http://thestarsexplode.com ...love a good hook and a killer refrain... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:06:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 en ©The Stars Explode modfather@nc.rr.com (The Stars Explode) modfather@nc.rr.com Music - Alternative 1440 powerpop, DIY, indie, Gladhands Songs and stories of an indie band in the making. The Stars Explode is a new band based in Chapel Hill, NC, whose founding member is the multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Doug Edmunds. Edmunds' previous group, Gladhands, released four CDs in the late 90s and received critical raves for its sophomore effort, La Di Da.The Stars Explode podcast series provides a glimpse into the songwriting and DIY recording process of an artist with a renewed sense of purpose and a band in the making. The Stars Explode The Stars Explode modfather@nc.rr.com No no http://thestarsexplode.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/starscoverblog.jpg http://thestarsexplode.com 144 144 http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/07/22/july-24-gig/ http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/07/22/july-24-gig/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:03:09 +0000 Doug http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/07/22/july-24-gig/ http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/07/22/july-24-gig/feed/ http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/07/04/fab-4th/ http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/07/04/fab-4th/#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:06:53 +0000 Doug http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/07/04/fab-4th/ http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/07/04/fab-4th/feed/ http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/06/27/album-2-recording-begins/ http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/06/27/album-2-recording-begins/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:38:38 +0000 Doug http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/06/27/album-2-recording-begins/ http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/06/27/album-2-recording-begins/feed/ 3:48 Starting later this week recording will commence on the new album! The band will assemble at Doug's modest country retreat, Green Gate, to begin laying ... Starting later this week recording will commence on the new album! The band will assemble at Doug's modest country retreat, Green Gate, to begin laying down rhythm tracks. Since Doug recorded almost the entire first album single-handedly, the new disc will be the first bona fide Stars Explode band project, and the group is excited to start work on it. Although we had thought we might retire this site sometime over the summer--seeing as how most folks rely on Facebook, MySpace, or ReverbNation for band news nowadays--we've decided to keep it going and leverage the blog format to provide ongoing updates on the album's progress and the recording process. Being a bunch of home recordist geeks ourselves, it'll be fun to document the creative process a bit and share some of the challenges we face while recording an album low-budget guerrilla style, in both the analog and digital realms. (We'll be starting on 8-track analog and transferring to Logic Pro 9.) Meanwhile, here's a teaser track that may or may not make it onto the album. It's a cover of the Mott the Hoople (David Bowie-penned) classic, All The Young Dudes. We cut it last fall for a compilation album that may not end up seeing the light of day, using much the same analog-to-digital approach. Hope you dig it! News,,Sounds The Stars Explode no No http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/05/23/thank-you-friend-a-tribute-to-alex-chilton/ http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/05/23/thank-you-friend-a-tribute-to-alex-chilton/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 07:28:58 +0000 Doug http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/05/23/thank-you-friend-a-tribute-to-alex-chilton/ http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/05/23/thank-you-friend-a-tribute-to-alex-chilton/feed/ http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/05/01/show-this-friday-may-7/ http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/05/01/show-this-friday-may-7/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 02:16:12 +0000 Doug http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/05/01/show-this-friday-may-7/ http://thestarsexplode.com/2010/05/01/show-this-friday-may-7/feed/