Been listening to the Celtic Punk of...

been listening to the Celtic Punk of
Dropkick Murphys. . . always thought
the banjo was pretty cool, but an accordion? now i'm sold. oi oi oi!

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Week 1: Music Success in Nine Weeks

Hey Sexy People!

Mama says it's definitely time to move a few steps forward.  So, she's taking us on a journey by having us participate in a blogging contest held by Ariel Publicity Cyber PR. It's kind of a getting-your-shit-together boot camp (but fun).  We're following the steps outlined in Arial Hyatt's book Music Success In Nine Weeks and blogging about our progress.

Ok, here we go...

The first chapter is all about goal setting: Getting Mentally Prepared.  Most successful folks will tell you that they've written out their goals and MSi9W explains that you're 10 time more likely to achieve your goals if written down in some form.  Changing your mindset is the task here. As artists, so many of us are so flightly and unfocased, it's no wonder that we get any shit done.

Our task is to write 1) 5 successes each day, at least two being music-related; 2) goals - music, life, etc.  Here are this year's goals, Mama!

1) Able to pack Southpaw by September 2010 (Rock club in Brooklyn, 350-500 capacity).
2) Positive reviews of "In Your Mouth" by prominent music Bloggers - March 2010.
3) 100 paid downloads per week - Sept. 2010.
4) Create and sell more merch.
5) Release new material once a month.
6) Find the right bass player (a recent development... :/)


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- MDLS


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sometimes it's best to stop thinking about it so much and go to bed . . . in the morning, you'll know what to do.~ la asesina

was your X-mas merry?!?!

Mama says to Rock Your Holiday and have a Rock Sexy new year!  



Rock Hard! Rock Sexy!
- The Deacon & Damn

A Dirty Li'l Recap of The Trash Bar

Our Sexy People!


"Where were you Tuesday night?"
"'In Your Mouth!'"

A Dirty Li'l Recap of The Trash Bar  
Michael showed off his manliness up front; Kitana sang on "Hell-To-The-No;" Late Nite schooled us on maximizing your number of drinks during an open bar; Jav, sexily, displaying his MDLS T-shirt on stage, Ol' Girl always down for a ménage a foursome; Smokin' in the boys room...


We shared the stage with 2 other bands that we met and vibed with:
SHOT - I'll have the hard rock in a 5-piece, please... (Billy, thanks for the shot of Jameson!)

THIS TEMPER - a bad-ass, punk, brother duo (drums/singer; guitar) from Philly.

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Come Rock Sexy with us Tomorrow at The Trash Bar!

We're rockin' The Trash Bar sexy tomorrow night.

Open bar from 8-9PM!
T-Shirt give-a-way!
Sexiness!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
8:30PM
The Trash Bar
256 Grand St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718.599.1000
Cost: $6

Rock Hard! Rock Sexy!
- MDLS


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When the White Man Came

It's that season once again that I like to call, "When the White Man came and took all our shit." And even though I'm not thankful for that, I still say: count your blessings.

And if there's someone you love, let'em know. NOW.

The Monster

CASH ONLY (or Fuck the Credit Card Companies)

I'm not one to usually generalize a particular group of people because every group has it's small percentage of fuckheads. And they don't represent the majority of said group.  HOWEVER... I believe it's safe to say that the majority of the heads of credit card institutions are nothing more than legal criminals.

I'm sure you've heard numerous stories of how some regular folk, even with "great credit," got fucked over by their credit card company.

Add me to that sad list.

This one little score pretty much determines whether you get approved for major purchases - cars, homes, "The Deacon black tip"-model custom Gibson SG in "dirty white." But then, all of a sudden, the credit you've spent 15 years building to "great" status, doesn't mean shit...

Ok, wait.  I was about to get into the irrationality of it all, but I have to keep in mind that their goal is not reason or logic, it's to make a profit.  And if I agreed with their philosophy, I'd been giving out big-ass bonuses also because they are doing a fantastic fucking job.

But, since I don't agree with their philosophy, I'm planting my seeds of music now for them to grow into my own forest of CASH ONLY.

:)
The Deacon

Fear of Failure... and Success

In 1970, Dock Ellis (a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates) pitched a no-hitter while tripping on LSD.

On a deep note: Doc says that he took drugs to deal with his fear of failure... and success.

Here's an illustrated story of it.

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Sexy Singles

Hey Sexy People!   Smart Ass The quote of the week comes from Tom Morello (The Nightwatchman, Audioslave, RATM) in the movie Poliwood. "You don't have to have an honors degree in political science from Harvard to have a political opinion... I just happen to have an honors degree in political science from Harvard..." Drinks On Us! Come early for the open bar (8-9PM) at our December 1 show (The Trash Bar, 8:30pm)! Learn the songs beforehand 'cause we like singing with y'all. And. . . don't forget to pick up and rock the new, limited-run, MDLS t-shirt! Sexy Singles Our debut release, "In Your Mouth," is now available at CD Baby and iTunes. And, just for y'all sexy folks, today only, we're offering the special, sexy price of .69¢ for singles at CD Baby! Rock Hard! Rock Sexy! - MDLS
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Five Dirty Li'l Questions

Q: Who’s on your mp3 player?
Damn:  This week it's Slayer, MeShell Ndegeocello, Sade, Fishbone, Billy Cobham, Lamb of God, Dream Theater, Kevorkian, Public Enemy and Iron Maiden.

The Deacon: Afro-Punk Vol2: FUCK ROCK STARS; Queen Of The Damned (soundtrack); In Your Mouth - MDLS; The Sisters of Mercy, Switchblade Symphony; Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

The Monster: Dead Weather, Argent, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, Blondie, MDLS- In Your Mouth, Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down.

