SIQ SHIT X THE BLOG

How about a show in Mexico City? How can I make that happen?

Mon, 28 May 2012 22:59:15 -0700

we actually played in Mexico City back in 2008 when we did a small tour down there. i believe we played at Foro Alicia, which was awesome.

but yes, i would love to go back to D.F.

don’t know when we would be able to get back, but hit us up: comadre650(at)yahoo(dot)com

Baseball x The Eclipse

Mon, 28 May 2012 09:52:44 -0700

…last last weekend there was (kinda) a solar eclipse that we (kinda) could see here in the Bay Area. it wasn’t anything too crazy, but if you looked at the sun very fast for a second (or with 6 pairs of sunglasses on) at around 6:30PM that Sunday, you could definitely see some shit coming up and covering the bottom-right of the sun. and even cooler (and less painful to see), it caused us all to have some real trippyass shadows. so anyways, what did we decide to do on this rare, lunar occasion? well, play baseball of course. what else would you wanna do outside while you wait for the moon to come up on that sun. a few of us got together, hit the field in the hood and had a fun day hitting and catching some balls. it was also Rachel’s first time…i thought she did pretty damn good (even though she thinks that i don’t think that).

hope you had a good weekend. sorry about the lack of posts the past couple of days; shit has been all over the place around here what with Rachel graduation from college and Comadre starting to record our new record (photos of both to come). but yeah, stay tuned, i’m on it.

peace.

L’antietam x Siq Shit x Part 2 …here is your 2nd dose of...

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:21:00 -0700

L’antietam x Siq Shit x Part 2

…here is your 2nd dose of some sweet sweet new L’ANTIETAM jams. earlier in the week, i posted a new song off their upcoming double 7inch “Dark Brew/Rock Bottom”. and today i bring you another new premier track off that same release; this song is titled “DARK BREW PART 2”. the track is part of a series found on the gatefold EP. and if you haven’t figured it out yet, this release is actually 2 different EPs packaged together; you have the “Dark Brew” EP and the “Rock Bottom” EP. each EP has it’s own cover art and theme. and don’t worry, they both rule. click here to check out the other song that i posted and get more info about the release.

this record will be AVAILABLE ONLINE SOON through the band, as well as the French label Communication Is Not Words who put it out. but if you’re lucky enough to be currently hanging around the Boston area, then you can grab this release before anyone else at L’ANTIETAM’s show TOMORROW.

if not, ORDERING should be going up soon over HERE (for Europe/World) and HERE (for US/World). and i will post on here when i know that shit is up.

let’s keep this shit floating all weekend long. REBLOG homie.

Now Denial x 10 Year Anniversary Show …i talked about this...

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:17:00 -0700

Now Denial x 10 Year Anniversary Show

…i talked about this show a little bit ago, but just wanted to remind anyone living out on the East Coast that you need to be in Boston on Saturday. not only are homies DST and FURNACE playing, but both of JuneBug’s bands (L’ANTIETAM and BRAVO FUCKING BRAVO) are also playing. homeboy flew out from the Bay to join the party; he also made this awesome poster. and of course on top of all that good shit, it is NOW DENIAL’s 10 year anniversary as a band. that is tight as hell.

so goddamn, just be there. and if you can, find John and get him all fucked up (more than he already most likely will be, but try anyways).

and speaking of, John sent me another NEW L’ANTIETAM SONG from their upcoming double EP “Dark Brew/Rock Bottom”. stay tuned homies; that shit will be going up TOMORROW, FRIDAY, MAY 25th.

Mike Giant x “I Know You’re Out There”

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:27:00 -0700

…on Saturday, a few of us went over to the Pretty Pretty Collective to check out the opening of MIKE GIANT’s new solo-exhibit titled “I Know You’re Out There”. if you’ve never been to the PPC, then you don’t know how awesome this spot is; owned and operated by homegirl Georgia Rew, the Pretty Pretty Collective is a hair salon by day and art gallery by night. the setup and overall aesthetics of the space is awesome, and it is found right in the heart of the Mission…can’t really beat that shit.

so anyways, the theme of “I Know You’re Out There” revolves around GIANT trying to find his new main squeeze. borrowing some of his favorite lyrics from hiphop classics and using the idea of newspaper personals (that apparently he used to really submit for kicks), the pieces were all hand-drawn and text-based posters. and they looked pretty fucking rad, definitely MIke Giant-esque: super clean letters, black and white font, and consistent as hell. those newspaper-print pieces were especially rad cause of how much they looked like printed font (although were definitely hand-drawn).

great show overall. i had a good time hanging out. and i was especially stoked when i went home with this; dude is such a nice guy.

peace.

