Paul Myers: guitars vocals drum machines keyboards photoshop.
Everyone Else: any real drums, and selected backing vocal sections.
Influences
XTC, 10cc, Elvis Costello, Marshall McLuhan, Malcolm McLaren, Joni Mitchell, Johnny Marr, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Beastie Boys, Kurt Vonnegut, Fred Flintstone, The Byrds, Derek Taylor, Dick Cavett, the Mike Douglas Show, Sly Stone, Brian Eno, David Byrne, Charlie Rose, Keith Olbermann, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and my brothers.
Sounds Like
FLAM! (just me and my laptop) frequently employ spoken word audio and dress it up with carefully tailored Garageband loops and minor compositional links, plus a secret sauce we can't discuss. Sometimes it's just soft-synth instrumental jams.
DEAD LAZY, is my dormant guitar "power pop" band and sounds a bit like my earlier band, THE GRAVELBERRYS, but it's just me and not a lot of other people.
Every so often, I release a "song" as Paul Myers.
And I've just started doing this "band" with John Moremen, called THE PAUL AND JOHN, we're playing a few songs in August at IPO San Francisco. Check their website we're on early, like 7:30 pm early.
Paul Myers was born in Toronto, where his band THE GRAVELBERRYS made a bit of noise in the mid-90's. He moved to San Francisco in '97, continued to keep his hand in music while simultaneously developing as a journalist and author.
In the Fall of 2007, Myers launched www.pulmyears.com. Pulmyears is an anagram of the name "paul myers".
**NEW!! SPRING 2008, The Pulmyears Music Blog went live: http://pulmyears.wordpress.com/
Apocryphally, Paul was a founder member of the world's least successful Beatles cover band, "1972" who dramatically recreate the Beatles during the time they were suing each other and not speaking. (Paul played dual roles of George Harrison and legal counsel David Jacobs)
As for ACTUAL accomplishments, Paul was asked to write the authorized biography of his pals, Barenaked Ladies which was published in two countries under the title: BARENAKED LADIES: PUBLIC STUNTS PRIVATE STORIES. In 2001 Myers went on six month journey through Asia and India, before relocating to Vancouver, BC where he continued to play sporadically while flourishing as a writer and broadcaster.
Myers returned the Bay area in 2006, this time to the East Bay where he lives with his wife Liza and their cat, "Buddy Guy." Besides his work with GRAVELBERRYS, Myers has been recording for the last few years under the band name, FLAM! which is the moniker for his original electronic and instrumental compositions. (Drummers may know this, a Flam is the sound of one hit followed rapidly by another).
Paul Myers's biography of seminal English bluesman Long John Baldry,
IT AIN'T EASY: LONG JOHN BALDRY and the BIRTH of the BRITISH BLUES, was published in Fall 2007 by Greystone Books and is distributed in the USA by PGW.
In 2008 Myers got together with John Moremen, to form THE PAUL AND JOHN and recording is under way in the Bay Area for their tuneful collaboration.
Go to www.pulmyears.com for more information about Paul Myers.
Oh man so glad you said ok LOL. Thanks Paul...Did I push that or what, anyhow great crossing paths, am running right now but will check in again, see/hear what you're up to. Hope you're doing great - hugs from the North - PG
Hi Paul, My new CD PERSEVERE is coming out the end of May, Steven Drake played bass and a bit of guitar, thought you and your Lovely Lady may be interested in checking it out As I know you LOVE music, I have some rough mixes up now. hugs tj
I had to put my glasses on. Suddenly this new picture of you on myspace hits the screen and I'm thinking: it's the worst picture ever, so wooden.... thanks for sending me to bed with a laugh!
Hi Paul. Hopw are ya, How is your new life in SF?Vancouver missing you. Hey I know how much of a music lover you are. I put up some new songs if you are interested in checking them out."Boy" & "Losin U" I worked with the spice girl show last weekend, For me it was a 3 days event.It actually was awesome. Great people, great show, great turn out.
In the mail today, I received both of Paul Myers' books. Did you know that if you order them both at the same time from Amazon (.com or .ca) you are eligigable for free shipping? Great Chistmas or Channukah gifts if you tend to hang aroung with people than can read, although the pictures are pretty good by themselves.
Hi Paul thanks for the add i've been listening to your music i really like it, good stuff.Thats why i like Myspace so i can listen to the Musicians music there is some great music out there. Talk to you soon.
It was really nice to find you here on myspace! Thank you very much for accepting my friendship ! I saw you on Sunday night in that interview with Fanny Kiefer on Shaw TV . You were so great and charming as always ! You always tell such interesting stories and I'm sure the book you've released about Long John Baldry it's going to be a success !!! Good luck with it !! I can see you have your own music here, I will certainly come back for a listen....
Have a wonderful day ! Love and light,
Simone from Vancouver xxx PS. I just remembered , I've seen you on Robson St. some time ago ...:-)
Great meeting you in the flesh. Would love to, er, "hang" sometime, you know, as the young people like to say these days. You give darn good radio, sir ...
Psssst! Pulyerears over to CFRB 1010 AM in Toronto or worldwide on the weeb at www.cfrb.com this Sunday evening (Sept 30th) at 6:00 EDT when Paul join us on Rock Talk for a wonderfully warm, witty and engaging chat about his boffo new book "It Ain't Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of British Blues"!
just a quick hallooo. i have a new record coming out. 50s era elvis tribute...not sure if you are a fan. clearly i am. oh the cheese of it all...you can listen here or on my myspace page:
http://www.reidjamieson.com/presleysessions.htm
anyhway, cvm and i are moving to vancouver in october...victoria is fast asleep ya know?
hope to see you around when you come through town...
&l
