Have I got the X Factor?...
I think I do...
...I got through the audition for the first series of the X Factor here in Italy :)
Late february I'm going to boot camp...
I don't stand a chance to win but I hope to get in touch with someone in the industry :) :) :)
The prize is a 300.000 euros contract with Sony BMG...
I'm happy eheh
]]>We have a new acoustic set.
We have new songs.
They are still demos, some of the words are wrong, some don't make any sense, but still...
Face it, you will NEVER write songs like these :)
If you like our music then please DO SOMETHING!!!
1. Spread the word
2. Contact us for gigs, collaborations, whatever (mail me at sagon@tiscali.it)
3. Visit http://www.myspace.com/wearetheglitch
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...And you get to see the eyes too.
Thanks to Daniele for these. You can see more of his work at http://maudit1974.altervista.org
]]>...And man I'm shy now!...
Sorry Voxers, don't mean to wake you... -wink!-
How do you find a producer? Do you send demos to him? Do you lure him to your nest with a trail of chilling cold beer? All I know is that we need one, 'cause you can't really produce your work when you are too much into it and that's what's happening to us.
Will you be our producer? We don't have any money but we could still sell our kidneys for it.
Side note: I booked my holiday in Ireland, I'll be there in August (5-19), give me a buzz if you want to hang out. I still have to post some photos /videos form last concert, hopefully will do on the weekend. It's bloody hot in Rome. We renewed our MySpace profile. Yesterday I bought the complete Monty Python Flying Circus collection on Dvd. Indieboy sent me a message with some useful advice, nice guy he is. -wink!-
]]>Hey Voxers, take a look at our setlist for last night concert! We had so much fun we just cannot wait for another night like this! And our two new songs work like a charm. I will probably post some video/audio recording soon, I'll let you know when.
The Glitch live @ 56th street
06/09/07
Glitch a bit
Torpedo
Like eating glass (Bloc Party)
Shoot the teenagers
First it giveth (Queens of the Stone age)
Delicate souls
Friday night
Debaser (Pixies)
Big lies
Televators (The Mars Volta)
In the shades
In your room (Depeche Mode)
The pride of wearing a suit
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Just to let you know that we will play a wonderful gig this saturday...
The Glitch live @ 56th Street
Via Massaciuccoli, 64/66
Rome - Italy
10.30 pm
6 euro ( 1 free drink)
If you take a flight your drinks will be on me :P
]]>Did you really think I was going to let go? I've been spying on you! I've been leaving comments here and there and now I'm back to tell you some interesting facts about our songs.
Big Lies - The drum beat of this song was inspired by The Beatles.
Delicate souls - In the original version there was an instrumental intro, much different from the one you can hear now. Also the section that splits the song in two was referred to as "the telephone part" because I used a particular effect on my voice that made it sound like I was on the phone.
Glitch a bit - The title comes from a dream I once had: While waiting to take a flight I went into a record shop and found an unrealeased David Bowie album which was called Glitch a Bit. The next morning I wrote the song and we decided to make it our band's name just recently.
In the shades - The first version of this song had no chorus, there was a long instrumental coda which ended with a subtle variation on Happiness is a warm gun by The Beatles.
The Pride of wearing a suit - This is a desperate demand for truth written at a time when I was working for some big companies. Is there really any pride in wearing a suit?
Torpedo - It has a vicious double meaning!
P.S. Matt Morris, thanks for your comment, you seem to know what you are talking about, I'm working on a post about that.
]]>On one of my first posts I asked everyone why were they here on Vox. Well, we made this page just to submit our music to the A&R guys and, hopefully, to involve their labels in our project. We met a few interesting people along the way and received lots of comments on our music, which was great! One of our main goals, knowing if our work could be appreciated by a wider (and unknown) audience, was reached and it was a success.
This is my last post because there are many important things that I don't really want to share and there are so many more stupid things that "I could" share. I don't want to write a post about my cat sneezing, just as I don't want to start posting pointless comments on other people stuff just to get their attention. I am a musician and my job is to make music, I'm more concerned about writing lyrics than posts :)
I believe this could really be a valid alternative to the old way of getting heard by sending in cds, it's just that I don't feel like there's much more I can do to get ourselves heard without acting like a pathetic attention seeker. If you listened to our songs then you probably can understand why we can't act like that.
THIS IS THE GLITCH.
If you want to work for/on our band, please get in touch!
A taste of our music is here on this page, we will still post relevant news and new music when we got any.
And just to get things in motion...
1. We are looking to do some gigs in Europe this summer/fall so we are currently taking into consideration any kind of venue. Please, let us know if your local venues will accept a band from Italy. We don't travel first class or need four hotel suites filled with roses and champagne, a Ryanair flight, cold pizza and couches for four will do.
2. We are looking for a live promoter for the UK alone, we are looking for a more intensive serie of gigs there during summer/fall. Same as above applies.
3. We are looking for a record deal. Are you an A&R at one of the labels on this site or other major labels? Are you an indie label and wish to sign us? Please, get in touch! We need to be SAVED from our own lives :)
]]>Hey Voxers, how are you doing?
You've been growing in numbers and we are receiving more comments than we could have hoped for, so this is our usual THANK YOU!!!
On rehearsals day, formerly known as tuesday, we had a lot of fun rehearsing our complete setlist, working on our three new tracks and I even got to play some drums! (I did pretty good considering no one was in the room at the moment) I am so excited by our new songs that I will share some details with you...
1. Working title "Shoot the teenagers"
As usual, I am talking about something by singing and describing something else. It's a sad short story, sung a là Morrissey, about a shooting that happened or could happen. I love the dramatic twist in both the music and the rhytm near the end, but I'm still working on the lyrics to that part. Boy, this will sting!
2. Working title "Your second lovesong"
This was once a classic lovesong but everything changed when we started working on our new sound. Stealing a steady beat from bands like The Strokes and Queens of the stone age, it has evolved to a great rock song that will have you dancing. Obviously I have to write fresh new lyrics, since now the chorus has the exact lenght for "I want to f**k you in the **s" and that's not so nice.
3. Working title "Do something / The moon song"
I believe this is going to be a great song, an emotional journey through hope, despair and disillusion. I don't want to spoil the story just yet, I'll just tell you that it's based on the thoughts of a homeless lady I met in a bar on my way back home from work. It's also going to sound very different from what we've done so far. At this stage you could probably link this song to Sigur Ros / Nine Inch Nails / Mogway. Go figure!
And there's more coming...!
If you like our music then spread the word! We feed on your feedback... :)
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