There Probably more then these dates posted by now but i could be wrong, click picture to be directed to the Blue October tour page for more info
www.mydirtroom.com – A New Kind of Smart Marketing
January 24, 2009
I So want a “YourFace” Account lmao
Interview W/ C.B @ Alternative Addiction
January 24, 2009article:
http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/1269/Blue-Octobers-New-Album-Far-From-Normal
audio:
http://www.alternativeaddiction.net/asp_pages/dl_interview.asp?id=BLUEOCTOBER3
Blue October’s New Album Far From Normal
By: Chad | Source: Alternative Addiction
January 17, 2009 5:44PM EST
One might think that the title of Blue October’s next album, Approaching Normal, would indicate that the band had turned to a more mainstream sound. The band’s hit ‘Hate Me’ from their last album, Foiled, helped propel the band into the spotlight. But after interviewing Blue October guitarist C.B. Hudson about the band upcoming release, it became clear that this album will sound anything but normal.
“I think this album is our best yet,” Hudson told Alternative Addiction. “With the ability to take our time, it allowed us to explore more and be more experimental.”
Hudson said that the band spent over two months in pre-production for the album, just trying out different ideas and working on songs. Unlike albums that they’ve written in the past, Approaching Normal was more of a collaborative effort with all members of the band. “A lot of the time, Justin [Furstenfeld] keeps his work all to himself, but this time he brought it all to the table,” explained Hudson. “It was a lot more fun this time around. It was more like a team effort.”
The team effort also allowed the band to try some unique ideas in the recording studio, giving some songs on the album a very distinct sound. On the single ‘Dirt Room’, sounds from a malfunctioning guitar amp were used in portions of the song. “Ryan’s amp was on the fritz, and it was making this really weird noise,” said Hudson. “[So] we recorded that and it’s actually the sample that you are hearing right out of the first chorus on ‘Dirt Room’.”
Screwed up amps weren’t the only thing that the band used as a pseudo-instrument on the new album. They used everything from little girls’ voices to the actual firing of a gun.”On a song called ‘Should Be Loved’ … this is kinda crazy, but I actually brought in a 357 Magnum, then we went into an echo chamber and I shot the gun, miked up and recorded,” explained Hudson. “In the choruses, when you hear the snare, it’s actually that 357.”
The strange sounds of the album were produced by Steve Lillywhite, who Hudson says helped encourage the band to share their unique ideas. He explained that this is a quality that isn’t found in many producers today.”He was so great, just a pleasure to work with. He took everyone’s opinion to heart, which is so rare with producers.”
Perhaps the biggest difference on this record is the lack of layering that the band used on guitar and vocal tracks. This was done purposely to give the album a much more basic sound. “On all the songs you are hearing one guitar. There was nothing that was taken twice,” said Hudson. “It’s more stripped down and raw. We like it because when you layer it sometimes things get cluttered. But everything is really straightforward on this album.”
Approaching Normal is set for release on March 24th. Leading up to that, the band will head over to Europe for a short string of dates. Afterwards, they will spend the month of February rehearsing before they head out on a full headlining tour in March.
Horrorfest 8 Songs To Die For
January 24, 2009Released on the 5th , looks like they got #2 Spot nice!
Track Listings
1. Let’s Go – Ministry
2. Blue October – Holler
3. Keys to The City (Vegas Mix) – Revolting Cocks
4. The Prey – Walls Of Jericho
5. Box of Fantasy – G Tom Mac
6. Confess – Too Pure To Die
7. Death Anxiety – Bleeding Through
8. Glory Kingdom – The Number Twelve Looks Like You
Label: Primary Wave Special Markets
Odds and Ends
January 12, 2009- Justin got a call from the Manno’s from 101.1 while he was in the studio, Listen to a clip at the link provided below.
http://www.q101.com/blogs/manno/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10018919
- Someone on the Blue October Open Book stated Graceful Dancing (Which was reccently sent out as a free gift via email ) was played on serious ALT Nation also stated, The members of My Chemical Romance are in the studio and they say this will be their heaviest album to date. They are planning the 2009 tour and only want to tour with Blue October.
