tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27215535434774392962024-03-05T04:25:23.025-05:00Ten Year Vamp Band BlogzBlogz from the members of Ten Year Vamp. Originally posted at www.tenyearvamp.comTen Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-67935499938011648032010-01-20T15:32:00.001-05:002010-01-20T15:32:32.437-05:00Ten Year Vamp Bus TripHey Guys… This is one of those emails that talks about all the important shows we’ve got coming up. Sure, EVERY email we send talks about all the important shows coming up, but the next 2 weeks are even more important and special. We’ve got a “showcase” show coming up on January 30th in White Plains at the Thirsty Turtle. We’re playing for some of the most important industry people that we’ve ever had the chance to play for. We’re going down to the show on a big Yankee Trails bus and there’s room for about 40 more of you. We all know we play so much better with your support in the audience and so it’s needless to say that we’d love for all of you to be at the show. If you’re interested in going, please go to the merchandise page of our www.tenyearvamp.com to reserve your spot asap.<br /><br />Here’s the deal we can offer… $20 will get you down and back and we’ll pay your cover charge into the club. You must be 21+ and you can bring coolers on to the bus (no glass please). We’ll leave the old Sam’s Club parking lot (at Crossgates Commons (Albany NY) behind Walmart) at 6pm sharp on Saturday the 30th. We should be home by 2:30am or so. We’ll be playing an original show at 10:30pm and we’ll have time to hang out afterwards and watch one of downstate’s best cover bands, Green Machine.<br /><br />If you’re not able to go on the bus, you’ll have the chance to catch us as we rehearse the set/songs at one of our next three shows. This Friday, we’ll be at the Last Resort in Schenectady – this will be the first show in the Capital Region where we’ll be trying all our new “live” things and rehearsing for the show. This Saturday, we’re headlining a benefit for Hanna’s Hope at Northern Lights – see our website for all the great bands lined up that night – we’re scheduled to go on around 10pm for an hour set. It’s a fantastic cause so please come out. Get there early! And next Friday, we’ve got our final rehearsal at the Roadhouse in Colonie. We’ll be giving away free CDs and shirts at all shows!<br /><br />Please come say, and save your seat on the bus asap!<br />Debbie, Mark, Andy, Greg, Tim<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-68423239238757093952010-01-20T15:31:00.002-05:002010-01-20T15:32:03.857-05:00Debbie: 2010Happy new Year !!! Hope everyone had a fun and safe new years eve. We got to have this new years eve off. it was GREAT !!! not that i don't love playing NY's Eve...but it's sure nice to just get to enjoy it. <br />Mark should be sending out an "end of the year wrap up" real soon to everyone on our mailing list. I got to read it first and MAN...we had a BUSY 2009 !!! I didn't realize all the things we did. I thought quitting caffeinated coffee was my biggest accomplishment in 09...turns out it wasn't !! : ) 2010 is gonna be even BIGGER !!!<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-39528893532665402272010-01-20T15:31:00.001-05:002010-01-20T15:31:43.093-05:00Debbie: 12/17/09 - Raise your voices !!!So tonight we have back up singer auditions. Billy, who has been our back up singer, not only has a beautiful new born son, but also got a job promotion. So...he's put in his "two weeks notice" and that's why we're looking for the back up singer. Billy will always have a home on stage with Ten Year Vamp whenever he wants to....but, we need someone who can be with us more regularly. So...tonight we look for a voice. We've gotten a LOT of interest in the position, and we decided to have 2 'rounds'. The first will be an informal interview, where we get to know the person and they get to know us. If they're still interested in auditioning...and if we think they'll be a good fit for 10YV...then the 2nd 'round' will be the actual audition. We're only going to audition the people who are a great fit for 10YV. If someone doesn't get called back, it doesn't mean they weren't an amazing person...it just means there was someone else who was more ideal for what we need. I think our biggest issues is going to be availability. <br />No one realizes how time consuming being in a working band is. We have absolutely no lives. We can't go out with our friends and we barely ever see our family. When my best friend of 10 year bought her first house and was having a house warming party...I couldn't go. When my sister was getting married (and I was the maid of honor), I couldn't go dress shopping with her, I couldn't go to the bachelorette party or any other event besides the wedding. When my grandmother had her 80th birthday party, I was the only one not there. If we get sick...we can't call in sick for work...we just bring the "puke bucket" on