CRUSH OF THE MONTH
i'm sleepy. i mean, like, really sleepy. but I vowed to get through this already never-ending work day without the aid of caffeine. lord, help me. so... to keep me alert (and since the boss man called in sick today and I have all this unsupervised time on my hands), i have decided to introduce a new monthly feature on my livejournal titled "crush of the month". judging by the title, i am sure you can guess the concept. It's pretty obvious, right?
this month i have chosen to highlight my current crush -- JOE PRESTON. Joe has been the front runner out of all my crushes recently since High on Fire will be playing here in one short month. i can't even begin to describe the excitement i'm feeling for this show. can february get here any quicker, please? GOD!
umm... ok... so i've met joe a couple of times and he is a pretty sweet, quiet and humble guy. to me, at least. i've had a few dudes tell me joe was not so cool to them but that was definitely not my experience with him.
ANYWAY...
i'm really excited to see joe again and, hopefully, he will remember me. but then again, it probably wouldn’t make a difference because with my luck, he will probably be traveling with his girlfriend who will double as the merch girl... if he has a girlfriend. and if he doesn't have a girlfriend, then he's probably gay. so i'll go to the show, rock out, wait for the right opportunity to say "hello" then go home and cry and sing, "that'll never be me, that'll never be me. that'll never be, never be me. NO... NO, NEVER, NEVER, EVER. and don't you EVER THINK IT."
Whoa. maybe I should try some caffeine.
JOE PRESTON
Also known as Stinky and Salty Green, he played on The Melvins’ Lysol, plus his Solo ep, and the Nightgoat single. He was also on Salad of a thousand Delights.
Below is a list of the many projects Joe has been involved with.
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THRONES is the solo project of Joe, first surfacing with a cassette on the Punk in My Vitamins label. The "Reddleman" seven-inch soon followed, and after a split single with Behead the Prophet, Thrones signed to Communion to issue the 1996 full-length Alraune. A move to Kill Rock Stars preceded the single "The Suckling." A compilation, Some Songs, appeared soon after, and in the spring of 2000 Thrones resurfaced with the EP Sperm Whale, which was later released on cd with the White Rabbit EP.
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HIGH ON FIRE
Joe joined High on Fire for their Summer of 2004 tour, no word on whether or not he will be recording their next album with them.
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sunn0)))
Joe recently joined these guys to record their two albums White-1 and White-2, and he has toured with them on bass and electronics duties i believe.
SUNN 0))) is a side project of Khanate/Burning Witch (Steve O' Malley) and Goatsnake (Greg Anderson) members. It was formed in memory of the cult drone-riff founders EARTH and honors the beautiful Ozma. The SUNN0))) mission is to create trance like soundscapes with the ultimate low end/bottom frequencies. SUNN 0))) have gathered 2x for live performances, at which they have succesfully made audience members instantly nauseous, or better yet run in terror.
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EARTH
here's what Dylan from earth had to say about joe's time spent in the band (note: one side of a story):
"During show with Screaming Trees the drum machine first becomes a problem , with Joe repeatedly stepping on the pedal and restarting songs half way through. Joe's dream becomes reality. He is asked to join the Melvins. He can't leave earth fast enough. Dream becomes nightmare when his bitter, money-grubbing ways do not endear him to his employers. The Melvins can him. He takes revenge by bootlegging earth 7in's."
Joe played bass on Extra-Capsular Extraction(earth 1) which was released in 1991
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THE WHIP
Joe was involved in a band with former members of Karp:
Rumbling, syncopated thunder and sheet after sheet of destructive lightning are the basic elements of THE WHIP’s tumultuous sound. This debut single of Seattle, Washington's most anticipated hard rock band in at least a decade is a timeless, merciless thwacking force.
The Whip pick it up right around where Tumwater’s KARP left off and continue to ride feral, fire-steeds through the cloudy skies of the West. The Whip reconvenes two thirds of Karp and 100% of Joe Preston’s Thrones to thunder itself into the collective psyche of America and the world beyond. While other hard and/or heavy acts stick to comfortable rock modes, the Whip move hard rock in the direction it deserves to go: Upward.
