Update

We're still working. Personal issues has limited the amount of time I can spend on the film. We will still be done before the year is up. Thanks so much to everyone who have supported us, it won't be much longer.

For giggles...

Hey people-

Normally I wouldn't promote my friends or other projects here but something has come to my attention worth sharing. Garland Gallaspy, our lone crew member on the Silkworm movie, has finally garnered some national attention thanks to country singer, Martina McBride. Basically Garland runs around downtown Nashville and yells the name of her new record at strangers. In a word, brilliant.





Now that is major label loot well spent. I suggest not buying this record but if you want to scream "shine" at people in a yellow outfit, I wholeheartedly endorse that kind of behavior.

Also, on the weirder side, here's the first in a series of internet shorts I've been working on with a very loose collective of friends. There's a song used in it very briefly that some of you may (or may not) recognize. This is my acting debut, playing the highly coveted "irritated roommate" role. Enjoy!


(for better viewing, click on the bottom right and select "smooth video")

More Silkworm news to come soon...

-SETH

Chicago- Pitchfork Festival

Hey kids-

The editing stands at about 35 minutes. I took a break last weekend to interview Clint Conley (Mission of Burma) at the 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival. The night before, we got to see Bottomless Pit play at Schuba's with the Kadane Brothers. They were astounding. I only saw SKWM once so anytime seeing these guys play is an event for me. They have a new record available at the Bottomless Pit site.

Anyway, I spent the whole night drinking and chatting with SKWM folk and left feeling very inspired about the movie

The next morning, I met up with Garland and Shawn and headed over to the Pitchfork Festival to interview Clint. (Normally, this is where I would put a qoute or a video but it's too late in the game to give out freebies anymore. Sorry.) As soon as we finished, we ran out in to the crowd and watched Mission of Burma play their debut LP "VS" from beginning to end. I jumped around like a little girl, shouting and nodding until my neck felt like it was going to break. Very few shows have dragged this kind of behavior out of me. Needless to say, I was happy to be there.

Now, I'm back in Nashville and there is too much work to do to keep rambling on this blog. Stay Tuned.

-Seth

LINKS

Mission of Burma

Editing stage one

I have begun editing the film. We still have a few interviews to do but we hope to get that wrapped up by September. I've cut about ten minutes (very roughly that is) and I feel like it's making sense. It's nice to know the film is now officialy "coming soon."

In the process of this, I've re-discovered the 1994 SKWM Record, "In The West." You should too. I would suggest "Punch Drunk Five" at very loud levels. Also, Tim and Andy's new band, Bottomless Pit, are releasing an EP called "Congress" in the next coming months. Most of the songs can be heard at their myspace page and comedyminusone.com.

Buy these records!

More Clips

Here's some more clips from past interviews:

Steve Albini


Jeff Tweedy


Stephen Malkmus


Henry Owings and Brian Teasley



More to come soon...

California Recap Part 3

After interviewing Eric Weisbard, we went back to the hotel and ate lunch. Shortly after, James Hale swung by our hotel room to do the interview. James recorded Blueblood as well as the Crust Brother's live record and Ein Heit- Lightning and The Sun.



The next morning we woke up early and drove out to Ventura to interview a long time friend of the band's from Missoula and Seattle, Howard Brown. He runs "Stewart+Brown," a very successful organic clothing line.

On seeing Silkworm live:


The next morning, we said goodbye to our bitchin' hotel room and began the long haul to San Fran. Tim Cook, former C/Z employee and co-owner of El Recordo, put us up for the night in addition to doing an interview. Throughout the nineties, Tim Cook was SKWM's biggest supporter in Seattle.

On Silkworm's later records and "Lifestyle":


We stayed at Tim's, got up the next morning, and saw the sights with Garland's friend, Amie :
(L-R) Me, Shawn and Garland

And the end of the story is Garland and I sitting in the Chicago airport for hours and hours, sleeping on our luggage, waiting for the plane to arrive. We finally got in to Nashville around 1am and went our separate ways.

We should be taking our last trip in early March and then we begin editing. Wish us luck!

-Seth

LINKin' LOGS-

Stewart+Brown

California Recap Part 2

The next day, we met with three fifth's of the Los Angeles rock band, Bluebird. The guys in Bluebird are close friends of Silkworm, and have been touring and recording for over ten years. Check out some of their music here.

First we interviewed their singer, Sam Velde:


a story about Michael:


And then we changed locations and interviewed the rhythm section of Bluebird, brothers Bryan and Jim Brown.


We killed time, eating dinner with Jim at a wonderful Vietmanese resteraunt in the neighborhood. Soon after, we drove in the pouring rain to home offices of Southern Lord Records to interview Greg Anderson. Greg was in a band called Engine Kid that became a sort of brother band to Silkworm in the overcrowed Seattle scene of the nineties. He has since played, sang and written songs in Burning Witch, Goatsnake, and Sunn O))) in addition to co-running Southern Lord Records.



The next morning, we met up with Eric Weisbard, longtime music writer and critic.
On critic's reaction to the band:


Part 3 will be up very soon and I will be posting more interview clips from past interviews within the next few weeks.


LINK TOWN-

Bluebird
Southern Lord Records