Monday, May 30, 2011
New single is up and live!
Swing on over to: www.apollossunandtheboomjacks.bandcamp.com to check out the lead single titled April's Musings from our upcoming collaborative EP titled The Ownlife Sessions, Vol. 1 dropping in the summer of 2011. The single is also available on itunes!
Friday, May 27, 2011
New Single Coming Monday 5/30/2011!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Which Way to Go?!
My next step: those damn cigarettes. It's a tough habit to break, but my discipline has been growing to the point where I think I can tackle the little turd of a habit very soon. Besides, I'm finding it really difficult to claim to be somebody who speaks out against the powers that be, including the corporate monster going on, then smoke a chemical bombshell of a stick put out by them pieces of shit over at Philip Morris USA. Yea Phil, I'm talking to you. However, I have found rolling my own cigarettes to not only be a daily exercise in the discipline of staying consistent, the tobacco I buy is just that...tobacco. I saw the list of chemicals one is exposed to in cigarettes, and it makes me feel as if I'm slapping my own face every time I smoke. I now purchase bulk tobacco free of chemicals (or so I'm told).
And finally, I'm headed back to school. Putting on my big boy pants some may classify this as. For what, I'm not exactly sure. All I know is whatever it is, it's eventually going to be used as a boot to be firmly planted in the ass of the elite, or to empower those I love and help them along in their life path.
With working 50+ hours, going to school full time, on a mission to become balanced in body and spirit, sharing time with my loved ones, and trying to chase the whole dream of being a musician...Can you see how I have very little time to fully jump in the bowl of musical jello and just get the ish done. I see the guys going on tour, and doing big things. I just put out Falling Becomes Great, and haven't lifted a finger to promote it. It's easily my worst selling project, yet has gained the most critical praise out of anything I've released on a commercial level. Maybe people haven't been honest with me over the years. Maybe I don't have "it".
Yes, it is about the love. But until we learn that the concept of money is a big 'ol lie and abandon it, to be alive is automatic debt, according to our system. To take a dump in a toilet and flush it, costs money. To heal and receive treatment so you don't die costs an exponential amount of money. Think about that. Don't browse over it, let it sink in your controlled veins.
The bottom line is this: Am I taking a hobby too seriously? Or, am I taking a gift not serious enough? I have all of these amazing ideas, on how I can use art and creation to help others...traveling the world in a veggie oil run bus, sharing art and information, backing artists I feel deserve a solid push into the musical realm and see if we can truly make some shit happen. Not just money. I'm tired of money. In fact, I hate it. If I were given a million dollars, I'd get all of my family off the grid, living sustainably on a land trust. We'd then proceed to declare sovereignty from this system, and the rest would be used to provide food and shelter to complete strangers who need it. You'd be surprised at how many people I know that do not believe me when I say money doesn't mean anything to me. It's worthless paper, good for aiding in starting a fire to keep warm during the winter solstice. That's it.
So, is that what I do? Should I revamp the whole vision of owning a business used to help and push others forward towards TRUTH, while keeping a roof over my head? Or just. let. it. go....and move on, go to school, take another direction and run the risk of conformity due to the pressure of daily life. Oh my, the pressure. There is a constant weight in the center of my chest. It's with me when I wake, and causes me to sweat when I sleep. Meditation eases it. Walking through any door that has the word: "J-O-B" above it brings it back. I'm sick of paid slave labor being given a positive light. I'll save that rant for another blog.
What would you do? In fact, I know each and every one of you are dreamers, even if you don't openly admit it. And if you have accepted what we see as reality, then you have given up.
I'll end this with a scenario and I hope I get some feedback. But, unfortunately, Clear Channel doesn't support people like me, so I doubt the reader base is thick enough for a great conversation being started. Maybe if my name were Lil Wayne, and I rapped like my nuts were in a vice grip about drinking cough syrup and seeing how many shortie's lives I can ruin in one night, then I'd get some responses. This shit is all backwards, and I'm really close to having enough of it. Okay, scenario time:
A non profit, "green" (no, not like the green washing trend going on now), "green" as in seeking/spreading truth focused record label. Not limited to just music, but also represent painters, poets, sculpters, and just people who create amazing things that would normally go unnoticed. Tours being set up and sent out in an ethical manner. Clothing that makes a statement, yet isn't made in sweatshops. Information awareness. All of this bundled up in one organized business.
If I did something of this nature, would you help? Would you offer a little bit of time to aid in pushing this forward? Should I pursue this further? Or, just do music here and there "for the love", and let it disintegrate into a rocking chair memory to share with my grand kids and their fellow little Rascals. Either way, I'm doing fine...but, I just need to know..."What if" is something I'm tired of saying, and would much rather find out.
Peace and love kids, spread light and help each other, cuz nobody else will.
apollo.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Welcome
Hello world. In case you are going to apollossun.com and haven't heard I switched over to the blog format, welcome. Snoop around a bit. Check out some of the music under the music tab, or swing over to the video page and catch a behind the scenes glimpse of my personal studio. Feel free to get at me using the contact link, and please join my mailing list. It's the absolute best way to receive updates, tons of FREE music I don't offer any where else, and other goodness. Either way, this is only the beginning..Thank you for listening!
Monday, January 10, 2011
You Must Shed The Dead Skin...
On January 5th, 2011 I released a track that was axed from my most recent project, Falling Becomes Great. The song is titled Dead Skin, and this quick bloggy blog is to discuss the ideas behind the track.
Over the years, I've been told I'm a bit of a poet when it comes to advice. Calming, cleansing to the energies taking in the words spewing from my mouth. Ironically, I also noticed I'm very stubborn when it comes to utilizing that advice to overcome obstacles in my own life. I'm sure most can relate to that statement. It's much easier to help others than it is ourselves. Maybe it's because we are an outsider who is not attached to that particular moment or event that is causing the need for advice in the first place. Due to the lack of attachment, we do not fear the outcome and are fully able to see the "big picture" and give an unfiltered look at another's life.
As my insides have become more congested with age, I would reach out for advice time and time again with the same perspectives rehashed in my direction. So, I decided to give myself an honest look at issues I have, and speak to myself as if I was the fly on the wall for another. Only in this instance, the person I'm staring at from the distance is me.
Listen to the song, and I hope some of the advice can help you.
The final conclusion I came to after writing "Dead Skin" is very simple: Always, always, always move forward. The more we attach ourselves to yesterday, the more today, and tomorrow will not exist in the light we want. Everything else will change, and you'll continue to stand still. The Earth will speak to you, if you listen, and guide you on what to do next. To be a stagnant puddle will only lead to infestation, mosquitos have taught us that and look at what those little bastards enjoy doing with their time.
Listen to your intuition. Follow it. Trust that you know what is best for you, and honestly assess who you are at all times. Kill the ego. Kill the fear. Be aware. Be wild and free. Blame nobody else for anything, because you chose to put yourself in every situation you encounter. Shed that dead skin, and continue to grow. Word up.
My best,
apollo.
P.S. Peace to my dude Storm Beats for lacing the beat for this song. You can check him out here: http://www.youtube.com/user/stormbeatsTV
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