Bryan with a why?

Last Boston Show

2012-01-31T10:45:00.003-05:00

The last Boston show was a wicked good time! It started outside the club and ended off the stage on the floor. Not for nothing, but these cats out front came all the way from Philly and couldn't come in to the club due to institutional ageism. Someone also flew in from Georgia for this! So, I got all of the youtubes together that I could find and put them in one spot so we can show the rest of the world how its done. Much love for my hometown.

1. OFD (outside the club)

Workers Song and Desperate Times

100 Cigarettes

Black Man

Angel in The Snow

Don't Terrorize Me

Poor Boy (On the dance floor)

Poor Boy (On the dance floor from the Matty V Cam)

Occupy Oakland Oct/Nov

2011-11-12T17:11:00.002-05:00

10/11/11 Day 2

10/27/11

11/5/2011

This camera is a flashbang

2011-10-26T20:40:00.002-04:00

We are the people!

2011-10-26T19:44:00.000-04:00

Oakland 10/25

2011-10-26T02:34:00.013-04:00

From The First Revolutionary I Ever Met

2011-10-13T15:12:00.004-04:00

I was looking at photo's from a lot of the occupy sites on facebook and now have tear's streaming down my face, because i feel for you and all of those out in the street's crying out for "justice for all". I want to go there with blanket's and rain gear and food for everybody, but i can not right now all i can do is donate money and I have, but that is simply not enough. I will go there and I will talk with them and support them this week end. I don't know what the future hold's, but it gives me hope when I see so many color's,ages, and gender's together fighting for what is right and just. The old timer I am sending a pic of is my new hero

Love Mom

via http://www.bryanmcpherson.blogspot.com

Occupied. 10/11/2011

2011-10-12T00:36:00.005-04:00

Twitter 10/11/2011

This is what CBS/WBZ was tweeting today. Mindless, non-news worthy, tweets the day after over 100 arrests, beatings, lies, and violence on non violent protesters by the government in Boston Massachusetts and in cities across The United States.

The following is my response and an exchange with CBS Boston and with the reporter they assigned to cover Occupy Boston, a self proclaimed afficianado of food, drink,sports,and apparently at one time a struggling musician with a myspace page and 7 friends. http://www.myspace.com/stevesaleeba

Upon revisiting this conversation it becomes abundantly clear just how arrogant and condescending The Steve Dujor and CBSboston are in regards to the thoughts and concerns of citizens. He continually takes jabs at me and attempts to weasel out of them. All of this was happening while he was supposedly covering Occupy Boston. After a while I realized the "i know you are but what am I" mentality of the man, so I wrapped it up and went about my business. It is below. You do need to speak twitter to understand it. If you do not speak twitter, you need to learn. That is where the news is. It is from people like you and me. People that are there seeking the truth and passing it along. It is not coming from spoon-fed ignorant well-paid hypocrites that do the bidding of the machine.

Or maybe I'm really off base here and they are right. You be the judge. I welcome any and all comments and opinions.

PS. There will be grammatical errors, because grammar just isn't that important.

cbsboston WBZ Boston News
Water problems in #Barre. Residents are being asked to conserve while town tracks leak of up 80,000 gallons a day. - @PeterWBZ

cbsboston WBZ Boston News
Lost in a Danvers corn maze, person calls police. (no word on whether they were being stalked) cbsloc.al/r2vB5a

cbsboston WBZ Boston News
"Applause in the newsroom! @LisaWBZ is back from maternity leave! - @PeterWBZ"

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
“@cbsboston: Applause in the newsroom! @LisaWBZ is back from maternity leave! - @PeterWBZ” this is what wbz is tweeting today?????????

cbsboston WBZ Boston News
@BryanMcPherson Yep. Sorry if we offended you by welcoming back our friend & co-worker.

BryanMcPherson Bryan Mcpherson
@cbsboston the constitution was hauled off to jail last night. your welcoming people back to work. Amercans don't have jobs! Report news!

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@cbsboston your not even WBZ your CBS. Furthermore this only proves once again how out of touch the mainstream "media" is with reality

cbsboston WBZ Boston News
@BryanMcPherson you obviously aren't from around here. WBZ is CBS. & - we have plenty of "news" on our website. feel free to visit.

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@cbsboston born and raised on the streets of Boston. Do your homework, news.

TheSteveDuJour steve saleeba ("REPORTER")
@BryanMcPherson dude. "your not even WBZ your CBS" - grammatically incorrect. factually untrue. get a life.

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@cbsboston you simply say what they tell you to say. Your a propaganda machine of lies and your time is up. The revolution will be tweeted.

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@TheSteveDuJour wbz is run by CBS. It has long since not been local news. Get hip

LauramomBoston Laura
@cbsboston @bryanmcpherson that just made me laugh. Nothing is obvious @cbsboston. @BryanMcPherson is most certainly from HERE! Report news!

EarlofHalifax Earl of Halifax
@cbsboston @BryanMcPherson do it off the air, people used to appreciate real news, now everyone wants to be TMZ and spread gossip and bull.

TheSteveDuJour steve saleeba
@BryanMcPherson guess that makes me a puppet then. CBS must tell me what to write. Surprised they let me cover #occupy - #conspiracyidiots

TheSteveDuJour steve saleeba
@LauramomBoston his poor grammar and incorrect assertion about WBZ made me assume otherwise. my bad.

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@TheSteveDuJour you said it. Cover man. Cover!!

TheSteveDuJour steve saleeba
@BryanMcPherson we ARE. We welcomed back our co-worker via twitter. How is that a sin?

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@BryanMcPherson @thestevedujour and once you cover. Report!!!!!!!

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
One other thing. FUCK GRAMMAR!!!!

NickGoldMA Nick Gold
@BryanMcPherson Fucking A right!

TheSteveDuJour steve saleeba
Free publicity alert: I'll be @BryanMcPherson 's Dec 15 show booing & complaining about his music. #ifnewspeopletoldpeoplehowtodotheirjobs

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@TheSteveDuJour I'd like to see that I'll put you on the list!

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@TheSteveDuJour it's an insult to every American without a job and sitting in a cell for a nonviolent occupation and exercising their right.

TheSteveDuJour steve saleeba
@BryanMcPherson not going to happen. For 1, I respect the fact that musicians are real ppl who work hard & take pride in all that they do.

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@TheSteveDuJour whatever that means.

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@TheSteveDuJour then why did you say you were going steve? Lies once again.

TheSteveDuJour steve saleeba
@BryanMcPherson the hashtag says #IF - again, you're skewing the facts. you'd make a great propagandist

NickGoldMA Nick Gold
@BryanMcPherson Holy shit this is entertaining. Be sure to send a flyer to them for the show!

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@TheSteveDuJour tell me steve, what are you guys having for lunch today? The people need to know. Looking forward to more from @cbsboston

LiamTat7 Will Tattan
How many people at @cbsboston actually were born and raised here like @BryanMcPherson? And by here I mean within city limits?

TheSteveDuJour steve saleeba
@BryanMcPherson that's funny. See - I have a sense of humor. You obviously don't. Good luck with that.

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@TheSteveDuJour tell the news not jokes Steve

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@TheSteveDuJour my argument is with @cbsboston

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
Ask a puppet if he knows he's a puppet

TheSteveDuJour steve saleeba
@BryanMcPherson regardless, your argument is flawed. CBSBoston consists of News, Sports, Entertainment, Events, ETC. not just News.

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@TheSteveDuJour it consists of a lot of bullshit if you ask me and A LOT of other people. When people want truth, they don't tune to "news"

TheSteveDuJour steve saleeba
@BryanMcPherson that's fine. When I want to listen to music that suits my taste, I don't listen to you (no offense).

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@TheSteveDuJour thanks. That's a ringing endorsement ;) your on the list for the 15th. Join us!

TheSteveDuJour steve saleeba
@BryanMcPherson I guess the difference is, I don't feel the need to attack your lyrics as "lies" just b/c I don't care for them.

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@TheSteveDuJour that's the difference between you and me. Oh and I'm not lying. That too

TheSteveDuJour steve saleeba
@BryanMcPherson you're right. I take it back. Not "lying" - just uninformed in your opinions.

