Who else out there is a perfectionist? If you are, you know how stressful we usually make our own lives.

I consider myself to be quite the perfectionist. Well, about some things. I really couldn't care less whether or not I do the absolute best job possible cleaning the lint filter on the dryer. The end result is pretty much the same.

However, I really do care a whole hell of a lot about my personal music that I present to you.

I mean, this is a solid representation of my personality, my thoughts, and my work ethic and if I don't nail this, I'm gonna call you back for a second date, and you're going to say to yourself "I don't date anyone that has a kick drum that out of balance in the final mix. Puhlease."

So what have I been doing all this time?

I seem to have a problem with writing in my blog or sending out e-mails consistently because of all the other things that are going on in my life.

For awhile there I was really big into finance. Has anyone ever read the book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad? If you haven't, I would highly recommend it.

It really gives you a new perspective on how to view making money. It doesn't cover everything, but gives a very good starting point.

So because of this book, I spent some time learning about the potential of my 401K, and made some neat changes in how I'm investing in it that hopefully will make me a millionaire when I retire.

(This is a hint for those of you that plan on sucking up to me later)

Plus, for all of you "music is my life" types of people, do you ever have a period, when you really don't want to listen to music at all? Because I think I went through some of that recently as well.

When I have a period of time that I just don't want to listen to anything, I usually stock up on tons of stand-up comedy albums. Oh boy, they're the best.

My favorites include Jim Gaffigan, Bill Maher, and Chris Rock. And I found that some stand-up comedians are just down-right painful to listen to!

Have you ever listened to Frank Caliendo's album, Make the Voices Stop? Ouch.

So yea, that's what I've been listening to recently. I did grab the newest release from Miss May I, Monument, only because I started listening to them before they got signed and I was very interested to hear their evolution.

Check out the video for their single Relentless Chaos:



That singer's voice on this tune is sick.
But let's talk about the subject line now.
I've still been working on my music and since I'm such an anal perfectionist I remixed and remastered all my previously released songs. (Not including the very rough ones from long ago)
And... all of my songs are up for FREE DOWNLOAD. Yea.
I know that for awhile, I had some of the songs allowable only for streaming and then the rest you could download, but none of that monkey business.
Please go to my Reverbnation page and download all of my newest songs again to get the power-housed remixed and remastered versions that are sure to have you creamin'.
However...
I would like to discuss my future plans as far as releasing any more music. What's going to happen from now on is only going to be beneficial for those that are on my e-mail list.
I will be releasing more music, but it will only be able to be heard by those that are on my e-mail list and it will only be up for a limited time. 
Yea.
You see, I want to give you guys the exclusive rights to listen to my newest un-publicly released material, but I would still like their to be some anticipation and excitement when I release all of my tunes collectively as an album later.
So I want to alert you right now, that I have a NEW song on my Reverbnation page that can only be heard by my e-mail list subscribers and it's only going to be up there for two weeks.
It's called Don't Bother and I encourage everyone to give it a listen while you still can! Plus, if you think that it sounds really good, you can encourage others to sign-up and listen as well so they can get in on the action.
But I wanted to let you all know that I'm still here and kicking. I'm just a perfectionist and have a difficult time moving forward and probably spend too much of my efforts perfecting the past.
We'll definitely be in touch (Hopefully in a more-consistent manner) and I hope that everyone has a fantastic week.
Feel free to leave me a comment or reply at any time :)
Honest(Kyle)

I want to make this post short and to the point here. And my point is that I'm very appreciative of you for joining my e-mail list and enjoying my rock cover of "Airplanes" by B.O.B., Hayley Williams, and Eminem.

(I have to keep putting who actually wrote it in each post so I can steer clear of copyright problems)

But it's really made me excited for the next batch of songs that I'm going to be creating!

