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What's Your Major? Rock Show on Friday (and Saturday) - The Motion Sick's Michael Epstein (along with Brendan Boogie) breaks world record for college busking!

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:24:27 -0400

What's Your Major? Rock Show on Friday (and Saturday) - The Motion Sick's Michael Epstein (along with Brendan Boogie) breaks world record for college busking!:

In an effort to promote our What’s Your Major show this weekend, I teamed up with show promoter Brendan Boogie to pull off a practically unthinkable feat…busk at over 50 colleges in a single day….

Bad Music PR 1 #PRFail AKA I'd be thrilled if RHCP would eat Phish, but only if they got a debilitating stomach ache

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:04:51 -0400

Bad Music PR 1 #PRFail AKA I'd be thrilled if RHCP would eat Phish, but only if they got a debilitating stomach ache:

I am always studying how the wise and successful bands carry out their PR campaigns, particularly who they hire and what their angles and strategies are. I hope to write more extensively about this…

The secret to success is possibly the combination of tabloid classifieds and Stevie Wonder's privates...

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:25:05 -0400

The secret to success is possibly the combination of tabloid classifieds and Stevie Wonder's privates...:

We here at The Motion Sick are ever searching for the secret(s) to success. We consult with music industry folks, listeners, and psychics on a regular basis to find the optimal route to world…

The Motion Sick at Game Unicon Featuring Sockey, the sock puppet with lint for brains (brief cameo by my Commodore 64 disk puncher)

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:10:23 -0400

The Motion Sick at Game Unicon Featuring Sockey, the sock puppet with lint for brains (brief cameo by my Commodore 64 disk puncher):

We are all very excited to be part of Game Unicon - http://www.gameunicon.com at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Convention Center in Marlborough, MA on Friday August 21st - Sunday August…

8/8/9 Birthday Show a Sold-Out, Smashing, Chaotic Success! Thanks to everyone who made it out!

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:17:12 -0400

8/8/9 Birthday Show a Sold-Out, Smashing, Chaotic Success! Thanks to everyone who made it out!:

Thanks to all you kind folks who made it out to Dave Duncan Virr’s Birthday show! We had an absolute blast playing, broke everything in sight, and were thrilled to be on a bill with such great…

Boston GreenFest 2009 Lineup Announced - The Motion Sick w/THE CLICK 5, MR. LIF, TEM BLESSED, and SAMBA TREMETERRA

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:01:32 -0400

Boston GreenFest 2009 Lineup Announced - The Motion Sick w/THE CLICK 5, MR. LIF, TEM BLESSED, and SAMBA TREMETERRA:

Boston GreenFest 2009
Thurs Aug 20-Sat Aug 22
City Hall Plaza, Boston

THURSDAY AUGUST 20 (5PM – 10PM Curfew)

MAIN STAGE
5:00 - 5:30PM THE MOTION SICK
6:00 - 6:45PM THE CLICK 5
7:15 - 8:00PM SAMBA…

Mailing List Update: 8/8 at The Middle East (a few tickets still available), Michel Gondry and The Motion Sick, TMS @ Unicon

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:41:26 -0400

Mailing List Update: 8/8 at The Middle East (a few tickets still available), Michel Gondry and The Motion Sick, TMS @ Unicon: Hello Friends and Fiends,

-Great Rock Show at The Middle East
-Michel Gondry draws The Motion Sick!
-The Motion Sick soon to be in Rock Band and rocking out with Bang Camaro, Freezepop, and others…

Michel Gondry draws 1/2 of The Motion Sick @mideastclub at #Rumble @bostonemissions @fender

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:42:52 -0400

Michel Gondry draws 1/2 of The Motion Sick @mideastclub at #Rumble @bostonemissions @fender:

Readers of this blog know that I am a big fan of Michel Gondry. I wrote a little entry a bit back about his director series DVD at: …

The Motion Sick E-mail Update 07-06-09 -Help Amnesty International, Find us a manager/label, Read history, Dance w/us at Arcades, 30k for "30 Lives"

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:45:08 -0400

The Motion Sick E-mail Update 07-06-09 -Help Amnesty International, Find us a manager/label, Read history, Dance w/us at Arcades, 30k for "30 Lives":