BryanMcPherson Bryan McPherson
@TheSteveDuJour I'll end here. "the revolution will not be televised" google it. Your on the list for the 15th @Occupy_Boston

I See A Flag

2011-10-09T17:15:00.002-04:00

Well I moved down the street from an American dream
And oh what a scene on the media screen
Because the police shot him down
He was laying on the ground
And now the whole damn town is going to burn to the ground
I don't understand

I see a flag blowing in the wind

I see crystal meth, internet, placing bets on a worldwide web
With your skeleton face and hollow eyes
2 more clicks before you die
And people lying sick in hospital beds
And doctors getting rich on the blood of the dead
And the poor lie still, like wolves in the street
They took that man down just walking a beat
I don't understand

But I see a flag blowing in the wind

I'm sorry kid there ain't no more jobs
For a working class stiff living low on the hog
Why don't you get yourself to college
Go get a degree. Go get yourself some debt
I hear they're giving it away for free
Because the banks taking your home
On a government loan and renting to own biological clones
With your pesticide cream and bionic fruit
Bunch of dancing monkeys dressed in suits
So I run down to the bay I gotta see the ocean blue
But Gilman Street is gonna get the boot
I don't understand

I see a flag burning in the wind

There ain't no easy way to end this song
I ain't got no answers 'cept mountains and fog
Cuz I seen the buildings built and I watched them crumble
I seen a nation of braggarts stumble humbled
I seen money come and go
People live and die
People giving up
Standing up to try
And all I can hope for is a better today
Cuz life's right now and its here I'll stay
Its here I will sing and here I will pray
To a billion gods I hope they all get their way
So lets just tare it all down
We can start from scratch
Keep our faces forward don't ever look back
A place where everybody's clothed and everybody's fed
And nobody's dieing from a lack of medicine
I don't understand
I see a flag lowered in the wind

So lets just burn all the money
For a currency of love
Fat Mike will think its funny
Feed the children drugs
Because the crackheads line the streets
In a giant bread line
Giving head for one more dime
And one more chance
And one more line
Lets all pledge allegiance to an American lie
Well I would like to pledge to life
And I would like to pledge to truth
Ask your questions later, first things shoot
Cuz no motherfucker they don't need no proof
The proof is the puzzle and the puzzle is the sleuth
And nothing's making sense except dollars and cents
It's a coup de'tat there ain't no president
He's a walking talking puppet just hanging from a string
Singing the songs the corporations say to sing
And you all sit there dancing and singing along
But there's no fucking words cuz there's no fucking song
He just reads it from a screen and you take it to heart
Let the fires light the night babe your lost in the dark
And I'll be Mad max and you can be Goldie Hawn
We'll start a fucking riot on the white house lawn
You better understand

I see a flag raised in the wind
I see a flag blowing in the wind

"American Boy, American Girl" Coming Soon.

Dear Los Angeles

2011-09-26T17:03:00.004-04:00

Dear Los Angeles,

I did not come 3000 miles, 1 year, a 7 hour drive, and a broken string to be ignored.

All The Best,

Bryan McPherson

Once upon a time...

2011-09-10T17:13:00.003-04:00

Once upon a time I knew this girl who believed in god. She believed so much that she told everyone she knew to believe in God. She even spoke for god. Then one day her friend died unexpectedly. It was a tragic event. Now, this girl I knew, ceased to believe in God. She was so convinced that there was no god that she had to tell everyone she met and everyone she knew that there was no god.
I really wish this girl would make up her mind.

I Love Oakland So Much

2011-09-06T19:38:00.000-04:00

California

2011-09-02T01:00:00.009-04:00

Dangerous Friends on Radio Voices

2011-06-27T18:29:00.005-04:00

Recently hung out and played a bunch of songs on Radio Voices Berkeley Liberation Radio.

I'll give you the socks off my back

2011-06-01T17:02:00.002-04:00

Yesterday I was walking around downtown Oakland. I found myself down in the lower half, where at least 27 people are going to ask you for change. I'm new around here. I don't always know where to go.

Let me back track. Yesterday morning I woke up next to sexy and I had to go home before I went to go do the work for the man. I grabbed my trusty bag and noticed that I had a pair of socks in there. I thought to myself, why are these socks in here? I do not recall putting these socks in here? I figured hey, I'll leave them. You never know when you might need a pair of socks.

Allow me to fast forward. I'm walking around downtown Oakland. The lower half, where at least 27 people are going to ask you for change and I realize I need to piss pee urinate caffeinate etc.. So I stop into this fast food restaurant of the 5 start caliber. I order my processed drink, ask where's the sink, and proceed down the lane where I meet a man. He was sitting by the bathroom door and he said to me, can you spare some change? I said no, can't help you. Then he said, Can you spare some socks? I stopped in my tracks and said, socks? He said yea socks? I said, as a matter of fact I can spare some socks. I will be right back. I went into the bathroom, handled my business, came out, reached in my bag and pulled out a pair of my finest black socks. I said here you go man. I don't know if they are clean. He said I don't care and proceeded to put the socks on under his worn shoes and busted feet. he said thanks. i said no problem. As I was walking out another man came up to me and said God damn, that dude is having one hell of a lucky day. to get a pair of socks from some stranger? I nodded and laughed and said something that I don't remember. On my way out the other dude followed and said, you sure you don't know that guy? I just smiled and laughed and said nope while holding my arms out.

I don't know why weird shit happens, but I know it does.

They call me Sock Man.

True Story.

We got him!!!

2011-05-02T01:22:00.003-04:00

We finally got him. Victory is ours. I am warning you the picture below you may find disturbing. Parental advisory is strongly suggested.

April

2011-04-02T14:21:00.004-04:00

The Frustrators! Phenomenauts! Kepi Ghoulie! Bryan McPherson! and MC's Bobby Joe Ebola and The Chicken Macnuggets

2011-02-06T16:50:00.005-05:00

The Frustrators(featuring Mike Dirnt from Green Day) are back and doing a little California tour. I'm stoked to be on the San Francisco show. February 20th at The Rickshaw Stop Tickets available here http://www.rickshawstop.com/event/28223/

Happy Birthday

2011-02-06T16:49:00.001-05:00

"Happy Birthday" is the saddest song I've ever heard.

Hipster?

2011-02-02T11:51:00.003-05:00

No. Jeffrey Dahmer.

Bottom of The Hill

2011-01-23T12:37:00.003-05:00

Boston

2011-01-19T12:30:00.011-05:00

It was really great to be back home! I was lucky enough to play 3 awesome shows. Great Scott, Bull Mcabes, and The Midway. I got to play with a bunch of awesome solo artists and bands and am stoked those shows came together. Much love to my friends Wolves and the Radio, Jeff Rowe, Ryan the Terible for the Great Scott show. It was very awesome to come home on a Tuesday night before a blizzard and still play to a full room of VERY enthusiastic people. Goosebumps people, for real.

Thanks to Mark Lind, Mark Cannata, and David Wells for Bull Mcabes in Somerville. That place was bumpin. When I said 100 people in a 50 person bar, I meant it. Made me think that WHEN I hit it bigtime, I'm gonna book a weeks worth of shows at very small dive-bars in Boston in the middle of January! Keep it real. haha

And much thanks to Lenny Lashley and his Gang of One and The Old Edison for having me on for a few songs at a sold out Midway Cafe. I had a blast playing a few tunes and luckily did not have to go GG Allen on people (nods to lenny) Keep an eye out for these bands. A lot of these guys have records that just came out, so check em out huh!

I had a good walk around the old neighborhood I grew up in after the snow storm. It was night, but bright with the snow reflecting off of the clouds and the clouds reflecting off of the snow and the moon glowing. Down to Neponset Ave, up that really big hill by the Creamery, to the top of Hemmey Park, where we used to sled down suicide, run from cops, play basketball, and get guns pulled on us. Ahhh Dorchester :) Down past 'New Kid Danny Woods house. All of the Euro fans have gone away. Down Londsdale where the plane crashed, to Florida Street. Wheres the FSP posse these days? South bay? Up to DOT ave, past Dimitrios to Arthurs which has been Charlies for at least 20 years, but will always be Arthurs because when you had no money, but your friends did, they gave you a free slice. Past St Marks looking haunted and alone with the street lights on and the snow. Down King Street past the Courts where legendary tennisball and Street Hockey games were played, underage drinking, smoking and other illegal activities were engaged in, to Kings Corner where there were always 50 misfit kids hanging. Those were the days guys huh? Well It was a good trip back Boston. I'll be back soon! Off to San Francisco tonight for another gig.

Merry Christmas

2010-12-24T21:13:00.003-05:00

"Santa Clause is an impostor. Ain't no white man coming down your chimney with presents. Maybe with handcuffs! That's right. Y'all heard it from me"

- Random man on Market St. San Francisco, CA

Boston

2010-12-10T15:14:00.000-05:00

San Francisco

2010-12-10T15:10:00.000-05:00

Who reads this crappy blog

2010-09-17T02:19:00.000-04:00

I am Chip Man

2010-09-11T00:56:00.004-04:00

I am the potato chip man
every day I deliver these potato chips
some are made of potatoes
some are not
some are made of mystery things
some are made with corn
some are deep fried in stuff
it bubbles and gooze
some are baked in ovens
they burn people in ovens sometimes too
sometimes while they are alive
I deliver the chips though
some are crispy unless they are stale
then
they are slightly moist and chewy
why is that?
some have cheese on them
no no no not cheese cheese
powdered cheese
duuuuh
yea some have salt and vinegar and sour cream powder and barbecue
but not barbecued chicken
barbecue sauce powder stuff
every day I deliver these chips to stores and gas stations and super markets
every day I go home
every day I think about driving the truck off the bridge
but I don't
the people need the chips
at the end of a week
(really, the only day I like)
i get a bunch of paper tickets
with these I like to buy some chips of my own
the company gives me a discount
they have big fancy houses
I like the cheese ones
sometimes I like to mix them with the barbecue
sometimes I use them to cut my arm and watch myself bleed
on saturday I take my kids places, mow the lawn mohawk concrete patch
I'm lucky
lots of people would kill to be the chip man
like that guy over there drinking the listerine in his own bodily fluids
yea some say he used to deliver chips too
monday I'll go deliver the chips
and start the week all over again
one day I will die
and someone else will deliver the chips

Gentrifucknationwhiteghettomallslut

2010-09-04T16:36:00.002-04:00

White flight. White people leave cities and breed in suburbs

Gentrification. White people offspring return to cities and bring suburbs with them creating hipster movement and resident permit parking

Bryan moves to suburban city, jogs a lot, has thoughts.

If Shit Rolls down Hill Part 2

2010-09-01T12:54:00.001-04:00

In response to me recent blog about not wanting to work on a hill where shit was rolling down and wanting to avoid setting myself up for said shit avalanche a friend commented "Its all a hill"
And then I thought "damn, he's right" The world is round. Its a giant, or small, ball. You can not exist on a ball without being on a hill. Since the world is curved the whole thing is a hill. My friend is right. Shit is unavoidable. Shit....Happens...

The Miracle of Science

2010-08-30T17:04:00.001-04:00

Once upon a time I was a busker

2010-08-28T13:59:00.005-04:00

Once upon a time I was a busker.
I was a bad-ass motherfucker busker
Cutting my teeth sharp
Go play 100 gigs to your clapping friends
or hit the streets for a few days and see what you really got
I had some of my best shows ever at Park St Station and Harvard square
Sometimes I wouldn't make much
Sometimes I'd make a lot
it all depends on your spot
amplification is also key
I'm not much of a busker anymore
My skins gotten too thin
or I'm not desperate enough
I suppose I got enough validation from strangers to start playing for clapping friends
I remember long Saturdays playing for burrito money
going underground in the cold
coming out of porter square station in a blizzard
20 dollars richer
huffing all my gear through the snow covered streets to an apartment in Cambridge I shared with 2 roommates
I lit Harvard square on fire one night
Burnt it down
I could hear the smart kids screaming
my fire hurt so much
made 100 bucks in an hour
thats not every night
thats not every time
Sometimes I'd make a buck
take a beating
shit luck
no meaning
I played all originals
Sure I guess its easy to please the masses and go out and play a bunch of covers that everyone knows and throws
dollars and quarters
pelting you in the head
you can play freebird for that asshole walking by
or play happy birthday for Mr Impressive out with his girl dropping 50 cents in your case like your a jukebox
are you a jukebox
or a joke?
Get a job if you wanna do that shit
I play happy birthday my own way
or I don't play it at all
go play your own shit your own way and see what people really think
see if they listen
see if they know what you mean
are you an artist, a performer
or both?
have you ever made someone cry
with your own tears
transformed into notes
and words
somehow magically like some sort of soul stew
Or you can go do Bonjovi songs
whatever man
whatever floats your boat
I find myself in Berkeley California with a handful of new songs and very little money
the more things change the more they stay the same
Figure I'll check out the busker scene
the more things change the more they stay the same
no amp
no mic
just me and a guitar
A few people dropped me some loot and a nod
a crazy lady got in my face and started yelling at me about making her cry last week.
Someplace I never was and something I never did
2 paralyzed homeless dudes got most of the money coming out of peoples pockets
one woman yelled from down the corridor that "I was pretty good. Keep it up"
I yelled back "Thanks for the validation. I was just about to quit until you told me that"
Mostly people ignored me and went about their business
as I do when I ride trains
a lot of people looked over their shoulder
I made 6 bucks and a condom
almost covered cost
The motherfucking BART is a goddamn ripoff I don't care what anybody says
everyones a comedian
I did get to work on my new songs without disrupting the landlord
I wasn't expecting much
I know you need an amp and a mic and a mic stand and a good spot to make anything
I killed a friday night dead though
that night is dead
so dead
not breathing, not eating, not complaining or straining
dead
I bought 3 tacos for 39 cents each
what a fucking deal
went home and looked for jobs on the Internet
Once upon a time I was a busker
I'm not cut out for busking anymore

The Greatest Tattoo EVER

2010-08-26T03:24:00.002-04:00

My favorite dictator

If shit rolls down hill

2010-08-25T17:13:00.001-04:00

If shit rolls down hill
I am not going to work on a hill.

I'm about as Irish as

2010-08-21T13:53:00.000-04:00

I'm about as Irish as an Italian sub from Dimitrios Greek pizza shop on Dorchester ave, purchased by a Vietnamese woman driving a Japanese car, who brought it back to her apartment in an African American neighborhood, that was once a Jewish neighborhood, and ate it in front of a TV while watching the World Cup and listening to Reggaeton being played by some Spanish dudes that were driving by, on Saint Patricks Day in 1978.

http://www.bryanmcpherson.blogspot.com

The New Paparazzi

2010-08-14T17:07:00.004-04:00

The New Paparazzi are your friends. They are your family. They are complete strangers. Their newspaper is whatever the social media of the minute is. You are the new celebrity. Be prepared. They are watching and waiting. They have an unlimited supply of film and the capability to send it to thousands of people in seconds. Red eye? Stupid face? Criminal act? Anonymous 12 step meeting? They ask no questions. They are lurking in the shadows waiting to strike and tag your ass all over the web.

What I been up to?

2010-08-03T14:40:00.004-04:00

Q: What have I been up to?

A: To respond publicly(eeek) on the interweb to a few friends and family who have been asking. I'm in California! Since I been here, I been relatively quiet on the web and on the phone. I have found it useless and boring to blabber on and on on facebook and blogs and myspaces and chose to rather soak it all in. Before I left Boston, I went in to the studio to lay some songs down. I recorded 10 and learned how I want to record the rest of the record. Half of the songs I recorded I will most likely release once I mix them. They sound really good. It was a marathon 2 day lesson in intensity. It was a great learning experience for how I want to do the rest of the the songs I been writing and have written recently. Possibly a collection released in 3 easy installments!
California is rad. The bay area is awesome and chilly and conducive for creativity. I have written 5 songs since I been here. I've gone on some adventures and played some of the most unique shows ever. From Live at The Stork(look for possible 7 inch), To Campfire Fest, to the Mel-o-Dee lounge, Santa Cruz, and Todd's 4th of July Shindig. The shows have been rad and so have all the bands and artists I have played with! Its been great meeting a lot of new people. Everyone has been really welcoming and I've had a lot of fun.
The fun is over! I feel its time to get to work, literally. I just got a new day job to feed myself and keep a roof over my head while I plot my next move in global domination. Muahahaha! I also want to start exploring studios and recording for 2 more installments. More on that at 11.
That being said I need money to do all of this. That's where the work comes in. Unless I magically get signed to some label in a decaying industry, I will most likely be self-releasing this stuff. My path playing songs has not been easy, but I'm gonna keep it up, even though sometimes I wanna just say fuck playing shows and pursuing this and go to college. Believe it or not, a TON of work goes into this stuff. Everybody loves the college though. Smoking is bad for your health and wear a bike helmet too, asshole.
Anyways, that's my music stuff update. Other than that, the tacos out here are amazing and they are as available as Dunkin Donuts in Boston. The coffee can take the rust off of metal and there are dollar stores everywhere. I'm good! Next I wanna see some redwoods and head north for a possible one off or 2 in Portland and Seattle. A couple of my favorite places. That's it. Gonna go hit up a taco truck. Peace out!

P.S. I am well aware of my elimination of the word "have" from phrases like "What I been up to". So officially take your PHD in Grammar and stick it somewhere.

Campfire Fest 2010

2010-08-02T21:03:00.008-04:00

Some pics from The Campfire Fest I played this past weekend at Lake Shasta, California. I didn't take any pictures of myself because that would have been too difficult.

Alexander Hudjohn

Brian Hanover

Larry and His Flask

Get with the Fokken program

2010-07-02T18:43:00.004-04:00

Die Antwoord is the shit ok.

Leaving

2010-07-02T17:19:00.003-04:00

Gaslight Anthem on the beach with blue eyes
Leaving love is life
Walking with slush puppies in the summertime
Breathing heat and leaving
Believing there is something
Over the hills I have to climb
The rivers I have to cross
And the heart I leave behind

Banksy NOT in Cambridge

2010-06-05T11:27:00.002-04:00

Banksy NOT in Cambridge

Rise up Girl!

2010-05-31T12:32:00.002-04:00

Rise up Girl. Rise The Fuck Up!
Its not everyday that someone tattoos a lyric from one of my songs on their arm.

Viva Os Wegas

2010-05-28T17:53:00.002-04:00

Banksy in Cambridge

2010-05-16T16:53:00.003-04:00

So I just saw the Banksy art on Essex St in Cambridge.
A large man with a red sox cap in need of a belt walked by proclaiming his 5 year old niece could create better art than this.
I read online people saying he's only doing it here because he is on "tour" to support his movie. I thought why should anyone even bother?

Basement Poetry

2010-05-10T23:57:00.004-04:00

May 6th 2010,
Before the show in Syracuse ,Tom Around The World hooked up a little performance at Underground Poetry Spot. Its in the basement of a Chinese restaurant. It was a very cool spot and they were very supportive.

Video From Art Show at TT's

2010-05-06T08:08:00.004-04:00

Art and Music May 1st

2010-04-18T22:18:00.001-04:00

The Dog

2010-04-17T18:29:00.002-04:00

The Dog has a shiny silver bowl
He actually has 2 shiny silver bowls
One bowl is for food
The other bowl is for water
Sometimes while he is eating, he sees another dog in the bowl
and he growls
and the dog in bowl growls
and then he barks
and the dog in the bowl barks
and then he growls some more
and then he barks some more
This can go on for an afternoon
Until I say "Gus, stop barking at yourself!"
and then he comes to my room for a pet

Thank you!

2010-04-09T13:08:00.012-04:00

I got back from my west coast tour and got slammed with the flu! So, I been in bed with a high fever for the last week. This is the first day I've felt OK enough to actually write something on here. I just wanted to take a little time and personally thank everyone that helped me out on that one. It may have been a solo tour but I definitely did not do it on my own!
Much thanks to Jacqui Deegan! Matty V for getting the ball rolling and being the best temporary, non manager, advice giving, I'm not your manager, manager I ever had. Jessica Jekel for carting my ass around and putting the bug in my ear! Brian Mathews: Patron of the Arts. So here are the rest mofos. Nathan, Joe, Jessica and the rest of you crazy fuckers down in Carlsbad CA, for making that show. Long live the southern Californian tacos! Adam Shaw and Mike Mcolgan for getting me booked. Alex's Bar in the LBC. I always wanted to see where Sublime was from. I have no shame for liking Sublime. They were waaaay better than your crappy band. Trip Bar and Alex in LA for putting me on on 2 hours notice! Nicole for letting a strange person live in her living room for a few days. Ken Casey and Todd Benoit in SF for setting up that super rad show and SF tour. I shall return to the Bay Todd. I'll bring Wee Wee pads. Everyone at The Medicine Agency Gallery and Jason White! Pinhead Gunpowder what? Green Day what? Steve Neary, Brian Hanover and Brian Stevens and the attack of the Brians. Christopher Jonsson in Santa Cruz. Dude, we gotta catch up on the facebook! Sues Java for the free coffee. Just about made it to Seattle on that stuff. Chris from Action Patrol. Pleased to meet ya. Thanks for the T! The Plea for Peace Center in Stockton CA for letting me open up that punk rock show. Stockton CA for letting me leave alive and with my guitar. All of the happy cows on the California Coast. Your happiness makes me happy. The entire Pacific Northwest for the pretty hills and trees. Seattle! Rev and Liz and Success! For the awesome house show and Seattle tour. Rev, thanks for the corn dog mints. Austin and Anna for the hospitality! That's a very comfy couch FYI. Oh yea good burgers too. Portland Oregooooon! Vegan Mecca. All the fly chicas in Portland for sure ;) Kirsten Ringen. Alexander Hudjohn for setting up that show and the free-for-all afterward. Classic. Good times for sure. The Alleyway for having the show! Rebecca and her "friend" for coming all the way from Somerville! And last but not least, all my awesome friends and supportive family for putting up with this whack shit for all these years. Can't wait for the next tour. If I missed you on this list, I apologize. I blame it on the swine. Alright y'all. Back to bed. Hey, lets make a new record huh?

- Bryan

3/16/10 @ House of Blues Boston with the Dropkick Murphy's and Sick of It All

2010-03-17T20:17:00.004-04:00

March 16th, 2010 at The House of Blues Boston, with the Dropkick Murphy's and Sick of It All
Photographs by Ilya Mirman.

West Coast Tour

2010-03-15T21:54:00.005-04:00

July 5

2010-01-08T17:38:00.002-05:00

July 5 live at Wreck The Halls, at The Paradise in December, Boston MA

Can I Get a Hell Yea?

2009-12-29T17:00:00.002-05:00

"Dangerous Friends" (Wreck the Halls, The Paradise, Boston 12/19/09)

Don't blink twice its alright.

2009-12-22T19:19:00.005-05:00

Couple vids from Wreck The Halls 2009 with Street Dogs, Roger Miret and The Disasters, and Stigma at The Paradise.

More vids at http://playgroundboston.com/2009/12/22/wreckthehallsvids/

Congratulations Mom and Pete!

2009-12-08T19:18:00.010-05:00

Even though they have been together for almost 20 years they had never officially tied the knot and gotten married. After a random, middle of the night, brain hemorrhage suffered by Pete last month they started to talk about getting married. They had scheduled their impromptu wedding for this Thursday, but were interrupted by yet another major health complication when Pete was rushed to the hospital yet again in the middle of the night in an ambulance and told he had major blood clots in his heart and lungs. Words like mortality and death were tossed around. Survival rates clung too. Faith forgotten and remembered. Tears were shed. Love was exchanged. Hands were shook. Some phone calls were made by a family friend(Dee we are all grateful to you). Right before his open heart surgery we got a Reverend/justice of the peace up to his room to have a wedding. We closed the curtain to his bed and had an outlaw wedding. Perhaps one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed in my life. 10's of thousands of dollars and months of planning could not match this sort of ceremony. Before being carted off to surgery Pete said he was very happy. He made it through the surgery. They took a very large blood clot out of his heart and he is the talk of the hospital due to the large size of it. Mom and Pete are now officially hitched in the eyes of the state, god, man,woman, dogs, cats etc.. The joke is next month when Pete's nervous system fails or his arms fall off or something, they will be getting a divorce. I don't think so though. This is 20 years in the making. Congratulations Mom and Pete!

T-Shirts on SALE now.

2009-11-29T15:58:00.004-05:00

Bryan McPherson T-Shirts on sale now for 10 Bucks.

Order them here http://bryanmcpherson.com/Merch.html

You no white guy

2009-11-24T22:01:00.004-05:00

Eating lunch today with my Vietnamese homies.
We are eating Chinese food.
They got the hookup.
I bug them all the time for the hookup.
Its a secret society.
I really had to weasel my way into this club.
Finally when they realized I wasn't going to quit, they let me in on it.
Curry noodles.
mmmm
I'm using chopsticks.
That's all we have in the shop.
They are using forks.
I say "Hey, why is the white guy using the chopsticks and the Asian guys are using the forks?!"
They say "You no white guy, you Mc"

I took that as a compliment.

That's the end of the story.

Live on Bay State Rock

2009-11-19T20:52:00.001-05:00

Here are some live tracks and an interview from when I recently played on Bay State Rock.

http://www.bryanmcpherson.com/buy

Interview with Distorted

2009-11-09T07:01:00.002-05:00

Here I am running my mouth

http://www.distortedmagazine.com/features/chasing-dreams

Dog

2009-11-05T21:57:00.001-05:00

This dog can not walk, so he sits on a bench most of the day.

I do covers

2009-10-23T19:37:00.003-04:00

See
"Held Her in My Arms", by The Violent Femmes

Deleted Me

2009-10-22T20:07:00.004-04:00

Yo my song is in a deleted scene of the movie Townies. I do believe its the best scene in the movie, so I don't know why they cut it. You may remember this movie from a couple of years ago when they were shooting off guns in Charlestown while filming it and the cops came and there was a big thing. Yup, thats the movie. Here it is.

Smaht kids love Bryan McPherson

2009-10-17T10:08:00.001-04:00

"So I'm at my induction ceremony for the honors society at my school, and guess what the background music is...Its your CD...Weird, lol"
-Jessica, New England Institute of Art

Proving once again that Smaht kids love Bryan McPherson

Raphael Home Now

2009-10-16T17:35:00.002-04:00

In regards to previous blog entry "The Whackest Days Start Out With Matty V"
You'll be happy to know that upon my arrival home today, I was informed by the smoking landlady, that she took down the sign on my door. The Laptop No here sign.
This is our conversation.

"Raphael is home now" she said
"Home to Poland?" I said
"No" she said, shaking her head and pointing inside
"Oh" I say, "Sometimes Its hard" I'm nodding my head and frowning
Yes Barayan I Understand

Love. So it goes.

This one always gets me

2009-10-15T20:56:00.003-04:00

I'm not falling for it this time

Someone call Cambridge

2009-10-13T17:27:00.002-04:00

Quick, someone call Cambridge. Marcy Playground is detracting from the aesthetic appeal

The Whackest Days Start Out With Matty V

2009-10-11T10:17:00.006-04:00

A crazy day indeed.
Here is my account of the day.
It is factual.
There are not going to be a lot of adjectives.
This is simply for my own records.
A crazy day indeed.
Yesterday that is.
Today I have yet to leave the house and so far nothing has happened.
So lets talk about yesterday shall we?
It started out normal enough.
I crawled out of bed slightly refreshed on 8 hours.
Its saturday.
The sun is out in between the clouds and the ground is damp.
I walk to the coffee shop where I run into Matty V on Dorchester Ave.
Matty V already had his coffee.
I have not.
Enough said.
I was still across the street looking at the coffee shop.
Staring at the coffee shop
Like an oasis.
He is talking
I'm not really hearing what he says
Other than him laughing at my black hair and calling me Billy Joe Armstrong.
I said "I hate this town. I need coffee"
The coffee was good enough
I sat there reading the paper when I noticed this attractive young lady reading sitting across from me.
She kept looking at me.
It was a lot to handle first thing in the morning.
So she walks up to my table and drops a note on it.
It says her name, B*&^%
and it says 200 a half hour and 3 hundred an hour
What a ripoff.
That's a weeks pay for me these days.
I got up and left.
I flicked the note onto the ave and walked on
I got home and checked my email
I'm procrastinating
I need to change my strings for the show tonight, but i hate changing my strings.
If I don't change them before gigs they break.
I have a tendency to abuse my guitar.
I check my email again.
Oooh an email from a friend
Its the third one this week about missing me in Vermont or Northampton
What is this all about?
I figure there is some sort of misprint online about a show or something
He says "with Dropkick Murphy's"
I say "hey man I'm not in Dropkicks, I was just playing that one song with them"
He says "on their website it says your opening "
I say "Oh"
I check it out.
Sweet. I am opening
I call Ken Casey
Confirmed. I am opening for Dropkicks
I start punching it into the web when suddenly
The 20 years younger than my landlady polish lover of my polish landlady comes bursting into my apartment with a laptop computer
"Balayan!" he says, "Shhhhh" and puts it in my shower. He then turns and runs for the door.
2 minutes later there are sirens.
Police
Polish male mid 30's bla bla bla
Radios outside my window.
What the fuck. How did I get into this?
I decide after about a half hour of avoiding the police and looking at the laptop in my shower and peeking out the window Jehovah's witness' style, that I've had enough. I need a sandwich. A big 'ole motherfucker of a sandwich from the polish mafia sandwich shop. They have really good sandwiches. The polish people don't mess around with sandwiches
I manage to stroll right out. There are 2 police cars. I go unnoticed. Way to go cops!
I come back. The line at the sandwich place is too long and I'm impatient. I would rather go hungry than wait in a line. I am my own worst enemy.
My landlady is in the driveway crying.
Whats the matter I say?
"Raphael go bad", she says "Raphael go bad"
They were supposed to be married today.
He went crazy.
Smashed the house.
Ran off.
Broke in.
I say hey theres a laptop in my shower.
She says, "that's mine Balayan".
I get the laptop and explain to her and 2 detectives the details of my situation and my involvement in this laptop heist.
I am innocent.
I then ask if they know of any places to live?
No they say.
I put a sign on my door
It says "Laptop No Here"
I never manage to change my strings
The show was great. I break a string.
I go see this movie Paranormal Something with my friend that's a girl
We'll call her K^*&%
She doesn't cost 300 an hour.
This movie scares the shit outa me.
I'm up until 4 am jumping out of bed at every squeaky noise looking for demons and crazed Polish men with expired visas looking for laptops. Friggin Demons.
Today I am drinking Tea

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Fish

2009-10-09T22:44:00.002-04:00

Love is like a puddle tsunami

2009-10-02T20:35:00.004-04:00

For me love has been like waiting for a bus in the rain.
I keep looking for it and checking the time.
When I finally stop paying attention
The bus comes, but it doesn't stop
Its "out of service"
It hits a puddle and splashes me with a puddle tsunami
Then it keeps going
I'm lucky I wasn't hit and killed.

Breakin' The Law

2009-09-24T21:52:00.001-04:00

REMOVAL IS NEEDED

Recently there were a number of flyers posted around the city with Bryan Mcpherson name attached. Please note that posting is not permitted in Cambridge, other than on private property with the owner’s permission. Attached is a copy of the City of Cambridge ordinance that addresses this issue.

In the future please abstain from this practice. Apart from being prohibited, posting detracts from the aesthetic appeal of our city and results in many staff hours spent scraping poles to remove the glue or tape that adheres to them. Attaching to the outside or placing postings inside of news racks is also prohibited and could result in citations being issued. If posting are not removed within the given time by September 13, 2009 we will issue a citation for any flyers found.

We would like for you to contact us as soon as possible to discuss removing the postings so that you don’t end up with fines as regulation states in the ordinance.

Thank you for helping to stop this practice. It is your assistance that can help to keep our city clean. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please call Compliance Officer Vincent Best at 617-349-4869.

Sincerely

William Dwyer

Supt of Streets & Sidewalks

Vincent Best, Compliance Officer

City of Cambridge DPW

147 Hampshire street

Cambridge, Ma. 02139

(617) 349 - 4869 Office vbest@cambridgema.gov

(617) 349 - 4868 Fax (508) 509-6065

The sound of one hand clapping

2009-09-23T20:59:00.001-04:00

I have an odd set of emotions

2009-09-21T23:21:00.002-04:00

"I have an odd set of emotions toward you; One of which is maternal. Its odd considering I like to fuck your brains out"

What the fuck are you doing here?

2009-09-21T21:56:00.004-04:00

Boss: I checked your shit out online

Me: Oh yea?

Boss: Your really talented.

Me: Thanks

Boss: What the fuck are you doing here?

Me: Working

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2009-09-20T17:35:00.003-04:00

I got a job

2009-09-11T12:55:00.002-04:00

I got a job at an auto body shop sweeping and cleaning and moving stuff and driving cars. On the interview I almost got hit by a car. I said "First rule, don't get hit by a car" The boss said "No, that's the second rule. The first rule is sweep and clean." I thought that was funny.

New Studio Record

2009-09-11T12:53:00.000-04:00

For folks asking about a new studio record.

I have no money.

The End.

DJ Playlist Glowstick Ectasy

2009-09-10T23:27:00.003-04:00

This is the Superstar DJ Playlist from the Village Green- Monday nights at the middle east upstairs. Basically myself and Christine Moore and Simon play music off of our ipods and talk about how we will someday dominate the world by creating the world most gimmicky band.
Come by. Hang out. Maybe throw a drink at somebody..?

The National - Fake Empire
Tom Waits - Hang Down Your Head
Old Crowe Medicine Show - Take 'em Away
Sex Pistols - Anarchy in The UK
Naughty By Nature - Everythings Gonna Be Alright
Brendan Bensan - Blessed
The Byrds w/Gram Parsons - Hickory Wind
Township - Sinister Mister
Wu Tang Clan - CREAM
The Clash - Police and Thieves
Mung - Red Light
Cock Sparrer - Teenage Heart
Rancid - Old Friend
Operation Ivy - Freeze Up
Swinging Utters - Fifteenth
Tomorrow The Gallows - The Beds that We've Made
Wolf Parade - Modern World
The Stooges - TV Eye
Patti Smith - Land
King Tuff - Ruthie Ruthie
Larcenist - Excuse
GNR - Used to Love Her
Johnny Cash - Spiritual
Bad Religion - Stranger than Fiction
Defiance Ohio - The Condition
Billy Bragg -Way over yonder
The Goddamn Rattlesnake - We'll Take This Town
The Freeks - Back Bay Cops
The Hives - Two Timin
GG Allin - Kill The Police
Lenny and The Piss Poor Boys - Cambridge Port Salloon
James Brown - Down and Out in NYC
Screwdriver - Sweet Home Alabama
Choking Victim - 500 Channels
Showcase Showdown - Oi Oi Deacon
The Ducky Boys - White Slum
Public Enemy - Fight The Power
Arcade Fire - Intervention
The Modern Lovers - I wanna Sleep in your Arms

This is probably the last playlist I will publish, as it is too much work typing all of this in.

A Song

2009-09-05T23:00:00.003-04:00

What is a song?
Well I guess its words and music together, wrapped around each other, that tap into some sort of human truth or beauty or emotion. I think of a song as its own organism. Its own being. A sort of life. They are birthed. Sometimes it takes 10 minutes. Sometimes months. I am speaking from my own experience. I have been messing with the song for quite sometime and still can not wrap my brain around any sort of scientific approach to my creative process. I literally just pick up an instrument whenever I get the chance and sometimes its there and sometimes it is not. Every time I try to write something about something it is shit. I have to NOT try and the song comes whenever it wants to. Usually late at night or when I am in a rush. I attribute this to my subconscious being active because my conscious brain is preoccupied with leaving or working or trying to sleep or whatever. leaving room for whatever truth may or may not be lurking in my soul. True songs are what I'm talking about. Songs that came from beyond outer space. Songs that don't know how they were written or why..They just were...
Allow me to ramble..
In my musical endeavors I have had the opportunity to play with some great musicians from all sorts of different backgrounds and nothing drives me more insane than when someone analyzes a song. You see, this is what drives them crazy. Them being the scientists. It looks so simple on paper. A few chords and some words and presto! A hit song. They study it in schools. They wrack their brains. They spend tens of thousands of dollars trying to learn how to write a song because on paper it looks so easy, but in reality its something a little different. A little mystical. Definitely mysterious and can not be bought.
I live in an school city. If you can chew gum someone will ask you if you went to school for it. If you have a nice belt they think perhaps you learned how to appreciate belt fashion at Harvard or something. I cant say how many times when out busking and being somewhat anonymous musically people have asked me if I went to Berklee. Berklee? I write songs. I am not or do not wish to be Slash or Santana. I never wear sunglasses at night and if I were to ever go to college I would spend the money on something more useful than rock and roll school.
For me the journey into and out of songwriting is inward. Its the breaking down of walls and wondering into places I don't necessarily want to go. Its living life. Good or bad. Having experiences. Soaking it up and squeezing it out like a sponge. Its not pouring over text books or listening to someone tell me what a good song is. I know what a good song is. Just like you do. A good song is something that makes you feel ok when your ready to just say fuck it and jump off a bridge. Its love on a sunny day with the windows down on the road. It rain. Its everything human. It makes you pump your fists in the air, jump around, fuck , and dream. Its even Brittany fucking spears. Someone somewhere wrote the damn song for her and underneath all the makeup there is a song there that someone wrote that someone felt to be true.
I got no time for songwriting books, classes, lessons, suggestions, lectures bla bla bla
One time someone told me. "I really like your music. I had to play it for my friend because I didn't know why I liked it. Because its so simple." Do you need to ask your friend why you find beauty in a rainbow or a shadow or a few bright strokes on a canvas. Why it feels so good to lay down after a long day?
What is a song?
I still don't know.
Its something I'm still chasing.
When it comes, it comes and sometimes it feels more like a curse than any sort of talent.
Like a lonesome lover waiting at the window. Only to be left again until the next encounter. Whenever that may be..

Kennedy is dead whats for dinner?

2009-08-26T09:28:00.000-04:00

Beef. Its whats for dinner.

Street Lights Story Part 1

2009-08-15T11:56:00.005-04:00

Haven't said much on here in a while, so I guess I will just tell yee ole blog what I been up to.

Decided to put "Street Lights" on the web for free download.
I made the thing with the intention of giving it to some labels to hopefully get a full length studio release going. Meanwhile it has just been sitting here collecting dust, all the while people are saying "when are you going to record again?"

So I figured hey, lets throw it on the web and people can download it for free! It didn't cost much to make. Plus, I don't have the funds to actually press a "CD" so I figured what the fuck, people love free shit, especially music.

I copied The Motion Sick and put it on gimmesound.com
gimmesound.com makes money off of advertising and pays artists accordingly per download, all the while you the hungry music consumer still get to download it for free. Everybody is happy and I might be able to pay my rent this month and not end up out on the street.

I whipped up the cover art based on a photograph I like that Jon Cohan took and named it Street Lights based on one of the lines in 'Down Down Marie'. Also in the photograph, the lighting creates a streetlight sort of feel.

So far people have been downloading it and that makes me feel good.
I hope people continue to download it, so do me a favor and if you like it spread the word!
Hope your summer is going well blog. My summer has been interesting per usual.

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Play With Your Heart

2009-07-13T16:32:00.002-04:00

Black Man

2009-07-11T09:46:00.006-04:00

Due to popular demand I'm posting the lyrics to my song "Black Man". I am trying to put together and EP to release this tune with a studio version this summer. In the meantime there is a youtube of this video when I played it opening up for Chuck Berry.

Hey black man black man
I saw them read you your rights today
Hey black man black man
I saw them cuff you and take you away
Look at the rock and roll
The white man stole
He wants your soul to call his own
He's taking slaves to work all day
Except today the slaves get paid..... Sometimes

Hey woman woman
How's your right to vote?
Hey woman woman
Its such a slippery slope
Going down on hope
and freedom comes
Like your man on the run
See the back door slam
You watch him go
He always cums
And then he always goes. . . .

Gay man gay man
They all say that you started AIDS
Gay man gay man
Please please please be afraid
When the Christians come
And then they say
Your gonna go to hell
Unless you pray
For how you love
For who you are
Foolish words tear and scar

Tranny tranny
How's it feel at the bottom of the list?
Tranny tranny
How's it feel to suffer a violent death?
In self defense
At the rivers edge
Cut up, fucked, and Bled
For how you dress
For who you are
Foolish words tare and scar

To anyone anyone
I left out of this song
Go right your own
I don't like my songs too long
Sing it loud, sing it in the street
Sing it proud to those you meet
And wen you learn
Learn to love
You can rise above
And love
And love
And love

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Dangerous Friends

2009-07-08T15:15:00.000-04:00

Jump

2009-07-01T11:47:00.002-04:00

Straight up motherfucker blast
run yo shit white boy
BLAM
get down get down
scuffle scuffle shakedown
laying down in the street
blood drips
concrete
defeat
rising in the dust walking slowly
rusted busted back bone broken
shattered like the glass and the gun stuck
stuck here since 1983
under a street light
and a moon

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Making Cents

2009-06-29T11:39:00.001-04:00

Sometimes butternut squash reigns supreme
and the origami troll motherfuckers roam free
over hills of sugar
and fields of buns
understanding nothing comes freely
as does the dust
and the neutron silence
of galaxies
blazing into stars and starships and supermen
with forcefields drift into the mind
of societies dregs
and the babies are born starving
on a frozen planet with a burning shield of flaming sorrow
understanding nothing makes the most sense
so the dream dreams itself and then eats itself until it is dead
and full
and no longer hungry
you dig?

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Rain rain rain

2009-06-28T19:34:00.001-04:00

It has been raining for 2 years
every day
day and night
I look at the calendar
more rain
I check the forecast
Rain
I open the door
Rain
the fridge
Rain
I'm sick
chest infection
rain
summer
rain
sky
rain
I wonder if it will rain for another year
it probably will

There are idiots

2009-06-09T11:31:00.004-04:00

There are idiots in the world
it is not necessarily their fault
its just who they are
and that's what they proclaim
proudly
"This is just who I am!"
proud ignorance
Hitler was just being who he was too
so was Jeffrey Dahmer
and the rest of the gang
so that is OK
some have degrees
some are masters
some work at Dunkin' donuts
some own Dunkin' donuts
some live in Cambridge
I was at a party once
with smart kids who have rich parents
this person asks where I live and then makes a face and says why?
I thought to myself and regret not saying
"why are you fat and ugly?"
I stayed for a while then left. It was a boring party.
It would be OK if they weren't so rude about it
I was at another party
Bob Dylan was playing.
she says
"whats this redneck music?"
and proceeds to put on the radio pop flavor of the month and shake her ass
Bob Dylan is the redneck?
one of the greatest writers of our time
really deep shit going on here
money power spect
I have to leave
I can't be around this
the only way I can tolerate this is with a big giant shot of heroin or a machine gun
or both
I leave and eat cheesecake with a girl from Turkey
she pays

The End

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Whitman Whtman

2009-05-31T01:42:00.009-04:00

Back from the show at "The office" in Whitman, MA,. If you Yelp The Office you get "DUMP! It's full of coke heads and trash. If the last beer on earth was in this bar, I would not drink it."

Sounds like my kind of place

Thanks to my friends for coming out and representing and getting my back.

more nights

2009-05-25T00:37:00.003-04:00

right now birds are eating eyes
in a desert

tonight its will oldham at 1235
sitting in the kitchen
dont know no nothing but my stomach still hurts and surely it is cancer.
and the heat sinks through
the air is wet thick and sticking to my skin
i kick the wool
walk outside
down the ave
the beach the sky

earlier I had so much on my mind and now my mind is just on nothing.
it is living up to its reputation.

i'm in the middle.
in between.

half everything

and nothing at all

Pics from the Show Saturday with Lenny Lashley

2009-05-19T11:15:00.011-04:00

Here are some pics from the show I did with Lenny Lashley last Saturday. Photos from Matt V and Lauramom.

Lenny Lashley, Shelley Lashley, Sean Bowers

Me and Ken casey from the Dropkick Murphys. I'm representing The New Jersey Turnpike in my T-shirt.

My mom behind a guy picking his nose.

Steve Neary from Far From Finished

Rob Dewitt

Alice Cooper Supergroup 2009

2009-05-05T15:18:00.006-04:00

Some pics from when I opened up for Alice Cooper and Ace from KISS and many many many others.

Me and Alice

Lynn Hoffman from A and E
Chad playing my guitar.
I told him he could use it if
he played "Scar Tissue".
He didn't.
Being a meat head.
Photoshopped myself onto the stage ;)

I looked outside

2009-04-22T00:51:00.003-04:00

I saw a giant T.V. next to a highway
I looked again
It was a billboard
I wondered when they would start putting T.V.'s next to highways
I imagined it would be pretty distracting
but then again
I have a TV in my mind
and I manage to get around

life

2009-03-26T23:19:00.002-04:00

There are so many things I accept on a daily basis
ignore their natural wonder
the awesomeness of the whole thing
walking around on a giant sphere
breathing this oxygen into my lungs
having thoughts
observing
understanding only a fraction on the entire thing
knowing that I need to put this water in my mouth and swallow it
eating food
sleeping and waking back up.
dreaming
love death
war hatred laughter
the fucking sun
a giant ball of fire burning down and giving life to everything
stars
planets
the moon
the ground
the ocean
atoms
sub atomic particles existing in 2 places at once
me existing in a hundred places at once in my head
being aware of myself
and my life
Its all so goddamn strange if I really stop and think about it
instead im worried about trivial shit
nonsense
bullshit
tickets
money
paper fucking money
imagine if half of america just decided not to agree that this paper has any real value
and chose not to accept it as a currency
because really at the end of the day and given the right situation
toilet paper is more valuable than a 100 dollar bill
instead im worried about my rent
i wonder where my landlady gets all the money for her construction projects and new tv's then I check my wallet
and her dog still barks at me and chases me to my door
but lets keep this rant positive
thats what I mean
cant get caught up in the bullshit
but once in a while I walk in the rain
and hear a really good song
and I feel ok
and I feel alright in the world
alright in the vast cloudy mist
and the mystery
and it makes sense just for a moment

Untitled

2009-03-25T17:42:00.000-04:00

What a F$^%$ Week!

2009-03-18T11:32:00.003-04:00

Thats all I can say. It all worked out in the end.
Sometimes it takes some real dark moments to see all the people who care about me and what I am doing.
Thanks to everyone who kept me in their hearts, minds, and prayers.
Thanks for the phone calls, emails and texts!
The last 2 DKM shows were a blast.
The way I look at it is, it was 7 shows, like the World Series. I got injured and missed three of them. I came back for the last 2. I won 4 out of 7. Thats good enough for the World Series.
Oh and by the way
Being sick in bed on a Saturday night, unable to even really speak because my voice is so gone, having had to cancel the 2 shows that day, shows that included The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and not knowing if I would even be able to do any of the remaining shows, REALLY FUCKING DEPRESSING. Getting a phone call from The Dropkicks to come in and play guitar and harmonica on Badlands anyways and then doing it with one of the Bosstones. Priceless.

To do list.

2009-03-09T13:50:00.009-04:00

Things to do in my life....
1. Join the Dropkick Murphys onstage for their version of the Springsteen classic "Badlands" and play the harmonica where the sax part is. CHECK!

Philly was awesome. Thanks to Matty V for driving me there and helping out backstage.

Thanks to Dropkicks for having me on the bill!
Looking forward to The House of Blues this week.

Here are a few pics from Philly.

Boston Band Crush

2009-03-01T23:41:00.002-05:00

Boston band crush has a show crush on me!

http://www.bostonbandcrush.com/2009/03/show-crush-bryan-mcpherson-opening-for.html

Macedonian Radio

2009-02-26T22:26:00.001-05:00

I now have Macedonian airplay. Hello Macedonia

PLAY-LIST 203“CORPUS DELICTI show” from MACEDONIAN radio 20.02.2009 (20:00h - 23:00h)
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA – SKOPJE – RADIO RAVEL

Intro 1. Bryan McPherson Desperate Times Fourteen Stories (CD) Indecent Music
First time playing in….Macedonia… 2. Chachi On Acid Coffee Is Good Food! Acid Flashback (CD) Duramater Productions
3. The Black Tartan Clan All For One Roots, Kilts ‘N Pipes (CD) 4Subculture Records
Web of The Week – Bolton Wonderland 4. Fago. Sepia Trois Lame Sure Ruse Mal (CD) Bolton Wonderland Records
5. Lady Jane Bulgarian Blues Bring Up The Kids (CD) Bolton Wonderland Records
Top10 Play List 6. Strongbow Never Give Up Terminal Life (CD) Vinyl Junkies
7. The Phantom Band Crocodile Checkmate Savage (CD) Chemikal Underground
8. Disco Violante Secret Society We Are Forever (CD) Not Enough
9. Eternal Tango Lady Berlin And The Acrobats First Round At The… (CDs) Selfrelease
10. Mary’s Kids Destroy! s/t (CD) selfrelease
11. Zelazowa Fade Too Elephants On A Mousehunt (CD) Serenka Music
12. Sunglasses After Dark Scream For More s/t (LP) Ufo Hi-Fi
13. The Black Marias Advertising Punk Anti-Social Behaviour (CD) selfrelease
14. Wau Y Los Arrrghs!!! It’s Great Viven (CD) Munster Records
15. Chingaleros Crap The Cut Release The Apes (CD) Munster / Beat Generation
Some News… 16. Openightmare No Buck No Fuck The Harder We Come (CD) Vegas Records
LP of the week 17. Project Hopeless Man Ar Man Valkommen...(LP) Not Enough / Tofu Guerilla / Crisipoint
18. Project Hopeless You Ignorant Bastard Valkommen...(LP) Not Enough / Tofu Guerilla / Crisipoint
19. Project Hopeless Take A Look Around You Valkommen...(LP) Not Enough / Tofu Guerilla / Crisipoint
20. Project Hopeless Flytta Pa Dig Valkommen...(LP) Not Enough / Tofu Guerilla / Crisipoint
Split 21. La Gachette Sur La Route Split with Charge 69 (CDs) Rigger Records / Combat Rock
22. Charge 69 Montreal Split with La Ga (CDs) Rigger Records / Combat Rock
Covers 23. The Bellrays - I'm Alive V.A.-Tribute to The Dogs
(2 CD) Future Now Records
Classic 24. Anti-Nowhere League Fucked Up & Wasted Scum (CD) Impact Records
Labels to Recommend You – 25. Gallara Boogaloo Con Meningite Psycotic Strumental 6chette6 Sixties Records
26. Speedball JR Laguna Beach For The Broad Minded (CD) Green Cookie Records
27. Laughing In The Face Of… Sex Punch Technically, It’s Not Our Fault (CD) 901 DB Records
28. Hello Wembley Up Great Britain Up Great Britain (CDs) Velocity Recordings
29. Yava Folcore (CD) Edge Records
30. Critical Me King Greed Promised Land (CD) Magnitude 6.19 Records
…..we love this too !!! 31. The Wednesday Night Heroes Desperation Guilty Pleasures (CD) BYO Records
32. Me For Rent Nu Civilization No Fancy Style (CD) Nerdsound / Ammonia Records
Outro 33. Zaunpfahl Punkrock Leben Ist (CD) Nix Gut
34. The Pints Dads Army The White Plague (CD) Beer Fridge Records

god by popular demand and ostrich burgers and dog bites on bedford Avenue in brooklyn

2009-02-26T00:42:00.004-05:00

I just saw god tonight actually.
on my way home.
out of the subway
down the street
he walked right out from underneath the bridge.
he walked right past me.

24 hours earler. ..I feel this needs to be documented....
I'm walking around Brooklyn with my friend before the show
when we spy the oldest ugliest fatest dog standing outside of a store
This dog is so ugly he doesnt even look like a dog.
he looks more like a pig
naturally I decide this dog needs a pet when...
RARRRR!!!!!
the dog bites me
and i'm bleeding
and the cool kids are all staring at me
bleeding

so i went and washed it off

my friend found the owner.
the dog has had its shots

I want revenge.

I go to a restaurant and buy an Ostrich burger.
Its disgusting but I eat it because I've never had one and I'm hungry.
I wanted to get my revenge and eat a dog burger but I couldn't find one.

I'm really tired

Brooklyn What What and my favorite Indian restaurant

2009-02-24T13:06:00.005-05:00

Some pics from Kats Brooklyn rooftop and my favorite Indian restaurant. 1st Avenue and 6th street, Manhattan. If your ever in the neighborhood...

saw god again

2009-02-23T11:50:00.001-05:00

Saturday

I saw god on the corner again
I gave him a dollar and said “Hows it going god?”
“Doing pretty good” god said
. . .Guitar man
Its cold on Columbia road
He said “I’ve seen you play, your really talented”
Maybe in the subway a long time ago
I think god was paying me for the dollar
I said I gotta go god
“Ok take care” god said
I said goodbye

This is a true story
If you don’t believe me, you can ask god
He’s standing on the corner of Columbia Road and Dorchester Ave

Bryan with a why?

Last Boston Show

Top 5 Digital Video Moments of 2011

Occupy Oakland Oct/Nov

This camera is a flashbang

We are the people!

Oakland 10/25

From The First Revolutionary I Ever Met

Occupied. 10/11/2011

I See A Flag

Dear Los Angeles

Once upon a time...

I Love Oakland So Much

California

Dangerous Friends on Radio Voices

I'll give you the socks off my back

We got him!!!

April

The Frustrators! Phenomenauts! Kepi Ghoulie! Bryan McPherson! and MC's Bobby Joe Ebola and The Chicken Macnuggets

Happy Birthday

Hipster?

Bottom of The Hill

Boston

Merry Christmas

Boston

San Francisco

Who reads this crappy blog

I am Chip Man

Gentrifucknationwhiteghettomallslut

If Shit Rolls down Hill Part 2

The Miracle of Science

Once upon a time I was a busker

The Greatest Tattoo EVER

If shit rolls down hill

I'm about as Irish as

The New Paparazzi

What I been up to?

Campfire Fest 2010

Get with the Fokken program

Leaving

Banksy NOT in Cambridge

Rise up Girl!

Viva Os Wegas

Banksy in Cambridge

Basement Poetry

Video From Art Show at TT's

Art and Music May 1st

The Dog

Thank you!

3/16/10 @ House of Blues Boston with the Dropkick Murphy's and Sick of It All

West Coast Tour

July 5

Can I Get a Hell Yea?

Don't blink twice its alright.

Congratulations Mom and Pete!

T-Shirts on SALE now.

You no white guy

Live on Bay State Rock

Interview with Distorted

Dog

I do covers

Deleted Me

Smaht kids love Bryan McPherson

Raphael Home Now

This one always gets me

Someone call Cambridge

The Whackest Days Start Out With Matty V

Fish

Love is like a puddle tsunami

Breakin' The Law

The sound of one hand clapping

I have an odd set of emotions

What the fuck are you doing here?

I got a job

New Studio Record

DJ Playlist Glowstick Ectasy

A Song

Kennedy is dead whats for dinner?

Street Lights Story Part 1

Play With Your Heart