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The Hulihees are on ice right now, but you can still hear them (us) through the magic of digital distribution. Check out the two-song EP “Canned Pants” now on iTunes and all of your other favorite download sites. Enjoy!

Big news around these parts! First and foremost, a project very close to me - the recording unit MATTOWAX - will be releasing its second EP, entitled “Everything I Know Is Wrong”. We’re currently tracking the final song for that release but can reveal that the song list will include “Leroy Nemoy”, “Just Like Home”, and “Clean” in addition to the title track. Should be out mid-Fall, I’d say - we’ll keep you posted! The artwork, by our stalwart artist Todd Marrone, can be seen below:

Even better, we’ve decided to give this first chapter of The Hulihees a proper send-off as we move into “who knows what’s next” territory, and are going to go ahead and release our planned EP “Canned Pants” as a two-song double A-side with “Don’t Be Mad” and the knock-down drag-out production number “Eggshells”. That should also be hitting digital shelves in early to mid-Fall - stay tuned! Artwork once again is supplied by fellow Hulihee Todd Marrone, and can be seen here:

Good times ahead! Thanks for your continued interest and support!

OK, NOW we’re cookin’! The new EP “Most Likely to Succeed” is now up on iTunes, Amazon, and Rhapsody - so there are a bunch of options to pick it up depending on your favorite. The whole EP can be purchased for less than $4, so what are you waiting for? Enjoy!

Hey all - a few very cool things have happened lately - first, the most interesting is probably the fact that we (as MATTOWAX) just got offered our first publishing deal from a publisher in Germany. We’re still hammering through the details of this arrangement, but so far it looks like they’re interested in a limited license of the track “Most Likely To Succeed” from our latest EP…so things could get interesting pretty soon!

Second, the After School Specialists got together this weekend to watch our movies be screened as a part of the Roslyn Film Festival, part of the revitalization project in Roslyn PA. More than anything, it was a nice evening of watching a bunch of locally produced films with some really nice people, and there was a very cool “small town” feel to the whole thing. But, our film from last year’s 48 Hour Film Festival, “Against The Wind”, probably had its most appreciated showing (lots of laughter and audience reaction - very satisfying!), and we ended up winning a little trophy (yes, a trophy…ha ha) for coming in third place (by audience voting). Very fun.

Finally, we’re still waiting for the EP to be up on iTunes for purchase, but that doesn’t have to be your only option - you can actually get the whole thing for under $4 on Amazon by clicking here. So, although we’ll probably wait until it’s on iTunes to do an official e-mail blast, it’s out there!

A lot of people have been asking about the new MATTOWAX EP and where it can be purchased…well, we’re waiting to send out a big promotional e-mail blast until it’s up on iTunes as well (should be very soon), but the EP is already alive and kicking up on Rhapsody. For those who use it (I heartily recommend it - Rhapsody has replaced my physical CD collection and has saved my bank account and possibly even my marriage in the process…ha ha), the EP can be purchased outright or streamed if you’re on a subscription plan. Just fire it on up and do a seach for “mattowax”!

In other news regarding the EP, we’ve sent out MANY packages to publishing companies across the U.S. (and one or two abroad as well) and have gotten some positive initial response, and are now waiting for things to trickle through the rest of the organizations (which typically takes a month or more). Who knows what (or if) will come of it, but it’s very interesting to be doing a full-court press like this with a recording - I’ve never quite hit it this hard, but we think the recording is a really solid one and worth this kind of effort - so, we’ll see! And, if nothing comes of it, well, the next EP is already about 3/4 of the way through the recording phase!

Things have been a little crazy ’round these parts lately, so I’ve been late on a few updates. Here’s the scoop:

There were some issues with the pressing of the MATTOWAX EP, but we finally got those ironed out and the CDs should be in-hand this week and off to iTunes and the rest by early next week. Thanks for your patience and interest! For newly remastered sound clips straight from the recording, go to www.mattowax.com/sounds - you will soon be able hear the full tunes at the MATTOWAX myspace page: www.myspace.com/mattowax.

In other news, last night we recorded the first podcast since the arrival of Rocco Marrone - but I didn’t mention on my site the fact that we filled the absence with another “best of” show featuring interviews with Amiina, Schoolly D, and Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello - or podcast 43, including an interview with Chris Harding of We The Robots! Click the image below to check it out…

Hi all - the first MATTOWAX EP, titled “Most Likely To Succeed”, is finished and about to be shipped off to the presses - both real and digital. A rare few promotional copies are being pressed onto CD, but the official release is digital-only and should be up on iTunes (and other purveyors of digital goodness) hopefully sooner rather than later (however, it can sometimes take up to a couple months…gulp…). Still, clips can be heard at the MATTOWAX website, and new music is coming soon!

Also, a live version of the group has been practicing as of late (it looks an awful lot like the Levelheads of yore!), so we may be taking the show on the road as early as the Spring.

Anyway, we CAN give you a sneak peek at the album artwork - recently finished in the nick of time by soon-to-be-papa Todd Marrone. Check it out!

Been wondering just what this MATTOWAX project of mine sounds like? Well, wonder no more friends - clips from the new EP are now up on the MATTOWAX site, and can be found on the “Sounds” page. You’ll be able to download 30 second clips of each of the new tunes, as well as a bunch of clips from my back catalog as well as Russell G.’s - that material is also going to be made available through the MATTOWAX name, although it won’t be released officially.

Some nuggest there that you won’t hear anywhere else include clips of the “Ocean Mix” instrumental only version of “Most Likely To Succeed” as well as a newer version of “Whiteoak” (which was on Centerlight back in 2003) with a full band arrangement Mighty cool!

Jump right to the sounds page by clicking the logo below.

Always wondered what those pesky Hulihees would sound like in the studio? Well, if you didn’t already hear the latest single featured on Used Wigs Radio podcast #38, then wonder no more! The Hulihees site has been taken over by fearless leader “Handsome” Ron Foligno - and we’re all better off for it! First on his list was to get a tasty new track up on the website for your enjoyment - and that track, “Don’t Be Mad”, can now be downloaded on the media page of the Hulihees site. Have fun!

The first Mattowax EP is almost finished - we’re at the mixing stage now (4 new tunes!). We’re also starting to line up the next batch of songs to get the Mattowax treatment, and we’ve got a bunch of guest musicians on tap to contribute - we can’t WAIT for you to hear this new material (and, fully rendered versions of some classics as well!). Stay tuned!