MARTIN SAYS

bamboozle roadshow anyone?

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:59:39 -0500

its bamboozle roadshow time. get your tickets. click the picture below for way more info than i can remember off the top of my head. see you there.

i’m back, bitches.

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:23:43 -0500

i’m back, bitches.

who the hell found this? bad hair, good cause. i wish i...

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:20:00 -0500

who the hell found this? bad hair, good cause. i wish i hadn’t sold that guitar to the north attelboro guitar center for 600 bucks. foolio. i miss it.

cheers.

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:06:39 -0500

cheers.

to write love on her arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to...

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:32:00 -0500

to write love on her arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. a long time supporter of this organization, i have still always felt slightly undereducated on the subject of self abuse/cutting, though i’ve always felt an intense empathy towards the emotional mindfield that impacts people who suffer pain so strong it creates a need to use coping mechanisms for relief, sometimes involving negative impulsive behavior.

recently TWLOHA has teamed up with kristen brooks hope center (1-800-SUICIDE) for “IM alive,” the first online peer to peer support system fighting against depression and suicide. personal experiences with suicide have been a huge part of my life and have truly impacted who i have grown into as a a person. a close friend who works with TWLOHA brought this new project to my attention, a venture i foresee building hope for everyone…from people closely or personally effected by suicide and depression to anyone who belives in life and its beauty. i plan hope to become more involved and do whatever i can to help support this cause.

http://www.twloha.com/blog/givapalooza-lets-win-20k-for

please help.

“live is like a movie, write your own ending. keep believing, keep pretending.”
-jim henson

ATTN: BOYS LIKE GIRLS SELLS OUT FOR FREE ICE CREAM!

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:22:43 -0500

ATTN: BOYS LIKE GIRLS SELLS OUT FOR FREE ICE CREAM!

“everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they...

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:20:00 -0500

“everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.”
-keith richards

happy thanksgiving.
bottles up to everything/everyone were thankful for.
thank you.

when i was in middle school i used to inline skate. this was during the brief 3-4 years where inline...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:33:00 -0500

when i was in middle school i used to inline skate. this was during the brief 3-4 years where inline skating was super trendy and skatepark attendees were split just about 50/50 inliners/skateboarders. (by about 1999 the skateboarders basically teased and tourtured inlining to it’s demise and every kid either switched over or quit entirely.) during those glory days, a brand of shoes came out called soaps. they looked like this:

the middle of the shoe was basically a big piece of plastic/rubber used to grind curbs or rails. the “movement” was dubbed “freestyle walking” and lasted about a month. if you were B+ skater or better, these were totally unacceptable to own. for everyone else, they were sweet…(for that month.) i secretly wanted a pair, but didn’t want to get made fun of. i get reminded of soaps every time i see these stupid roller shoe things around:

i wanna push over every little kid i see scooting about on there heels. drives me nuts.
bring back soaps. i’m going on ebay and me and paul are both buying the pairs we always secretly wanted but were too cool to buy…and will probably get bored in 15 minutes.
but hey, anything to help bring down with the idiotskate.

oh yeah, this tour has been awesome. i think i’ve used my computer about 6 times.

“those who stand for nothing fall for anything.”
-alexander hamilton

still hanging on the OP Presents tour. tell me what show you...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:05:31 -0500

still hanging on the OP Presents tour. tell me what show you went to and what you thought.

“love drunk is the theme song of my divorce.”-some awesome lady at today’s meet...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:53:16 -0400

“love drunk is the theme song of my divorce.”
-some awesome lady at today’s meet and greet

2,000,000 dongs. i wish that equalled 2,000,000 bucks. instead...

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:30:49 -0400

2,000,000 dongs. i wish that equalled 2,000,000 bucks. instead it equals one fake gucci belt for paul and a bunch of fake rolexes for john. time to eat dinner soon. good morning to the rest of you.

“a day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
-steve martin

i’ve never felt so humbled in my life. in an age where at...

