Possible Oscar

POscarCast 12: Bam! Wrinkly Balls

Possible Oscar — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:23:44 +0000

Better late then never! The gang talks about EP recording progress, and Jared talks more about Fable II.

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Summer Update

Possible Oscar — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:45:24 +0000

It’s been mostly a lazy summer for Possible Oscar, but there have been a few things going on, Let’s get to the news.

Acoustic Recording

We’ve been hard at work recording music for Songs from the Hammock. Two songs are essentially complete — the previously-released “All Out of Beer” and “Wolverine (Don’t Stop Readin’)” will likely see some tweaks for this new EP — and basic tracks for three other songs have been recorded. There are vocal overdubs yet to complete as well as final mixes. We’re looking at a late September/early October release.

POscarCast Podcast

We’re continue recording a podcast on a semi-regular basis. Each episode is a brief glimpse into what’s going on with the band and as many childish jokes we can cram into 10-15 minutes. Subscribe to the podcast feed (subscribe in any podcatching software) or through iTunes (subscribe in the iTunes store) to keep up with every episode.

Jared Works for Others on The FuMP

Jared appeared on three tracks on The FuMP in August in one capacity or another. First up was “Big Oil Spill of Love” by Hot Waffles on which Jared played drums. Next was “Twitter Tweetin’” by Carrie Dahlby; Jared joined many other comedy music artists in reading one of his favorite funny tweets. Finally, Jared joined Devo Spice and Insane Ian in taking a verse on the great Luke Ski’s rap ode to Mel Brooks, “It’s Good To Be The King“.

All three tracks are available free for a limited time at The FuMP (http://www.thefump.com/)

John’s Solo Work on Bandcamp

John re-released his solo work through the online music service Bandcamp. There are currently three volumes of material available, including the original motion picture soundtrack to Collecto Mondo (which includes drums and percussion by Jared) and a series of covers of well-known Sesame Street songs. Everything there is worth your time, so stop over at John’s Bandcamp site (http://johnmapes.bandcamp.com/) and take a listen.

Nathan Will Mock You

If you’re heading to the Minnesota Renaissance Festival this year, be sure to stop by the stocks to see Nathan in a kilt making jokes at the expense of some poor soul who was sold out by his or her friends.

New Album for Sale

Our new album Individual Results May Vary is available now on CD and as a download. You can buy either version from our new web store, powered by Bandcamp, for $9.99 for the CD or $7.99 for the download.

http://music.possibleoscar.com/

That’s what we’ve been up to. Thanks for being a fan.

- Possible Oscar

POscarCast 11: Octagon Jerk

Possible Oscar — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:54:15 +0000

Possible Oscar talks about the latest recording session, Jared is absorbed in Fable II, and Jeff gets sick at the end.

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POscarCast 10: Irish Neville

Possible Oscar — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:12:47 +0000

The POscarCast gets rolling with talk and a sneak peak of our evening’s recording session for Songs from the Hammock. We then segue into a discussion of our latest media consumption. Thrilling? Of course.

As a bonus, we’ll be photographing our recording sessions for the EP. The first batch is posted now on our Facebook page.

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POscarCast 9: Complimentary Merkins

Possible Oscar — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:07:39 +0000

We’re back from a brief summer break! It’s time to get all caught up on what we were up to during the interim. We talk about getting new instruments, what goes on at an 80s-flavored party, and how to be late to practice by making egg rolls.

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News for July

Possible Oscar — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:21:36 +0000

Things have happened recently. I think it’s time we recap what those things were.

CONvergence 2010

We performed at CONvergence! What? You missed it? Shame on you! The show went well, and while we didn’t have the packed house that we had last year at 10:00 on Friday evening, we had a decent crowd who seemed to be content to spend 45 minutes listening to us wail on a Saturday afternoon. I think our stage energy was good, and that’s what matters, right? CD sales met expectations as well. Thanks to you (yes, you) if you bought our new album.

We attempted to stream the concert live on Ustream using a cell phone, a feat that was too much for the poor device’s battery to handle for the entire show. You can check out bite-sized clips of our show on our Ustream channel. I can only assume that the phone kept losing its connection frequently, resulting in the short videos. We might do more live PO events in the future, so follow us on Twitter to get notified when the channel goes live.