stage with us. For the holidays (Thanksgiving, etc)...we always have a show the night before, so we're all so tired we can't enjoy the holiday. Or for those days that everyone loves to party...halloween, St Patricks day, New Year eve....we work. I'm not complaining cause I've gotten used to it (and so has my friends and family). I'm just saying I think the hard part of finding a back up singer is finding someone who is OK giving up all these things. <br />Also... if it's a girl we add (and I think it will be, because we're looking for a higher voice), then her boyfriend or husband or partner will need to be OK with her "being a rockstar". I can imagine that it's not easy dating someone in a band. We're never around, we're always at bars and clubs, all eyes are on us, we stay in hotels and are gone for days at a time, etc.. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that we find someone who is up for all this.<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-48605108531386727552009-12-07T11:41:00.001-05:002009-12-07T11:41:50.076-05:0012-7-2009: Live Broadast TONIGHTTONIGHT, at 7:30ish, we’ll be live on www.justin.tv - There’s a link to us at the top of their home page. Tonight’s show is FLY92.3’s Annual Jingle Jam. We’ll be playing with Sean Kingston, Jason Derulo, and Push Play, but ONLY our show will be broadcast live. If you want to see the entire show, you’ve have to show up in person… Jillian’s of Albany. Ok, got it? So tune in to www.justin.tv sometime between 7:30pm and 7:45pm EST to catch our set live… and we only have a 15 minute set, so you won’t have to miss Heroes.<br /><br />Later in the week on Thursday night, we’ll be at Hot Topic in Crossgates Mall (Albany NY) for an acoustic set. The show starts at 7pm and we’ll be selling & signing CDs afterwards. Don’t forget Ten Year Vamp CDs make fantastic Holiday gifts! :)<br /><br />Finally, on Saturday night, we’re back in Clifton Park, NY at Trickshots for a full 4 hour regular show. It’ll be our last show in the Albany area before Christmas…<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-38827678786730601162009-12-03T10:46:00.002-05:002009-12-03T10:47:57.123-05:003 Big Shows and Microsoft Windows!Hey Guys…<br />It’s that time we need your help again… this one is REALLY IMPORTANT. Microsoft Windows is giving away a FREE Ten Year Vamp song - THIS WEEK ONLY. If we’re one of the top 7 bands with the most downloads, we get a big paycheck and tons of fantastic exposure. We just need everyone to download the song… even if you already own our new album, please download the song because it’s the only way your vote will count. You need a myspace, facebook, or twitter account in order to vote (AND IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE OF THOSE ACCOUNTS, YOU CAN VOTE MORE THAN ONCE!!!!). Please help… we very much appreciate the time anyone can take to help us out. Please go here to place your votes: http://www.reverbnation.com/playlist7 <br />(If you can’t click the link, just cut and paste it into your browser!)<br /><br />Tomorrow night (Friday), we’re back in Worcester MA! We haven’t been there in a few months, but this time we’re playing at Tammany Hall - three bands will be opening for us, The Turkeys, Chase Haven & Switchblade Suicide. We’ll also have some special CD and t-shirt give-aways! Saturday, we’re back at the Last Resort in Schenectady. With lots of parking in the back, Last Resort never fails to be a good time. Again… special CD and t-shirt give-aways... perfect for Holiday gifts! :)<br /><br />Monday, we’ve got a HUGE show with FLY92… it’s the annual Jingle Jam Concert! This year we’re playing with Sean Kingston, Jason Derulo, & Push Play. We start up the night with a short original set around 7:30pm. You can get tickets from FLY92 or Jillian’s of Albany, but you’ll save $5 if you get them ahead of time. This is a great show to come to and see these National artists up close and personal. You can’t get this close anywhere else, so don’t miss this opportunity.<br /><br />BUT… for those of you “out-of-towners” who can’t make the show, our set will be broadcast LIVE on www.justin.tv. Watch our website for more details... or just tune in at showtime (likely 7:45 EST). We’ll tweet the details before the show… if you’re not subscribed to get our tweets, go here: www.twitter.com/tenyearvamp (and then go vote for us, see above :)<br /><br />Other Cool Stuff This Week:<br />Debbie is featured in an Interview with 5 “Up-and-coming” female fronted bands. Go Here: http://iamthetrend.com/2009/12/01/whats-a-girl-to-do-an-interview-with-5-up-and-coming-girl-bands/<br /><br />We were the featured band on the home page of www.102xfm.com, but it’s gone now. :(<br />And we’ve got some other awesome stuff in the works but we’ll let you know as it gets worked out. <br /><br />Don’t forget to vote!!! And please tell your friends!