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jesus ain’t invited

Mike Piscitelli — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:42:35 +0000

this is blake mills. i’ve known him since he was 16. most days we get coffee together and talk about linen suits or how our jobs are similar. he has a record coming out soon and its fucking awesome, its a great feeling to have one of your favorite records be made by a friend. here are a few photos we shot at his house the other day. you can hear some of his music here.

this is going to be rad.

SS FRIENDSHIP member (reseda chapter) sage vaughn did all the art for the record, each song has its own collage. this one is for the song “hey lover”

i have rad friends.

CURRENT EVENTS

Mike Piscitelli — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:44:57 +0000

Fellow S.S. FRIENDSHIP member Anthony Anzalone played with his band Mikki Maus at the closing of the TV Books show. They were really good which made the night even better.

My favorite part of Art LA.

The view from our new offices.

Blake is back to making magic. Be very excited.

After years of talking about it, Lysa Cooper and I finally worked on something together…

Cooper #2 did the hair and makeup.

My childhood revisited…

Blake from Jawbreaker has a new band, Thorns of Life.

A majority of my childhood memories have Jawbreaker as the soundtrack so this was a big show for me nostalgia-wise.

I guess this was the high school reunion I never had. I’d say that 70% of the crowd were the same “kids” I would see at shows 15 years ago… I’ve aged well.

Thank You Kevin!

DISAPPOINTING GIFTS FROM FRIENDS

Mike Piscitelli — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:45:36 +0000

Blake Mills has become one of my favorites. I met Blake when he was much younger, 16 or 17 I think. In the beginning I didn’t like him that much. He was really talented but very defensive and my abrasive personality may have added to our tension…

Over the years that tension dissolved and Blake transformed from a kid I had to deal with to a guy I considered my friend.

Blake plays the guitar really well. Lots of people want him to play in their bands so they fly him all over the place to play guitar.

Blake also makes his own music which I like much more than most of the bands he’s hired to play with.

He played a solo show last week. He had never played with his band before so it was really entertaining to watch them all communicate on stage. I was inspired.

Hopefully the future will bring some collaborations…

Blake is now back on tour with Band of Horses so if you live somewhere they are going…