Paper Scissors Rocketpack on Series Two Record Complilation!

we contributed to a compilation put out by the nebraska label series two records. we appear on volume 6. the label works incredibly hard, and essentially issues these compilations to keep afloat. the entire collection is brilliant, a audio tour of underrated and awesome independent lo-fi bands from everywhere in the world!



for ordering visit the Series Two Records myspace:

www.myspace.com/seriestworecords

enjoy
-c

escapist vs exit almost finished

we are finishing the demos for the last two songs for escapist vs exit:

Apollo 1969
The Wresting Palm

On july 6, 7, 8 we'll head back to chase park to lay down the rest of the songs, we'll be finished with the tracking. then the arduous mixing process starts, which leads to mastering. i'm looking forward to finishing the album, so we can start on the summer EP, and new songs for the next album. two songs are nearly finished for the next full length album: Paris is Burning, and PaperBoats: A window sill in early morning Philadelphia.

we have three shows left for the summer, before we prepare for the CD release in the early fall.

www.myspace.com/paperrocketpack

-c

there is also a kangaroo on the loose in pensacola:

http://naturalplane.blogspot.com/2008/06/okwhos-missing-kangaroo.html

note to the people

do not strip wallpaper without a breathe-mask type thing. You can do without eye protection, but breathing that stuff will lay you up for at least a day with flu like symptoms.

learn from the dumb drummer.

oh, by the way, we will be playing two shows Friday.

one at alys beach, the fonville press. And then we will drive back and play a late show at sluggo's.

it will be a trio though. Just chad, brandon and myself.

it sould prove to be a good time, so I hope to see some of you out there. thanks

--boB, drums, psr.

bob does an interview

From Obscurity To Space Travel

by Bradley "B.J." Davis Jr.

Local Indie-Folk Band on a Wild Ride Fueled By Tacos

Members of the Pensacola freshman group Paper Scissors Rocketpack are going on record calling themselves obscure. The truth of the matter is their popularity is growing each day, especially those days in which they perform three shows.

Over the past five months, band members have been working hard on the group's mellow creations, playing at such venues as Sluggo's, The Handlebar and the Arts Council of Northwest Florida's Outside Art Fair.

What keeps them going? Let's just say it directly involves Mexican cuisine. Drummer Bob Alston recently shed some additional light on the group's direction.

IN: You said on your MySpace page you're obscure, but you've managed to gather a list of over 2,000 friends. How obscure are you?
ALSTON: We are as obscure as the sound of one hand clapping.

IN: There are some familiar names in Paper Scissors Rocketpack. What were you guys up to before this gathering of talent?
ALSTON: We were writing, sleeping, working, going to school and playing independently of each other. It's only been about five months that the pieces have all been put together.

IN: You've just started recording. How's that going?
ALSTON: It's going well. We will be finishing the album this summer and it will be out around the middle of this fall. We will most likely release an EP sometime this summer, though. For the kids, of course.

IN: You've said you're at home on stage, and you've played on a few different stages. What kind of crowd do you prefer?
ALSTON: We love to play for crowds with open minds and open wallets.

IN: You've been on the flyers with some very decent groups. How is it sharing the bill with some of those talented regional acts?
ALSTON: It's good. The bands in Pensacola are pretty competitive, but most of the new bands in town are bucking the trend. One can hope that this supportive mantra can help bring Pensacola music back to life. And in turn, help make the bands from Pensacola more successful.

IN: What secrets of the trade have you picked up from them?
ALSTON: That if we are nice to them they will sometimes let us borrow equipment.

IN: So your record is 1-1 with the weather in outside gigs. How was the atmosphere at the Outside Art Fair recently?
ALSTON: The funnel cakes smelled delicious. And it was gorgeous weather.

IN: You're on the radar now with your "Pensacola tour." Any future plans to go regional? National? Global?
ALSTON: We are already making plans for space travel.

IN: In fact, you guys are working pretty hard-three shows in one day on occasion. What's fueling that work ethic?
ALSTON: Coffee, frequent catnaps and tacos. Lots of tacos.