The HKM x BBQ #4,509

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:48:34 -0700

…if you too have the luxury to live in the Bay Area, then you know how amazing the weather has been here the past few days/weeks/years. and this past weekend was no exception. for whatever reason a few of us all had the day off on Saturday, so we lit up the old ‘cue and had us an awesome lunch in the backyard: burgers, dawgs, chips and homemade jalapeño poppers; and some brewskies to wash it all down of course.

good times.

here’s to more of these to come all summer long…can’t wait till the homies start visiting and staying with us in the next few months :)

and speaking of the lovely Bay Area, if you do live here, don’t forget to see DEAD TO ME and BROADWAY CALLS these next few days.

L’antietam x Siq Shit …sorry for the bit of delay on...

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:07:25 -0700

L’antietam x Siq Shit

…sorry for the bit of delay on posting this song (but trust me, i’ll make up for it later on this week). but here you go; a brand new track by the real good homies in L’ANTIETAM. this song is titled “WHITE” and it will be found exclusively on their brand new double 7inch EP titled “Dark Brew/Rock Bottom”. i’ve known this band for quite some time now, with some dudes even longer than that (going back to Comadre’s first US tour in 2005), so it is very tight to see them still put out some solid hits. it all sounds tight. the packaging looks great. and the “Life/Death” zine that John is putting together to go along with the release is definitely the icing on the cake. so yeah, you want this shit once it is out.

and speaking of which, this gatefold-vinyl release will be AVAILABLE ONLINE SOON through the band, as well as the French label Communication Is Not Words who put it out. but if you’re lucky enough to be currently hanging around the Boston area, then you can grab this release before anyone else at L’ANTIETAM’s show this coming weekend.

if not, ORDERING should be going up soon over HERE (for Europe/World) and HERE (for US/World). and i will post on here when i know that shit is up.

in the meantime, jam this song, get stoked on this release, remember how awesome this band is, and wish you were going to Now Denial’s 10-year-anniversary show.

REBLOG homie.

Loosebones x Care Package …got this from the homie Orion...

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:46:14 -0700

Loosebones x Care Package

…got this from the homie Orion in the mail. he runs the LOOSEBONES blog that you should also follow. a few days ago he hit me up about these rad tie-dyed shirts he just printed and sent one over to me. he also included some 4x6 prints of his and stickers of the same design. but yeah, good looking out! and you should check out his blog when you get a chance; Orion has been a support of the DA crew since the beginning, so homie is definitely legit.

if you wanna pick up one of these tees for yourself, do so HERE.

and don’t forget about that new L’ANTIETAM song tomorrow :)

L’antietam x “Dark Brew/Rock Bottom” Release...

Sat, 19 May 2012 13:43:33 -0700

L’antietam x “Dark Brew/Rock Bottom” Release Show

…homie, roommate and DA LIFER John McCarthy is flying back home to Boston for a week or so to hang out with friends, party, see family, party, eat at his favorite restaurants, party and play this show. L’ANTIETAM hasn’t played a show in a minute, partly due to the fact that John now lives here in the Bay Area. but regardless, they are still doing shit; and have been working on this release for a while now. so they are very stoked to finally announce the release of “Dark Brew/Rock Bottom”: a double 7inch EP with a very tight gatefold package. and also included is a zine that John put together describing the band’s history.

so if you live anywhere near Boston and/or Massachusetts in general, you should definitely be at this show. it’s gonna be amazing and i wish i could be there; that lineup is intense.

and speaking of this record, you should also probably be back here on this blog on MONDAY, MAY 21st to hear an exclusive track off of it :) new L’ANTIETAM in 48 hours. get excited. peace.

…just put up the full COMADRE discography on our bandcamp....

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:36:34 -0700

…just put up the full COMADRE discography on our bandcamp. go download it all for FREE. or donate whatever you wish. either way, have yourself a goodass weekend.

REBLOGGED FROM:

comadre:

Comadre x Full Discography

…today we launched our official BANDCAMP which now holds all of our releases, all available for FREE DOWNLOAD. if you wish, you can donate whatever amount of money you want for each release and we will very much appreciate it. but just so you know, there are no minimums for any of them :)

TO GET TO OUR DISCOGRAPHY, CLICK HERE.

have fun.

spread word and REBLOG.

