Chicago-based singer-songwriter Paint creates songs that mix a traditional pop structure with an experimental aesthetic--- think Radiohead + Patrick Wolf, dusted with a nice peppering of PJ Harvey. Check out my pic and interview in the new Rolling Stone with Obama on the cover-- page 30! New song, "Lights Go Out," is up! Give it a listen, I am really excited about it!! Thanks for all the votes! Paint
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Rolling Stone 07/01/2008 03:51 AM
I'm in Rolling Stone this month--! http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/21491729/the_new_hippie_nation/photo/11
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icicle 05/28/2008 01:19 AM
Uploaded a new song called "Icicle." I would definitely enjoy and appreciate some feedback on the song, it's still new and a little amorphous. Thanks again for all the votes I have rec... more
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New Song 05/17/2008 05:41 PM
Hey All-- Just posted a new track called "Lights Go Out." Its definitely a departure from what I normally do.. Lots of effects and guitars and also a wicked cool synth solo. Hope y... more
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~ The Altruistic Messiah ~ a.k.a. ~ Ben Vandagriff says
Hippy Thanksgiving !!!!!!Peace~Love & Respect, Ben
~ The Altruistic Messiah ~ a.k.a. ~ Ben Vandagriff says
I LOVE EVERYTHING !http://musicnation.com/music/thealtruistic/i-love-everything
Avalon Parade says
aww its otay!:-) u have a good day!
DICARLO PRODUCTIONS says
HELP, I NEED VOTES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)I`VE BEEN #3-#4 IN THE LATIN GENRE ALL MONTH AT OURSTAGE, AND MADE THE QUARTER FINALS. :) BUT NOW I NEED TO MAKE IT TO THE SEMI FINALS, (WHICH I´VE DONE 5 TIMES BEFORE) WIN THE SEMI FINALS, TO GET IN THE FINALS, AND WIN THE FINALS!!!! :) THE SEMI FINALS END ON THE 31ST, AND THE FINALS START ALL DAY ON THE 31ST!!!!! :) MY SONG JUST DROPPED FROM #4 TO #9, SO I NEED AS MANY VOTES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. :) I HOPE YOU WILL HELP ME OUT, AS I´VE ALWAYS GOT YOUR BACK AS WELL, IF YOU EVER NEED ME!!!! :) HERE´S THE LINK TO MY SONG "DO YOU WANT MY LOVIN". YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE AND CLICK ON JUDGE TO START THE H2H PLAYER IN THE LATIN GENRE. BIG THANKS IN ADVANCE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. DICARLO http://www.ourstage.com/music/channel/50-latin/DHQCJRAYNKEN-do-you-want-my-lovin
Avalon Parade says
Paint Rules the Universe!:)
Avalon Parade says
Hey you!Come hear my new song Haven't been sick in awhile(coffee stains)
DICARLO PRODUCTIONS says
YEAH, IT´S OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)IS THERE LIFE AFTER CONTEST? :) LOL NOT SURE IF I MADE THE TOP 20 OR NOT? I WAS #15 SHORTLY BEFORE THE END, AND HAD TO GO DO SOME SHOPPING, AND WHEN I GOT BACK IT WAS OVER!!!! :) THINGS MOVE QUICKLY HERE, SO NO ONE CAN BE SURE OF ANYTHING. YOU COULD BE #1 ONE MINUTE AND #250 THE NEXT!!!!!! :roll: I SAW IT HAPPEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE!!!!! PEOPLE TEND TO GET JEALOUS, AND JUST VOTE YOU DOWN. THAT HAPPENS IN EVERY CONTEST, BUT IT WAS REALLY EXTREME IN THIS ONE!!!! :roll: I MADE IT TO #3 AT ONE POINT, AND IT WAS ONLY FROM PEOPLE I KNOW ON THE SITE, BECAUSE I NEVER ASKED ANYONE TO VOTE FOR ME OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE!!!! :) I ALSO ALWAYS SAID, "VOTE IF YOU LIKE THE SONG". I WON´T VOTE FOR SONGS I DON´T LIKE, AND DON´T EXPECT MY FRIENDS TO EITHER. :) ANYWAY, MAYBE I MADE THE TOP 20?! BUT IF YOU´RE NOT A YOUNG ROCK BAND, (WHICH THEY SPECIFICALLY STATED THEY WERE LOOKING FOR IN THE SPIN VIDEO) YOUR CHANCES ARE NULL!!! I´M ALSO #3 IN LATIN AT OURSTAGE.COM WITH MY SONG "DO YOU WANT MY LOVIN". I´VE BEEN #3 FOR OVER A WEEK, SO I IMAGINE I´LL PROBABLY MAKE THE QUARTER FINALS, SEMI FINALS, AND WILL ONCE AGAIN LACK THE VOTES TO GET IN AND WIN THE FINALS, UNLESS MY 100´S OF FRIENDS HERE AT MUSIC NATION COME OVER AND VOTE FOR ME!!! :) THAT WOULD BE COOL, BECAUSE I´VE BEEN IN THE TOP 10 SEMI FINALS 5 OUT OF 6 CONTESTS IN 4 DIFFERENT GENRES. IT WOULD BE COOL TO FINALLY WIN. :) BY THE WAY, THERE´S SOME INCREDIBLE TALENT ON THIS SITE!!!!!! A LOT OF YOUNG TALENT!!!! ONE OF THESE ARTISTS SHOULD WIN, BECAUSE SPIN IS LOOKING FOR THE NEXT BIG ROCK BAND!!!! :) AT LEAST I KNOW MY SONGS ARE GOOD, AND WHICH WERE THE STRONGEST IN THE CONTEST!!!!!! SINCE WE WERE ABLE TO CHANGE OUR SONGS DURING THE ENTIRE CONTEST, I DID SOME EXPERIMENTING!!! :) THESE ARE THE SONGS THAT DID THE BEST; 1."LOVE IS THE KEY" IS A WINNER!!! 2."YOU DID IT TO ME" DID EXTREMELY WELL!!!! 3."DON´T STOP" DID GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!! :D 4."DO YOU WANT MY LOVIN" DID VERY WELL!!! 5."IN THE NAME OF" DID VERY WELL!!!!!!! I TRIED OTHERS, BUT IT WAS PRIMARILY A ROCK CONTEST, SO JAZZ, FUNK, ELECTRONIC, GENERALLY DIDN´T DO THAT WELL FOR ANY LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME!!!!!! THIS WILL VARY ON DIFFERENT SITES AND IN DIFFERENT CONTESTS, BUT IT WAS AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT, AND THE 5 SONGS ABOVE ALL DID EXTREMELY WELL!!!!!!! :D AS I SAID BEFORE, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT MY FRIENDS AND FANS HERE. I´M VERY GREATFUL TO ALL OF YOU. :) I´VE HEARD SO MUCH GREAT MUSIC, MET SO MANY WONDER FUL PEOPLE, AND HAD SOME GREAT LAUGHS HERE IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, IT´S LIKE FAMILY FOR ME. SO I´LL BE AROUND HERE IN THE FUTURE. MAYBE NOT EVERYDAY, BUT A FEW TIMES A WEEK FOR SURE. THANKS FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ALL OF YOU ARE WINNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. DICARLO
