Tune in September 5th
Current mood: breezy
Category: Music

We are very excited to be played on The Devils Kitchen Radio!

http://www.thedevilskitchenradio.co.uk/

Tune on on Friday the 5th of September to listen to some rocking MAKAR tunes.

You can listen live here!
http://www.live365.com/stations/todius?play

Sometimes, myspace screws up our links so best to cut and paste as opposed to just clicking...

A little about The Devils Kitchen in their old words:

Hi, we are a couple (??) of Edinburgh based country boys who enjoy a wide range of genres as you'll have noticed. You're also likely to hear the occasionally clinically insane or just purely eccentric.

Put simply, if we like it we'll probably play it at some time! We also have an aversion to the purely commercial. If its in the pop charts, it's likely it won't make the playlist, unless it's an old classic reappearing. Or that rarity, a modern classic. But hey, you wouldn't be listening to us if that was what you were looking for just now would you? And to top it off we have the mysterious Todius to look after us.

Happy days.

Currently listening : Bitter Tea By The Fiery Furnaces Release date: 2006-04-18

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The start of something again
Current mood: artistic
Category: Music

So this past Saturday, we started laying down MAKAR's new album Funeral Genius. Mark said something to me, "I never thought this would happen."

I didn't realize that he felt that way so clearly until then but I understood it. Because we both got burnt out. I'll try to explain why we got so burnt out in a blog later this week.

I was so depressed when we weren't doing music but it all seemed so difficult and pointless. You get caught up in the idea of "making it", of having conventional success when that isn't really up to you and isn't really the point. The angry desire to make it actually takes away from enjoying making music. And especially today, who knows what is going to happen with the music business.

When Mark said he never thought this would happen, that we would record new songs, that made me sad and also startled me. Because some of these "new" songs we have carried with us for a long while and I desperately wanted to hear them recorded with a full band.

Mark said he was so thankful that this happened, that we were making this happen again (albeit in a much smarter way fiscally this time). And for me that's what was missing before, I'm not taking for granted having (and really making) this opportunity to do these things, to record an album that may be full of more obscure hits for MAKAR but is more than we ever imagined.

A.

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Listen to the Fame Games Tuesday Show
Current mood: weird
Category: Music

You can listen to the show that MAKAR and Another Day was featured on.

Right here, right now -

http://www.meermusic.com/content/player/player.asp?tid=5853&st=11

If that doesn't work, go to this link and click on the listen tab -

http://www.meermusic.com/content/charts/qresults.asp?ed=192&sub=1

By makarmusic

It's funny though, we're soooooo different from any of the music played so honestly I don't know what this will do for us. I don't know if anyone really understands our music in the mainstream...is that weird to admit?

Oh, well, I'm proud to be weird and besides I think top 40 is weird.

But I didn't plan to be weird

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Makar’s song "Another Day" to be heard by MILLIONS Tuesday August 12th!!!!!
Current mood: blustery
Category: Music

Makar's song "Another Day" has advanced to the Qualifier round of the ABC Radio's syndicated show Fame Games where it will be heard by up to "a couple million listeners around the world this Tuesday August 12th @ 8pm!" YAY!!

Please REVIEW AND VOTE for the song so it may advance to the main event and get even more radio exposure!

You can review and vote here: http://www.meermusic.com/content/reviews/review.asp?tid=30101&ed=192&subval=1

The idea is that ABC Radio is supporting indie music in a major way for the first time. In their own words: "Fame Games is a big deal because for the past 40-or-so years, it has virtually not happened that an independent artist should get national-level, regular media exposure - just because the music was good!" Well now we can!! Wooohooo!

Love Makar

Fame Games Quote:

Good news! Your song, ....Another Day.... has now advanced to the Fame Games Q-Show 192, scheduled for Tuesday on 8/8/2008. Congratulations! Making it to the on-air showcases is a big deal because suddenly, you and your song is being heard by a truly massive international audience!

Currently listening : No Wow By The Kills Release date: 2005-03-08

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My shiny
Current mood: frisky
Category: Music

So I got this shiny red epiphone guitar in Williamsburg last weekend. I was not planning on buying another guitar. Especially an electric one. I almost feel like it's too good for me. I know that's silly but I batter the crap out of my guitars, because I strum so hard so a pricey one (at least pricey for me, we got a good deal on it) feels fragile.

We were just wandering around Williamsburg and we happened upon Main Drag Music and there it was in all its red glory hanging on the wall. My eyes went right to it. Mark said "Try it!"

But I tried to be good, I so did. I said "No, I shouldn't. What if it's right." We're trying to save money and pay off stupid artist debt. But Mark insisted.

And at main drag music, they have these little rehearsal rooms which makes me feel less self-conscious when I play. I hate playing in stores. It's like being on display in a particularly horrible way. I plugged in and the sound was right. It was so different from my craptastic Crafters (which I'm very fond of) and that's important for a new album to have a new sound. And this was the right sound, all crackly warmth.

