so yesterday myself, james broughel & david daniels spent some quality time. heres some photos. oh yes. oh, and that flag isnt ours, not that we have a problem with flags, because we dont ok?

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heres some photos via rosie @ notmuch.blogsome.com


love,
matthew

(photo by rosie)

see James of LEVY play a very special and rare acoustic set at 9pm this saturday night.

Union Hall
702 Union St @ 5th Ave
Brooklyn New York

James - 9
Michael Leviton - 10
Luke Temple - 11

x
matthew

hello all, matthew here

its been a little while. ive been hiding out waiting for the heat to leave, so its almost gone and im half tan or awake and ready to play a bit. we've also been getting some love via the internet which i want to share with you.

kevin at mp3hugger writes, "...they have the songs to sell a million records but some careful tailoring means the ditties are in it for the long haul, never outstaying their welcome. ‘Squeeze’ flaunts some dishy Siskin strums and a soaring vocal that advances and retreats with passionate glee. 2006 has not been a classic year for good albums but ‘Glorious’ should ensure it goes out with a bang.." read the rest, here

Rachael at underrated writes, "The new tracks, while still in the beginning stages of production, harbor on exactly why we loved Levy in the first place. Each track is a self-contained hit, so much so that I wonder if those boys have some sort of machine in their recording studio that knows exactly what chord progressions and melodies I like. And yet when compared to their first album, it's like Neil Armstrong said -- a small step, but a giant leap." read the rest here

The Deli Magazine posted an interview we did with them a month or so back, it reads, "NYC-enesters, LEVY, cleverly recall tales of lust, tragic endings, and love among city ruins within a guitar-driven, catchy and rhythmic framework. Why reveal yourself in interviews when you rely on your music for the purest form of soul exposure?…or maybe I just interrupted someone’s precious beauty sleep…" read the rest right here



tonight its Danny Big Sleeps birthday, happy birthday danny x

love
matthew

sorry everyone, but the annex show tonight with Dirty Pretty Things has been canceled! so dont goto the annex tonight looking for us tonight, and be sure to scroll down and read the life notes and lessons of david jack daniels.

In other news, James Levy is coming over to the uk tomorrow night to work on some mixes, he'll be over for about a week, so if your in the know drop him a line on his email or send me an email at matthew@designedmemory.com as i'll be in touch with him through the week. Those maccabees boys are in london recording a record, so im sure they'll be some late night spin the bottle sessions maccalevy style.

much love,
matthew

The natural state of being stately, simply put, is the state of being dignified, astute, and quite drunk.
I often wonder if this state did not exist would we be able to function properly as a nation; a world. Following the teachings of the Aztecs, we know that large sums of money belong to those who exhibit a superior prowess for inebriation, retardation, and, finally and most importantly, stateliness.
Take George Jones for instance. Taken by his proclivity to drink and mow the lawn at the same time, Jones decided to ride his mower to the store for an ample supply of Kentucky bourbon.
That reminds me of a funny story I once made up about a beaver slapping his tail into a bowl of pudding.
For more information on the natural state of being stately, approach me after any of our shows. Before approaching me, however, you must have in your possession one or more of the following: 1. a Campari and soda, 2. a pint of lager, 3. a bowling ball with your name on it, 4. a smile, 5. a can of Schlitz, 6. a bag of fruit (fresh only), 7. a bow-tie, 8. a paper sack filled with flagged cheeseburger toothpicks (various colors), 9. a fresh tuna (whole), 10. a cup of coffee (black).
Have a lovely day and don't ever forget to be as stately as possible.
David Jack Daniels

monday night we are playing a free party with Dirty Pretty Things & Die! Die! Die! at the Annex, so come come come, its free and the music is good, come early, its gonna pack up pretty fast, b there at 9:30-10 or be square

love you
matthew

I was up in Maine last weekend. It was a pleasant escape from the brutal New York City summer. I even found this horse skull in a pond near the house where I was staying.






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yesterday james celebrated his birthday, even though he'll kill me for posting. we all love him dearly, and wish him many happy happy ones. i met james january 2003, and we've been connected at the thumb every since. love you boy...so i went searching today and found this, wrote it when i first met the boy (james)

"Late Wednesday night January 8th, 2003 4:45am

Tomorrow meeting james, noon 12 o’clock learn some tunes get a good feel, A great new friendship, a shape of a years to come. finally excited again. James, amazing songs. Amazing possibilities. New block beginning, "

i know im getting all nostalgic, blame it on the rain!

x
-matthew

mercury came and gone got home around 3:10am, not to late. was good to see all your faces, danny and team big sleep in house, friends amongst friends. we were very sad that au revoir simone couldnt be there, we send our love to their families. straight from the camera phone, heres last night, in small pictures minus music. theres some new songs online, about, if you can find them.

also, rosie posted some live photos from the evening, non camera phone style, those are real. go see them here)


(load out headed to mercury 4pm stanton street)


(danny big sleep holds the wall up)


(load out 2am, james & michael leviton


(danny matthew)

(james, and the birthday boy. photo by rosie)

our dear friend, producer, composer part time lover had a birthday, and now hes in france with his girl, and we miss him, but we know hes having good things. hes been busy as of late working on new LEVY songs, which you'll be able to hear very soon (myspace is processing two of them right now, but if you cant wait, go here or here)

we love you dave.