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-64065821558849644382009-11-29T23:33:00.002-05:002009-11-29T23:34:42.586-05:0011-29-2009: Free Ten Year Vamp Song From Microsoft… Plus Other Good News!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJe1QusaG24FSYDdV75oNqTpeVm6Rd7tSvrRHH3O0oFtb6qO6oVyVZiu3-SJIvV6NUa9jlzxMw-YQBPCYeePmeMvoUpVm-XIw7Jo4G_SqMKi9wnr4ho-FBbYm8_5rZ7R2iW9Xj6QUiow/s1600/ten-year-vamp-wondows7.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJe1QusaG24FSYDdV75oNqTpeVm6Rd7tSvrRHH3O0oFtb6qO6oVyVZiu3-SJIvV6NUa9jlzxMw-YQBPCYeePmeMvoUpVm-XIw7Jo4G_SqMKi9wnr4ho-FBbYm8_5rZ7R2iW9Xj6QUiow/s320/ten-year-vamp-wondows7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409750402856598354" /></a><br />Yup… This week, beginning 11-30-2009 at 11am, for one week only, Microsoft will be giving away free downloads of our song Another Try. We’re not sure how it works, but it’s supposedly part of a new way to experience music with Windows 7 called Playlist 7. If anyone has Windows 7 and can find our song for download, please email us and let us know! (The song is only available for 1 week… after 8 weeks, the bands with the top downloads will become a Microsoft Featured Artist!) <br /><br />In other good news, instrumental versions of our songs, Never Know, One Night Ticket, and Rockstar we’re sent to a major cable network to be used in their programming! AND the regular version of Never Know has been picked up by MTV for use in their programming. That’s all we know about these right now… we’ll keep you posted if and when we find out more!<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-36988202554380792192009-11-29T23:14:00.000-05:002009-11-29T23:15:07.933-05:00Debbie 11-25-2009: How bout dem Giants?So it's Thanksgiving already. Tonight is our 500th show. Man...that's crazy. This is like the roughest night ever for me. I always go down to my mom's for Thanksgiving (down in NYC)... and the festivities always start at 10am. That means I have to leave Albany around 8am. So...given the fact that it takes me a good hour to get ready in the morning, I have to be up by 7am. That SUCKS...because I won't even be home from tonight's show until around 4am...so we're talking like 3 hours sleep. <br />But...none the less...I'm looking forward to it. <br /><br />I hope everyone joins me in putting any thoughts of diets out the window, and just eating until your little hearts are content tomorrow. Any Giants fans out there ? Hopefully we'll squeeze out another win this week. <br /><br />Also....for anyone who likes to tan (in the Albany area)....there's a GREAT tanning salon over in Troy called Rosie's Tanzmania. I'm not into tanning because of the whole cancer thing and the fact that it gives you wrinkles....BUT...they just got this great spray tan thing. I was totally not into spray tanning and I thought it would make me look orange... BUT!!!...to my suprise I got perfect color. It looks like I just got back from vacation. It was easy, my tan looks great, and you'd never know it was a spray tan. Anyone interested in getting a tan (without exposing themselves to the tanning rays) should DEFINETLEY check out Tanzmania over in Troy. Also, if you bring in a few cans, they'll give you $15 off your tanning purchase (Cans for Tans).<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-49056407707897719112009-11-23T18:01:00.000-05:002009-11-23T18:02:23.700-05:0011-23-2009: More Good News For Us This Past Week!We're currently signing contracts with Hot Topic... they'll be placing our CDs in some of their Capital District stores! If you need a great gift for the Holidays, stop by Hot Topic and ask for a Ten Year Vamp CD!<br /><br />We just received another fantatic album review from Guitar International. "Filled with catchy riffs and heavy grooves, the album easily proves that it can stand next to any top-40 album on the charts today." Go here to read the entire review: <a href="http://modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2009/11/20/tyv/" target="_blank">http://modernguitarist.guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2009/11/20/tyv/</a><br /><br /><p>Last but not least... Capital District website <a href="http://www.518fever.com" target="_blank">www.518fever.com</a> has awarded us Best Band! We love those guys - please check out their site. Thanks to anyone who voted for us!<br /><br />Don't forget this Wednesday night is our 6th annual 'Homecoming' show at the Bayou Cafe in Albany. A great night where everyone from over the years stops in to hang out and say hi. If you're thinking about coming, please come out early so you don't get stuck in line. And for anyone who wants to come out early and wear a Ten Year Vamp t-shirt, we're buying the beer! (Yes, you can buy a shirt when you get there). The party starts sometime around 8pm and the beer offer is good until we hit the stage or kill the keg. This show will also be our 500th show!!! so please come out and celebrate with us!