Q: Favorite porn star.
Damn: Heather Hunter, Janine Lindenmulder

The Deacon: I prefer amateur; regular folks who just set up a camera.  Real, shapely women, no skinny blondes for me!

The Monster: They're all my favorites:) But... Belladonna, Kapri Styles, Hailey Paige, Katsumi, et al. All the different flavors. Yum.


Q:  What’s the Secret?
Damn: We think of our music as an old-time blues singing, guitar playing mama from way down south who hooked up with a tattoo’d punk, balls out rocker. We’re in a sense their bastard musical offspring - Mama’s dirty little secret (SMILE)

The Deacon: Yeah (nodding head)...

The Monster: The secret is: Your daddy ain't your daddy but your daddy don't know.


Q: The Story of Anvil is getting a lot of attention. Who do you think should have been bigger but never quite made it?
Damn: A couple of local bands from back in the day I really thought were going to happen are HiddenPersuaders and Collision. I’m surprised Sevendust isn’t bigger. Skunk Anansie is huge in Europe, but for some reason never pulled large numbers here in the States.

The Deacon: I know there are some, but I can't seem to remember much at this moment ;)

The Monster: Every black rock band should've been bigger, from 24/7 Spyz and Bad Brains to Fishbone and Living Colour. All of them.

Beautiful Night But Still No Fucking Lyrics

It was a beautifully clear night as I walked home from rehearsal last night - bright, full moon, stars aplenty... simply gorgeous.  I thought there's got to be some lyrics in here somewhere.  Alas, nope.  Nothing came that wasn't cheesy.  I usually don't write lyrics without the music anyway, so I wasn't really expecting much. ;)

Rock Hard! Rock Sexy!
- The Deacon

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Fear of a New Song

Hey Sexy People!

Last Friday at rehearsal, we came up with some new tunes - which is always exciting!  We worked out the structure of "Who Am I" then went onto "Sunshine" (which Monster couldn't wait to show us!).  And I can't wait to play it for y'all.

We also began working on "Back & Forth We Rock!"  That's some hot shit right there.  It's a title we've had for the past year, but didn't know what the fuck to do with... we just know it had to groove.  Damn picked up the bass and laid down the groove.

It's funny for me, because every time I think it's time to write a new tune, I become terrified that I won't be able to write another good song.  And, usually, within the deepest moment of doubt, the universe sends me an idea!

The Monster and Damn are very collaborative in their writing.  I'm learning to be.  I mostly sit in a room lit by a small lamp, so it's kind of dark with a lot of shadows.  Pretty solitary, but that's just The Deacon.


Rock Hard! Rock Sexy!
- The Deacon

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We're "The Man" Now!

I ran across a blog called Booker Rising, "for Black Moderates and Black Conservatives" (really!) who featured AfroPunk. The Black Conservatives are positioning themselves as the alternative to the Alternative.
If that's the case, then I declare that we're officially "The Man!"

And with that, go and start running shit! With love and compassion and all the good stuff, of course.

Rock Hard! Rock Sexy!
- The Deacon

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Expose Yourself

Hey Sexy People! Expose Yourself According to Billboard, the #1 thing an artist can do to promote their music is to get a "synch placement in a TV ad for Apple." So, Ariel Publicity - Cyber PR put out "The Indie Maximum Exposure List (A Guide For The Rest Of Us)." Fishbone Reunion? Dr. Mad Vibe tweeted that he may be ready for a Fishbone reunion. That's great, but what iteration of FB? Is is the original lineup, the "Reality..." lineup, the "Give a Monkey a Brain..." lineup, or the "Chim Chim..." lineup? You Know You Want More To find out what's going on between our weekly newsletters, you can now follow MDLS on Twitter! Download the taste of soul-punk "In Your Mouth." (free for a limited time) Rock Hard! Rock Sexy! - The Deacon
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Where You At?

Hey Sexy People! CMJ in NYC We'll be hanging at a bunch of shows at the CMJ here in NYC this week. So much for getting any fucking sleep. And we're supposed to be excited by that, right? Yeah, man! MyFace I mistakenly asked someone what was their MySpace page and they replied "oh, I'm only on Facebook now." Clearly you don't have a band you're trying to promote (sucking teeth)... Rephrased inquiry: Where you at? Music Blogs Are you reading any cool music blogs? We'd love to know what minds you're suckling. Send them to us at Mama@MamasDirtyLilSecret.com. Download the taste of soul-punk "In Your Mouth." free for a limited time Rock Hard! Rock Sexy! - The Deacon
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Lez Go!

Hey Sexy People! This Little Spider Skunk Anansie, one of our favorite bands out of the UK, just released a greatest hits package. They've sold out stadiums around the world, shared the stage with the likes of Queen, but they don't get crap here in the U.S. Not surprising, but still a shame. Miss Lez Pageant Congratulations to our Sister, Queen Bee, on winning Miss Congeniality in the Miss Lez Pageant 2009! She represented Miss Choice Cunts in the fierce competition (meow!) at the Knitting Factory over the weekend. Next MDLS Show We're throwing a special early deeper-into-the-secret show at The Trash Bar. December 1, 8:30pm. Download the taste of soul-punk "In Your Mouth." free for a limited time Rock Hard! Rock Sexy! - MDLS
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Violence Sells

Hey Sexy People! Mama Says Welcome Since we had a lot of new sign-ups last week, we'd like to give a Rock-Sexy welcome to the new members of Mama's Dirty Li'l newsletter! Violence Is Sweet The Violence gave us a cool-ass show last week. Experimental, progressive Rock coming out of Brooklyn, y'all. Sell Out Through various contacts, we've been submitting our music for placement in TV, film and video games. I can't wait for "'Cause I Want To" to be the theme song for some reality show! Download "In Your Mouth." (free for a limited time) Rock Hard! Rock Sexy! - MDLS
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