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crunchy tunes lead to crunchiererer tacos!
Hey Kiddos! THANK YOU! Last night Provo reminded us why we are still playing the music we love! In this time of...well people being poor, gas prices being high and this "recession", we all worried that the music "scene" was failing. Last night Provo popped their heads out again and brought the thunder! We love you all and we're so glad to to have shared last night with you! Thank you to great fellas in The New Nervous and Money Penny for kickin' butt and making the show awesome as well and to all their fans for being killer! Love you all... RILEY PS. So what does everyone think of Matt Deason? Pretty freakin' smokin' hot huh! We're fortunate to have him in our band!
first post ever...
hey peeps so I have never posted on our site before, and i kinda like not doing anything;) but i guess this is for good cause... HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!! thats right. we will be playing our first show as a 4 piece down at SUU for their Halloween party. so come check it out, and see who it is!!! also we our playing our first home show in a while and we have some changes we want everyone to see and or hear so come out to Velour on November 7th!!! it will be action action satisfaction! late.
Quesadilla: Cheesy Days?
Hey everyone,
Provo, thank you so much for making us feel at home! It was a blast hanging out with all of you again! Sorry that we haven't been in town that often, we've been on the road alot lateley. We are planning another home town show for sometime soon, and believe me, its gonna be off the hizzook.
There are some very exciting things happening back at home camp, and we are excited to get the ball rolling on all of it.
We are playing with This Providence in September in Salt Lake! We haven't played in SLC for some time, so we are really looking forward to it!
Thats about all for now, enjoy your labridor day everyone!
Cheers!
DREW
Current Events
Hey Everyone, Maile here, just wanted to inform you on some current events for The Trademark.
The Trademark's lastest release "This Island Earth" is now available at Hot Topic and is currently on sale for $6.99! So rush out and get one at your local Hot Topic store or off HotTopic.com.
The Trademark has been selected to play Amplify! Music Festival! They'll be down at Amplify! in Las Vegas, Aug. 5th - 8th, performing at the Beauty Bar on Aug. 7th, 9PM. Come hang out! Should be some good fun.
The Trademark will be heading back out on the road with Close To Home on Aug. 18th, check the schedule to see when they'll be near you. I am sure they are all very excited to see everyone.
That's all from me, hope all is well. -MAILE
Update: Riley Farts! More to come at 9:00
So, here Riley and I sit... in his house, him serenading me with some saucy ABBA songs and me at the computer stroking the keys. Proper. I figured before Riley and I got our swim on, I would let you know whats going on at The Trademark camp! (yes, there is an official camp, if you didn't get an invite, it's in the mail.) First off, big congrats to Natty and Tacia, who tied the knot on June 11! We miss you guys! Stop doing it in Switzerland, and come home to watch scary Spanish movies with us! The wedding was off the hook... well, the wedding was about normal, but the crepes kicked ass all over the place! YUM!!!!
While Natty is away, Riley and I are working on some new rocking stuff (Oh yes.... new stuff is coming shortly... and it is the sex!) and just relaxing before we head out on the road again. We were very grateful for the time off for the first couple of days, now we are just as anxious as ever to get back on the road to see you guys! Thanks to everyone who came to hang with us on the CRUNK ENERGY SPRING TOUR! it was a blast! Thank you for being so awesome to us, you guys are the reason we pack in a stinky van and spend rainy nights in Portland sleeping under trees (True story, ask Dave from Spiral Diary about it!) Holler to Shane and the boys in Everyday Tragedy for putting up with us for the month, we hope you had as much fun with the homo-eroticism as we did. nice. New music and tour dates are on the way, as well as some exciting news that we will share as soon as the ink is dry! I love you all!!! Cheers DREW
"Qualified For Living Amongst The Dead" Video and
Our new video for the song "Qualified For Living Amongst The Dead" is up!!! tell us what you think! Big ups to Josh for all of his hard work at making us not look like douche bags! (it almost worked!) We love you Josh!
