to keep you updated, we are;
- hoping to finish album by christmas...heaps of new songs ready to go...fingers crossed for early next year release
- about to announce a bunch of NZ/Aust festivals/tours/shows over this coming summer...
see you soon
xo
Sunday 27 September 2009
Open Your Dirty Arms
Tuesday 30 June 2009
end of tourrrrrrrr
It's Canada day tomorrow..fireworks are being let off and we're in Winnipeg recouperating from our North American tour which has just finished, after 80 shows since feb...it seems very alien to see only 2 shows remaining on our myspace shedule!
So, Copenhagen tomorrow, then our first show in Auckland all year on july 25th (its all ages too!)..going to be so good to be home. After being on tour for the last 2-3 years, we're relishing the idea of having a home, relaxing, eating properly, and of course writing and recording album #2
We have a new addition to the family, Djeisan Suskov (cool rainbows) who ive been writing with lately, will be with us from the Auckland show...so we're now a 5 piece...
alright thats all for now
nick
So, Copenhagen tomorrow, then our first show in Auckland all year on july 25th (its all ages too!)..going to be so good to be home. After being on tour for the last 2-3 years, we're relishing the idea of having a home, relaxing, eating properly, and of course writing and recording album #2
We have a new addition to the family, Djeisan Suskov (cool rainbows) who ive been writing with lately, will be with us from the Auckland show...so we're now a 5 piece...
alright thats all for now
nick
Wednesday 20 May 2009
AOL interface sessions
To view these recordings and the interview, please visit: http://www.spinner.com/2009/05/08/cut-off-your-hands-meet-expectations-on-the-interface/coyh
xo
Sunday 17 May 2009
all good
We got the week off in chicago, its been nice. I just found this clip from 1989 ...i love the accents at the end.
Sunday 29 March 2009
Brent's time out
Hey all the following is some very important and sad news, that any friends or followers of this band should read;
Hey everyone,
This is Brent here... I have some news to share with you as friends, fans of the band or anyone else who has supported us over the past three and a half years.......
At the age of 16 I started losing my hearing; it began as a mild hearing loss which didn't overly alarm me or my specialists. Over the past six years however, there has been an uncertain yet steady decline in my ability to hear. At the age of 19 my hearing got to the point that I needed to wear hearing aids. Since then, the deterioration has slowed but is still steadily eating away at my ability to hear all frequencies. Recently I have started to lose hearing in frequencies which up until six months ago have been good. These frequencies are important for speech recognition and general functioning in everyday life. I have seen several different hearing specialists over this time and no one has been able to diagnose a real definite reason for the loss. One of the obvious guesses at a cause is loud music and the fact I’ve been playing the drums almost everyday for about 11 years.
My audiologist has told me of patients who are 90 years old, fought in wars and worked coal mines for most of their lives and yet still have better hearing than me. Some people have resilient ears, others do not and these inconsistencies in the tolerance of the human ear are very hard to measure. I haven’t played the drums without wearing ear plugs for six years now, yet still my hearing has degenerated. There is a chance that I was just born with a genetic predisposition for hearing loss, something beyond the damage that drumming can cause. After CT scans, MRI scans and 30-plus hearing tests, my specialists are still very unsure as to what is happening. However, there is a possibility that I have a low tolerance to noise exposure which is causing my ears to give up. Whether or not drumming has been the sole culprit I am told my exposure to loud music could be aggravating and accelerating the loss.
Sadly, the only way to know if drumming is inducing or aggravating the loss is to plainly stop playing loud music for 12 months - which in turn has made me decide to step down from Cut Off Your Hands for the next year. This decision represents much thought and was incredibly difficult for me to make. The concept of life outside of Cut Off saddens me; we have all devoted so much of ourselves to make this band work. I’m now thoroughly addicted to making music and it hurts to know I wont be sharing it with the guys I have enjoyed it with over the past many years. I don’t feel good about it but I believe it’s the right thing for me to do.
It is uncertain what the future will bring for me and Cut Off. I hope with all my heart that I can return to playing with the band but only time can let that be known.
I'm not writing this to ask for sympathy or pity, we all have shit going on in our lives; I merely want to say that I’m not giving up on Nick, Phil or anyone else who has shown support for what we have been doing. I believe in what we have done so far and I would still very much be apart of it if I had my own way.
By no means is this a disintegration or ending for the band. Thereare many more songs that need to be shared with you and we are all very excitedfor what 2009 has to offer.
Much love
Brent
Hey everyone,
This is Brent here... I have some news to share with you as friends, fans of the band or anyone else who has supported us over the past three and a half years.......
At the age of 16 I started losing my hearing; it began as a mild hearing loss which didn't overly alarm me or my specialists. Over the past six years however, there has been an uncertain yet steady decline in my ability to hear. At the age of 19 my hearing got to the point that I needed to wear hearing aids. Since then, the deterioration has slowed but is still steadily eating away at my ability to hear all frequencies. Recently I have started to lose hearing in frequencies which up until six months ago have been good. These frequencies are important for speech recognition and general functioning in everyday life. I have seen several different hearing specialists over this time and no one has been able to diagnose a real definite reason for the loss. One of the obvious guesses at a cause is loud music and the fact I’ve been playing the drums almost everyday for about 11 years.
