interesting tangent about “the rules” of songwriting as seen through the prism of the work of Salvador Dali.  An episode not to be missed!

Tony lives in Dorchester, Massachusetts & plays guitar/sings in TonyBear and Close Friends.  For more from Tony, check out

http://lugubriousmoron.blogspot.com
http://www.myspace.com/tonytonybear
http://www.myspace.com/closefriendsband

Matt
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A couple of weeks ago, I sat down with guest interviewer Tony Vecchi to talk about a song of mine called Baby Sweetheart/It’s All Right.  We got into a groove and did a longer interview than expected… this will not be the last time this happens (there are a bunch of lengthier episodes coming up, so look out!).  Here Tony and I discuss how I catalog my song-a-day demos, my current fascination with pop song formulas, and how click tracks have influenced our demoing practices.  I play guitar and sing in The Bynars, and I release solo material when the time is right.

For more from me, check out
http://www.thebynars.com/

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Matt
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Recently Ben and I discussed his song called Entranceway.  In this discussion, we touch upon the difference between being a songwriter & being a musician, the instruments & methods he used to record this song, and his plan to release a soundtrack to an unmade movie.  Ben is from Massasachusetts; he plays synthesizer in The Bynars and is a full-time grad student.

(click player above to listen to Entranceway + the interview)

For more from Ben, check
http://www.thebynars.com/
http://benmettey.tumblr.com
http://twitter.com/benmettey
http://www.flickr.com/photos/benjaminm/

Matt
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