"Do they know it's Halloween?"

Cool video I found online. It's really long... But I think it's cool.
Is that David Cross' voice? I think there's a Beck song in it or something.... it's cool.

"One by one I'll knock you out." new Beck video directed by Michel Gondry

Happy Halloween!

I don't even have a costume yet... But I'm sure I can find one at savers or something. But they're probably going to be packed tonight. I'm feeling star wars insipred after I saw this photo online today:

EDIT: I think he's supposed to be Inigio Montoya from "The Princess Bride." And after a little digging, I found out that Mandy Patkin, the actor who played Montoya in TPB is also in "Dead Like Me." cool.



I like halloween as much as the next guy but what I really like are ghost stories and ghost photos. Here are a few of the best photos I've seen in a while. They just give off that creepy vibe. I've never liked orb photos though. I want to see a face!






What are you doing tonight? Next Door? See you downtown tonight!

Summing up last week. Planning the next month...

Last week was hectic for LINUS. We played a bunch of shows at a bunch of venues. You'll notice that we're taking a few weeks off from playing live shows while we record our second CD. That's right, we're going to start recording this week.

A bunch of people have been asking me what's going to be on the next CD. I think they mean, "Which songs are going to be on the next CD?" I don't really know what we're going to put on the CD but we have some choices. I think we're going to record everything then, pick which ones work the best.

I was talking to Ben from The Crud at Ana Bananas the other night and I told him that we're thinking about making a double disc album. I think this album is going to be very different from the first one. (if I have my way)

We have our hands in a bunch of different things as a band right now. I don't even know how much sense this post makes, I just wanted to post something after those two shows on one night. That was fun, but it was hectic. I want to start playing sit-down shows. The DVD is going REALLY well. I have a Adobe Encore DVD manual here on my desk that I'm going to read later on today.

I've been showing the start of the DVD to some people and the response has been good so far. I think it's going to be great. So I guess, this post is about how we're going to take a little break before we play more shows. I think we'll get the songs to disc, burn it, then release it.

- David

Back to back shows tonight at Detox and Ana Bananas

Tonight we're playing at two different venues. It's Friday night and I think we'll get a good response. We play at Detox at 8pm and we play last at Ana Bananas, probably around 11pm. See you there.

Deck Chairs and Cigarettes

Last night was fun. Only thing though, I sat down at my computer to google some of the artists in the music videos that I saw last night. One problem, I don't remember any of them, only bits and pieces, twinkle star? hana suka no dance?

What was the name of the South Korean soul band? The video with flying papyas and the singing drummer. I want their CD. They remind me of "Tokyo No. 1 Soul Set."

And I want that japanese dance music one where the two girls are petting the dear then the disappear into that bowling ball bag...

Do you remember any band names? email me

We've been nominated for a... for a... Hawaii Underground Music Award! Cast your vote via Myspace now to help us win this! Wednesday is the last day!

When we played at Detox the other night, Otto was handing out voting ballots for the Hawaii Underground Music Awards. No, seriously, it's going to be a "red carpet" event. LINUS has been nominated for two awards! Yes!

I don't know about you but I had no problem voting for LINUS as "Best CD" and "Best Indie Band!" You can do your part to see LINUS win this award by casting your votes with a myspace message by logging into your myspace account and sending a message to http://www.myspace.com/theundergroundmusicawards

We'll be keeping our fingers crossed!

LAST DAY TO VOTE IS THIS WEDNESDAY 10-25-06!

I just read an article featuring LINUS in Mililani High School's newspaper, "The Trojan Times"

Nik gave this interview a few weeks back to Mililani Highschool student Caitlin Kubota. Thanks for the press MHS.

By Caitlin Kubota
view the original article here

Over the years, Hawaii’s alternative and indie music scene has slowly been growing. In spite of how small it is compared to mainland venues, bands are still able to make a name for themselves among the local rock crowd. Olivia the Band, Push the Pedal, and Pennylane are just a few of the more well-known groups, but now joining their ranks is “Linus!”

Linus! began in the spring of 2001 when singer David Neely put up “musicians wanted” signs. Bassist Nikolaus Daubert answered the call and met Neely on the roof of his University of Hawaii dorm along with seven other musicians. “A couple of (guys) played guitars, somebody had a bongo drum, and girls were singing, so we literally had an eight person jam. And Dave and I were just kind of like ‘Whoa.’ ... we kind of made a connection,” recalled Daubert.

