(video for "Only Shallow" (original by Kevin Shields and the My Bloody Valentines.))
Currently when we play live I think it's gonna be something along the lines of:
Joe Mathlete (guitar, bass, vocals, keyboard)
Ryan Goodland (bass, trumpet, vocals)
Briana Fitzpatrick (violin, vocals, keyboard, robot noises)
Jeff Goodyear (drums, percussion)
Charles Larrabee (guitar, violin, samba whistle) Elaine Greer (keyboards, vocals, guitar)
Give or take a few.
Once and future Mathletes include:
Jenny Westbury (vocals, uke, percussion) Mike Switzer (trombone, vocals, bass) Cley Miller (guitar, spaceship noises, percussion) Jose Sanchez (bass, drums, pianica, cowbell) Carlos Sanchez (guitar, percussion)
Gie Gie McGee (keyboards, melodica, tambourine, accordion, vocals, puppets, spiritual guidance)
Cody Swann (vocals, guitar, tambourine) Zahira Gutierrez (vocals, tambourine) Mlee Marie Suprean (saxophone, vocals, percussion)
Robot McGee (percussion, beeps, cool dances) Charlie Naked (saxophone, vocals) Iram Guerrero (DDDRRRUUUMMMSSS)
Chris Bakos (guitar, bass, vocals)
Tom Adams (Bob Nastonovich, Spiral Stairs) Jeff Miller (bass)
Bubba Hightower (bass, vocals)
Jay Crosley (Hey Ya!s)
Anneli Chamblis (choir director, jingle bells) Cartwheels in Central Park (choir, awesome)
Stephanie Wittels (choir) Justin Scarborough (choir)
Michael Scarborough (choir)
Walt Zipprian (choir)
Bill Savoie (drums)
Justin Crane (guitar, frowning) Kilian Sweeney (keyboard)
Daniel Kim (guitar)
Cassie O'Presets (keyboards)
Awk (computers, spiritual guidance)
Chris Irvin (keyboards)
Cathy Power (keyboards, guitar, bells, marimba, vocals)
Tom Zermeno (percussion, vocals, not entirely sure what else)
Jonathan Ziemba (keyboards, drums, drum programming, spiritual guidance)
Wayne Barnhill (drums)
Jodi McLaughlin (vocals, keyboards)
Paul Ziemba (drums, keyboards) Margaret Lejune (cello, keyboards) Jo Bird (viola) Giorgio Angelini (drums, guitar)
Chris King (drums)
Johnny Freedom (Debasers)
Christa Forster (guitar, vocals)
Keith Reynolds (keyboards, vocals)
Kate Folladori (drums)
Lily (exercise wheel, spiritual guidance)
David Kroll (keyboards)
Kathleen McClure (drums)
Paul Locklear (vocals, spiritual guidance)
Lindsay Kayser (roommate, manager)
Influences
Sounds Like
Computers and crayons and depressive Saturday-morning cartoon characters, really loud and anxious shrugging, Peter Pan tripping on the stairs and spraining his ankle, dancing vegetables, a fifteen-year-old who makes a video of himself singing a Michael Jackson song and dancing around the room and somehow some kids he goes to school with find the tape and put it on the internet and the kid has no choice but to commit suicide, Lou Barlow if he had two penises.
++++++++++++THE MATHLETES NEWEST ALBUM, $@% YOU AND YOUR COOL, IS NOW BASICALLY SOLD OUT. THERE ARE STILL A FEW COPIES AVAILABLE AT SOUND EXCHANGE HOUSTON, OR MAYBE WHEN WE PLAY LIVE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ A PRESS RELEASE, THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN DO SUCH A THING.+++++++++++++
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Oh weird... The Mathletes, live on PBS, looking very serious (and uncomfortable) while playing a song about a depressed, crippled unicorn who may or may not end up committing suicide. Camera angles galore! (Seriously, this was totally on PBS for some reason)
"Contrary to popular belief, we are not a children's band. Or a joke band. Any confusion there is probably mostly my fault. We aren't really even a band a lot of the time; it says the Mathletes, but it's pretty much just me, Joe Mathlete. Hi, I'm Joe Mathlete, and welcome to a MySpace band website on the internet with computers!
Modern technology has made music way too easy to make; basically, if you have a computer and some instruments (technically even just the computer will do), you can be a recording artist. Likewise, if you know some guitar or piano chords and have at least a rudimentary grasp of a language, there should be absolutely nothing stopping you from writing as many songs as you feel like. I have no idea why everybody else doesn't do this.
Though the Mathletes as they appear on record are 98% just me, when we play live it is actually a "we" most of the time. "We" didn't had anything approaching a steady lineup for, well, forever; for the last couple years every single Mathletes show has featured a different lineup. What the Mathletes lack in professionalism, we make up for in unprofessionalism. Also in rock and roll.
Okay, that should be a perfectly servicable MySpace bio. Am I famous yet?"
Hmmmm. I don't think it was me. I've retraced my footsteps and I don't think I was in the Montrose on July 3rd, however I could be forgetting something. Or maybe it was after I had all of those margaritas at Tapatia, actually I'm joking, I did not go to Tapatia either. BUT, my sunglasses ARE missing....
And Joe Mathlete, I think if you were to die right now you'd go to heaven solely because of track 9 of the new album. I don't know what it's called, but it's amazing.
Come do a show in Chesapeake, I'm building you a fanbase.
I do like the bologna sandwich. It's a nice touch. :]
Interscope seems like it's really mainstream. Rihanna and Pussycat Dolls, and such. I'll see if I can contact Merge, hopefully send them an email. Wish me luck. :D
Midge: From THE WILD!! I WILL DESTROY YOU IF YOU DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS VIDEO! It’s on my Myspace page… don’t dork off drinkin’ Tequila!!!
Vivian: Yeah so, as Midge was saying – we have a new - our FIRST EVER music video for our song “America Will Punch You”
Midge: YESSS! It is wonderful.. especially when I got to eat the chocolate. And eat the peanut butter! Together smashed in one!!! The video is very funny and you will like to see it. YOU WOULD! You ain’t gonna not watch it!
Vivian: Nice Midge. Check it out. Our song “America Will Punch You” is coming out on a 5-song EP called “ShiSho Will Punch You”… Out on May 29 as a free download from our record label Filthy Little Angels.
Midge: Ha Ha Ha Ha EHHHH!!! You better watch out because I am going to SHAKE THE WORLD and all these tiny people will fall out. The EP is awesome!
Vivian: Hope you have the best day of your entire life…
Midge: …watching this video! Tell me what you think!
explosions?!! what explosions?? did we blow something up? dude im sorry about blowing whatever up if that is the case im sure it can be rebuilt with relative ease -- collin