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:21:25 -0400

i’ve never felt so humbled in my life. in an age where at the click of a button, music is free and instant on the internet, our fans stood up these past 2 weeks and showed so much dedication, loyalty and respect for our music, our band as people, and helped fight towards keeping the music industry as we know it alive. thank you so much to those of you who went out and bought a copy of love drunk. we put everything we had into making this record, and are so happy and proud to finally get to share it with you. this band has the most amazing fans in the world…real people, great people. passionate music fans who truly care and listen deep into every song… never faces in a crowd or fair-weather fans, clinging for seconds at a time to the hottest new thing that pops into the music scene, then swiftly moving on to the next. i consider every person who listens to and supports boys like girls as my friends and family, even though i know i may never get the honor of meeting every single one face to face.

if you’ve had the chance to listen to the record, whether you dig it or not, you’ve held a remote control and sat front row to a uncensored view into the depths of our personal lives. you’ve heard three years worth of true life lyrics, torn out pages of a private journal…exposed in melodic form. you’ve heard the real life stories of my highest of highs and lowest of lows, whether captured during the experiences themselves or written to release past emotions that still lingered inside me. everything i had to say was brought to life through the love and passion of my three best friends, who i saw empty their souls into their instruments one by one as they arranged, completed, and made musical sense out of my scattered concepts and ideas. what was most amazing to watch was their ways of representing and incorporating their own life stories and emotions into these eleven songs. the entire process brought 4 already inseparable best friends even closer, and developed an unbreakable 100% trust and respect for each other in every aspect of our lives. band, business, personal lives…all lines are now erased and nothing is held back.

we pushed each other harder than ever to find the confidence and to go for it. jumped off the highest of rooftops, reaching out for that oh-so-intimidating raised bar for the musical quality and commercial success of our sophomore release. a bar set sky high through the expectations of the music industry, the media, critics, our fans, our haters, and most importantly, ourselves. we a had a vision to bring to life. we set goals to sculpt something sonically untouched and fresh while staying faithful to the boys like girls sound that gave us our identity, captured in our debut record. but during our three year non-stop touring marathon, through almost 700 shows and 25 some odd tours, our live sound began to grow as the crowds grew. the songs naturally spoke louder to fill bigger rooms, and become more defined. that entire record took on a new life over time as we were slowly starting to find our true musical identity. we set out to capture that new live energy in the studio. this was our time to take chances. as many as we could. creating eleven songs that the four of us would be proud to listen to, to play live every night, and to share with anyone who would take the time to listen.

at this point, it’s all a blur. time to let the music speak for itself and i really hope you like it. i hope you listen close. to those who purchased the record these past few weeks, thank you from the bottom of my heart. if you downloaded it illegally or burnt it from a friend, that’s ok too. i would much rather you have this record for free than not at all, and i’ve learned to accept the way most modern music is acquired. it’s entirely impossible for me to be spiteful towards anyone who’s singing along, cranking up the volume, or even just scanning the tracks out of curiosity. new listeners or supporters since day one, no matter what price was paid, welcome to the family.

“an artists only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his one terms, not anyone else’s.”
-j.d. salinger

one hour til anthem. nervous. “if we’re growing,...

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:22:00 -0400

one hour til anthem. nervous.

“if we’re growing, we’re always going to be out of our comfort zone.”
-john maxwell

one.

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:59:47 -0400

one.

60 year old man does the “stanky leg” at church. i...

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:24:00 -0400

60 year old man does the “stanky leg” at church. i have no idea what the “stanky leg” is, but dude is monster pimp. praise jesus. oh, seattle lit us a fire tonight. countdown heating up. sweaty. ready.

“whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.”
-thomas jefferson

“the person born with a talent they are meant to use will...

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:20:28 -0400

“the person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.”
-johann wolfgang von goethe

“an intellectual is someone whose mind watches...

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:47:49 -0400

“an intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.”
-albert camus

“i’m not really worried about the other 31...

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:11:37 -0400

“i’m not really worried about the other 31 teams.”
-bill belichick

high class life tonight. early flight to seattle tomorrow....

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:39:42 -0400

high class life tonight. early flight to seattle tomorrow. lights over los angeles.

“a+”
-bret disend

“if you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have...

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:35:46 -0400

“if you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”
-jim rohn