Internet Tumblr Blog Graham WrightWRIGHTEOUSTumblr (3.0; @grahamwright)http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/Video<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/A482IjTYGEI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/43094434826http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/43094434826Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:38:11 -0500Photo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/29fa0874202544df9627292549362601/tumblr_mi3k2haD6x1qis9e1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/43015944867http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/43015944867Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:14:28 -0500abloodymess: Look, question lady, this job is not what I really...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eb9ddce9e129f7c82b9d58658fa27dff/tumblr_mht41o2p6h1qzzd6io1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://abloodymess.tumblr.com/post/42433252155/look-question-lady-this-job-is-not-what-i-really" target="_blank">abloodymess</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Look, question lady, this job is not what I really do, okay?  I play keyboards.</span></p> </blockquote> <p>I swear.</p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/42699000508http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/42699000508Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:27:05 -0500"There is this underlying assumption in all of these sensational stories that we have an obligation..."“There is this underlying assumption in all of these sensational stories that we have an obligation to judge people in accordance with the facts — and when the facts change that our judgments ought to change as well. I happen to hate that idea. Since when does a human being have to behave like a court of law?”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://036/malcolm-gladwell-chuck-klosterman-manti-teo" target="_blank">Malcolm Gladwell is cool.</a></em>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/40794348138http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/40794348138Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:12:30 -0500
Certain species of planarians (a type of flatworm) have been gradually taught to run a maze. If you grind them up and feed them to a second batch of planarians, the second batch can run the maze on the first try.<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://oyfacts.com/post/37198006406" target="_blank">ohyeahfacts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>⠀</p> </blockquote> <p>Gonna hire scientists to teach some planarians how to play violin, break dance, speak French, etc and then have them in my morning smoothie. </p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37268376681http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37268376681Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:36:13 -0500I'm sorry to bother you with this, but do you think you'll ever come back to Nelson, BC?<p>Probably??</p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087941495http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087941495Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:30:44 -0500What's that noise at the beginning of Centennial? It sounds like a car backfiring, maybe? Also, what kinds of things are you yelling at the end of La Ferassie, under Dave's lyrics?<p>Studio door slamming. Chemical Sound (rip), the studio where we did Elephant Shell, had this door that would *never* shut properly. Have you seen “It’s A Wonderful Life”? You know at the end, when he comes home and that piece of the staircase falls off, and he’s just overjoyed? That’s how I felt for years every time that door didn’t shut properly.</p> <p>I miss that stupid door.</p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087929129http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087929129Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:30:35 -0500Moved to lake louise, listened to lake of alberta a lot. It got me laid, did you ever expect that album to have that effect?<p>Why didn’t it do that for me?</p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087833927http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087833927Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:29:21 -0500Hi Graham! Me and some friends have decided to write and (hopefully) film a movie. The reason I'm telling you this is because we wanted to use the song Cut Cut Paste as a starting point for the plot, and we were just wondering if that would be okay with you and your fellow band members. Also we wanted to use the phrase "Heaven's just for moviemakers" if possible. Just wanted to double check that we weren't breaking laws or anything. Thank you for being awesome!<p>Oh yeah go for it. If you use the song and then make money or something you’ll probably have to email our management and make it legit, but just mentioning it or using a line or whatever is pretty much fair game as far as I’m aware.</p> <p>This question is old too so hopefully you’ve already moved forward. I hope it’s going great! Please send me a link to the movie if you get it all together.</p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087816562http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087816562Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:29:00 -0500Hello! I was wondering if you would share the ukulele chords for "Evening Train from Kingston Station." Love the song!<p>I don’t have my ukulele with me but iirc it’s C G C Fsus2. I think…</p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087702176http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087702176Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:27:00 -0500Where can people outside of the US/Canada get your solo full album?<p>If it isn’t on iTunes, probably just illegally or whatever. There aren’t any plans to do anything overseas with it, so go nuts! </p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087631251http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087631251Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:26:40 -0500being more worldly than myself, what would you consider to be the best sounding accent? and also, are you aware that not a single one of your song's lyrics contain the word about?