At first Neely and Daubert casually met to play a few of the melodies Neely had written, but wanting to become a serious band, the duo decided to establish a web site. In need of a name Neely had suggested “Linus” after a song called “Star Fruits of Linus.” It turns out that Neely had misheard the lyric, but in spite of popular belief, the band is not named after the famous Peanuts character. Keyboardist Danmerle Capati and Drummer Stanley Hardjadinata joined the band shortly after.

With Radiohead as a main musical influence and a drummer with a heavy metal background, the band’s music is a smooth mix of indie and rock and roll. However, their catchy melodies and lyrics of heartbreak give their music a pop twist. In addition to Radiohead, Linus! has been compared to The Strokes and Weezer, but Daubert admits that TLC’s album “Crazy Sexy Cool” is his own little guilty pleasure.

Over the last five years, Linus! has acquired a long and impressive list of accomplishments. They have opened for numerous headliners such as Hot Hot Heat, Motion City Soundtrack, My Chemical Romance and most recently She Wants Revenge. In 2003, they took third place in Hawaii’s annual Battle of the Bands Competition. Unsatisfied, they came back in 2004 and won first place. “That was nice, kind of makes us feel validated, you know?” commented Daubert on the experience. Despite being unsigned, Linus! released their full-length studio album The Construction in 2005. The band also went on two tours, an east coast tour where they played gigs in Philadelphia and Delaware, and the more recent west coast tour where they visited Seattle and San Francisco.

But Linus! is far from finished; trying to expand their music, Capati transitions from keyboard to guitar for their second CD, which they are in the midst of recording. In light of their positive response on the mainland, the band has hopes of branching out and unfortunately for Hawaii fans, is planning a possible move to Seattle.

“We are definitely happy with what we’ve accomplished here, but we feel like we kind of topped out (with) what you could do with our kind of music here. So we kind of have eyes on moving, possibly to Seattle because we know a lot of people there. Maybe even next year, I don’t want to jinx it because I’m definitely the one most pushing for it,” Daubert explained.

“But I think that everyone else kind of sees potential. Because when you live there you can take a road trip and play in another city. Here we’ve literally played every venue. There is no such thing as a new spot. I love playing for people who know our music, but it’s kind of nice to play somewhere else, where no one’s heard you because you feel like you have to impress them again. So our plan is definitely to expand,” continued Daubert on the future of Linus!

As the number of Linus! fans grow, it will be no surprise when this indie-rock band hits it big on the mainstream. Working their way up the musical ladder, Linus! is well on their way to being a headliner with underground bands vying to be their opening act.

Films and Folding Chairs

Well tonight's the night for films and folding chairs, unless they want us to stand and watch this 2 hour thing... It starts at 7pm.

Yeah, that's right, if you don't know what's going on tonight, read my earlier post below. I talked a few people into going early tonight to watch "an eclectic mix of new music videos from Japan, Korea, Cambodia, the Philippines, Israel, France and beyond!" So we'll be there early. I hope they want to eat at Mini Village or garden or whatever...

Power Out and the HIFF

So if you went to our show at Detox this weekend you would have witnessed us play a couple of songs, then you would have seen the amp blow out, watch us scramble to fix it, then end our set early.

I'd personally like to apologize for having to call it quits early but if you feel like you were short changed at our last show, make it a point to come out to the next show we have on Tuesday. We're playing a show at Next Door downtown. But that's only half the story.

Before we play at Next Door, there's a Honolulu International Film Festival (HIFF) thing going on in Next Door. It's called "Festival Video Ipod." Anyway, they're going to show music videos from all around asia and hawaii. Should be cool and I think it's only $5. Come early for the films, stay late for the real deal.

And while I'm talking about the film festival, here are the films that I want to see:

hello?


Apt


Chopsticks


Dog Bite Dog


Enemy


First Love


Folklore Restaurant


I'll Call You


Isabella


Made of Music - The Story of John Cruz


Memories of Matsuko


Nightmare Detective


Paprika


But the best film out of all of those looks like it's going to be "Yo Yo Girl Cop."

