Lemme break down why DIY touring is unsustainable yall:
We grossed $4000 last run
Wifebeater packs: $45
Throwing some D’s on that bitch: $1000
Putting the rest of the money on black at del lago and losing: $2955
We netted $0
I follow a lot of lawyers on here and most of them have really bad grammar. How is that possible? If I was a lawyer I would have crazy good grammar. We’re breaking up btw
NEW RECORD “DIAL M FOR MEDS” WILL BE OUT SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 VIA
@smartpunk
“OUTSIDE” IS NOW STREAMING EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING MUSIC VIDEO:
PRE-ORDERS FOR MERCH AND VINYL ARE UP NOW:
thanks for all the replies folks. I am listening and learning. I really appreciate everyone here explaining why I was wrong ❤️ and shout out to
@takingmedsmusic
for being such a pleasant band to work with. Next time you come through I promise I'll be more accommodating ❤️
A well respected music journalist tried to kill me for writing the most understated yet innovative record of the year with my best pals. I’m fine but they are not safe. Terrible News drops Friday so if everyone could try to not have any unrelated drama that day that’d be great
Taking Meds give track-by-track breakdown of new LP
"If you don’t think [lyrics] are important, there are probably 100 shoegaze bands started every year in America so you should check one of those out."
I don’t usually make posts like this, but today I refuse to stay silent. Alex Martin is a dangerous megalomaniac whose insidious plotting has placed a stranglehold on the invisible hand that formerly allowed DIY to be a cornucopia of freely exchanged ideas
PLEASE ENJOY OUR NPR TINY DESK SUBMISSION. UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION FROM
@nprmusic
BUT WE MADE DUE WITH WHAT WE HAD AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR SUBMISSION.
Hey dumbass it’s bandcamp christmas and you’re allowed to listen to the record now so if you buy it then I get triple the amount direct deposited into my shit because of this fake ass holiday
I avoid posting earnestly on social media because I don’t think social media honors sincerity, but I make an exception for gratitude posts. I deeply appreciate all the positive feedback for “Memory Lane.” Can’t wait to share the rest of the LP and play these songs. Love you all❤️
the rock band that should be on the Militarie Gun-type fast track to a wider audience is Taking Meds. absolutely criminal that they released such a brilliant album in 2021 and haven’t blown up yet.
Playing these Talking Heads songs is making me realize how sick they really were. At first, I resented David Byrne for doing the different lyrics for different choruses thing, but now that I have them all learned he's back to being a genius. Come dance at our Fest cover set
Thanks to everyone who has reached out / sent donations. We’re in the hole pretty badly with repairs and trying to get our asses out of Wyoming and back on the tour. Anything helps.
HAD A LOT OF YOUNG BLOODS IN THE INBOX ASKING ABOUT DIY PROM. WHY WEREN’T YOU AT DIY PROM? WHERE WERE YOU DURING DIY PROM? WE WERE AT GORDO’S MOM’S HOUSE DOING NITROUS JUST LIKE WE WERE DURING REGULAR PROM
STOP HITTING ME UP ASKING ME TO SHOOT OUR BAND. WE ARE ALL UGLY AND BROKE. IF YOU WANT TO DO IT FOR FREE I WILL FIGHT ANYONE WHO TRIES TO STOP YOU. EVEN IF THEY ARE TOUGH. ID RATHER GET BEAT UP THAN PAY A STRANGER $100 FOR SOME BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS OF ME WITH A GOATEE
Back on the road.
Someone let us crash in SLC. We sleep in a small pile in the corner like cats and in the morning we bicker like the cast of Seinfeld for about ten minutes before leaving forever
“Terrible News From Wonderful Men” is now streaming everywhere. Massive shoutout to
@smartpunk
,
@GodCityStudio
,
@coreypurvis
,
@fuccalexmartin
, Luke LeCount, Jared Buschang, and everyone else who helped make this release happen. Leave it playing on your dad’s desktop. Meds Forever
Alex the drummer of Taking Meds Official just texted me and said “want to use this for twitter?” and as much as it may be a deviation from my usual humor, I would never miss an opportunity to showcase this beautiful angel
The year is 2022. I enter the house show. I am extremely swagged out. A child approaches me. “Misadventures is one of my favorite albums,” it says. No one buys merch.