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iPad Animated Music Video for “People” Is Here!

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Posted on May 10, 2012 by Paul

Holy crap I can’t believe it’s finally finished! After 3 months of painstakingly animating each frame on my iPad 2 using the Animation Creator HD app the video for “People” is ready! Clocking in at around 1670 frames this quirky … Continue reading →

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Live: The Tranzac with The Danger Bees

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Posted on May 9, 2012 by Paul

It’s been a while since we hit played at The Tranzac and even longer since seeing The Danger Bees, so this will be awesome. Also, the drawing for the poster was sketched on my iPad. It originally had stronger colours, … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Old Red Rug Studio

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Posted on May 3, 2012 by Paul

After a year of recording and writing at our “Old Red Rug Studio,” named for obvious reasons, we’re closing the doors. It’s been great to have a dedicated space to work on new material and build fun pedals—Laura also had … Continue reading →

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Art: Dog Is Blue Play Massey Hall?

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Posted on May 1, 2012 by Paul

You heard it here first, folks: Dog Is Blue and Anna Atkinson are live at Massey Hall on July 1st (ahem…year to be determined). Sure, we haven’t actually spoken to anyone at Massey Hall about this (or even Anna for … Continue reading →

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Music Video: Handcar Slideshow from House of Miracles

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Posted on April 27, 2012 by Paul

It’s been just over a year since we spent a few long, scotch and coffee filled days at the revered House of Miracles (when it was still in London, Ontario) recording Tortoise with Andy Magoffin and special appearances by Anna … Continue reading →

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Dog Is Blue Fuzz Pedals?

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Posted on April 25, 2012 by Paul

Here’s a tease of an idea we’ve been toying with lately—custom Dog Is Blue fuzz pedals! They’ll be really small in size, but big in destructive fuzz sound. The photo to the left shows the initial prototype circuit boards we … Continue reading →

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Live: The Central with Brodie Dakin and Deaglan Walcarn

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Posted on April 18, 2012 by Paul

We’re at The Central in Toronto on Thursday night! It’s going to be awesome. Expect some new pedals, a few ukulele appearances and a new Replacements cover! We’re on at 8:15pm.

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Animated iPad Music Video Almost Done! So, So Close…

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Posted on April 10, 2012 by Paul
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DIY Effects: Cookie Tin Paramix Pedal Video Demo

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Posted on April 3, 2012 by Paul

I’ve been building a few crazy pedals lately, so expect a lot of video demos in and around things like our upcoming animated music video for “People”. Case in point, the very versatile and useful Paramix circuit from Guitarpcb.com (designed … Continue reading →

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Animated iPad Music Video Coming Soon!

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Posted on March 28, 2012 by Paul

If you follow us on Twitter or pay attention to our inter-band/marital disputes on Facebook then you might have heard that I’m working on a 1600 frame animated music video for “People” done completely on my iPad 2 using the … Continue reading →

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