Digital Two Track Release on iTunes: May 16th
(Updated final dates now on the shows page.)
Here is what's up in the world of Panic: We started up our rehearsals yesterday and it looks like we will be performing most of our entire album on our upcoming tour with a few alternate B-Sides and covers to switch it up from night to night. I don't think we have mentioned this anywhere yet, but we will be releasing two tracks on iTunes for digital download on May 16th. "Why Cry" and "Teahouse of the Spirits". Capitol, our label, wanted to lead with Why Cry and we wanted to lead with Teahouse. This way, we get them both out there. Between those songs and the tracks I play on SRL (Listen, Bloody Mary, Go On), some of you will be fairly familiar with a lot of our set. Anyway, we are in our regular old studio for the next week to scrape some of the rust off these songs and then we move into a larger room that has DSL connection. I'm thinking of incorporating The Panic Cam in that room and just leave a live stream on when we are working. There won't be any audio, but it will be more interesting than the live Fish Cam. Plus, we are still properly filming our final days with audio for a clear sounding and smooth streaming video feed. Stay tuned!!!
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April 29, 2006
2 New Desktops, New Links Page, and more...
Some updates to get the week started off:
Green Group and Ouija Girl desktops.
We decided to collapse all the individual band members links pages into one big page.
On the Shows page, we added the purchase links to the show dates for Spring Tour 2006.
and Steve filled out the rest of the Sunday 10 answers below...
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April 25, 2006
Sunday 10 - Answers
The following five answers are from Dave:
1. Have you guys worked out the set list? Will you be treating us to 'Dazed and Confused'?
We start putting the set together on Friday. I know we want to do a cover or two and I'm sure that Dazed and Confused will be one of them. We have a few ideas so my thinking is that we rotate the covers from night to night. One night Dazed, something else the next, etc.
2. Have you got a release date for the TPC album?
Actually I am not sure because believe it or not, Capitol wants to push the release UP. Our release could be sooner than later. An unprecedented event in the music industry. (Well, not really, but for us it is!)
3. How do you guys feel about diving back into the industry with all the labels and predetermined ideas about the band and its members, are you guys worried?
No, I'm not worried at all. In fact, it seems like there has always been that vibe with records I do. RHCP, New Jane's, Solo stuff... There is always a sense of "expectation". I'm used to it. At the end of the day, it IS music. Can't make everyone happy. I think we are all just proud to have created something from nothing. As challenging as it is, we are still in a better boat than if we were a new line up of fresh faces. That's why I work so much with new bands. THEY are the ones with so many strikes against them when they start out as times are tough in the rock world these days. That's why I always tell artists, "Be sure you love what you do, because not everyone will." That's the attitude!
4. We know what the experience is like from the audience looking up... what are you thinking and feeling while onstage looking down?
Everything from "this is the most magical night of my life" to "I wonder if Flight Plan is playing on cable at the hotel".
5. As far as I can tell there will be 12 tracks on the album. And from what I remember Steve has a superstition of sorts against even numbers. What prompted an even number of songs on the album?
Steve has a thing about "odds" and I have a thing about "13". (6+7 etc.) I think we have found a solution. More will be revealed.
The following five answers are from Steve:
1. Does he (Steve) do any of the lead playing on this album?
No, I hold down the fort with quiet/loud dynamics on the rhythm guitar, and Dave lets fly with the swirling psychedelic sonic soundscapes.
2. Steve, I remember on the old Panic Channel site, you were posting lyrics to the songs in your handwriting, did you save those? Any chance of seeing them again, either as part of album artwork, or incorporated on this site?
Yes, I have about 5 sketchbooks filled up since the beginning of The Panic Channel, and after the site is on its feet and its ready for some frosting, I'll scan a few of the original pages for the lyrics area.
3. What would you say if for christmas your friend bought you a gift in the form of a goat, for a family in africa?
I'd be pretty stoked. Anything that can provide a sense of being more connected to people no matter where they are or what they do, is good for all of us. I'd be pretty impressed by the gifter as well.
4. Steve, i heard you can sprout root vegetables from your eyes. is this true? if so what are your favourite eye foods to produce?
Daikon Radishes.
5. Any plans for any shows over here in the UK? You seem to have quite a following already over here, would be great to see you guys live!
If it were up to me, we would have been across the pond 7 times already. I've always been fascinated by the UK, and I love the British sense of humour. As soon as we possibly can, we'll come over and play, and I for one, couldn't be more excited.
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April 24, 2006
Sunday 10 - TPC
Feel free to ask us some questions today and we will try to answer them. Also, check out the new "Panic Network Control Panel". Now you can easily navigate your way through our little corner of the Internet. Get used to seeing this as we are currently installing this panel on all of our related sites.
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April 23, 2006
New Pics & Downloads
More pics added to Stephen Perkins' page, Chris Chaney's page, Live, and Misc. photos.
Also check out the Panic Channel MySpace Contact Tables in Banners...
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April 22, 2006
Spring Tour 2006 Dates Announced
The Panic Channel is proud to announce our first national tour. We'll be playing intimate venues on a whirlwind run through the States. Updated final dates now on the shows page.
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April 18, 2006
Strange Grey Boxes?
If you are using Internet Explorer on the PC and just installed the newest Windows Update, you might be seeing strange grey boxes all over this site, as well as on just about every page on the Internet. You now are expected to click once just to make it go away, then you can interact with the content. There is no way to turn this off. We recommend that you use Firefox to browse the web.
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April 17, 2006
The Panic Channel.com Version 2
This is it. The result of hours upon hours of late night clicking, coding, Photoshopping, Flash animating, instant messages, CSS template hacking, uploading, downloading, and many, many profanities. This should be a good place to document all of our adventures, and give you all you could ever need to be a part of our music. None of this is any fun without you, so feel free to enjoy what we have put together, and join together with us.
We are working to bring the collaborative world of what's being called "The Blogosphere" to our online presence. One of the unique bits you might notice, is that this page, is itself, a blog. You can leave comments on our news items by clicking the "comments" link at the bottom of each news post. We don't know if this is nuts or not, but there's only one way to find out. Also for those of you into keeping up with your favorite sites via RSS (Really Simple Syndication), you can add this Panic Channel news page to your RSS news reader by using the RSS button over there in the right sidebar. There is also an RSS news feed in the "Shows" area, so when there are changes to our tour information, you'll know right away.
Now a little web site back story:
The original site ("Ouija") was built by Steve in Flash. After his computer was stolen and all the original Flash files with it, the site needed to be completely rebuilt from scratch. Robert Chafino arrived on the scene to save the day and begin his online collaboration with The Panic Channel by suggesting that the new site built in CSS, utilizing a blog engine as the main guts. A pretty cool idea.
He and Steve brainstormed this, Version 2.0: ("Velvet Version"). Band websites tend to be built in Flash and are usually used to promote an upcoming record release and after that, they get kinda musty. This site was built to be added upon and improved and to never stop growing. It was built so that the band can update it themselves from the road wherever they may be.
We ran into more than our share of roadblocks and catastrophes in the process and extra thanks go to Gianna Gragnani, Jeff Witters, Mike Renninger, Ryan Hovland, and Ed Fladung. Also thanks to all the great photographers, whose work brings everything to life. If you took one of the pics on the site, please email us and we'll add the credit.
Lest we forget to thank our hardworking Panic Community caretakers: thefreak6767, mortisha8, Rantz, WhitePony, bknollenberg, OLDSCHOOL, Cassandra, and the main main, Six7Six7. You guys rule.
We are so thankful for everyone's time and talent, and hope all of you will enjoy the site.
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April 17, 2006