And for anyone new to join my ranks, please follow me on Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, and any of the other social networks that I frequent by clicking the large icons in the sidebar >>>>

I try to give updates on all the other bands that I like like Blink 182, As I lay Dying, Four Year Strong, Our Last Night, etc., so I can still keep you entertained :]

For those that don't know what my goals are, here's my checklist in order of what I hope WILL achieve with this music:

1. Write 8 - 10 songs for a large E.P. or short full-length album.
2. Record those songs. (This is the current process)
3. Gain supporters along the way. (Doing this as well I suppose)
4. Design and press real merchandise. (T-shirts, mugs, designer purses, etc.)
5. Audition musicians for the LIVE HonestKyle band.
6. Press the album. (Get it printed)
7. Have an Album Release show.
8. If all goes well... more shows?...

A few of my friends that are also musicians have been asking me about the "live band" portion and when that's going down. Keep your pants on guys and pay attention to the agenda list!

I should mention that since there's the possibility of this "band" progressing further than just the album release show, musicians who want to audition, when the time comes, shouldn't consider HonestKyle to be some sort of "on the side" deal.

I want to go all out. Make it huge. Crush it. Strangle it. Bury it. Harass its mother. Call it up late at night and hang up. Tell it that I've actually changed, get it to go out with me again, and then dump its ass all over again for the hell of it.

So don't wander in thinking that you won't need to put forth much effort. Unlike most bands you've played in, I AM A STICKLER!

(Somehow, putting the word "stickler" in all caps just doesn't give off that bad-ass vibe I was hoping for. Feel free to insert other words and phrases like "TOUGH NUGGET", "TORNADO WRAPPED IN A TSUNAMI", and "RENEGADE HAMSTER MACHINE".)

If you're a musician that's willing to practice 'til it's perfect, promote like a felon, sing ON KEY EVERY TIME YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO, and know how to separate business and fun, then I'm gonna want to talk to you.

Oh yes, I'll talk to you.

But I'm really excited about the merch and all that other good stuff. I think that I'll have some original ideas besides just the normal CDs and tshirts so heads up for that.

But please tell a friend about the new "Airplanes" cover cause I would really like everyone to have free copy :]

Until next time, I love you all and hope you have an awesome weekend,

Kyle

Not many things are truly free these days. If you start rolling away the cart with the hot plate full of bagel bites out to your car in the Sam's Club parking lot, you're gonna get some dirty looks.

Free samples my ass.

However, you can lay some serious cash down on the fact that THIS is free, and what is THIS I'm talking about? I'm talking about the digital release of my previous full band's EP for absolutely FREE!

Download links:
MegaUpload, MediaFire, Purevolume, ReverbNation

(MegaUpload and MediaFire include album cover)

Title: Wake the Lion Presents: The Dellamorte Track Listing:

1. Siren Out in the Dark
2. Death Becomes Her
3. I Am the Keeper

For the last 2 years I've been the vocal frontman for a southern rock/metal group called Wake the Lion. You can check out our tunes and info from any of these web pages: Myspace, Purevolume, ReverbNation, and Facebook.

We had a lot of fun playing our music throughout the local music scene of Youngstown, OH and people seemed to enjoy it. We even got our ugly faces into AP Magazine for the Blink 182 issue last year. Ironically, that's where our bassist, Justin, now has an internship as a graphic designer.

Whether it was a crowd of a few hundred of just a handful of our friends, it was still a swell, kickin' time at any show. Honestly, some of my favorite memories were of us sitting in our van that we bought ourselves and sipping on beer waiting for showtime.

Now, WTL has officially ended and it's pretty unfortunate since the band had been around close to 2 or 3 years even before I had joined and they really made a name for themselves because of it. If you would like to read the official statement of why the band ended, here's the link to the Myspace blog entry:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=119615457&blogId=520584867

We're still great friends so no worries there.

However, as our final "hurrah," we felt that we would like to have a tangible piece of the band to walk away with and that's why we laid down our last few tracks that we had been writing and turned them into a FREE EP that everyone can enjoy.

It's some of the most brutal stuff that I've ever been apart of and I'm honored that I was able to join this band and contribute to these song's creation. So, if you would like to download our free EP, hit up these download links and leave us some healthy feedback on Facebook, Myspace, etc. We would really appreciate it. Thanks!

Download links: MegaUpload, MediaFire, Purevolume, ReverbNation

*WARNING* Stretch heads inside! (I'm not good at video posting just yet)



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