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-58512011964539157352009-11-23T18:00:00.000-05:002009-11-23T18:01:02.599-05:00D - 11/20/2009 - Goodbye Sweet Sweets....So we've already begun talks of our next music video. We were talking to Platform 1 Entertainment and they're interested in helping us with promotions for it. (Check out Platform 1's artist roster here.... http://platform-1.com/mm_artist_roster.php ). Killer roster!! Needless to say, we're psyched about it. <br />BUT!!!... the song we're using for the video is "Pleasures (that I Call Mine)". If you haven't heard it...it's about female sexuality. (go here to download it... http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pleasures-that-i-call-mine/id334147222?i=334147344 ). Needless to say, this video is gonna be SEXY as hell. What that means for me is say goodbye to the sweets and fatty foods and time to tone up. So...from now until video production (which probably won't be for another 2 months or so), I'm watching what I eat and putting my treadmill to good use. This video is gonna be HOT.<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-64039560623325058632009-11-23T17:59:00.000-05:002009-11-23T18:00:05.488-05:00D - 11/4/09 - the cold dark nites are upon us....So Halloween was fun. Our good friends Muffy and Mamie managed to disappear AGAIN this year. They drive down to see us from Plattsburgh every Halloween...and every Halloween I look up halfway through our first set and they're both no where to be seen. This year, they got kicked out. Nice job ladies : ) Next year, we're gonna stick you at a table and you're not allowed to move. Lol. So...lots of great announcements coming up. A Blood Lust Ball (on Friday the 13th of Nov) to kick off the New Moon Premiere. There will be a private screening on the Thursday it opens at Midnight. The first 92 people at our show will get tickets to the premiere screening. The Blood Lust ball will be at Envy in Albany. Vampire costumes are encouraged. Also...another major concert announcement coming your way soon which will include 10YV. Listen to FLY 92.3 for the announcement over the next few days.<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-20485837187330670482009-10-28T13:38:00.002-04:002009-10-28T13:39:44.160-04:00Halloween Party Saturday at Jillian's of AlbanyHey Guys…<br /><br /><br />We just received another great album review… 10 out of 10 from the Gulf Cost Music Review! (http://gcmusic.tmblr.net) <br /><br /><br />If you haven’t seen Video Episode 39 from our CD release party, you can find it on our website as well as YouTube. <br /><br /><br />This Saturday night we’re making our annual Halloween stop at Jillian’s in Albany. There is not a better spot in Albany to go for a Halloween party. Last year, we dressed up as Wizard of Oz characters… what do you think we’ll do this year? Come by and find out. And we’re bringing a bunch of new songs… at leaqst 6 new songs never played at Jillian’s before!<br /><br /><br /> We still need your help! Magic Hat Beer is having a huge contest to find a band to sponsor. We want to be that band, but we can’t do it without your comments and votes. So please go to the link below and leave a comment for us. The deadline is rapidly approaching and we’re starting out way behind a bunch of other bands. But it’s easily within reach if a bunch of you will help out! Please forward this to your friends and ask them to vote as well! We appreciate any support you can muster!<br /> <br />http://magichat.net/ontour/bands/ten_year_vamp_0<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-26217795500847546972009-10-28T13:38:00.001-04:002009-10-28T13:38:41.650-04:00Wake Up Dead 10/25/09 12:30 am AndyWhat a phenomenal weekend. "Big Sexy" Greg Nash and I drove to Plattsburgh whilst listening to the Megadeth catalog in chronological order. You should have seen the looks on the other drivers faces watching us play air guitar and "rock out" all while swerving in and out of lanes. Dangerous I know but well worth the risk. Plattsburgh is always a good time and they really treat us well there. I slept about 4hrs this weekend and I think I'm coming down with something so I'm off to sleep!<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-37703469047410525822009-10-28T13:37:00.000-04:002009-10-28T13:38:20.425-04:0010-18-2009 Mark: Sunday NightSpent the afternoon with Jeff Knight out in the cold. Jeff directed our Never Know video and he asked me to play a role in this short film he's working on. It's been almost 20 years since I did anything like that... the rest of the guys on the set were very patient with me remembering my lines and keep them straight while trying not to shiver at the same time. It should be prety cool by the time they're done.<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-12581892277296004502009-10-21T14:15:00.000-04:002009-10-21T14:16:22.677-04:00We’re not sure if you guys have been keeping up with the What’s New page of our website lately, but lots of good things are falling our way. Last week, our drummer Greg, won the Drum Off Competition at Guitar Center… in November, he heads to Brooklyn to compete in a National semi-final round. And this week, Greg has a blog on the Modern Drummer website. www.moderndrummer.com (scroll down on the right).