Julian Cope, Lou Reed, Dream Syndicate, The Clash, Cheap Trick, Buzzcocks, Poison, Husker Du, Warren Zevon, Neil Young, Jack Kirby, Stan The Man, Luke Cage, Dr. J, Timothy Leary, Sid and Marty Krofft, ZOOM, Satan, Jesus, Jimmy Carter, X, The Guess Who...Arthur Lee R.I.P
Sounds Like
The Who, Pink Floyd, Dinosaur Jr., Cheap Trick, Crazy Horse, Husker Du, Gaye Bikers on Acid, Sky Saxon, Crispin Glover, Jimmy Walker, Phil Donahue, The Raspberries, Captain Kool and the Kongs, The Kids from C.A.P.E.R... BUY THE RECORD HERE!
Record Label
Futurist, Nobody Records, Bandaloop, now unsigned!
BROTHER EYE is a dynamic rock band from New Hope, Pennsylvania-the sleepy river town populated by drag queens, dog boys, Buddhist monks, and used car salesmen. Option called BROTHER EYE a "stripped down, garage-band version of The Cure", but the band also draws inspiration from artists like Cheap Trick, Husker Du, and Warren Zevon. BROTHER EYE is a modern-day 'pop' group in the best sense of the word. They write songs. Critic Jonathan Takiff said that BROTHER EYE "will hook you with catchy tunes and compellingly weird visions."
Here's what happened: Dwight and Tony met in high school, began cutting class and jamming to Julian Cope records, watching The 700 Club and getting loaded. Original songs soon followed, and after several fits and starts they found ace drummer Bobby with the aid of legendary Buzzcock Steve Garvey (then the band's manager). Finally a cohesive and powerful unit, the band made the critically acclaimed record SOAPDISH ANTENNAE with producer Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips/Mercury Rev/Weezer). Next came their classic Holiday single (BLACK CHRISTMAS) holiday single, and a hard-to-find second album (RADIO CONTROLLED DRUGS) that made some noise in the UK. Then the troubles began...
...But the legal and medical clouds eventually lifted (Tony got well and Dwight got out of jail), and on their last release, ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS GET THE TRIANGLE, the band refined their blend of melodic crunch and future-rock atmospherics with dizzying results. Reunited with producer Dave Fridmann, the album featured mysterious new member Leslie St. Ives on guitar. Standout cuts included the bittersweet rocker "Inger Lorre", the ironic, Cars-y drone of "I Like Drugs", and the ode to their hometown's oldest drag queen, "Mother Was a Sergeant".
BROTHER EYE is currently in the final stages of recording their fourth LP, EMOTIONAL FINGERS, due out in May on Boston's Strange Pony record label.
Ahhhh... ye olde French roast... delectable. I like Pepsi's new French roast flavor, "Froast". It's carbonated and cold... I drink it by the flagon. Everything is great on this end and I hope for the same on yours. Give my best to the brood. We'll talk soon.
I would love it if my best friends (Rich, Jim, Jamie, Vince, Dwight, Tony, etc....) could live with me for just one second; we'd be drunk and stoned the whole time... just laughing and writing better songs than the Stones did... I love you guys...
