Year In, Year Out
Time, once again, to look back at the past year’s ebbs and flows, ins and outs, and ups and downs…not to mention the perils and pitfalls, the sturm and drang, or the song and dance. As 2018 gave way to … Continue reading →
Take It In Stride
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’” – – Alfred, Lord Tennyson In the passage above, Tennyson was echoing the optimistic tradition of remembering the past whilst looking ahead for better things … Continue reading →
Making A Judgment Call
“Don’t wait for the last judgment – it takes place every day.” – – Albert Camus Nobel Prize winner Albert Camus was a proponent of the absurdist philosophy that people should continually strive to find meaning in the world, despite … Continue reading →
Getting The Royalty Treatment
We advertise ourselves as “a song shop that records indie pop with a vintage vibe in a variety of genres.” We’re a DIY studio band that has no aspirations to play live in front of cheering (or jeering) crowds and … Continue reading →
My “Savor It” Year
Over the past twelve months, fortune smiled with favor on The Gunboat Diplomats, so linger with us for a moment as we look back to savor the flavor of the past year. Every Blog Will Have Its Day Our friends … Continue reading →
A Conglomeration Of Connected Concepts
In a recent interview in the elegantly appointed webzine The Nice Rooms, Gunboat Smith mentioned that our “song shop” model of musical production consisted of releasing individual songs that can stand alone as singles while thematically fitting into the collection … Continue reading →
Throwing A Sundae Punch
Recently, GBD threw its hat into the ring and returned to the Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More show with the exclusive broadcast premier of our end-of-summer lament, “If Summer Could Stay,” featuring some sizzling saxophone from Kenny Hamilton … Continue reading →
Singing From The Same Songbook
GBD was back at Zoe Tribe Studios recently putting the finishing touches on a couple of songs that will soon be unleashed on shocked and horrified listeners. One of them will be the first tune on a cumulative compilation of … Continue reading →
Showing You Who’s Bossa Nova
We were recently hunkered down in the embassy at Zoe Tribe Studios recording tracks for some new songs that will soon be cruelly inflicted on a totally unsuspecting public. In keeping with our endless quest to craft songs in wildly … Continue reading →
The Joy of Sax and the Call Sign of the Times
A gaggle of amiable ambassadors, creative consuls and various charming charge d’affaires recently gathered in the elegantly appointed embassy at Zoe Tribe Studios to make some of our notorious noise. While ensconced in our sturdy recording redoubt, we laid down … Continue reading →