the informers (an introduction...)

ok, so i guess this is my

first official discussion on the subject.

since i've been at Hunter, i've been unable to play

guitar/sing with a band as much as i've grown accustomed to.

all i've been really been able to do is record

new music on GarageBand by myself.

out of these sessions, i created

a little side project for myself called

the informers

now, i'm very aware that

because i'm only one person, it should be called

"the informer" or "the informant"

but it just didn't sound as good.

...kinda like "the Lone Rangers"

''how can you be lone if there's three of you?"

- ian the shark

that's not really important though...

what is important is that sooner or later,

i'm gonna have to start auditioning

future "informers"to play live with,

and the way it looks

i'm gonna have to be ready before

christmas vacation...

more info on that later....

that being said, let's look at the actual music...

IMPORTANT NOTE:

because of the nature of the tracks,

they are best enjoyed through headphones

as are all the tracks i write.

this is due to the limitations i have in terms of equipment.

so please bare that in mind while listening...

Forget the Golden Times

this is the main project that

i'm working on as the informers.

more than anything else,

i really need to get to a real studio

to record vocals & make some better drum samples.

i'm sure i'll get sued for the artwork choice.

here's a few free tracks for my loyal readers...

Fossils (demo vocals) - download

In Bocca Al Lupo (no vocals) - download

Also...

by absolute dumb luck, i've gotten myself attached

to a Christmas CD done by local musicians in Nyack.

so, i did some recording on a whim last night

& pumped out a wintery dance gem for the Holidays.

i may or may nor make a whole christmas EP,

we'll see how long i can stay in the spirit.

the Dear Santa EP

so guess what?

you get that for free too!

(who love's ya? Uncle Sammy, that's who...)

(Christmas) Baby, Please Come Home - download

assorted nonsense II: electric boogaloo

Photo #1: "I bet their coffee tastes likes shit..."

so yesterday, I was walking from the subway

to my cousin's apartment on 34th & 1st in Manhattan.

somewhere along the way, i saw an establishment

with a big neon sign 
& it was called...

that's right...

ASS GRILL.

that seems like a great place to eat, huh?

a nice, hot, steaming plate of meatloaf

from the ASS GRILL sure sounds tasty doesn't it?

stay away from the gravy though...

this is the kind of error that you would imagine

any restaurant or a popular establishment

would fix as it's number one priority.

"what to do today, hmmmm...

order new place mats, check....

re-stock the "no pointy end" toothpicks in the handicap bathroom, check...

change the sign of my restaurant so it no longer reads ASS GRILL in neon letters...

fuck that noise, i'll do it tomorrow."

why do i feel like i've seen something like this before?

no no, not that one..

Yeeaaaaaaah.

"East Nasty Buffet" never gets old...

Photo #2: Godzilla & Mothra go to a baseball game...

"Hey, bro"

"Hey"

"Soooo, I had no idea you were a Red Sox fan when i invited you..."

"Oh, don't worry. I'm not really a "Sox Fan" per say..."

"Wait, what do you mean?"

"I just root for whoever is playing against the Yankees..."

"..."

"what?"

"You're a real piece of shit."

"Do you have any wool?"

Photo #3: Miscellaneous PhotoBooth Picture w/ Effects on it

I call this piece:

"Sam, Dano, Johnny Z. & Maunz Melting

during a Hot Summer Day while

Ingesting Mass Quantities of Opiates"

i think it's crazy that Dano only has one eye

& yet he still manages to looks very chill.

he's totally oblivious to the fact that John kinda looks like

a demon who's vomiting on Maunz's face before he eats him.

BONUS!!!

SHAQTASTIC PHOTO OF THE DAY

"oh yeah, dat's just how da' big Shaq likes it.

Shaq Daddy's gonna give it to ya' rough...

don't try to fight it, just accept the Shaq.

I'm bout to tape dis' here

picture of Kobe to your back...

whether you like it or not...

don't cry & afterwards da' big Shaq will take you

to da' ASS GRILL fer some nice chocolate soft serve"

"tell me how my ASS GRILL tastes..."

Into the Deep [a mediocre attempt at poetry.]

i am a monster...

not the kind of monster that ends worlds

but the kind that ruins lives.

an unseen beast lurking beneath the skin of a man.

maybe you have seen me before

somewhere deep inside yourself

in the places you dare not look;

buried beneath acrid smoke & heavy breathing.

or maybe i am alone

maybe i'm one of a kind or simply one of a few.

in constant struggle to keep it inside

& shield the ones i love from it's destructive capabilities.

and so, with head held low

i hide in a crowd of infinite numbers

safe in the cover of anonymity

constantly holding back the darkness that i know lurks within.

...until i reach the water.

and suddenly, all attempt at restraint become futile

as my mind goes blank & my darker side gains control.

calm yourself & accept that what you see before you is real

& hold back everything that clouds your emotions.

only you can stop this looming premonition.

make sharp your sword & make clean your spirit

& prepare to do what is necessary...

the time is at hand for you to accept

that you'll never amount to the thoughts in your head

& before you go searching for names in the stars

remember who showed you how lucky you are.