Posted by
Nick Thorburn
• 01.15.09 10:59 am


1. Marvin Gaye masturbated right before recording his vocals for “What’s Going On?” as he didn’t want to be too horny and sexual.

1. Marvin Gaye masturbated right before recording his vocals for “What’s Going On?” as he didn’t want to be too horny and sexual.
2. Bob Dylan used to wait until he had a cold before recording his vocals.
3. Lindsay Buckingham pretended to be Stevie Nicks by “vari-speeding” his vocals up a few octaves on Fleetwood Mac’s “Big Love”. She was in rehab for cocaine addiction and couldn’t attend the session.
4. I wrote the theme song for Derrick Beckles new adult swim show. Will I get paid?
5. I have a folk rock band called Human Highway and we’re playing North America in March. The support act is a canadian band called the Magic. They have a song called “Never Lock the Door” which Gavin said is about shitting with the door open. These are the dates:

03.12 Montreal, Quebec: Sala Rossa

03.13 Toronto, Ontario: The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

03.14 Chicago, IL: Empty Bottle

03.15 Kansas City, MO: The Record Bar

03.16 Norman, OK: Opolis Productions

03.17 Denton, TX: Hailey’s

03.18 Austin, TX: TBA (SWSW)

03.19 Austin, TX: TBA (SWSW)

03.20 Austin, TX: TBA (SWSW)

03.21 Birmingham, AL: The Bottletree

03.22 Chapel Hill, NC: Local 506

03.23 Washington, DC: Black Cat

03.24 Philadelphia, PA: First Unitarian Church

03.25 New York, NY: Le Poisson Rouge

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Comments
  1. SEPT POL says:

    good song, good video,
    easily digestible and certainly delectable.

  2. andrew says:

    Apparently folk-rock means “pop music sung by castrati.” You should have waited until you had a cold.

  3. drippy dog dix and cum bubbles r something says:

    If he’s going to wear that hat, guy on the right should put on a leather jacket and go suck a dick at the gay biker bar from Police Academy.

  4. oh fuck says:

    that guy is no writer, get him the fuck out of sc please

  5. rrrrriot says:

    best news!

  6. 3/5 voter says:

    Picnic of Love still kicks your ass.

  7. Not Pete Seeger says:

    ya know, its possible to sing folk and not sound like a pussy. but this aint folk, and you still sound like a pussy.

  8. E. Pubert Unum says:

    A good way to guarantee that nobody in austin will see your band is to play SXSW. good job!

  9. sonny boy says:

    what? fuck these comments. Nick, you rule!

  10. Sandy Sharktits says:

    where is part I ?

  11. Brian says:

    Hahah, comment rage kills. Cool song.

  12. The Venerable James Hong says:

    Moody Motorcycle was an amazing album from start to finish.
    Lookin forward to the Horseshoe set.

  13. drippy dog dix and cum bubbles or something says:

    Looks like somebody got on the horn to call in comment reinforcements.

  14. sue says:

    I can’t wait to see you in the back of the bus again in austin, Nick.

  15. steet cloud says:

    wow. interesting Big Love fact. amazing song

  16. Pussy Pope says:

    wtf do you guys listen to?

  17. imyar says:

    the magic are very spiral beachy

  18. Arv says:

    Thinly-veiled self-promotion, but at least the music and the video were good.

  19. kat says:

    hahahahaha i love that song by the magic.
    now i love it more.

  20. nick from human highway says:

    eff why eye, that’s not an official video. it’s fan-made. the official video is coming sooooooon and it’s going to be interactive.

  21. Li says:

    What, no Ottawa?

  22. miss appalachian says:

    precious.

  23. Jasper says:

    File this under: Music Made for Apple Commercials

  24. Kennedy says:

    I didn’t even watch the video or hear the band, but I love how they’re playing Birmingham, Alabama and not New Orleans. What am I? Chopped liver?


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