Anderson Le wrote, "An undercover police detective embedded in a private school is blown to pieces in Shibuya. The detective had been investigating a popular underground website called Enola Gay, an anonymous blog with an ominous counter, ticking down toward an unknown event. Cue in a young girl from New York's mean streets who is arrested and transferred to Japan, at the behest of the Tokyo Police Force. Only a hardened girl with killer instincts can infiltrate this vile plot. Assigned the codename, Asamiya Saki, she's put in a schoolgirl uniform and given her secret weapon - a yo-yo of insurmountable power!

Based on the manga, YO YO GIRL COP spawned the trend for schoolgirl detectives using an everyday device as a weapon or investigative tool (CELLPHONE GIRL COP is a popular TV series). Starring J-idol Aya Matsuura and featuring a few Morning Musume as the baddies - it's an otaku fever dream on the big screen!"

Here's the trailer:


See you on Tuesday at Next Door!

-David

Tonight we're actually playing a new song, "Listen Up."

Like the title says, we are indeed actually playing a few new songs tonight at Detox (around 10pm). For those of you, just joining us, LINUS hasn't recorded/released a new CD in nearly two years. As a band we've been playing shows and practicing new material endlessly, but I rarely let any new songs slip through to a live set.

To be honest, I've been recording and hording the new material for myself for months now. Tonight we will do the unthinkable. Tonight LINUS is ditching the synth. Tonight, as Stan mans the drums, we three will tune up our guitars, turn up our amps, and play an all guitar, all-out set. And I hope you'll join us.

That is all.

-DAVID

Last night I posted two new tracks to our myspace page.

Go give them a listen and tell us what you think. Show on Friday!

UPDATE: Now I'm yanking them from the official linus website and I'm going to put them on my own music site on myspace. I haven't made it yet so I'll post the link later.

Last night we had a great practice. And we're going to start playing new songs at shows.

Last night I was in town way earlier than I thought I'd be so I called up Stan and we went to Indigos for happy hour. We ended up staying for 3 hours... Needless to say, at practice, the drinking showed.

We're finally ready to start pumping out these new songs. They're finally where I want them to be.

Practicing tonight

Tonight we're going to practice at Vibe Asylum. We're working on a few new songs tonight. We're going to try to get a few new songs ready for the next show we play.

Wanted: Motivated LINUS Supporter for Job Position

Attention linus friends/fans. We are currently looking for a diehard LINUS supporter to step up and officially become part of the linus team. That's right, LINUS is looking for a manager.

Required:
- a firm belief in the band; and a desire to help us succeed.
- outgoing personality, comfortable talking with promoters, record labels, press, etc.
- available to attend the majority of our shows.
- intelligent, motivated, able to take the initiative, and follow through.

NOT-required:
- experience in the music industry

Compensation:
- never pay cover charge again!
- bottom line is, the more success we have, the more success you'll have. (this includes $$$, and reputation)

Interested, or know someone that might be? Please let us know ASAP. We have been together for 6 years, and have been fortunate enough to accomplish quite a few goals. With the right manager on board, the sky really is the limit.

contact nik:
nik@linustheband.com
808.741.6450
www.myspace.com/linustheband

"WhiteGraphics for WhiteSouls" and "WhiteMarks on a WhiteWall" I got the double discs in hand!

The other night I went out with a few friends and someone asked me how our second CD was going. The truth was, I couldn't really answer because I didn't know what I wanted on the next CD. It made me start thinking about what we'd put on our next album. So I went home that night and listened through all the material that I've been writing for the past 2 months. I picked out my favorites and compiled the songs that I want to make it onto our next CD. Here they are, burned and ready to demo, full of hot LINUS goodness. The next album will be a double disc.

I'm getting a ZOOM PS -04

Ok, I finally decided to buy some recording gear. After a really long look, and some horror stories from other people, I think I've found what I've been looking for. I'm planning on buying a Zoom PS-04 when I get my next paycheck. My friend found a cheap used one on craigslist.

Zoom says it's "a recording wonder in the palm of your hand." I'll be the judge of that. "The PS-04 is a fully-functional 4-track recorder, mixer, multi-effect device, drum & bass machine. The PS-04 has everything you need to record whenever you want, wherever you want. Take it everywhere you go. When inspiration strikes, the PS-04 is always ready."

I can't wait to get it. It can even run on batteries!