- Blue October Single Dirt Room Official release to stations is tomorrow so call your local station and request them to play it. see link for easy online requests.
http://www.blueoctoberfan.com/openBook/viewtopic.php?t=65473
- Blue October is back on the billboard charts.
Week of 1/19/09
Dirt Room – Hot Modern Rock Tracks – 37 (debut)
Matt Noveskey on Aguilar Amp Site!
January 12, 2009
Matt played this track (should be loved) on a Fender Custom Shop Tony Franklin Precision Bass
“I pulled the TONE HAMMER out of the box,plugged it in and immediately started tracking in the studio. When I finished Steve Lillywhite and I looked at each other and said, ‘That sounded amazing…Let’s recut some songs with it.’ I couldn’t be happier. Thank you Aguilar!”
-Matt Noveskey/Blue October
Click Link Below to listen to a clip of a base / drum track of “Should Be Loved”
New Album Approaching Normal Press Release
January 9, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Blue October Completes New Album Approaching Normal
for Release on March 24th, 2009
Grammy Award Winner Steve Lillywhite Produces Follow-Up
To Platinum Breakthrough ‘Foiled’
BLUE OCTOBER has completed its new studio album Approaching Normal, the follow-up to the band’s 2006 platinum plus certified Foiled. Going to radio in early 2009 will be the first single of the album, “Dirt Room”, which continues to build on the powerful melodic and lyrical strengths heard in the band’s albums and modern rock hits, “Hate Me” and “Into the Ocean”. Lead singer, Justin Furstenfeld explains when asked about the lyrics of the song “It’s too dark and personal, I don’t think you can print that”, but adds, “It’s about fighting back…..to put an END to those who think they can hurt the ones you love.”
The album, scheduled for release March 24th, became even more hotly anticipated when news emerged that Grammy-honored producer Steve Lillywhite would produce the album at Pedernales Studio, just outside of Austin, Texas. “Steve is my all-time favorite producer,” said Furstenfeld, of the finished album. “He’s produced so many great albums for artists that are some of my biggest influences — but especially Peter Gabriel’s third album [Peter Gabriel III (Melt)]. For me, that’s it, my number one.” And, sure enough, true to the influences of Lillywhite’s classic productions, and the band’s own sterling body of work in the studio and on stage, Approaching Normal is bracing and untrammeled, anguished and cathartic, brilliantly melodic with a variety of musical textures that bring together the bands trademark sound of rock guitars, violins and lyrical story telling.
Blue October’s combination of darkness and light plays out in a song cycle that starts and ends in a fearless and unsparing high-tension trip (“Weight of the World,” “The End”), while “Say It,” “Dirt Room,” “Been Down” and “Should Be Loved” all achieve the emotional honesty and musical impact that’s the signature of the band. A wider world perspective emerges in “Kangaroo Cry/Picking Up the Pieces,” and in the philosophical “Jump Rope,” a sort of graduation song for ironic thinkers. In “Blue Does,” the sun comes out in honor of a young life.
Last summer, before recording began on the new album, Stephenie Meyer, the author of the Twilight saga of best-selling teen novels and current blockbuster motion picture, invited Justin Furstenfeld to join her on a unique late-summer four-date concert series developed to launch the release of Breaking Dawn, the latest and last novel of the series. Meyer became a fan of Justin’s and Blue October after hearing their singles on the radio and subsequently discovered the emotional impact of the lyrics through the band’s albums. Equally inspired, Justin went on to write the song, “My Never,” which he then debuted on the tour to an overwhelmingly enthusiastic reaction by the Twilight fans.