But I still had to think on it. So we left to get a drink because drinking is definately a good idea when deciding upon making a major purchase right? We came to the unsurprising conclusion that I should buy the guitar but try to get them throw a case in for free.

We went back to Main Drag Music and the guitar was missing from its spot on the wall. I was a bit panicked. So I asked what happened to it. Other customers were playing it. FUCK!!!

So in my supreme negotiating skills, I asked the sale rep to call me if they didn't buy it. I thought it was over. Mark thought they were chronic noodlers and I shouldn't be worried.

Twenty minutes later and only 2 despondent blocks away, I got the call and any bargining power I might have had was out the window. We played the epiphone again and my love was still strong so just some more debt added to ridiculous dreams...

A.

And here are some choice picts of our summer forays into Williamsburg. I'm uploading new ones into myspace shortly.

Currently watching : Weeds - Season One Release date: 2006-07-11

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MAKAR has advanced to the next level
Current mood: adored
Category: Music

Yeah! Hooray!

Four of MAKAR songs have advanced to the next level in Fame Games!

Alligator Agents
Another Day
I Hate My Job
The Monkey

It's only a matter of time until MAKAR takes over the world!!!

MU-HAHAHA!

PS: I hope the links work but knowing myspace it probably doesn't.

Currently listening : Antics By Interpol Release date: 2004-09-28

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Vote & Review MAKAR songs on FameGames
Current mood: focused
Category: Music

Wow! More MAKAR songs to vote for on Fame Games!!

Now the total is up to six.

We really need you to review our songs and help get our songs heard all over the world! Yay! You have to register on the site first.  Here are the direct links for reviewing -

Alligator Agents
http://www.meermusic.com/content/reviews/review.asp?tid=30103

I Hate My Job
http://www.meermusic.com/content/reviews/review.asp?tid=30098

Another Day
http://www.meermusic.com/content/reviews/review.asp?tid=30101

The Monkey
http://www.meermusic.com/content/reviews/review.asp?tid=30102

The Country Song
http://www.meermusic.com/content/reviews/review.asp?tid=30099

What Can I Tell You
http://www.meermusic.com/content/reviews/review.asp?tid=30100

Vote for us! Or better yet, write pithy little reviews and receive our undying love and affection and perhaps beer.

Remember that the links in myspace get buggy so it's better to cut and paste.

love, MAKAR

Currently listening : Debut By Björk Release date: 1993-12-06

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Makar is at the top of the Fame Game voting chain!!!!! Wooohoooooooo!
Current mood: pirate
Category: Music

Hey dudes,

Thanks for voting for us. Makar is top 'O the pops!!

Below is a much more direct and easy link to the voting. We realized the last link was a little circuitous:

You can vote for Alligator Agents here and leave comments

http://www.meermusic.com/content/votes/vote.asp?tid=30103

And you can vote for I Hate My Job here and leave comments

http://www.meermusic.com/content/votes/vote.asp?tid=30098

Thank you all for voting for us!

Love MAKAR

Remember - that the links kinda get translated weird in myspace so cut & paste is best.

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Vote for MAKAR
Current mood: adventurous
Category: Music

Hope everyone is enjoying the beatific summer weather, taking lots of time off and having the time of your lives. I know we are!

And, we're beginning recording this August on our 2nd album, Funeral Genius!!! Yay!

So stay tuned for that and in the meantime...

Vote for Makar at ABC radio's fame games and help get our songs heard all over the world! Yay! The more the merrier.

Seriously, you can vote for I Hate My Job and Alligator Agents right here.

http://www.meermusic.com/content/charts/auditions.asp

Search for MAKAR, become a reviewer and vote by 10 pm (CET) tonight. Get us to the next level, we're counting on you!

Love and hugs,
Makar

ps: Links are still buggy in myspace so you might just want to cut & paste

Currently watching : Kurt Cobain - About a Son Release date: 2008-02-19

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re-igniting
Current mood: excited
Category: Music

Lots of stuff is going on in MAKAR world.

We're starting to record our new album, Funeral Genius on August 16th. That's right, only a month away!!!

I'm nervous because I'm singing lead on a lot more songs than I'm used to, so while that is exciting and challenging it is also scary. But what is cool is that I'm so much more confident in general with singing and freer, I'm connecting more whihc is both very vulnerable and powerful. We'll leak some demos when we have something solid.

Secondly, we were played on the DeysCast/Country Music Cast (http://deys.ca/?p=309)! Yee-haw! The host says we sound like a cool band to see live. Yeah, well. What can I say - we are, however there will be no stage-diving. I'm too dangerous if I move around too much.

:)

Okay and sorry I've been so sporadic, I've been working on other things and have been burned out.

I promise some really interesting videos & mp3s from the MAKAR archive shortly.

A.

PS: our main website (www.makarmusic.com) has been buggy as of late. We're hoping all the bugs will be exterminated shortly.

And the links in these blogs always seem to get screwy on myspace so just copy and paste the text instead to be on the safe side.

Currently reading : Prescription for a Superior Existence: A Novel By Josh Emmons

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