IN: So who's the biggest band member fan of blogging?
ALSTON: Ronnie, our electric guitarist. He likes the interwebs.

IN: There are a lot of talented indie/folk bands in Pensacola. What are you guys doing to set yourself apart from those acts?
ALSTON: Showing up on time and bathing.

IN: I would be remiss if I didn't ask about the band name.
ALSTON: I would be remiss if I said anything. I wasn't yet in the band when it was named. But I do think it's pretty catchy.

anatomy of a song: 6.7.08: the wrestling palm

9:45a wake up to cat puke, bad cat breath
10:15a avocado spinach omelets, black coffee

10:30a reading midnight cowboy at the studio, put in wake up to aaron baylen
11:15a aaron arrives, gilda wakes brandon, we gain entry
11:30a bob rocketpack shows up, drums and mic set up
12:30p 1st drum and acoustic scratch take, more coffee

1:15p drums finished, bob has blue eyes, cats are better than dogs
1:30p taylor arrives, brandon wakes, more coffee
1:45p bob rolls
2:40p bass takes begin
2:58p sexy lighting

3:00p bass takes fin...
3:22p i like candy corns, keys celesta punched finished.
4:15p help solve the sparkplug mystery with matt, receive beer for my effort
4:17p taylor lays the string pads in chorus'
4:44p ronnie arrives
4:55p taylor leaves

5:00p electric guitars start
7:40p electric guitars end
7:42p steal more beer from the refrigerator
7:50p final acoustic guitar take
8:00p violins begin
8:14p starting to lose my mind, sleeping in bob's bass drum

9:20p violins end
9:30p mix em up buffet for dinner
10:20p vocals
11:30p rough mix

most show fun ever

hot glass, cold beer belmont arts center 6.6.08:

free beer. people in cowboy hats. old people heckling. power shortage. sweat. pool party. hiccups.

last night was so much fun, small but fun crowd. we played really well, i was happy. all the studio work is really bringing the best out of everyone. afterwards i went to someone's house for a pool party, probably the first time in a week i haven't felt overwhelmed by the heat.

next week: the handlebar friday, 9p.

also here's a link to download a hairpin murders show: i played bass in this band, with davey hooligan long time friend and collaborator on all my projects.

the hairpin murders
davey hooligan
jaysin
george mchugewang
chad vicious

http://www.sendspace.com/file/x1lln8

what next?

good question. its nice to finally get this material out. looking back on the rough mixes with the small amount distance between me and the moment of the tape, i finally see how personal this material is for me. (i was mad to think otherwise!) i usually put a wide berth between myself and the subject of songs, i thought i did that while writing these songs: echo and narcissus, a trans-queen in transformation, a grounded astronaut, irving berlin drowning in a flooded southern city. versions of former selves sing throughout these songs.

are they relevant? to me. to others? - we'll see. does it really matter? don't know that either, the creation is almost done, the required sabbath from songs and writing is approaching, i'm sure we could all use a day at the beach to nap.

what next? we'll see, touring as smart and efficiently as possible is in the future, videos have been discussed, vinyl EPs, comic books. more songs are in the works.

don't drop that ish...

a short video montage I made of our recording trip.

enjoy.

oh, and come out the belmont show this friday.

take care!

thanks for listening,
boB

rarrrrrrrr!!!!! ... yawn.

we finished the first seven songs from escapist exit in athens last week. the entire experience was an incredible learning experience for everyone. the first day we started recording echo don't reply, a song we don't play often; and the process took much longer than expected.

with everyone a bit shell shocked we bounced back the next day with winter sleeves and dresden. the album is recorded on two inch tape, and the hum of the control room is seductive, the whirl of the tape machine, the echo of reverb plates, its takes love for sure to finish these things. we should be done with the album by the end of the month, three songs left to record.

we also decided that we will be releasing the album on vinyl at some point after the cd release just before fall touring i believe.