My audiologist has told me of patients who are 90 years old, fought in wars and worked coal mines for most of their lives and yet still have better hearing than me. Some people have resilient ears, others do not and these inconsistencies in the tolerance of the human ear are very hard to measure. I haven’t played the drums without wearing ear plugs for six years now, yet still my hearing has degenerated. There is a chance that I was just born with a genetic predisposition for hearing loss, something beyond the damage that drumming can cause. After CT scans, MRI scans and 30-plus hearing tests, my specialists are still very unsure as to what is happening. However, there is a possibility that I have a low tolerance to noise exposure which is causing my ears to give up. Whether or not drumming has been the sole culprit I am told my exposure to loud music could be aggravating and accelerating the loss.
Sadly, the only way to know if drumming is inducing or aggravating the loss is to plainly stop playing loud music for 12 months - which in turn has made me decide to step down from Cut Off Your Hands for the next year. This decision represents much thought and was incredibly difficult for me to make. The concept of life outside of Cut Off saddens me; we have all devoted so much of ourselves to make this band work. I’m now thoroughly addicted to making music and it hurts to know I wont be sharing it with the guys I have enjoyed it with over the past many years. I don’t feel good about it but I believe it’s the right thing for me to do.
It is uncertain what the future will bring for me and Cut Off. I hope with all my heart that I can return to playing with the band but only time can let that be known.
I'm not writing this to ask for sympathy or pity, we all have shit going on in our lives; I merely want to say that I’m not giving up on Nick, Phil or anyone else who has shown support for what we have been doing. I believe in what we have done so far and I would still very much be apart of it if I had my own way.
By no means is this a disintegration or ending for the band. Thereare many more songs that need to be shared with you and we are all very excitedfor what 2009 has to offer.
Much love
Brent
Monday 23 March 2009
SXSW
...is over, thank god! 10 shows in the 3 days always sounds better the week before you have to play, than halfway through it...but regardless, it wasn't too bad, and we could've played more.
The best thing about SXSW for us this year, apart from Phil pretending to be in black lips and being given hundreds of headphones, was probably the shows put on by Todd P and Fi at Miss Beas..on friday night we went down and saw a bunch of bands, they were all awesome, and it was a relief to be away from all the industry jerks and super motivated industry driven bands looking to get signed and whatnot.
I dont think i saw one official sxsw badge at this event, instead was just a bunch of kids going nuts and enjoying some amazing bands. It was all ages, and free, and bands like Woods, Wavves and Oh Sees were incredible. No Age finished the night, it was rad to be at such an inclusive party, with everyone just having a good old time, crowd surfing and behaving like they were 14 and at their first show again.
We've got heaps of flip footage from the week/end so will post some soon as.
cheers!!!
xo
The best thing about SXSW for us this year, apart from Phil pretending to be in black lips and being given hundreds of headphones, was probably the shows put on by Todd P and Fi at Miss Beas..on friday night we went down and saw a bunch of bands, they were all awesome, and it was a relief to be away from all the industry jerks and super motivated industry driven bands looking to get signed and whatnot.
I dont think i saw one official sxsw badge at this event, instead was just a bunch of kids going nuts and enjoying some amazing bands. It was all ages, and free, and bands like Woods, Wavves and Oh Sees were incredible. No Age finished the night, it was rad to be at such an inclusive party, with everyone just having a good old time, crowd surfing and behaving like they were 14 and at their first show again.
We've got heaps of flip footage from the week/end so will post some soon as.
cheers!!!
xo
Wednesday 11 March 2009
Where we are going
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It's 3º F today in Minneapolis, that's -16ºc for everyone else in the world. Brent lent me his shoes as the duct tape wore off mine which was pretty rubbish in the snow.
Wednesday 11 February 2009
Nostalgia clip
This is done by our friend Andrew Defreitas, i think it rules
oh man, laneway festival tour was a sweet time, a fitting farewell for mikey..but it's taken it's toll. I've got 1 week to recouperate before we're off to the States for endless tours, with new guitarist in tow...
oh man, laneway festival tour was a sweet time, a fitting farewell for mikey..but it's taken it's toll. I've got 1 week to recouperate before we're off to the States for endless tours, with new guitarist in tow...
Monday 26 January 2009
Friday 9 January 2009
Darlin' im filled with moths
Darlin' Im filled with tonnes of filthy moths,
that rub till i itch
Im scaled by tiny mouths,
that sink their tiny teeth into my lungs
Darlin' i am old i'm desolate and worn,
-but you are still fresh,
tell me you believe me,
I am not worth the earth you tread with your feet.
that rub till i itch
Im scaled by tiny mouths,
that sink their tiny teeth into my lungs
Darlin' i am old i'm desolate and worn,
-but you are still fresh,
tell me you believe me,
I am not worth the earth you tread with your feet.
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