Formed in 1995, Blue October struck an immediate chord in its Texas home base with their compelling live shows and a steadfast following began to bond and build around the group. The first major-label album release, Consent to Treatment, was not their commercial breakthrough, but Universal teamed with Texas-based indie Brando Records subsequently to release the powerful 2003 album History for Sale, which generated their first regional breakout hit, “Calling You.” A defining live album and DVD, Argue With a Tree, followed, and Blue October released Foiled on Brando/Universal Motown Records in 2006, achieving RIAA platinum certification in February 2007. That album generated two modern rock radio smashes, “Hate Me,” a six-month Top 10 resident, and “Into the Ocean,” selling 1.5 million copies in North America over a 62-week Billboard Top 200 chart run. In September 2007, Brando/Universal Motown released Foiled For The Last Time, a two-disc set consisting of the full version of the Foiledalbum, 14 newly-recorded live performances, exclusive remixes by Paul Oakenfold and Carmen Rizzo; a remix of fan favorite “Calling You,” and a wealth of video links.
Steve Lillywhite is a five-time Grammy Award winner, including Producer of the Year in 2005. In addition to his long-standing creative relationship with U2, he has contributed to the albums of Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz, Phish, Morrissey, Talking Heads, Simple Minds and many more.
Blue October are: Justin Furstenfeld: vocals; CB Hudson III: guitars/vocals; Ryan Delahoussaye: violin/mandolin/piano/vocals; Matt Noveskey: bass/vocals; Jeremy Furstenfeld: drums/vocals.
http://www.myspace.com/blueoctober
http://www.blueoctoberfan.com
http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/bd_playlist.html
Steve Lillywhite with Blue October in Pedernales Studio just outside of Austin, Texas.
The Gift #1 Graceful Dancing
January 9, 2009So now that you all know what the gift was by now for sure, it was Graceful Dancing which can be found here . Also it’s saying on this page http://www.blueoctoberfan.com/single/ that there sending out something on Jan 14th so maybe sign up again.
Kangaroo Cry and The Hit Show NCIS
January 2, 2009Kangaroo Cry of the new upcoming album Approaching Normal , Will be the #1 Track on the NCIS Official Soundtrack being released February 10th. a 90 second clip can be heard here , a player toward the top will show what songs playing just keep skipping to the next track till you hit Blue October – Kangaroo Cry. This song also features new music from some other artists, what sets this soundtrack aside from others is that this one actually has music for upcoming episodes. So Expect to hear kangaroo cry in an upcoming episode.
“Kangaroo Cry”
Blue October
Written by Justin Furstenfeld and Jeremy Furstenfeld
Losing my control
Here it is the day I have to go
Just sit beside me
I can’t let this show
How sick I feel to leave you so alone
God I’m terrified
We’ve lost respect for decency
When one can turn our world into an ant pile
We run circles, no direction do I see
The dust has blinded you, the dust has blinded me
I kissed her on the cheek
And then I waved goodbye
She had the saddest look I’ve seen in years
A kangaroo cry
A warm pathetic ocean flow we have to live by
We have to live by
Because we have to live
Chorus
And you choose to break our families
Tell me you’ve used all precautions known
And I’ll stand beside the ones who stood alone
How long will we have to sing until you finally bring our sons, our daughters home?
We’ll let the prayers start healing, what time’s been stealing
We only want to feel as close as we can be
Use hands for holding on to your precious family
Just believe in all who shine
The light to help you see
Cause if I believe in you, will you believe in me?
I kissed her on the cheek
And then I waved goodbye
She had the saddest look I’ve seen in years
A kangaroo cry
A warm pathetic ocean flow we have to live by
We have to live by
Because we have to live
Chorus
Keep hanging on
Keep hanging on
Keep hanging on
Keep hanging on
We’ll let the prayers start healing, when time’s been stealing
Start healing
Start healing
Chorus
http://www.ncismusic.com/Lyrics/BlueOctober.htm
for more info on the album and track listings and also buy at the special pre-order price click here