New Album for Sale

http://music.possibleoscar.com/

PO on the Radio

Possible Oscar was a call-in guest to the Sarasota, FL radio show “Geekin’ Out w/ Skippy & The Dude” on Sunday, July 18. We talked about the new album and the history of the band as well as nerdy topics like pencil and paper gaming and spaghetti western movies. I believe you can stream the episode for the rest of the week at the radio station’s website. Our thanks go out to the hosts for having us on. We had a blast!

Podcast

We’re now recording a podcast on a semi-regular basis. Each episode is a brief glimpse into what’s going on with the band and as many childish jokes we can cram into 10-15 minutes. Subscribe to the podcast feed (subscribe in any podcatching software) or through iTunes (subscribe in the iTunes store) to keep up with every episode.

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That’s the news for July. If you can’t be good, be bad. And if you can’t be bad, be purple.

- Possible Oscar -

POscarCast 8: CONvergence 2010

Possible Oscar — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:11:27 +0000

CONvergence is over, and we rocked it. Listen in on our special commentary before and after our performance.

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Live Streaming at CONvergence

Possible Oscar — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:48:08 +0000

We will be making an attempt to stream our show at CONvergence today at 3:30 CST. Go to this URL to experience the magic.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/possible-oscar-live

We’ll be using a phone to do the streaming. I hope it works well enough to be watchable.

POscarCast 7: Cocktails up the Yin-Yang

Possible Oscar — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:49:55 +0000

It’s CONvergence time, baby! We talk about receiving the finished CDs for Individual Results May Vary. We also talk one more time about preparing for our show at CONvergence, and John describes his ambush haircut at his weekend birthday party.

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IRMV Has Arrived

Possible Oscar — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:16:25 +0000

This leg of the journey is over: Individual Results May Vary CDs have arrived!

Next up: sales. Glorious, glorious sales. That’s where you come in. The CD will be available at CONvergence this weekend for $10 each. There is also still time to pre-order for $9.99. Pre-orders get free shipping and a future free download code for Songs from the Hammock, an acoustic EP due out this summer. We will accept pre-orders through July 5. All pre-order CDs will begin shipping on July 6.

See you at CONvergence!

POscarCast 6: To Oblivion and Beyond

Possible Oscar — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:55:29 +0000

The POscarCast returns with all hands on deck. This time around we talk about album progress, we review some recent movies, and we entertain you with an fantastic musical number.

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Album Progress and Other News

Possible Oscar — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:57:20 +0000

We’ve got a few balls in the air at the moment. Let’s take a few minutes to catch up.

New Album Progress

The new album is still on-track to be released at CONvergence 2010 on July 3. We’ve seen the art proofs — the UPC means it’s real — and the master CD should be in the hands of the duplicator as we speak. Monday looks like the day we’ll be receiving the CDs, which means there’s a possibility those of you who have pre-ordered the album will be getting it a bit earlier than expected. That brings us to…

Pre-order Our New Album

There’s still time to pre-order Individual Results May Vary! A measly $9.99 gets you a new CD shipped to your designated address absolutely free. Pre-order customers will also receive a download code in the future for a free copy of our forthcoming Songs from the Hammock acoustic EP. Head on over to the store page to reserve your copy today.

Possible Oscar @ CONvergence

We will be performing once again at Minneapolis-St. Paul’s premiere speculative fiction convention, CONvergence. This annual four-day convention unites thousands of science fiction and fantasy fans in an orgy of geeky expression. Possible Oscar’s brand of nerdy rock fits right in.

Our performance is on Saturday, July 3 at 3:30 PM in the Harmonic CONvergence room. Come on by to enjoy 45 minutes of funny rock music if you are attending the convention. Did we mention you can buy our new CD right at the show? Now we did.

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Possible Oscar Podcast

We’ve started a podcast! Each episode is 10-15 minutes of silliness recorded after our weekly practices (or as often as we feel like it). We talk about what’s going on with the band, we get to know the members of Possible Oscar a little more personally, and sometimes John improvises a song. Subscribe today to get episodes delivered as they are released.

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That’s the news. Thanks for sticking with us.

- Possible Oscar -

“Individual Results May Vary” Cover Revealed

Possible Oscar — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:02:55 +0000

The time has come to reveal the cover of our upcoming album Individual Results May Vary. Here it is!

The cover and CD packaging feature photography by Joanna Holland. Why are we wearing bath robes? That’s just how we roll on a summer weekend.

We can also reveal the final track sequence for this album.

