The Dead Idols

Here's to the good times.

2009-12-09T20:00:00.000-08:00

The Dead Idols are now a 3 piece band. After much deliberation it was decided that Ryan Schlotterbeck will no longer be playing with us. There are absolutely no hard feelings between him and us, as he understands that we came to the decision not because of personal reasons but just the practical reasons of him living in another city and him being just slightly younger than the rest of us. We love this guy and hope you all will keep up with his other projects, Tasisity www.myspace.com/tasisitymusic and his un-named industrial post-metal project. He's still looking for guitarists and a drummer for that, so if you're interested let him know! We had so many great times with this guy and can't thank him enough for everything he's done. So, here's to the good times, friend. Take it sleazy. As for the band we are taking some time off to adjust to the change and we plan to make our grand(ish) return February 13th at Big Tobacco's House of Ink. Hope to see you there!

-TDI-

Livin' With Carlos, The Only Way To Stay Sane...

2009-09-05T13:48:00.000-07:00

Well, it's been too fucking long since we've updated, well... anything. Let's start with Carlos. While in Minnesota, mining for coal, Logan found a stray pack of dogs, complete with a mother dog and a litter of pups. Logan knew these pups wouldn't make it much longer living in a coal and decided to take one of the pups back to Kansas with him. He scanned the whole litter and picked the outcast of the litter, which he decided looked like a Carlos. Now, he lives comfortably with Logan and is the official Dead Idol Dog. You can see pictures of him in our picture section of our myspace.

Next order of business (and the one that most people will likely care about), after much deliberating, it was decided that Ryan will no longer be playing bass with us and Logan will no longer be playing guitar for us. They are in fact switching instruments. They have this to say.

Logan: Ryan and I are switching instruments because we both feel it's what's best for the band. Ryan is a much better guitarist than I am and the bass is a much more challenging instrument for me. I was never that great at the guitar, anyway, so this switch just seems pretty natural.

Ryan: I believe Logan proposed the idea to me and I thought it would be alright to try out. It's been working out pretty well, and it's an interesting and sometimes fun process to undergo. It's been allowing a bit more creative flow to re-enter our atmosphere as we've been preparing new songs and schemes that you will all one day come to experience.

Now, both Logan and Ryan are keeping open minds and made a deal that if one of them was unhappy with the switch in the next six months, then things would return to the way they used to, no questions asked. So, keep an eye out. The Dead Idols are coming back better than before... or at least different than before.

Two shows down...

2009-06-26T16:23:00.000-07:00

Well, for our first tour, this shit ain't bad.

First night was real fun. It was supposed to start at six but you know how that shit goes... So a few hours later, Honest Abe goes on and blow near everyone away. Their sound is real tight and they're all together a bunch of awesome guys. Next up was American Low Life, and man, those guys are a truly talented bunch. Definitly charismatic. We played really awesome. We got alittle naked and it eventually turned into "Testicle Festival '09" as Iain Blair called it (not because of us though). Big Tobacco's House of Ink is really an amazing place. John and April are the shit, and haven't let us down yet. We love you guys.

Last night, in Manhattan was fun as hell. Due to a double booking at O'Malleys Product of Theory was forced to make a split decision and move the show to their house, but while they were setting up in their garage, the tree in their backyard just fell. They managed to get ahold of us and told us not to show up to O'Malleys and we showed up to their house, played to a like 10 people in a garage, and still made like 60 some dollars. Oh yeah, and Ryan fell on his ass during one of the songs.

Now, we're sitting in a dive bar in an econo lodge waiting to play to no one, again.

Overall, this isn't bad at all. We pretty much love it.

2009-06-10T10:58:00.000-07:00

SEK fest went off with a bang, thanks to all the bands who played and a special thanks to the boys from Honest Abe (killer band and awesome friends) to setting it up and saving our asses when things fell apart on stage :).

Album release is less than a month away and then onto our "you can hardly call it a tour" tour.

So we have this blog but I don't think there are many people who read it, so to those of you who don't and never will...

SUCK IT! 8--->

Joel.

Happy MILF Day

2009-05-10T14:44:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubci1CH2hbo

An outrage against nature.

2009-04-23T09:56:00.000-07:00

That's right we discovered the cure. Simple really. We just had to play mass amounts of The Cure to Andrew's corpse and a few hours later he was fully reanimated and playing the drums better than ever. Also, through the magic of the marketplace on Facebook, we managed to find a new arm for Ryan, so he's back to stumbling around the fretboard. With all our recent tragedy, we still managed to pull off getting 3rd at a Battle of the Bands at the high school. So, maybe...just maybe... we don't suck nearly as bad as we thought we were. Still, kinda bad....but not terrible. Well, we've got a few weeks to polish our set before our string of summer shows. We hope to see you there!

CURE FOUND

2009-04-15T19:54:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwPhbsz-QKQ

More details to come.

April 11, 2009

2009-04-11T16:06:00.000-07:00

Hey there. This is Ryan, and in case you didn't know, I'm typing this with one arm. Yes, yes, it is quite sad. There is one thing you must know: Don't fuck with badgers. They will tear your shit up.

