Pre-Production for "Buttercup" Well Underway 11.11.08
Director Ashley Saphian and I have been working our little behinds off trying to get this whole shoot orginized. It's a little stressfull, but we're doing ok. I will play the part of "LENA," which I am super excited about. I wanted to be in the production and when Ashley and I met about the script for the first time, she jumped on the idea which made me feel great. I can't wait to get the whole thing rolling in production.
Buttercup Auditions Begin Today 11.10.08
Don't forget the auditions for my short film "Buttercup" are today and tomorrow!
New Headshot By Ben Lemons 11.9.08 It is probably clear by the look of the site that I have a new headshot. I finished the shoot today with photographer Ben Lemons. There are also new photographs of Robyn Stroud (some of which I took!), on which I served as her stylist. Those will be available on her website soon.
Photograph by Ben Lemons
Young CED Video Approching 10,000 Views 11.8.08 "I Got Your Girlfriend Drunk," in which I played the Daisy Duke video ho (go me) reached 8,940 views today.
The video was produced by Counterhound Productions for Shock City Records in 2007.
Singles Going Steady
From the RIVERFRONT TIMES (June 2008):
Elusive local power-pop/'60s-rock aficionados Tight Pants Syndrome have finally been captured on disc with Singles. As its name implies, the album collects tunes written and recorded between 2004 and 2007 with several different lineups. Unlike many odds-and-ends compilations, though, Singles is incredibly cohesive — from the Sloan-like power-pop of "Cool Bad Cherry" to the '80s indie-rock shambling of "John's Niece is Very Pretty" and drowsy harmonies of jangle-psych gem "Your Buzz Is Safe With Me." Now settled in as a quintet, Tight Pants Syndrome recently played its first out-of-town shows, which included an appearance at International Pop Overthrow Chicago. Vocalist/bassist Brian McClelland — a member of the band since 2005 — checked in with B-Sides... (read more)