Adam James

“Time Is A Runaway”-The Alternate Routes

This is one of those songs that I hear pretty much every day at work and it’s one of the ones I actually look forward to hearing as opposed to most of the rest of the playlist. This song is just so damn GOOD! Who are the Alternate Routes? I have no idea, but there are people online and on iTunes praising this band to high heaven.
Glassy guitars, bruised but excellent vocals, and great hooks are the order of the day. The melodies on this track are just so good, almost obvious, but they work so well with the chord changes in the way a good melody should. The verses are well done enough, but the chorus is what sells it. All he says is, “TIme is a runaway coming for you.” What the hell does that even MEAN? It doesn’t matter because it’s delivered so well that you don’t even think about it. The harmonies are on point and those glassy guitar parts coming up the left and right channels bring it all into perspective. Even if time is coming for you, so what? You can’t escape it just like everyone else, so you might as well listen to great music and have a good time in the meantime.

Good ‘ay!

I want to start by thanking everyone who came to the show at Smith’s last week. You guys were one of the most FUN crowds I’ve played for in awhile! Also want to thank Kenley and Chad for laying it down at the show too. You guys were AWESOME!

With that said, here’s the info about the 99X show on Sunday:

WHEN:Sunday July 1, 2007, 6:30 pm
WHERE:Park Tavern, 500 10th st., Atlanta, GA
INFO: 21+ only unfortunately, but there is no cover…yep, that means it’s FREE!!

I’ll be opening for Concrete Blonde’s Johnette Neopolitano and Atlanta/Athens’ own Sam Thacker. I am very much looking forward to this and I hope you can make it out!

“Heart Shaped Glasses”-Marilyn Manson

The other Man In Black is back with a new goth inspired album called “Eat Me, Drink Me” (And you can take what you will from that). “Heart Shaped Glasses” is the lead single from the album and is certainly a departure from the usual industrial sounding anthems people are used to from Manson. The track has a very dance-rock, almost Franz Ferdinand type of sound to it and Manson does very little in the way of screaming on here, he’s more of a singer this time out.
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You be you, I’ll be me, and we’ll see each other soon. Adam

NEXT SHOW!!!
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WHEN: Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 10:45pm
WHERE: Smith’s Olde Bar, corner of Piedmont ave, & Monroe ave, Midtown Atlanta
INFO: 21+ only/$5

I’ll be in the Atlanta room with good friends Chad Yochum of Corner Kid and Kenley Young who’ll be coming to us from Columbia SC. Come out! You’ll be glad you did!
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NEWS YOU CAN USE!
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-The production known as “jazzrocksoul” is coming along nicely! The artwork should be done very shortly and as mentioned in earlier emails, the music itself is complete!

…is now up on the Myspace page, and you can download it! Cheers and have a great day! Adam

Check them out! Some demos of tunes I’ve had in my “vault.” I’ll have a 4th one up soon. http://www.myspace.com/adamjames

Love, A.

G’day!

Thank you to everyone who was at the 500 Songs For Kids event last night! It was a lot of fun and there were a lot of great acts playing great songs! The good news is, it’s going on at SMith’s until the 12th! So if you want to check it out, head out to Smith’s Olde Bar any night between now and the 12th!

That said, I’ll be rocking CJ’s Landing tomorrow night for Cinco De Mayo around 10pm. Here’s dat info…

WHEN: Tomorrow May 5th, 2007, 10pm
WHERE: CJ’s Landing, Buckhead Ave., Buckhead
INFO: $5 at the door, 21+ only!

***Make sure you tell the guys at the door that you’re there to see me! IT’s very important!***

Cheers and have a great day everyone! Adam

Tomorrow night, I’ll be playing 500 songs for a bunch of 3rd grade kids. We’ll be there all night if you want to come. Cookies and milk will be served at 10:30pm or maybe earlier if the kids’ parents object to them staying out so late.

;^P OKay, so I’m lying about that! I’m actually only playing one song (”Rain” by The Beatles, and putting my own spin on it!) but the proceeds of this gig go to help children battling cancer, kids who have lost parents, and other things. It’s going to be a great event as most of the locals here in Atlanta will be taking part! Check out www.500songsforkids.org for more info!

WHEN: ToMORROW, Thursday, May 3, 2007 9pm (I’ll be playing around 10:20!)
WHERE: Smith’s Olde Bar, Corner of Piedmont Ave, & Monroe Ave, in Midtown
INFO: 21+ only $7

Also, if you don’t have Cinco De Mayo plans, you can spend it Adam James style at CJ’S Landing! I’m playing around 10pm! THere’ll be lots of partying, possibly some beer, and I’m sure a few frat dudes bragging about eating the worm (which you can use your imagination on because I ain’t touching that one!) Cheers all! Adam

“Other Side Of The World”-KT Tunstall

I’ve been hearing this song at work a lot, and it’s rare, very rare, that a song actually makes me stop what I’m doing to listen. But this song is SO beautiful that you can’t help it. It’s not remarkable in musical terms, but it doesn’t matter. It’s beautiful. Listen. KT’s voice is an instrument in a way that few singers’ voices are. Her harmonies are pure, the lyrics are simple but effective. There’s not much else I can say about it, but rave about how beautiful the song is. Download it and hear it for yourself!
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“This is the end, beautiful friend…” and with that Jim Morrison send off, I’m out. Cheers one and all! Adam

Good day boys ‘n’ girls,

It is with a hint of sadness that I write this as my old computer, my faithful Mac PowerBook G4 12″ has finally died. The hard drive just couldn’t take it anymore and saw fit to stop keeping on keeping on. However, my consolation prize was/is the new Mac Book Pro that I’m now writing this on. Damn, the display on this thing is beautiful!

I’d also like to thank you guys who came out to Smith’s Olde Bar last week. You guys were a lot of fun and I enjoyed every minute of it (even when my gear decided to fail!)

I also got a lot of compliments on the “iPod+Lonliness” blog. I didn’t expect as many people to agree with me as did, so again, thank you for the kind comments!
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NEXT SHOWS!!!!
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Two shows in 3 days…..

#1 “500 Songs For Kids
When: Thursday, May 3rd, 2007 10:15pm
Where: Smith’s Olde Bar, corner of piedmont & Monroe ave in Midtown
Info: $7 21+ only. This is a charity event, and I’ll only be playing 1 song, “Rain” by THe Beatles, but I’ll be doing it my own way. If you want to check it and give some money to a good cause, come on out!

#2 “Return To Planet CJ’s”
When: Saturday, May 5th, 2007, 10pm
Where: CJ’s Landing, Buckhead Ave, Buckhead.

Info: $5 21+ PLEASE TELL THE DOOR GUYS YOU’RE HERE TO SEE ADAM JAMES. These guys are borderline retarded and if you don’t tell them, they won’t ask. Other than that, it’s Cinco De Mayo baby! Let’s party! (I love how we use other countries’ holidays as an excuse to drink! God Bless America! ;^P )