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TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010


R.I.P | GURU


WTF?! Should I just turn the blog into an obituary?

I have a deep love for music. All kinds. All genres (for the most part). I don't
discriminate. If I sense something unique, genuine or real I tend to gravitate
to it. That goes for rap music as well. A lot of it I don't like, but every so
often something comes along with a deeper message embedded in the rhymes,
something with substance that goes beyond bragging about meaningless material
things. Guru had this gift. Back in the day I went through a phase that heavily
involved Gang Starr. This track in particular I listened to many times. It seems
quite fitting today.



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SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2010


R.I.P.




Really promising band I've been into lately, HTRK. The heart of their sound,
bassist Sean Stewart, took his own life a few weeks ago. This is sadly becoming
a common thing amongst some great musicians lately. I guess we will never truly
know why.

MP3: HTRK - Fascinator (via unpiano)

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MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010


SNOWDEN | SLOW SOFT SYRUP EP




New Snowden music. Just a taste of what's to come. You can download the EP for
free at www.noisetrade.com/snowden. Thanks to everyone for being so patient and
showing support. Hope all the ATLiens can make it out to The Earl tomorrow night
for the show.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010


RIP



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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2010


MORNING BENDERS


Really love this clip.




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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009


WHEN YOUR 15


My girlfriend's six year old niece asked her if I could write some music to go
along with some lyrics she penned. That's right, she's SIX years old, but
apparently writing songs from the perspective of a 15 year old!? Needless to
say, I think we have a future pop diva in the making on our hands. Click the pic
to enlarge.



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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2009


MUSICVISION | PHOENIX


An interesting look at some of Phoenix's favorite records, as told by them.



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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2009


IDM KID





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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2009


HELLHOLE RATRACE




Just became aware of Girls (the band) from San Francisco. This song has been on
repeat ever since. Looking forward to their full length when it comes out in
Sept. Definitely worth checking out.

MP3: Girls - "Hellhole Ratrace"


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MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009


CAT POWER




Saw Cat Power at The Earl here in Atlanta last night. It was like night and day
from the first time I saw her perform at The Earl years ago. It was a
Thanksgiving day show in 2001. She was a mess. She set up her amp on the floor
in the middle of the room and sat next to it on a chair. There was one other
guitar player to accompany her on some of the songs. By the end of the night she
was berating him badly for the way his guitar sounded and he eventually got up
and left. She stopped and started songs, mumbled into the mic and barely looked
up and faced the crowd all night. Her hair was intentionally long and covering
her face the entire show. The room was half full and had emptied out
considerably by the time she was done torturing herself. As much as I loved the
covers record she had put out around that time, it was painful to watch.

Cut to last night and it's like watching a completely different person. She's
still quirky when she sings, but she has taken her craft to a whole other level.
Her vocals sounded amazing and the band she has backing her now is one of the
tightest group of musicians I have ever seen perform live. It was like getting a
crash course in the power of restraint. It's obvious those dudes can play their
instruments along with the best of them, but the bulk of the night was just them
looking at each other and grooving on simple tight flourishes of sound that were
the perfect back drop for her vocals. The drummer in particular was playing so
simple and quiet in some moments, mostly with brushes, then out of no where
would come a loud crack of the snare as the band would amp up the sound. It was
really powerful to watch. The sound in The Earl was flawless too. Every sound
was in its right place. There were many great moments, but I was especially
blown away by a very raw stripped down rendition of Fortunate Son by CCR.
Overall, I came away with the feeling that I had just witnessed a performance by
an artist who will most likely be looked back on years from now and be held in
the same regard as singers like Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, etc. I was glad I
got to witness it up close, and in such a small intimate setting as The Earl.


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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009


SAND PAINTING AMAZINGNESS


I'm pretty much blown away by this...




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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2009


NO WORDS NO MORE


Over at the Snowden myspace page we're streaming the Love & Rockets cover we did
for the upcoming tribute album I mentioned a couple posts down. The song is
called No Words No More. Jordan basically just took the lyrics and made up a
whole new song. Hope ya'll like it.

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MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2009


SNOWDEN @ THE EARL FRIDAY





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MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2009


SNOWDEN ON TWITTER



www.twitter.com/SnowdenMusic

Ya'll should twitter dat.




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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009


LOVE & ROCKETS TRIBUTE ALBUM




Snowden has a track on an upcoming Love & Rockets tribute album along side Frank
Black, Flaming Lips, A Place To Bury Strangers, Dandy Warhols, Film School and
others. Here's a snippet from the Pitchfork post today...

