Yeehaw..

Hey folks!

A few days ago i started the recording of my rythm guitars on the upcoming album. With my Orange amp and my Fender we managed to get a rough and quite interresting sound. Soundcheck went fast thanks to my amp wich only got three knobs. Level, tone and gain.

Simplicity at it's best ;)


We will hit the studio later next week. I have 4 more songs and then we will go on with the lead parts!!

// Chris Wigren

Video Diary part 3!

In case you missed it, part three of the Studio Diary is now live! Check it out below!



You can find previous instalments on YouTube!

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Most of Robert's guitars recorded

Hey!

Today we recorded the last big pieces of my guitars. They sound awesome! The only stuff I have left to record is some lead guitar, acoustic guitar and a tiny bit of a song that requires a different sound. This means that Chris will start recording his guitars this week :)

The songs are really starting to come together now, you can't really know how good they are before you hear them without having to play along ;)

Well, I'm off to write some lyrics.

Cheers,
Robert - STN

Woohoo!

Mr. Washburn, Mr. Laney Klipp and I have been nailing some tunes this evening. I really like those guys...

Me, Rickard and Chris started out with some soundcheck of the amps and trying out microphones and some miking techniques. It ended up sounding really badass. It might actually be the most masculine sound I've ever heard from my buddies (both mentioned above (not Rickard and Chris)) :D

Anyway, Chris is at home doing whatever it is he does when we're not around while me and Rickard are heading back to the studio for another rendezvous with Mr. W and Mr. LK.

Here's some pics to keep you up to speed.




Cheers,
Robert

Vote for STN to play at Arvika!

There is currently a competition of sorts going on and Straight To Nowhere needs your help!

Arvikafestivalen is in search of one unsigned band that will have the opportunity to play at one of their stages during the festival. 2000 bands have been picked out, and it's up to the people to decide who gets to play! So if you are a member here at Myspace.com head on over to Arvika's profile (link found below) and post a vote for your favourite band - Straight To Nowhere!

The procedure is pretty simple - At the top of the page you will have a list of all 2000 bands. Mark Straight To Nowhere, fill in the captcha code and click "Vote"! Easy peasy. You can vote once a day! So don't forget to vote everyday!

So head on over and post a vote here

We appreciate your help! And maybe we will see you at Arvika!

/Straight To Nowhere

Video Diary Part 2!

Here is what you all have been clamouring for, the second part of the studio diary!

This time around you will catch a glimpse of some drum recordings and some other stuff. Enjoy!



I also thought I might post some photos that was taken during the gig this past friday night! I feel like I'm spoiling you all.




The full set can be found at our myspace page!
http://www.myspace.com/straighttonowhere

See you later this week!
/Rickard - Stn

Video editing and stuff

After a really fun gig this Friday we all had a hangover yesterday, and today me and Rickard is in the studio editing some video footage of the drum recordings and some other stuff.

We got all the amps and guitars to the studio last week (or the week before that). But due to rehearsing for the gig and Rickard having a nasty cold, we haven't been able to try out any guitar sound yet. But this wednesday it will finally happen. Chris and me are really psyched to start putting our pieces of the puzzle in place.

Keep your eyes open for some videos.

Cheers,
Robert

Guitars and stuff..

Hello!

I shouldn't even be writing this blog post, since I'm not playing any guitar in this band. But hey, everyone is busy and I'm at home right now having a bad cold.. So I thought I could share some pictures that Robert Einarsson snapped the other day while Robert & Chris were rigging the amps and putting on new strings on all the guitars we're going to use.

Me and Dave was also there of course. We also did some other stuff, like dismounting the drums and disconnecting cables from microphones and vacuuming the rug that the drums stood on. You should have seen it, like a freaking lumbermill!

Well, enough jabbering about totally uninteresting things.. Let's get on with it shall we?







Well, that was that! Enjoy for now, and we'll see you back here very soon. As soon as I'm feeling well again we will get our arses back in the studio to get some guitars recorded.

In the meantime you should go enjoy the pre-production version of "The Expectation Blues" at our Myspace page, or maybe the nice wheather we're having!?

See you soon!
/Rickard - Stn