Was in Target tonight, and found a jacket on the ladies discount rack: I immediately thought of Bono from the early 1990's, and am thinking he might make a good Halloween costume? Shawno as Bono for Halloween 2008? These were sunglasses Gwenn happened to have in her...
Music
Synthetic Division Snubbed at MTV Music Awards
Saturday night a synthpop duo played their hearts out in Charlottesville. Then, on Sunday night in Los Angeles, MTV gave all their awards to Britney Spears. What? No Best Synthpop Duo. No Outstanding Thinblooded Male Vocal. Not even a Video Vanguard Award for this....
Cousin Holly, Synthetic Division and Family Reunions
At the beginning of August, I was honored to entertain my secondish-cousin, Holly, who was in Virginia for our family reunion.See, the six siblings of my late grandmother's family were serious about staying in touch. And Holly's grand-or-great grandmother was my...
Shawn’s Favorite Things: Engine Down
To escape the impending clot-fest of the Olympics, I ran off to Richmond to see a screening of Engine Down's new DVD- "From Beginning to End". Here's the trailer: Watching the documentary gave me a lot of insight into the band, whose music is still among my favorite....
Synthetic Division Steals a Dog
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Walking (and rocking) Across the Country
One of the perks of speaking out about HIV is that it's given me the opportunity to see most of the United States over the last ten years. My friends in Bella Morte have said the same thing about being in their band. Fortunately for me, I don't have to ride in the van...
The Top 5 Balls-Hot Video Countdown
For fellow East Coasters, I've painstakingly compiled a countdown list of the Top 5 Balls-Hot Music Videos of All-Time. Crank it up! Number 5 "Some Like It Hot" Power Station Number 4 "The Heat is On" Glenn Fry Number 3 "Hot in the City" Billy Idol Number 2 "Hot, Hot,...
Last Weekend’s Show
Here's a clip of one of "Count Me Out". The crowd were Chatty Kathy's, as you may notice. I didn't notice from stage, due to nice, loud monitors and a laser-like focus on my precisely-timed dance maneuvers. Having written that, I did hop around a bit and I do tend to...
Video from L.A. Show
Remember all my blogs about the trip to Los Angeles? Well, I finally hooked the camera up to the computer, so check out these photos and vids. If you read My Pet Virus, you read about my buddy, Josh. Big thanks to Josh for playing the show with me and adding guitar...
Synthetic Division in Los Angeles- Tonight!
Last night I finally worked up the courage to open the box, having checked the neon Synthetic Division sign with the airlines. (UPS did a fine job packing it, the sign was safe and sound.) And tonight is the big night! So if you are in or around Los Angeles, come see...