Luckily, with one arm, I have been able to release TWO electronica-rock records as well, FREE for you to download!

http://www.mediafire.com/?epfdyhx2x2n
The Dead Winter EP Tasisity
1. The Lucid Flip
2. One Last Fucking Goodbye
3. The Dead Winter

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zhyndlqmnzd
Things Are To Change Tasisity
1. Would I Ever?
2. Schizophrenic Wishes
3. Things Have Changed
4. Sympathy
5. Resistente
6. Speechless
7. Sky And The Great Sighting Misfortune

Download them. Then go to the files, right click and click Extract All. Then, listen to em!

Also, dreamy post-rock/metal band Shadowcast Sun have recently released an EP for free and you can download it and their first FREE album at http://www.shadowcastsun.com/

Hmm... listage!

My Current Top Five Songs
The Quitter - NOFX
Translucent Contract - Shadowcast Sun
Coming Clean - Green Day
The Final Cut - Coheed And Cambria
You Will. You? Will. You? Will. You? Will. - Bright Eyes

Los Idolos Muertos

2009-04-06T17:42:00.000-07:00

That's right. On their bi-monthly camping trips, our drummer, Andrew, and our bassist, Ryan, made the most deadly mistake of all and brought with them...portable peanut butter. Now, everyone knows that it is P.P.B. that drives badgers the craziest, but, apparently, they didn't. Well, as you can imagine in the dead of night, in came a pack of badgers, 30 deep. After ripping open Andrew's chest and dined on his pulsing heart, they set their sights on Ryan. Managing to only lose an arm, he escaped and lived to tell this tell. Unfortunately though, with only one arm he's quite useless as a bassist. So, on saturday night for "MICHELE AND APRIL'S BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!!" Joel and I had to brave the drunks on our own with only Jamie from Live Fast Die to back us up on drums, as LOS IDOLOS MUERTOS!!!!! So, until we find a cure for both Loss of Limb and Death and we have Andrew and Ryan back, we will continue to play as this twisted version of the lamest punk band in Emporia! FIND THE CURE!!!!!

Logan

March 26, 2009

2009-03-26T20:59:00.000-07:00

ey, Ryska here. Just dropping some words of boredom, and updating my list o' the week.

so, we've got some kickass quality material being recorded. it's nice, and fresh, and the guitars actually DON'T sound like static this time! Woo! This might actually be good...*shock and awe*

Listage? Hells yes.

Songs o' the week
1 Panic Switch - Silversun Pickups
2 Lori Meyers - Nofx
3 You've Made Me Realise - My Bloody Valentine
4 Baby Punchers - Leftover Crack
5 Bowl Of Oranges - Bright Eyes

check em out.

-Ryska.

I Just Wanna Be Something...

2009-03-22T01:28:00.001-07:00

Hey Hey Hey,

What a week. Let me give you a short run down of what went down.

Monday: Pretty much a basic day, we had practice and ran some new songs. We got quite a bit done though.

Tuesday: We played this awesome show at Big Tobacco's House of Ink/The Beer Can. IT WAS INSANE!!! Probably, the best show we've played. It was so much fun. We can't thank Jon and April enough for what they've already done for this town. We hope they continue to do what they're doing for a long time.

Wednesday: Not a damn thing. We were supposed start recording but nothing happened. Ryan and I did some walking and chillin' and that was about it.

Thursday: We began to record. Spent several hours getting everything leveled. We only got a few songs finished, but they've turned out awesome already.

Friday: Ryan, Andrew, and I played a show at the Rec. Center, without Joel. Definitely not our best show. The other bands, The Tragedy of Romance and Kids Can Dream did pretty good though, and we did manage to sell one two cd, sticker, and button for $2 bundle. So, I guess it wasn't a complete waste.

Saturday: We finished all the instrument tracks for the record and did the main vocals for a few songs. We are already really proud of what we've heard. Can't wait for everyone to hear it.

Well, that's about it. We have a few shows coming up in April, so DON'T MISS THOSE!!!!

Logan
-TDI-

In a non gay way... I love Zach Braff... and Brad Raper....

2009-03-17T08:45:00.000-07:00

Well, alot's been happening lately. We've all been keeping really busy with school work and jobs, but now, it's time to start hitting it hard. We have lots of things coming up....
1)SHOWS: We have many many shows coming up. The next few are free if we're not mistaken, so you should stop by and show some support. Check out the show list to find out when and where we're playing.
2) RECORDING: We had started recording our full length record but we decided to take a different direction with the recording process. Just know we will be starting recording very soon and you probably won't hear another thing about it until it's all done and ready to be released.
3) MERCH: We have CDs and buttons availible now, and t-shirts and possibly stickers on the way. You will be pleased.
4) We want to apologize to everybody for not making to the last couple shows. It really was out of our control and we don't plan for that to happen ever again.
TDI-

Hola!

2009-03-14T19:31:00.000-07:00

Got around to making one of these for some reason. Probably boredom. That and Logan said it was a good idea, so WE'VE GOT ONE! I suppose it'll be fun writing things that hardly anyone will end up reading...fuck yeah.

Let's see, what are some TDI blog traditions I could start...hmm...how about some lists?

Ryska's top 3 songs of the day
Wire To Wire by Razorlight
Make War by Bright Eyes
Rotten Hell by Menomena

Ryska's top 3 occuring thoughts of the day
Fuck blisters
Fuck chores
Powdered sugar is pure amazingness.

I don't know. How about an interesting video that's been consuming my life?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

enjoy kiddos.

-ryska.