<br /><br />Last week, we received another great review of our new album from UC Radio in LA:<br />“I was blown away by this band right away… The first time that I heard the lead singer Debbie Gabrione’s voice, I was hooked. They got great songs, excellent lyrics, great melodies, and like I said, Debbie’s voice just ties it all together. The album Don’t Act Like You Know Me, is solid all the way through… I ended up buying the album and wanted to play almost every song on the show today... On top of it all, Debbie is just f&%$in’ hot... This is a top of the UC Radio List recommendation.”<br /><br />New photos, as well as Episode 39, are up on our website. Episode 39 is from our CD release show at Vapor in Saratoga (Our next Vapor show is coming up on Nov 6).<br /><br />And we still need help getting a sponsorship from Magic Hat Beer. Please go to the link below and leave a comment for the Magic Hat people, letting them know we’d be great band to sponsor. We’re making great headway, but there are still a ton of bands ahead of us. Seems like lots of those bands have their friends posting a comment every day. We’re not sure if quantity counts, but it sure looks good, so we still need your help! <a href="http://magichat.net/ontour/bands/ten_year_vamp_0">http://magichat.net/ontour/bands/ten_year_vamp_0</a><br /><br />And last but not least, this weekend, we’re headed up to Plattsburgh for 2 shows at Olive Ridley’s - we’ve added a handful of new songs to the set, so we can’t wait! And if you’re not going to be in Plattsburgh this weekend, stop by Jillian’s on Friday night. Our good friend, Chris Dukes (from Moxie), has a big CD release show - it’s a killer CD so stop by and pick one up!<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-79271107856901839142009-10-21T14:14:00.000-04:002009-10-21T14:15:21.446-04:0010-18-2009 Mark: Sunday NightSpent the afternoon with Jeff Knight out in the cold. Jeff directed our Never Know video and he asked me to play a role in this short film he's working on. It's been almost 20 years since I did anything like that... the rest of the guys on the set were very patient with me remembering my lines and keep them straight while trying not to shiver at the same time. It should be prety cool by the time they're done.<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-40792150302135555002009-10-14T15:18:00.000-04:002009-10-14T15:19:28.558-04:00We Need Your Help Again... and 2 Albany Shows This Weekend.Hey Guys… Lots of stuff this week.<br />Tomorrow night, our drummer Greg Nash, is competing at Guitar Center on Wolf Road in Colonie NY for a Nationwide drummer competition. Tomorrow is round 2. We’re gonna be there to support Greg and we’d love for all of you to come out too! We already know he’s the best drummer on the East Coast - it’s time the rest of the country find that out! Soooo… Guitar Center, Wolf Road, 7pm. <br /><br />Friday, we’re at the Bayou in Albany and then several hours later, we’re playing a special acoustic show at Macy’s in Colonie Center. At 11am will be playing a bunch of our original songs and 2 hand-fulls of cover songs that we DON’T play with the full band. It’s a big charity day at Macy’s so come out and support!<br /><br />And more importantly than all that, we need your help! Magic Hat Beer is having a huge contest to find a band to sponsor. We want to be that band, but we can’t do it without your comments and votes. So please go here: http://magichat.net/ontour/bands/ten_year_vamp_0 and leave a comment for us. The deadline is rapidly approaching and we’re starting out way behind a bunch of other bands. But it’s easily within reach if a bunch of you will help out! Please forward this email to your friends and ask them to vote as well! We appreciate any support you can muster!<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-78498540982541673132009-10-07T20:58:00.005-04:002009-10-07T21:36:38.534-04:0010-7-09: Mark8:55pm Wednesday night. I'm sitting on the couch watching the Science Channel and going over my lines for this short film I'm going to be in. We start shooting soon and I get to play the main bad guy! <br /><br />I just finished editing the latest video Episode. Episode 38... all I can say is that it's a classic. I hope everyone can appreciate it as much as Andy and I do. :)<br /><br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-91a095d154d870ee class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="91a095d154d870ee"></OBJECT><div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-23436233227506769482009-10-02T15:15:00.001-04:002009-10-02T15:15:22.853-04:0010-2-2009: All Kinds Of Good Stuff TodayWow... all kinds of cool things going on for us the past 2 days!