First of all, we’ve got a great show this Friday! As with all great things, the band order for this show was decided randomly using Dungeons and Dragons dice. So, if you aren’t afraid of a few tiny…

July 10th! The Motion Sick with Jesus and the Argonauts, Muy Cansado, St. Helena, and Kingsley Flood

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:05:50 -0400

July 10th! The Motion Sick with Jesus and the Argonauts, Muy Cansado, St. Helena, and Kingsley Flood:

Here is Matt G.’s fine flyer for this dice-based ordered event:

Full Size Flyer at:
http://www.themotionsick.com/themotionsick/flyers/2009-07-10-ChurchFlyer.jpg

Church

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The Motion Sick is officially looking for a manager and a label

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:44:15 -0400

The Motion Sick is officially looking for a manager and a label:

I know this stuff is supposed to happen behind the scenes. No business here. We are just regular guys who suddenly magically emerge as rock stars due to the demands of the screaming fans. Well,…

Download The Motion Sick's songs FREE to Help Amnesty International - and help us get some of Microsoft's money

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:14:53 -0400

Download The Motion Sick's songs FREE to Help Amnesty International - and help us get some of Microsoft's money:

Amnesty International fights to protect basic human rights around the world. They work to ensure that a uniform set of rights exist across the world’s wide range of cultures and political…

Hang out with The Motion Sick at your local arcade (if you have one anymore) - DDR X comes to North American Arcades

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:14:53 -0400

Hang out with The Motion Sick at your local arcade (if you have one anymore) - DDR X comes to North American Arcades:

The arcade version of Dance Dance Revolution X, which we believe features The Motion Sick’s “30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix), is now out! We hope that it will start appearing in arcades…

11 Sites and Services That are Essential to Bands

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:40:47 -0400

11 Sites and Services That are Essential to Bands:

As we rock out here in the land of The Motion Sick, we come across a lot of different services and websites that help us in our quest to take over the world. In an attempt to share the wealth,…

A Brief History of The Motion Sick Part 1: The Origins of The Motion Sick and Her Brilliant Fifteen

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:25:39 -0400

A Brief History of The Motion Sick Part 1: The Origins of The Motion Sick and Her Brilliant Fifteen:

Prior to The Motion Sick, I had played in a number of bands in college including Simian Aides, Shiver U.K., and Binary Test Record. After graduating and moving to Boston for…

The Motion Sick in Foreign Languages

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:48:59 -0400

The Motion Sick in Foreign Languages:

You may remember a classic translation of a Japanese blog using Babelfish: http://www.the-motion-sick.com/2008/04/same-straw-raincoat-japanese-blog-about.html

“With, the same straw raincoat…

Pandora doesn't like us.

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:29:50 -0400

Pandora doesn't like us.:

They refuse to include us in their system. Bummer. It’s sort of tricky to decide how to feel about this. I don’t really understand how they make the decision here. I assume it’s a single…

July 10th Show at Church and I am about to be kicked out of the band and sent to fantasy rehab!

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:29:50 -0400

July 10th Show at Church and I am about to be kicked out of the band and sent to fantasy rehab!:

It’s true. It’s starting to get a little sketchy. Ever since the order for our July 10th show was selected using dice, I have been on the edge of losing it. All I can do is make Dungeons and…

The Motion Sick E-mail Update 6-16-09 - Download all our music free!, Pansy Division, Cardio for Indie Rockers, and more...

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:23:31 -0400

The Motion Sick E-mail Update 6-16-09 - Download all our music free!, Pansy Division, Cardio for Indie Rockers, and more...:

We’ve got some exciting things going on!

1. Download all of our music for free and we still get paid!

2. We’re opening for Pansy Division tomorrow

3. We’ve got a song on a workout DVD

4. The…

The Motion Sick in the Running For A Record Deal With Myspace Records

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:19:07 -0400

The Motion Sick in the Running For A Record Deal With Myspace Records:

I don’t really know much about this or if we even want a deal with Myspace Records, but here we are. Feel free to pretend you are playing our song on a cassette (if you’re old enough to know what a…