Nowhere Fast x Care Package …i got a nice little package...

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:28:00 -0700

Nowhere Fast x Care Package

…i got a nice little package in the mail yesterday from Canada. it was sent to me by the homies in the NOWHERE FAST COLLECTIVE. you might remember me bringing them up a few days ago on here and talking about how stoked i am on all their shit; photos are tight, and the designs that they are putting out are awesome (and very well ripped). so anyways, they sent me a handfull of their stickers, as well as 2 of their latest zines: “Tomorrow Won’t Be Any Better” and “Perpetually Bored Issue 1”. both of the zines are filled with some rad photos from the collective and are well put together. i would recommend you checking these guys out.

rumor has it that they will also be printing some new t-shirt soon…can’t wait to see what they’ll look like. i will definitely be ordering. thanks again to the NWF crew for hooking it up.

and if you’re not following their blog, DO SO NOW.

peace.

Suis La Lune x Siq Shit …time to get stoked. today i bring...

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:06:06 -0700

Suis La Lune x Siq Shit

…time to get stoked. today i bring you a brand new song by Sweden’s SUIS LA LUNE. this track is titled “Remorse” and it will be featured on their upcoming full-length “Riala”. homies over at Topshelf Records will be releasing “Riala” via CD, LP, and digital download on May 22nd. if you are a fan of SUIS LA LUNE, then you will be stoked to know that this whole record is really really fucking good. and not to mention, it has been a while since they have put something out; so that should make you even more excited to get a hold of this one. but anyways, in the same vein as their previous releases, “Riala” puts the tunefulness and passion of SUIS LA LUNE’s sound back on track. this record is 10 songs of emotional hardcore that is played and sung very well…i just hope with this new record comes a US tour ;)

you can PRE-ORDER this full-length right now by going HERE or HERE or HERE. be ready for some good tunes to follow.

thanks again to Mike at Earshot Media, the homies at Topshelf Rex, and the Suis La Lune homies for letting me get and post the track right here at SIQSHIT. peace.

REBLOG and REPOST the shit out of this song.

Suis La Lune x “Riala” Cover Art …SUIS LA LUNE...

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:03:00 -0700

Suis La Lune x “Riala” Cover Art

…SUIS LA LUNE call Stockholm and Gothenburg their home. having been around since 2005 and having played all over Europe and the US, these Swedish homies recently started calling Topshelf Records their home as well. and i got nothing but love for the Topshelf crew. so i was very stoked to hear that they would be releasing SUIS LA LUNE’s new full-length. “Riala” is a 10-song jammer; and it is damn good, the whole way through. we actually got to play with SLL in Paris a few years back and they were really awesome kids and they definitely killed it live. so it is good to see the band is still going strong.

anyways, here’s the cover art for their upcoming record “Riala”. you can actually already go ahead and PRE-ORDER it right HERE and HERE and HERE. so do so.

and if you need any more incentive to own this record (which you shouldn’t), then just be back here TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY MAY 16th because i will be premiering a BRAND NEW SONG off “Riala” right here. peace.

Siq Shit x Email Of The Week …this week’s...

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:34:59 -0700

Siq Shit x Email Of The Week

…this week’s best-of-email that i received comes from someone that was asked to stay anonymous. apparently, he fell in love with homies ATLAS after finding out about them and downloading their EP through this ATLAS Facebook page. funny thing is, that ATLAS Facebook page was not made by any of the dudes in ATLAS; the dudes in ATLAS actually had no idea that page even existed. but nonetheless, the creator of that page had taken upon him/herself to credit him/herself for everything that is ATLAS (including the idea to change up the original song titles and create a way better cover for their EP [shown above]).

and apparently he/she has made fans from creating the page.

and apparently he/she just finished “Lester Young” 2 weekends ago.

and apparently that Praxis party was so swagged out.

so anyways, whoever you are, my homie, let me just say that you are crazy…and coincidentally, also amazingly awesome. god bless the internet.

Kenny, how are you mate? hope you're doing fine budd! Shit, I can't wait for the premiere of Suis La Lune new song. Can't wait for the sneak peak of Riala. For sure, it's gonna be blast!

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:34:50 -0700

all good homie! hope everything is going well on your side of the world as well :) and word, trust me, i can’t wait to post that song up! i’ve been a fan of Suis La Lune for a while now, so this is verrrry cool.