Unfortunately the drummer of this band died in a boating accident.
this month i have chosen to highlight my current crush -- JOE PRESTON. Joe has been the front runner out of all my crushes recently since High on Fire will be playing here in one short month. i can't even begin to describe the excitement i'm feeling for this show. can february get here any quicker, please? GOD!
umm... ok... so i've met joe a couple of times and he is a pretty sweet, quiet and humble guy. to me, at least. i've had a few dudes tell me joe was not so cool to them but that was definitely not my experience with him.
ANYWAY...
i'm really excited to see joe again and, hopefully, he will remember me. but then again, it probably wouldn’t make a difference because with my luck, he will probably be traveling with his girlfriend who will double as the merch girl... if he has a girlfriend. and if he doesn't have a girlfriend, then he's probably gay. so i'll go to the show, rock out, wait for the right opportunity to say "hello" then go home and cry and sing, "that'll never be me, that'll never be me. that'll never be, never be me. NO... NO, NEVER, NEVER, EVER. and don't you EVER THINK IT."
Whoa. maybe I should try some caffeine.
JOE PRESTON
Also known as Stinky and Salty Green, he played on The Melvins’ Lysol, plus his Solo ep, and the Nightgoat single. He was also on Salad of a thousand Delights.
Below is a list of the many projects Joe has been involved with.
________________________________________
THRONES is the solo project of Joe, first surfacing with a cassette on the Punk in My Vitamins label. The "Reddleman" seven-inch soon followed, and after a split single with Behead the Prophet, Thrones signed to Communion to issue the 1996 full-length Alraune. A move to Kill Rock Stars preceded the single "The Suckling." A compilation, Some Songs, appeared soon after, and in the spring of 2000 Thrones resurfaced with the EP Sperm Whale, which was later released on cd with the White Rabbit EP.
________________________________________
HIGH ON FIRE
Joe joined High on Fire for their Summer of 2004 tour, no word on whether or not he will be recording their next album with them.
________________________________________
sunn0)))
Joe recently joined these guys to record their two albums White-1 and White-2, and he has toured with them on bass and electronics duties i believe.
SUNN 0))) is a side project of Khanate/Burning Witch (Steve O' Malley) and Goatsnake (Greg Anderson) members. It was formed in memory of the cult drone-riff founders EARTH and honors the beautiful Ozma. The SUNN0))) mission is to create trance like soundscapes with the ultimate low end/bottom frequencies. SUNN 0))) have gathered 2x for live performances, at which they have succesfully made audience members instantly nauseous, or better yet run in terror.
________________________________________
EARTH
here's what Dylan from earth had to say about joe's time spent in the band (note: one side of a story):
"During show with Screaming Trees the drum machine first becomes a problem , with Joe repeatedly stepping on the pedal and restarting songs half way through. Joe's dream becomes reality. He is asked to join the Melvins. He can't leave earth fast enough. Dream becomes nightmare when his bitter, money-grubbing ways do not endear him to his employers. The Melvins can him. He takes revenge by bootlegging earth 7in's."
Joe played bass on Extra-Capsular Extraction(earth 1) which was released in 1991
________________________________________
THE WHIP
Joe was involved in a band with former members of Karp:
Rumbling, syncopated thunder and sheet after sheet of destructive lightning are the basic elements of THE WHIP’s tumultuous sound. This debut single of Seattle, Washington's most anticipated hard rock band in at least a decade is a timeless, merciless thwacking force.
The Whip pick it up right around where Tumwater’s KARP left off and continue to ride feral, fire-steeds through the cloudy skies of the West. The Whip reconvenes two thirds of Karp and 100% of Joe Preston’s Thrones to thunder itself into the collective psyche of America and the world beyond. While other hard and/or heavy acts stick to comfortable rock modes, the Whip move hard rock in the direction it deserves to go: Upward.
Unfortunately the drummer of this band died in a boating accident.