</p><br /><p>Highlights from our Crash Mansion show last weekend at MEANY Fest is now up on YouTube. Go <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8tRAWH_Ek4" target="_blank">HERE</a> to check it out!</p><br /><p>We're in a big article in today's TIMES UNION. Check it out <a href="http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=848382&category=LIFE&TextPage=1" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</p><br /><p>We've been named Artist of the Month over at Wildy's World! Go <a href="http://wildysworld.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see that and go <a href="http://wildysworld.blogspot.com/2009/09/review-ten-year-vamp-dont-act-like-you.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> to read our 5 star album review!</p><br /><p>Our song Say That You Made Love For me has been climbing the Indie Charts at WhoTune in Australia. Today, we hit #1! Go <a href="http://www.whotune.com/#page=top20" target="_blank">HERE</a> to check that out.</p><br /><p>And last but not least... our first acoustic show in years is in less than 3 hours at the Hot Topic in the Saratoga/Wilton Mall. 6pm start time... and then off to Sandy's Clam Bar for another fun night.<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-73841099885270915952009-09-28T20:20:00.001-04:002009-09-28T20:20:59.719-04:00You Can Tunafish But You Can't Tunabus Andy 9/28/09I'm on the emotional roller coaster of a lifetime. First, I was going to the Times Union Center to see WWE RAW and now I can't go. Then I could go and now I can't. Being a responsible adult is overrated. Thankfully I will be in a confined space with Mark for several hours tomorrow on our pilgrimage to VuDu Studios for another round of abuse. Thanks to everyone on the bus trip this weekend it was like two 12 cut pizzas.<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-75652441476242468292009-09-28T20:19:00.001-04:002009-09-28T20:20:25.500-04:00Debbie - Monday Sept 28So MEANYfest was this past Sat and it went GREAT. The bus down to NYC was a blast. We got down there and got to watch 3 other bands compete before we took the stage. Our fans were the loudest and the best. We had about 60 people come out to support us, and they were so loud it felt like there were 300 of them !!! We had a great show and even got to do an encore. The announcer said that in MEANYfest history, they've never "let" a band do an encore...but because people wouldn't stop chanting "TEN YEAR VAMP", they let us come back on to play an encore. It went really well. I also got to chat with a rep from Island / Def Jam, who said he was very impressed with our show, our fans AND our "Album Project". The night really couldn't have gone any better. We're DEF gonna do another bus trip to NYC real soon.<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-51130221290085632232009-09-24T20:43:00.001-04:002009-09-24T20:43:31.078-04:009-24-2009: Never Know on TVHey guys we are excited to let you know that our video for Never Know will be airing on IndiMusic TV on October 3rd at 2:00AM on WLNY 10/55 airing in NY, NJ and Ct available in 7 million homes. After airing our video will also be available for viewing on <a href="http://www.Indimusictv.com" target="_blank">www.Indimusictv.com</a>. Please watch and then go to <a href="http://www.Indimusictv.com" target="_blank">www.Indimusictv.com</a> to register and vote for our video.<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-16955681124318016242009-09-24T00:00:00.002-04:002009-09-24T00:01:36.899-04:009-23-2009 Mark<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRsznK7A5I1PsZeX-ykWdnKdNf-eN2f9XQwyimx1sbgPoS-bTqOnQ53nuSLgmR8NUy_zpOB8Ko5gwT6ai2lIbcINVxJuuhpHROEt2M-l6VoiaRBLrjo9M57Hz9p3vU93DCI_f0HRXjts/s1600-h/JPTYV09.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRsznK7A5I1PsZeX-ykWdnKdNf-eN2f9XQwyimx1sbgPoS-bTqOnQ53nuSLgmR8NUy_zpOB8Ko5gwT6ai2lIbcINVxJuuhpHROEt2M-l6VoiaRBLrjo9M57Hz9p3vU93DCI_f0HRXjts/s320/JPTYV09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384879190021309554" /></a><br />So Larkfest was last weekend. We had such a great time… the weather was beautiful and we finally had a chance to play for a ton of people who have never heard us. I’d like to consider our show successful because we sold over 100 CDs within 45 minutes of the end of our set. Later that night, we played at the Washington Armory during the Roller Derby games. It was fantastic playing on such a huge stage (if any band was made to play huge, stadium sized stages, it’s us!) <br /><br />So Larkfest went pretty smoothly… excluding Andy and Greg almost getting towed from their “Artist Parking” spots, Billy’s wife and newborn getting shoved from in front of the stage, and Debbie’s guitar not making a sound for her solo intro of Say That You Made Love To Me. But it was nothing we couldn’t handle, and overall, it was a great day. I finally got to see the Erotics play… and to see them cover Pat Benetar and Scandal was priceless! They were awesome! It was great to see so many special people in the crowd wearing 10YV shirts - I wish we could play Larkfest every year, but it will probably be some time before we get to go back. Thanks Lark Street and thanks WEQX!