Also, we have posted some new tour dates! We are super stoked to be involved in the Crunk Energy Drink Tour, which kicks off on May 4! We are going to be hitting up a lot of places we haven’t ever been, so beware!(We are coming for you, Canada!!)
Sorry for lack of updates/blogs recently... some awesome/exciting/crazy stuff is happening at camp that we are exstatic to share with you in the time to come!
now go watch the Blair Witch Project. I just did for the first time..... IT DOESN’T EVEN SHOW THE DAMN WITCH!
that is all.
Drew
New Music Video, SLUG Album Review
Hey, everyone! I am sitting at my house waiting for Natty and Riley to get here for practice, and there is only so much porn to look at on the internet so i thought I would bring you up to speed on some things.
First off, we finished being sexy for Josh Ligairi's camera, and believe me... we know sexy. We filmed some live footage for our song "Qualified for Living Amongst the Dead", and we should have a final cut of the video up for your viewing pleasure in the next week or so. Big thanks to Josh and Bill for trying thier damndest to make us look cool.... proper. We are super excited about the shows coming up.... so come check them out! It may be the last time you ever see us!!!(lie)
Also, Our record was reviewed by SLUG magazine in the February issue, and it was very complimentary. Here it is in full.
"Fom the first track, this three piece band falls into pulsing tunes that feel familiar but never imitated. Riley (guitar) and Drew Hamnett's (bass) harsh-but-clean vocals perfectly contrast the meticulouscacophony in the background. Unlike most bands,where there is a sense of insanity going on in the background, it's never overdone and it is this balance that really lets the vocals shine. Not to say instrumental is lacking.;actually, it complements rather that competes with the overall sound. Drummer Natty Coleman adds to the already high-energy instrumental but never overplays. The most surprising element with this release is that this group really seems to have carved out thier own sound. The tracks are enough alike to give the group a definitive feel, but varied enough to keep from giving off a "didn't I just hear this?" vibe, something seriously lacking in thier genre on a national level. Simply wow. -Kat Kellermeyer, SLUG Magazine: Issue 230, Feb 08.
SO THERE!
5 Bank Accounts, 3 Ounces and 2 Vehicles Tour: 08!
Yes ladies and gentlemen, I just used the maximum amount of letters you can use in a title: suck one! I thought that i would check in with all of you little kiddies and make sure you are all well! If not, you best see a doctor.... we can't have you in poor health now! So we are out on the road once again, and we absolutely LOVE it!! We are super excited to be seeing some of our old friends and making some new ones in places we haven't been till this tour: Proper! We sure hope California is a hell of a lot warmer than good ol' Utah! And now back to you in the news room, chuck. Thanks Dennis. In other news, we are super excited for what is happening in the near, near, future! We are playing some amazing shows, and sharing the stage with some tubular bands: proper x2. We are also teaming up with our good friend Josh Ligairi for our new music video- more on that story as it develops. back to you, Dennis. Thanks Chuck. We are so happy to be back on the road, we think we will do it again! We are planning on heading out on a spring tour in April, and we will be heading farther, longer and harder than we ever have before... thats so hot. Well, i believe that I am missing some cheaters re-runs. Stab, Stab, Stab. Proper.
howdy homeslices!
Hey, w3rd up! Updates are coming to the site soon! Ringtones and wallpapers and banners! woo! Also we are putting in a page that is a nice compilation of all the places you can pick up our sweet new album! We have banners on our myspace you can check out and steal if you want also! Ch-check it out!
natty out.
Hello!
Hello Everyone! Maile here. Just wanted to stop in and leave a post. The Trademark spent the Holidays with their families and friends. It seemed that the boys had a great deal of fun, WIIing, Haloing, Guitar Heroing it up! They'll be doing a few show this month and heading out to visit their dear friends on the West Coast in February. Hope every had a great December and I'll be see everyone again soon! Loves, MAILE