Rick McDonough was interviewed a few weeks ago by Brax the Alien Rocker. He talks everything from the status of many Knott-related projects, to the future of HFB, to robots and interstellar travel. Interesting interview – check it out.
See this link: http://braxcomics.com/interviews/interview-with-hidden-from-blackout
Long time no updates. Sorry about that. So far, there have only been rumors about Knott projects. But Mr. Knott said himself today on FaceBook that the new L.S.U. album is still being mastered. He also said they are working on the art work. Manufacturing is the next step. After that, we all rock.
See this link: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=1633900168
L.S.Underground recently announced on their MySpace page that they are available for certain weekend live dates, if given enough noticed. See their MySpace page for conditions if interested.
See this link: http://www.myspace.com/lsunderground
Michael has a limited number of new L.S. Underground t-shirts for sale. The shirt is currently available in L, XL, and 2XL. Numbers are limited and only available by making payment through PayPal. If you want one you should send payment to gerardartwork@yahoo.com.
Shirts are $15.00 inside the U.S. and $17.00 outside the U.S., shipping included.
See this link: http://www.myspace.com/michaelgerardknott
No news on new recordings yet – there are many rumblings on MySpace and other places that seem to indicate that all projects, especially the new L.S.Underground, are moving forward and we might hear some official news soon. But for collectors – here is a real treat. In 1982, a rare 45″ record was released containing two new Lifesavors tracks – “You and Me” and “The One.” “The One” was re-recorded for Dream Life. The rumor was that this single was when Knott took over The Lifesavors and was his song-writing debut. But this single is so rare, very little is known. Well, magically – it appeared for download. The recording is not the incredible quality, but it is decent and seems to come from a good quality record. See the related link to download for free. And a big thanks to whoever this person is that ripped this and posted it! Now, if we can just get high-res scans of the covers and record itself.
See this link: http://flipsidemn.blogspot.com/2009/06/lifesavers-you-and-i.html
Josh Lory of L.S.Underground reports on the official MySpace page that the title of the upcoming album will be “PTSD”. The album is still in the works and will hopefully be out soon.
See this link: http://www.myspace.com/lsunderground
The self-released Hidden From Blackout record, Breakups and Fur Coats, has been completed and is now available. Recorded at Hail Mary Studios, it was co-produced and co-mixed by Michael Knott. The beautiful 12 song collection of melodic, textured, reflective, and emotionally engaging songs can be purchased by sending $14.00 by PayPal (U.S. & Canada shipping included) to hiddenfromblackout@gmail.com.
See this link: http://www.hiddenfromblackout.com
A sampler video of The Rover’s Three playing live has been added to YouTube. Click on the related link to see a montage of “The Rover’s Three,” “First Irish Astronaut,” and “Wild Rover.”
See this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tRcTUkZI5M
Up until this week, Knottheads on H was hosted by a service with some nice but ultimately limiting bandwidth limits. Therefore, image sizes had to be kept small. Now, thanks to shiny new hosting by BluHost.com, I don’t have to worry about those limits. So I have now installed a ZenPhoto image gallery to replace the art gallery and images gallery with one section. Most images have been moved there. If you have something you want to add to the gallery – please send them in. Also, ZenPhoto lets you comment on each image. Where I could remember, I tried to credit who sent in the image that I uploaded. Some of the submitted images I drew a blank on, so if I forgot to credit you – please let me know!
Gallery link: http://www.knottheads.com/gallery/
The first new songs of 2009 from Knott & company have hit the nets on MySpace – covers of three Beatles songs. These songs were originally performed by Michael at Rick’s wedding in 2007. They decided to record them “with the goal of intertwining Michael’s musical style with Rick’s musical style, while still attempting to maintain the integrity of the original Beatles songs.”
See this link: http://www.myspace.com/michaelgerardknott