<br /><br />Watch our website for photos and videos from the show.<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-57495152726656148812009-09-17T01:38:00.001-04:002009-09-17T01:40:29.389-04:0009/16/09 Andy: COME N GITYA SUM-O-THISJesus this has taken me forever to write. Mark mentioned to me the idea of writing up some of my musical influences and it turned into a research paper. I felt like I needed to type up every single major musical event I could recall but realized that would be incredibly dull. But something really cool came out of this. I thought long and hard about music and what it's done for me. I have so many great memories attached to this list……..it reads like the story of my life. I could spend forever talking about all of this great music so here is the short list<br />Beastie Boys-Licensed To Ill <br />Black Flag- Damaged <br />Boston <br />Boysetsfire-After The Eulogy <br />Candiria-300 Percent Density <br />Cannibal Corpse-Vile <br />Cave In-Beyond Hypothermia <br />Charlie Parker <br />Converge-When Forever Comes Crashing <br />Corrosion Of Conformity-Blind <br />Crowbar-Time Heals Nothing <br />Death-Human <br />Def Leppard-Hysetria <br />The Dillinger Escape Plan-Calculating Infinity <br />Down-Nola <br />Dr. Dre <br />Earth Crisis-Destroy The Machines <br />Earth Wind & Fire <br />Eric Johnson-Ah Via Musician <br />Exodus-Force Of Habit <br />Extreme-3 Sides To Every Story <br />Fight-War Of Words <br />Fireside-Do Not Tailgate <br />George Duke <br />Godflesh-Songs Of Love And Hate <br />Gravediggaz-6 Feet Deep <br />Guns N’ Roses-Appetite For Destruction <br />Hatebreed-Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire <br />Helmet-Betty <br />Herbie Hancock-Man Child <br />In Flames-Colony <br />James Brown <br />Jeff Beck-Blow By Blow <br />Jimi Hendrix-Band Of Gypsy <br />Joe Satriani-Surfing With The Alien <br />John Coltrane-Blue Train <br />John Scofield-Pick Hits <br />Judas Priest <br />Life Of Agony-River Runs Red <br />Living Colour-Stain <br />Mahavishnu Orchestra-Birds Of Fire <br />The Mars Volta <br />Megadeth-Peace Sells But Who’s Buying <br />Mattias la Eklundh-Freak Guitar <br />Meshuggah-Destroy Erase Improve <br />Metallica-Master Of Puppets <br />Miles Davis <br />Mos Def-The New Danger <br />Motley Crue-Girls, Girls, Girls <br />Nailbomb-Point Blank <br />NeurosisThrough Silver In Blood <br />Obituary-World Demise <br />Overkill-Horrorscope <br />Ozzy <br />Ornette Coleman-The Shape Of Jazz To Come <br />Pantera-Vulgar Display Of Power <br />Poison-Look What The Cat Dragged In <br />The Police <br />Primus-Sailing The Seas Of Cheese <br />Prince-Purple Rain <br />Pro Pain-The Truth Hurts <br />Prong-Cleansing <br />Public Enemy-It Takes A Nation <br />Quicksand-Slip <br />Refused-The Shape Of Punk To Come <br />Rollins Band -Weight <br />The Roots <br />Run DMC-Rasing Hell <br />RZA <br />Sepultura-Arise <br />Sick Of It All-Scratch The Surface <br />Slayer-Live Undead <br />Sly & The Family Stone <br />Snapcase-Progression Through Unlearning <br />Suffication-Pierced From Within <br />Testament-The New Order <br />Tool-Opiate <br />Toto-Toto IV <br />The Used <br />Van Halen <br />Vison Of Disorder <br />Wes Montgomery-Full House <br />Winger <br />Wu-Tang Clan-36 Chambers<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-45318287743551867622009-09-16T13:44:00.004-04:002009-09-17T01:38:28.336-04:00Greg 9-16-09: "I'm going to do this..at loud volumes..in public..until I die..no matter what"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDcNpIhhShorYLL9fDEXs1zKSjLuebcEkejQTc8OC9Nmx4LDvi4HlJemNPcVuBsISjXE0LGTLvKwdasBht6JMXyp3ihlgO5Ceuut79wHPKoiA2k6A-mDw0HXB9uW4e6YxXtnaxUxeIGw/s1600-h/3967_021.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDcNpIhhShorYLL9fDEXs1zKSjLuebcEkejQTc8OC9Nmx4LDvi4HlJemNPcVuBsISjXE0LGTLvKwdasBht6JMXyp3ihlgO5Ceuut79wHPKoiA2k6A-mDw0HXB9uW4e6YxXtnaxUxeIGw/s320/3967_021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382123085755822562" /></a><br />My Name is Gregory Nash,I reside in upstate New York. Over the years I've played in a very wide variety of bands, each with different styles and influences. This experience has led to a unique approach to the drumkit and to playing music in general. Among the artists I've recorded and toured with are Jeanne French(CBS), Soul Session, and Sirsy. I am currently the full time drummer for Ten Year Vamp, a popular female fronted modern rock band that tours the East Coast and Northeast constantly. We just released our debut CD and I'm incredibly proud of it. Playing with such talented musicians has also given me the opportunity to share the stage with such acts as Cheap Trick, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Paramore, Blues Traveler, Collective Soul, Junior Walker, Susan Tedesci, John Waite and many others. I am also set to release an E.P for my original band THE PAIN, featuring Leo Curley of Biohazard on guitar and Bob Horvath on bass.