Winner x “Wake Me Up When I’m Famous”

Sun, 13 May 2012 11:39:15 -0700

…congrats to REWRITECHINCHILLA for scoring the “Wake Me Up When I’m Famous” zine that was put together by Skyler Edwards. i need you to send me an ASK message with your full name and home addresses as soon as possible.

thanks again to Skyler for sending me some zines and hooking up the contest. if you’re trying to get a hold of this zine anyways, you should head over to Skyler’s site and hit up his contact page.

hope everyone’s having a nice weekend. shout out to the moms; thanks for having us.

in other news, i’ve got some rad shit going on this coming week on the blog. if you’re into the band SUIS LA LUNE, then you will definitely be stoked, soon. they are about to release a new full-length with homies Topshelf Records. and they are also about to premier a brand new song right here. stay tuned the next few days.

peace!

…still some copies left of BEN SEARS’ new...

Sat, 12 May 2012 16:59:45 -0700

…still some copies left of BEN SEARS’ new full-length zine titled “LIFER”.

it is out of 40 copies and it will not be repressed. and this thing seriously looks awesome; it includes works by Ben, drawings and photos, all put together and packaged neatly in a must-have release.

go get it HERE.

…REBLOGED from:

bensears:

Lifer 2012 is available now in my shop. 52 pages of illustrations and photos. Every order comes with buttons, stickers, prints, and a thank you card all for $12.

Limited to 40

Click here to order

Reblog!

Free Shit x “Wake Me Up When I’m Famous” Zine …happy...

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:23:00 -0700

Free Shit x “Wake Me Up When I’m Famous” Zine

…happy Friday! for today’s contest, i bring you homie SKYLER EDWARDS’ new zine titled “Wake Me Up With I’m Famous”. as i mentioned a few days ago, i’ve known Skyler for a minute now; i met him while on tour a few summers ago and am stoked to see his photography game being one of his priorities now. go check out his blog when you get a chance; he’s got some rad shit on there (including some very cool Girl Talk photos). but anyways, back to the contest: this new zine features photos that were taken in his hometown of Pekin, Illinois which are set to help explain one’s life in Pekin, Illinois. the zine itself is 5.5inches by 8.5inches, is 20-pages long, and also comes with 2 stickers.

~~i am giving away 1 FREE copy of the ZINE TODAY.~~

~~to enter this giveaway: REBLOG THIS POST ON YOUR BLOG.~~

~~if you are working with blogspot or any other blog/website, repost it on there and email me the link: siqshit@gmail.com~~

after 24 hours, i will randomly choose 1 person who reblogged this post and send you a message on how you can claim your FREE prize (make sure you check this blog in the next few days). and ps, i will ship internationally.

thanks again to Skyler for the package and for wanting to run the contest.

Tanner McCardle x Vile Nile Blog

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:27:59 -0700

…Tanman has been absolutely killing it! i’ve always loved his drawings. and recently they have been extra fuckin rad (i’ve included 3 of my favorites at the bottom of the post). so if you’re not following his blog, do so HERE NOW.

Tanner McCardle has been a homie of mine for years now. dude is a straight up quality friend and amazing person. and i’m glad we still get to hang out every once in a while, either when i’m down in the LA area (usually to party) or he’s up here in the Bay Area (usually to party). but yeah, it’s always a pleasure to be in that dude’s positive-ass presence :) great job on the new pieces homie!

also, it’s been a while since i’ve received a zine from him. i think if enough of us bug him about it, he would be glad to put these illustrations together to make an awesome new zine…so, let’s start bugging him.

and speaking of zines, don’t forget the CONTEST TOMORROW for homie Skyler Edwards’ new zine.

Kyle Camarillo x LRG x “Florida Tour...

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:47:58 -0700

Kyle Camarillo x LRG x “Florida Tour 2012”

…homie KYLE CAMARILLO is at it again. the DA DOOMCREW-affiliate recently spent a few days in sunny Florida with the LRG skate team; while there, they shot a bunch of stuff, visited a few skateparks, hung out with the locals, and put this 5 minute video together. Kyle had his hand in recording part of it and editing it all together. and it was just posted on their Vimeo page about 48 hours ago (check out their other videos while you’re there). but yeah, good shit. always stoked to see Kyle’s work and some good skateboarding. thanks for doing what you do homie!

peace.