LoVE SeX n DeATH says
Today's Spotlight / salute, brought to you by LSD: (PLEASE READ ALL OF IT. IT'S ABOUT YOU)Wow. I just woke up from only about a couple hours of sleep, and I don't mainline speed anymore, so please excuse my lame wording. Okay, first off I wanna say that you all know that since we are in the dark at the moment, that I 100% share your feelings in multiple "genres", if you will. Be strong, and know that although this was an absolute grueling competition, and that most of us worked very hard, that our work HAS NOT BEEN IN VAIN. We have all been heard by more people in far away places, that we could have ever hoped for. PLUS (big plus) obviously THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST COMPETITION here at MN. Lots, lots, LOTS more to come. We also learned soooo much about ourselves and eachother. The collaboration potential is amazing as well. All in all...............FREE PROMO BABY!!! Ahhhhhhhh, but now comes the absolute most important part of this comment. You ready? Here it comes..................... LSD's spotlight salutes (A very VERY special one): If you notice below, there are no links, nor are there names. If you also will notice, you as well as I, in an unselfish quest to explore new artists, probably haven't heard your own music in a while. Or not in depth anyway. In this, it is very EASY to forget what you think about YOURSELF, how you feel about your music, and how great you are, along with your absolute endless potential. Especially after hearing some of there fucking geniuses here at MN. So, the music I want you to focus on today, and the music I am saluting is very simple, and you won't have to go far to hear it either. Put on headphones, and as loud as you can, listen to yourselves! This is the music that I mostly recommend for you to hear! It is also the music that I can guarantee you'll find to be just what you're looking for. Feel it just like the day you wrote it. The emotions of love, anger, joy, dedication, the person you wrote it for or about, etc, etc, etc....... as the magic of these songs are the ENDLESSNESS of them. That's my word for today. Thank you for EVERYTHING ladies and gents. The "Nation" loves you!!! Aaron A'bellira / Love Sex n Death Post script: If that isn't enough, some hardcore porn will do the trick! lmao!
LoVE SeX n DeATH says
Today's Spotlight / salute, brought to you by LSD: (PLEASE READ ALL OF IT. IT'S ABOUT YOU)Wow. I just woke up from only about a couple hours of sleep, and I don't mainline speed anymore, so please excuse my lame wording. Okay, first off I wanna say that you all know that since we are in the dark at the moment, that I 100% share your feelings in multiple "genres", if you will. Be strong, and know that although this was an absolute grueling competition, and that most of us worked very hard, that our work HAS NOT BEEN IN VAIN. We have all been heard by more people in far away places, that we could have ever hoped for. PLUS (big plus) obviously THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST COMPETITION here at MN. Lots, lots, LOTS more to come. We also learned soooo much about ourselves and eachother. The collaboration potential is amazing as well. All in all...............FREE PROMO BABY!!! Ahhhhhhhh, but now comes the absolute most important part of this comment. You ready? Here it comes..................... LSD's spotlight salutes (A very VERY special one): If you notice below, there are no links, nor are there names. If you also will notice, you as well as I, in an unselfish quest to explore new artists, probably haven't heard your own music in a while. Or not in depth anyway. In this, it is very EASY to forget what you think about YOURSELF, how you feel about your music, and how great you are, along with your absolute endless potential. Especially after hearing some of there fucking geniuses here at MN. So, the music I want you to focus on today, and the music I am saluting is very simple, and you won't have to go far to hear it either. Put on headphones, and as loud as you can, listen to yourselves! This is the music that I mostly recommend for you to hear! It is also the music that I can guarantee you'll find to be just what you're looking for. Feel it just like the day you wrote it. The emotions of love, anger, joy, dedication, the person you wrote it for or about, etc, etc, etc....... as the magic of these songs are the ENDLESSNESS of them. That's my word for today. Thank you for EVERYTHING ladies and gents. The "Nation" loves you!!! Aaron A'bellira / Love Sex n Death Post script: If that isn't enough, some hardcore porn will do the trick! lmao!