<br /><br />It took me years of playing many different styles and "driving the bus" for bands that span the genre spectrum. I am a hard rock drummer and always have been, this was solidified on my 8th birthday when I received the spectacularly packaged 'KISS Alive 2'. From the moment I heard the roar of the crowd and the opening chords of 'Detroit Rock City' it was clear what I needed to do with my life. I have worked a plethora of odd jobs; kitchen, painting, janitorial, ect all to fuel my true passion, playing and creating music. I would play with any band, anytime, anywhere. I've played in soul, jazz, metal, funk, reggae, alternative, folk, pop, blues, thrash, country, and of course rock bands, and I believe every drummer should try to experience playing as many styles as they can. That gives you the chance to apply these aspects to your own playing and help make your drumming more unique, thus making it truly YOUR OWN style.<br /><br />Eventually I landed in a spot in which I can utilize all of my experience and concentrate it to my true niche and love; hard rock.I've been playing for 17 years and I've never been playing better, I have more passion than ever before. I've passed up incredible employment opportunities and financial advancements in order to stay loyal to my dreams of being a successful musician, I'm more driven than ever before because as I age I get to apply all the things I've learned over the years, and I'm surrounded by incredible and respectful musicians. I cannot stress how important it is to play with the RIGHT people, both musically and socially. If you are in a negative or limiting situation, with stagnant, dead-weight players, run, don't walk to a more positive situation.<br /><br />To fill up my empty calendar dates I put together and play with tributes, to honor and recognize how much these bands influenced my life and career. I'm the drummer for tributes to Aerosmith, Kiss,Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Led Zeppelin.<br /><br />Over the summer of '08 I performed a series of dates on Van's Warped Tour with Blase Debris(Altercation records) which resulted in a full endorsement from Shine Custom drums and Stagg cymbals, (these cymbals are incredible, check em out) I also teach and can be found hosting the weekly open-mic night in my hometown of Colonie New York, when I'm not on the road with TEN YEAR VAMP or THE PAIN.<br /><br />The main point I'm trying to convey is that if you love what you do and you have passion for playing music, don't let anyone or anything stand in your way, whether I'm rich or poor I will always have my music and creativity, the drumset provides an endless world of possibilities and can be an incredible source of comfort and inspiration. The only place I truly feel at home is behind the kit, and I would't give it up for anything in the world. As Nikka Costa, one of my favorite artists simply puts it "KEEP ON PUSHIN'" <br /><br />"Gregory Nash's track record speaks for itself... endlessly versatile, contagiously dynamic, his unorthodox technical approach gives a mesmerizing weight to the staggering chops that have become his calling card. Watching Nash go to work on a 4-piece kit is like watching a decon foreman testing his equipment in preparation for the destruction of a sports arena. Gloriously inglorious." -Bill Ketzer, Metroland<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721553543477439296.post-46998875713514822042009-09-16T13:43:00.000-04:002009-09-16T13:44:03.811-04:00D - Sept 16Not sure if any of you read our "what's new page", but Ten Year Vamp entered the Australian Indie charts at #16, and we're now ranked #3. That's freaking great !!!! The CD has been selling amazingly, and everyone seems to love it. If you don't have a copy of our CD yet...go to www.dontactlikeyouknowme.com and buy it. If you don't have plans for THIS SATURDAY (Sept 19th), come see us at Larkfest. We'll be opening for MOBY. We go on around 1pm, on the Madison Ave stage. AND...if you really want to TRY and keep up with us, we have a second show the same day, 3 blocks down...at the Armory. I'm THRILLED to play the Armory. I saw 2 of my favorite bands there....Paramore and Jimmy Eat World. So it's gonna be cool to play the same venue : ) There's still a few more seats on the bus to NYC for next weekend. In case you don't know, we're a "Special Guest" at this year's MEANYfest in NYC(Musicians and Emerging Artists in NY). A few years ago the "Special Guest" was Halestorm...and now they're signed to Atlantic. So come see us kick some NYC ass !!!<div class="blogger-post-footer">www.tenyearvamp.com</div>Ten Year Vamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248562979239934551noreply@blogger.com0