Another week, another practice

Hello everyone. We've been really busy with shows and writing new material. I've been getting together with my friend John and making "nonsense music." I think it's really helping to get over this bout of writers block. We're taking this week and next week off to finalize some of our songs. Thank you so much for all of the support everyone has shown us. We will not let you down.

I am seriously thinking of buying The Album Leaf's CD after watching this video. It makes me happy that I'm in a band.

Off the Hook! Off the Hook Baby!

This is CSS :)





And here's an interview with the lead singer.

I shook the hand of Pat Benatar

No where near nervous, last night I met Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo who performed with Honolulu's Pop/Rock Symphony. Endorphin rush, addrenalin high, all physiological entities that provoke excitement, I surely felt it last night. The icing of the cake: I got to meet them both in the back stage and took a picture w/ Pat and Neil!! IT WAS AN AMAZING SHOW! This prime 80's pop-rock vocalist still rocks the stage 20 years later. As if she hasn't aged- her vocals were so prime and thick, it filled the symphony hall like no other. Her show sold out both nights so if you're fortunate and got tickets, you will NOT be disappointed! She seriously "hit me with her best shot." --DMC

Last night we played a show at Detox with K Luvs M

Today I finally got the CSS record from Eric. It's good. I also got the newest Rapture CD. I'm going to listen to them tonight. "Alcohol" is my favorite track so far!

I spent last night after practice writing a song called "I love to eat at King of Siam, when I am in San Francisco..."

So, I wrote this whole song about how I like to eat at King of Siam and random other nonsense, only to find out today that the name of the restaurant is "King of Thai," not "King of Siam." Danmerle and Stan found it, and we went back the next day to dine-in. I think I'll leave the lyrics as "King of Siam." It sounds better. I'm thinking of using it on the DVD menu :)

We had a great practice last night. This new song "Listen Up" is going to be the shit when we play it live. It would sound really good at the Wave... I think we're playing at about half of the volume we used to practice at, and that makes a big difference. Tonight we have a show at Detox with a bunch of bands, check it out.

Practicing new songs at Vibe Asylum tonight

Tonight we'll be working on Hold on Hold, Crystal Clear, and Listen Up. I don't know if 2 hours is long enough to practice. Maybe we should think about extending the practice. Right now I'm trying to pick 10 songs for the next Linus CD.

Cool drawings by Aurel Schmidt

I was just running through the newest updates at fecalface.com and I caught this drawing. I like it. It reminds me of Casey Jex Smith. We're talking about possibly doing a double disc album in the next few months. Then we'll hopefully have it ready early next year. It'll have all of the songs that we've never put to tape.

I started working on the DVD, writing up scenarios, inventing situations, working on the menus, and getting a good theme going. How about "Enchantment Under the Sea?" No, I'm joking. I need to fix the firewire card on my PC before I start editing, but I am starting to compile footage.

view more works by Aurel Schmidt

New Website Design and other band updates

Alright, so we'd been talking about making a new website and everything, and there have been many designs but nothing really stuck so, today I just threw something together, we're going to try to make this more of a storage compartment for the stuff we do as a band.

Right now we're really churning out a ton of new tracks, only thing is, we don't have time to rehearse them and get them ready to record and play at shows. The entire band wants to play them right now how they are, but I don't want to play anything that isn't finished.

I'll be updating the website as soon as we get a handle on just what we want to get finished in 2006. The show in Chinatown was amazingly fun to play. Plenty people, art, and photography. I really liked it. Too bad they didn't have anything to eat or drink though.

We're practicing all new material tomorrow night. I'm excited. We have 8 shows lined up in October, so you're bound to hear a few new tracks in October. We'll be posting the shows with details as soon as we get them.

- David

If you took photos of us at Cornstalk/The Big Bang Theory this weekend can you send us copies?

If you took photos of us this weekend we'd like to see them. Please send all photos to photos@linustheband.com

I'm working through the lyrics for "Crystal Clear" and "Hold On," two new songs that I want to get done soon.

Introducing YMF

YMF is a band from Seattle that we played a show with at their house. Last week Sherin sent me an mp3 of them covering our song Hobby Hunter. Luckily she said I could share it.

>> Listen to YMF's cover of our song "Hobby Hunter."

Edit: Sherin would like to say that this is a version done by Sherin, Kim, and Jeff. YMF is on hiatus for how, but I recognize those drums. Those are the one's from Veronica's house right? The blue ones?