<p>One time I was interviewed by an Australian girl and it was probably the worst interview I’ve ever given because I was so absolutely floored by her voice. Like, I think I fell in love with this random journalist after she said about six words. It was lovely. I’m also in love with the country of Australia in general…</p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087551022http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087551022Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:25:37 -0500Why did the RAC remix version of Be Good became so popular, even more than the original?<p>Because RAC is incredible and their remixes generally improve on the original material. Their take on the TPC song Sixties Remake, for example, changed the chord progression in such a way that it basically ruined the original for me, I was so mad that we didn’t come up with that first.<br/><br/>They’re putting together an album, and one of the songs on it was written and sung by Dave. It’s absolutely beautiful and I can’t wait to hear the finished version. In fact, I’m going to email them now and ask for it. You guys will love it. I also wrote some lyrics for it, which I’m pretty proud of!</p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087459129http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087459129Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:24:25 -0500have you considered keeping your mustache? I think it becomes you. keep up the dapper.<p>I shaved that shit <em>immediately</em>.</p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087323755http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087323755Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:22:39 -0500how do you like working with hollerado?<p>I think they’re just fantastic, and they happen to be very dear friends. We haven’t worked together much at all, outside of touring, though Nick and Jake play in a (really great) band called Stella Ella Ola who I’ve done some production work with. </p> <p>Tokyo and Hollerado just worked out a Christmas cover together for our shows together later this month, and it was blast combining the two. They work in a really different way than we do, but they’re also really similar - both bands speak this kind of unique inner language that only comes from working with people you love for a long time. But we do really different things with it, and putting the two languages together was a lot of fun. </p> <p>They’re the best.</p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087310367http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/37087310367Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:22:28 -0500Hey Graham! So, I have a question about a TPC song, "Your English is Good", I saw that someone asked if it was a political song.. and you answered saying that not much thought went into the lyrics. Now, maybe I'm crazy and I read too much into things but I have a hunch that parts of it relate to a book I read in high school called "Fifth Business".. Deptford, a tramp, injustice?! It fits in really well. .. Maybe Dave wrote it in subconsciously? Or maybe I have too much time on my hands..<p>Those bits are for sure about that book. Which is funny, because I seem to recall Dave calling me the day before we had a test related to that book and asking me to sum up the last half, as he hadn’t bothered to read it. It was not an easy summary. I’m not sure if he ever did read it, either… I guess he got what he needed for the song.</p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/35891704720http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/35891704720Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:11:26 -0500Are your glasses actually prescription?<p>That’s like asking someone with a cane if they really need that cane or if they’re just a big fan of House MD.</p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/35891633896http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/35891633896Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:10:07 -0500Going with all the questions about music, where did Gone come from? I remember hearing it for the first time and being surprised how beachy sounding it was. was it just you guys trying something new?<p>Everything we ever do is us trying something new. Gone is just a song we wrote, like all the rest of em. That’s not a real answer but it’s as honest as I know how to be.</p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/35538169811http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/35538169811Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:16:27 -0500Is there any part of your musical process/growth that you felt was really intimidating, and took a lot of motivation to get through? I know for me I still don't understand MIDI entirely and it seems like so much work to figure out how to work digital things like that, while I found the more traditional music learning easy. Hopefully this question makes sense hahaa<p>Every single part of it. I think that’s how growth happens. If you’re not intimidated and scared and frustrated then I would submit that you’re not fully engaging with the terrifying monster that is music and creativity. It’s easy as long as it’s easy, but it only gets really good after it’s hard.</p> <p>That said, the learning curve for software or MIDI or computers is not part of that. And unless you want to be a studio wizard, you probably shouldn’t understand MIDI entirely. Here is what you need to know about MIDI to use it as a creative tool: plug a MIDI keyboard into your computer via USB and then create the appropriate kind of track in whatever DAW you’re using and then play it like any other instrument. Someone else will probably be able to tell you the rest, or you’ll figure it out. I bet there’s a million YouTube videos about it. But whatever you do, for the love of God, don’t ever let a lack of understanding of some bullshit computer thing be an obstacle between you and what you do.</p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/35538117778http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/35538117778Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:15:43 -0500What word is yelled at the beginning of Gone? My friend and I have spent way too much time trying to decipher it.<p>I kind of don’t want to say…</p>http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/35537832110http://grahamwright.tumblr.com/post/35537832110Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:11:42 -0500