In the mid-80s, Love and Rockets rose from the ashes of goth overlords Bauhaus
and put a stamp on their own brand of scuzzy alt rock that would go on to
influence everyone from the Pixies to Stone Temple Pilots. And now some of those
in debt are paying it back with a tribute album dedicated to their cult heroes,
due July 28 digitally and August 18 physically via Arsenal Rock N Roll/Justice.

New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets:

01 Black Francis: "All in My Mind"
02 Puscifer: "Holiday on the Moon"
03 War Tapes: "Love Me"
04 Blaqk Audio: "No New Tale to Tell"
05 Dubfire: "I Feel Speed"
06 The Dandy Warhols: "Inside the Outside"
07 The Flaming Lips: "Kundalini Express"
08 Sweethead: "Life in Laralay"
09 Film School: "An American Dream"
10 A Place to Bury Strangers: "The Light"
11 Monster Magnet vs Adrian Young: "Mirror People"
12 The Stone Foxes: "Fever"
13 Frankenstein 3000: "No Big Deal"
14 VEX: "It Could Be Sunshine"
15 Better Than Ezra: "So Alive"
16 Chantal Claret vs Adrian Young: "Lazy"
17 Ian Moore: "Sweet F.A."
18 Snowden: "No Words No More"

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MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2009


STOP YOUR BLEEDING TYPOGRAPHY VIDEO


Here's another really well done fan video for Stop Your Bleeding. It's kinetic
typography based around the lyrics. Very clever.



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FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2009


SO RIGHT & SO WRONG


Sorry for the lack of posts lately. The blog might seem dead from time to time,
but it will always come back to life at some point. Here's a post for all the
recording geeks out there (probably disregard this if you're not one). For those
unaware of Tape Op, it's an excellent magazine which features interviews with a
wide range of producers and engineers discussing the various projects they've
worked on, different recording techniques they use, how their studios are setup,
etc. Tape Op is absolutely FREE to subscribe to. Just go to their website to
register and soon enough each new issue will start showing up in your mailbox.
Very cool. I recommend it highly.

Anyway, the current issue has a fascinating interview with Sufjan Stevens that
has sparked an interesting dialog or two online. He describes how he used dated
gear and cheap mics to produce his albums, such as recording Michigan and
Illinois on an old digital eight track machine, setting it to a lower bit rate
setting because he didn't know what the button was for, painstakingly
overdubbing drum parts by eye, etc. Basically, he does everything opposite of
how a seasoned producer would approach recording, but is able to produce very
big / lush sounding records. It's a really great interview if you're into that
sort of thing. Hopefully I won't get in trouble for posting this, but here it is
for those interested. Enjoy. (click the images)









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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2009


NEW SNOWDEN TOUR VIDEO


I finally got around to editing down some home movie footage from our last tour
into another silly little video clip. All this is from our east coast tour this
past December with Twin Tigers from Athens. It's pretty random. The highlight
for us was the stop we made in Jacksonville, FL at Chandler's Grandfather
Ceylon's house. He had a large property with an eclectic array of stuff, and
orange trees all over the place that he let us pick fruit from to load up our
van with. He also showcased Foundation Hospital Train, one of the many songs he
has recently penned. Did I mention he is in his 90's! For the soundtrack I
sprinkled in some bits and pieces of unreleased Snowden demos that may (or may
not) be on the next record. Ha. Enjoy.




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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2009


KITTENS INSPIRED BY KITTENS






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MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2009


COUNTERFEIT TIME LAPSE VIDEO


I just came across this video on vimeo that was posted a while back, but this is
the first time it's come to my attention. Two brothers took a road trip from
Chicago to Orlando and made a time lapse video out of over 9,500 pictures and
set it to our song Counterfeit Rules. I have to say, this is probably cooler
than any video we could have come up with on our own for this song. It's an
awesome concept and I think the Snowden track complements it really well. Check
it out...



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MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009


BELLA


Sorry things have been quiet on the blog front lately. The past few weeks of my
life have been consumed by the adorable little one in the photos below. Her name
is Bella and my girlfriend and I unexpectedly inherited her over the holidays.
She's a handful, but she's already melted our hearts and become a big hit at the
puppy park at Piedmont Park here in Atlanta (and anywhere else we take her).

In Snowden news, there's another new song Jordan just finished (really good one)
and now we're about to start shopping some demos around. The whole album is
basically written and now we're just looking for the right option in regards to
releasing it. I know it's taking a long time to come out, but we didn't want to
rush this one. The sound has evolved quite a bit with this batch of songs and I
think people will dig it. Thanks to everyone for havining patience. New music
from Snowden will definitely drop this year!


