radio, live transmission

It was radio weekend.

Last night, Chris Payne played "Coldest Day of the Year" on his show on Q101. This was the first time The Heaven Seventies have been played on major radio, and since Q101 was my favorite radio station when I was 13, it felt crazy and exciting to finally get airplay. You can hear that here for the next couple of weeks (we're at about 12:50 in part 3, 07-20-08): myspace.com/local101

Also, on Saturday afternoon we did an interview on WCRX, the 100 watt station run by Columbia College in Chicago. In my opinion we did quite well. We got video of it, so we might post an exciting moment or two from it if we get some free time.

Mike Miller, one of the owners of Bottom Lounge, wears chelsea boots. Good taste in shoes, I say. I went to check out the place before our show there on Thursday, and man, it's huge. I'm excited to see all of you fill it.

you know we love you, mariah

To promote our show next Thursday, July 24 at Bottom Lounge, we made a mixtape-style "remix" of the Mariah Carey single, "Touch My Body". I heard it on the radio and immediately "alternate lyrics" started flowing out, so I knew we had to do it. We were fooling around in the studio with our cinematographer friend Kyle Kramer, and he started taking some shots of us...one thing lead to another and before we knew it, we had a video to go along with the audio!


download the mp3

You can see the video here:



or click here to watch it on facebook...it looks and sounds best there. (You don't need a facebook account.)

This one's on us, but if you want to show your appreciation, come see us at Bottom Lounge on Thursday, July 24. Our next show after this one is at Darkroom in late October, so mark your calendars.

who's to say it isn't right?

Working in the studio four nights a week (two with the other members and two more alone) on more projects than we can keep track of:

1. "A Sudden Ocean" official release. (almost finished)
2. "Seventeen" official release. (finally!)
3. "If I Leave Without You" h70s version and corresponding video.
4. "In the Morning Light (Remix)" ... totally mindblowing, I can't begin to explain it.
5. new song "Complicated" in two different versions... version 1 produced by h70s, and version 2 produced by Tek.

Also in the works:

6. putting together our first full length CD, working title "Singles, Vol. 1"
7. shooting a secret new video for our secret new remix track... we just finished the track, finally.
8. nonstop practice for July 24 show at Bottom Lounge, Chicago.

And in the meantime, some challenges:

9. Moving to a new studio space in August.
10. Computer crash (no data loss, luckily).

I'll update with some deep thoughts in a little while; right now I'm just trying to keep my head on straight.

Next show July 24 at the Bottom Lounge

We just confirmed our next show in Chicago at The Bottom Lounge (managed by Brian Peterson of mpShows) on July 24 with Welcome To Cambridge, White Hot Knife, and another band that WTC's Alex Kramer mentioned over the phone but I can't remember. Stabbing Mercury? Something like that. Bottom Lounge is brand-new (again) and seems pretty slick, so we're excited -- hope they've got insurance for those nice new subs!

Booking shows in Chicago is hard if you're an in-town band, but people have been really receptive to our pop action, and we're working on quite a slate of shows -- we're working on dates with the Double Door, Schubas, the Metro, and the Darkroom right now, so you'll be seeing us all over in the coming few months. Plus we're probably going on our first little tour soon, so get ready.

blonde chicks say "like" like, all the time

Two out of the three rappers actually showed up yesterday, incredibly promptly even though I pulled the time and date out of the air without consulting anyone's schedule. Kalico put down a damn good verse and Wattson spit 2 verses plus a bridge-type thing that sounds like a second hook. I'm still finishing up my own verse...I was up until 4 AM writing one, and now I'm rewriting it to the higher standard these guys set. Ill Legit is scheduled to come over tonight before our regular session and do his verse, possibly around 6.

When it's mixed, it's going to be shockingly good, real next-level stuff. Not as good as "Throw Some Ds" of course, but amazing in a different way.

south side, north side, come together

I can't sleep, so I'm working on my verse for the official remix of "In the Morning Light". Chicago rappers Ill Legit, Kalico, and Wattson are supposed to come over tomorrow evening to lay down verses for it. I hate to admit it, but I'm nervous. These guys are really good at what they do; it's intimidating to work with such talented people. I hope I've done enough planning...

got pockets full of dollars i could throw em at you

Will and I just went and shot a scene for our new secret remix video, and it came out looking amazing. Here's a taste: