"Pull in the sails, we're headed for a shitstorm!"
That's what should have been shouted from the crows nest of the Kruzenshtern, upon Black Hat Villain's arrival yesterday!
A SEVERE lack of organization & miscommunication created a "domino effect" & Black Hat Villain were able to play, oh, about 7 seconds of "All My Friends Are Dead" before a crippling lack of power spelled disaster on the high seas & led to the eventual demise of BHV's dreams of piracy! Our sincere apologies to everyone who had to bear witness to the events as they unfolded around us!

Needless to say, morale was extremely low after this "clusterfuck" (a word the Russian's are now VERY familiar with & a word they will be taking with them, back to the Motherland) until some friends, Janice & Jeff, swooped in & graciously opened up their home to us. We had a killer jam around the campfire, which led to some very heartfelt & touching, acoustic rendtions of "One Way Street", "All My Friends Are Dead" & "Truth". The video was "rolling" so you never know, the footage may just rear it's ugly little head...

The ship was amazing! We approached to the spectacle of the hulking behemoth sitting magnificently against the backdrop of Vancouver's downtown skyline, with her quadruple masts stabbing at the heavens above, almost as if to taunt the gods with mock swordplay.

The Russians themselves? Colder than a penguins scrotum. Stoic, expressionless!

I think I'll go watch the Summit series over & over!

Oh & there's some AWESOME footage of Colin James being made a mockery of on the ferry trip home! Stay tuned for that vid!

Abe & BHV!

To celebrate the the 1 Year Anniversary of The Bleeder Blog, Thorny Bleeder Records has just released the second volume of their Free Album Download series, entitled Get Thorny 2. It features over one hour of new music from seventeen independent Canadian artists. Thorny Bleeder Records is based in Vancouver BC, home to the 2010 Winter Olympics. They embrace file sharing and encourage their fans to engage with them and their artists on social media sites. They're a new type of independent record label for a new era in music, helping to bridge the gap between fan, artist, management, and label.

Get Thorny 2 features new music from Columbia, Ross Neilsen, Black Hat Villain, Stars Of Boulevard, TV Heart Attack, Whitfield, Burning Borders, Burn Hollywood Burn, Isle Of Thieves, The Rebellion, Floodlight, Run The Red Light, The BaDD HaBBits, The Painted Birds, Scott Valentine Presents, Cory Woodward and the British Columbians. You can download Get Thorny 2 for free directly from their website here:

http://www.thornybleeder.com/index_files/now_available_free_album_download_get_thorny_2.html

The label has also planted the download on numerous bit torrent trackers, but they need more seeders. So this is a call to all torrent freaks to download the new Get Thorny 2 torrent and keep the seed alive!

Your support keeps the music coming, let's keep the music alive!