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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2008


PHOTOS FROM THE TOUR





So we made it back from our recent tour unscathed, except for a few parking
tickets and one whopping speeding ticket that was completely bogus and only
given to us because we had out of state plates. Don't believe me? Read about
this little trap that we fell into and make sure you never drive this stretch of
FL unless you have FL plates. Jordan is the most cautious driver of the whole
band and he was following all the visible speed limit signs. This blatant abuse
of authority is probably going to jack up his insurance rates, not to mention
the ridiculous amount of money the ticket ended up being. A real bummer.

There were also positive moments in FL though. In Jacksonville we got to meet
Chandler's 90 year old grandfather Ceylon! He gave us a grand tour of his estate
and let us pick an assortment of fresh fruit right off the trees in his
backyard. He also let us preview some of his own unique musical endeavors. I
have a whole segment of video footage from our visit with Ceylon that will
definitely be part of the next little tour video I'm putting together. Jordan's
mom Isabel took us out for a wonderful lunch on the water somewhere near Tampa,
and the folks at the Bottletree in Birmingham really know how to take care of
bands. Many thanks to them. It was also great touring around and hanging out
with Twin Tigers. They're a crazy crew but definitely a lot of fun. Once I have
time to go through all the video footage I took I'll post another one of my
little tour vids. It should be a good one. Bye for now.


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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2008


LICORICE EP




Although these tracks are a few years old now, I think they are still worth
posting for the holidays. It's a Snowden twist on some classic Christmas songs
of the past and one acoustic original. Feel free to post these all over the web
and spread the gloomy cheer.

LICORICE EP DOWNLOAD:

1. White Christmas
2. Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
3. Christmas Time Is Here
4. China Light



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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2008


SCREENING T'S FOR THE ROAD


We're technically already on the road now, but I took these pics last week of us
being all "diy" and screening our own shirts to sell on the tour. The show
Saturday night at The Earl was really great and it was cool to see so many
familiar faces out. Thanks so much to everyone that came out. We're in DC
tonight and NYC the next couple nights after that. Check the dates and come out
if you wanna hear some of our new jams.












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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2008


SNOWDEN @ THE EARL SATURDAY NIGHT


This is most likely our final local show of the year and we plan on unleashing a
lot of new material. If you're in town for the holidays and have nothing to do
Saturday night come out to The Earl and hopefully we can make it worth your
while. The openers should be good too. Abby Go Go sound great from what I've
heard online. I'm looking forward to checking them out live. It should be a fun
night all around. Hope ya'll can make it out.



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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2008


METEOR OVER EDMONTON


Wow.



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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008


SWITCHBURN SNOWDEN LIVE VIDS




This is pretty cool. A while back I made a post about some live videos the folks
at SwitchBurn had put together from a show we played in Austin a while back.
They have been kind enough to post five more videos from that show, including
three new songs that we've been playing live recently. These all turned out
really great and I can't say thanks enough to Shawn and the whole crew involved
with SwitchBurn for making these available. Definitely check out their site when
you have some time. Here are the links to the new Snowden vids:


Candy For Eveyone
Keep Quiet
So Red
Innocent Heathen
Filler Is Wasted


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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008


CHEEZE








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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008


A SATURDAY IN ATL


We played a show this past Saturday at the Atlanta Downhill Challenge soap box
derby thing. Unfortunately, there was a bad accident during one of the races.
More details here. Apparently the guy is going to fully recover. That's good to
hear. A paypal donation page has been setup here. I didn't take many pics. Here
are some good ones on flickr though. The show itself was a bit weird. We were
last to play, way after the racing had ended, and we followed a band that
dressed up as mummies and played funk songs. They also showed up in a full tour
bus with a trailer in tow. Go figure.



Mini Hummer! He actually fit inside that thing. Coolest one all day in my book.



Jordan gets down to the mummy funk.



BMI interviews us in the mens restroom after the show.



photo via BMI


Chandler drives off into the night.



The Bookhouse Pub.



Yum.


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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2008


SNOWDEN HOLIDAY TOUR


Tis the season for us to tour around and stuff. We'll be doing a short east
coast run in December with our Athens buds Twin Tigers. We'll be trying out some
new material and visiting some cities we've never played before, so spread the
word to your whole posse. Here are the dates...

Nov 29 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl (w/ Abby Go Go | Carnivores)
Dec 1 - Raleigh, NC @ Duke University
Dec 2 - Washington, DC @ DC9
Dec 3 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
Dec 4 - Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw
Dec 6 - Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox Laundro Lounge
Dec 8 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
Dec 9 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
Dec 10 - Orlando, FL @ Back Booth
Dec 11 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Respectable Street
Dec 13 - Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree

(all dates w/ Twin Tigers except the first two)

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