Rock is FTW!
Press Start to Continue
How We Recycle
All Out of Beer [rock version]
Sundae Chocolate Sundae
That Calls for a Wilhelm Scream
You Pay, We Play
Intermission
Kill The Enemies
Dead Again
If I Had a Rocket Launcher — with Insane Ian
Take Back the Music — Sudden Death feat. Possible Oscar
Filler
What Does Tony Really Know
Rock is FTW! (Reprise)

All of this can be yours for one easy payment of only $9.99 (S&H included). Order today!

POscarCast 5: Vagina Monologues

Possible Oscar — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:26:34 +0000

Sorry for the tardiness, but the POscarCast is finally here. In this episode, we talk about the photo shoot for the album cover, how the album is progressing (pre-order our new album Individual Results May Vary), and rehearsing for our show at CONvergence. Oh, and the lads try to say “vagina” as much as possible.

In related news, The FuMP has a new podcast called The Funny Music Podcast. This show will air live weekly on Thursdays during Dementia Revolution on Dementia Radio and will appear later in the podcast feed. Each episode — hosted by Devo Spice and the great Luke Ski — will discuss the most recently released songs on The FuMP. Visit The FuMP for more details.

POscarCast 4: Pre-order Today

Possible Oscar — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:54:55 +0000

Here we are with another POscarCast. This time around, we talk about practicing for CONvergence, we plug (several times) the ability to pre-order our new album Individual Results May Vary, and Nathan tells you how horrible some of the music is he’s been listening to recently.

Now is the time to send us your song requests for our CONvergence show. Drop us a line at possibleoscar@gmail.com to request a song — either one of ours, or a song you’d like us to cover — and we’ll do our best to fit it into the set.

Of note on the pre-order business: ignore that bit about the shipping charge in the podcast. Pre-orders now include free shipping! Help us finance the CD production by purchasing today. We will ship you a shiny copy of the album as soon as we have them. Also, if you are attending CONvergence 2010, you can purchase today and pick up your copy at the convention.

New Album Available for Pre-order

Possible Oscar — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:41:41 +0000

You can now pre-order our second album Individual Results May Vary on CD for $9.99 (plus $3.00 shipping and handling). The album is due for release July 1, 2010. All pre-order customers will receive a free download of the forthcoming Songs from the Hammock acoustic EP — featuring acoustic reinterpretations of five of our songs — once it is available (currently on track for a late July release).

Visit the Possible Oscar Store to order your copy today!

Track List (not final order)

Rock is FTW!
Kill The Enemies
You Pay, We Play
Filler – featuring Chris Mezzolesta
That Calls for a Wilhelm Scream
Take Back the Music – by Sudden Death featuring Possible Oscar
If I Had a Rocket Launcher – by Insane Ian and Possible Oscar
Dead Again
All Out of Beer (rock version)
Press Start to Continue
How We Recycle
Sundae Chocolate Sundae

POscarCast 3: Colloidal Silver

Possible Oscar — Thu, 27 May 2010 03:11:15 +0000

These shows keep getting longer. In this episode, we announce the title of our next album (due for release at CONvergence 2010), Jared recaps Ultimate Weekend, and John attempts to not get sick.

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POscarCast 2: Ultimate Weekend

Possible Oscar — Thu, 20 May 2010 02:53:05 +0000

The show survives to the second episode! We talk about finishing up the second album, Jared looks forward to Ultimate Weekend, and Jeff spoils the party with sad news. Oh, and JaNene talks about drinking.

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POscarCast 1: Sexy Time

Possible Oscar — Thu, 13 May 2010 03:24:07 +0000

Welcome to the first episode of POscarCast: The Possible Oscar podcast. We’re going to try to do one of these each time we rehearse, which is currently weekly. Each episode will be us chatting about whatever comes to mind for a few minutes. Hopefully regular segments will start to appear as we go along.

In this episode, we formally introduce Nathan and Jeff, we speak vaguely about what we recorded tonight, and we announce our show time for CONvergence 2010.

We’ll get this thing submitted to iTunes shortly, but in the meantime, you can subscribe to this feed if you want to continue listening to POscarCast.

Happy Star Wars Day from Possible Oscar

Possible Oscar — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:35:11 +0000

It’s Star Wars Day! Why not spend part of it listening to some Star Wars-related music.

“Hayden Christensen”

“Screwed”

May the Fourth be with you!