Monday 23 June 2014

Kids and Curses

Here I am again, sitting on a rock under a tree filling livestock water and putting my thoughts to 'paper'. Thoughts such as how close to hay season it is, the upcoming summer gigs and the fact that I need to upgrade my certifications for various Citrix products.

Now that most of the goat kids are weaned off the bottle and the fields have grown enough to put livestock out to pasture, we have a little more time to spend on other important tasks. The veggie garden, cheese making, bathroom mudding and preparing the machinery for making hay. There is always something on the list that gets missed or rescheduled and the priorities present themselves. But at least we can do a few more things that we want to, not just the things we need to. 



Not long ago, Woody mentioned that he recorded a short song for use as an opening theme for a couple of guys who run a regular podcast. It turns out they liked the tune and used it to open their podcasts, and in turn Woody sent them our EP (The First) and some paraphernalia. These podcasters actually enjoyed listening to our EP and played one of the tracks (Friends) on their next episode (episode 30-naan-stop). And as such, I felt I should return the goodwill and have a listen.

The show is called 'Matt and Corey Talk Too Much' (Which I have now accronized into M-C-Tittie-M). Since I had no previous experiences or relationship with them I could only use the name of the show to paint a picture of them and their conversations in my mind. I was expecting to find them as likable as a rock in a hay field and that their podcast career would last as long as an elm fence post.

On that day under a scorching sun, I really wanted to be able to say that listening to the show while mucking out the Buck shelters - the air filled with the stinky poo-gas - was appropriate.

BUT NO!!

This is not you're average 'anyone-can-podcast' podcast. These guys are funny. Not Seinfeld/Cosby funny... More like Cartman/Griffin funny.  Not for little children. In fact, they've taken the 'F' word to a new level. It's like they took training courses and practiced in front of a mirror to become the best deliverers of that term for coitus. They make it sound like a sweet Woody guitar solo after he's consumed just the right amount of hooch and herb.

Matt and Corey Talk just enough in Episode 30, leaving room for a Shoot The Moon track, one that can be found on our debut EP 'The First' which is available on our web site ShoottheMoonBand.com. Their chatter about the band after the song played is very flattering and we appreciate the perspective they provided on our sound.

So go have a listen and check out M-C-Tittie-M at http://www.spreaker.com/user/mattandcorey and follow them on twitter -  @mattandcorey

Once you've caught up with them, come see the band in July and August. We'll be at the Canada Day festivities in Orillia, Georgian Triangle Music Fest in Wasaga Beach on the 4th of July (American Independence Day), July 19th at Sticky Fingers in Barrie and August 16th at the Washago Music Festival. Follow us on facebook for exact locations and times. http://www.facebook.com/shootthemoonband.