in addition to all of this you can download 'the door' on
or buy the whole 'doors & windows" album:
make sure to tune in at 6pm & maybe even request more paul starling!
Showing posts with label doors and windows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label doors and windows. Show all posts
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Radio Play Tomorrow
hello friends, my song "the door" from 'doors & windows' will be on the radio tomorrow (monday) night @ 6. if you live in ventura county you can tune into AM 1400 or if you do not, you can listen online @ http://www.1400kkzz.com
in addition to all of this you can download 'the door' on
or buy the whole 'doors & windows" album:
make sure to tune in at 6pm & maybe even request more paul starling!
in addition to all of this you can download 'the door' on
or buy the whole 'doors & windows" album:
make sure to tune in at 6pm & maybe even request more paul starling!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Photo: Live @ Mai's
photo by jade miles
don't forget to check me out on
or better yet, click the album cover to go to rockshot records:
Monday, March 9, 2009
Old Tack Pianos video
Directed by Josh Patterson
Staring: Marissa Madsen, Paul Starling, Kenny Bringelson
Words & Music by: Paul Starling
Download "Old Tack Pianos" on
or pick up "Doors & Windows" @ Rockshot Records by clicking the album art:
Friday, March 6, 2009
Bonfire In A Pool live @ The Steynberg Gallery SLO, 12-27-08
video by: Iain Macadam
"Bonfire In A Pool" can be found on "Doors & Windows" on Rockshot Records.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Doors & Windows (excuse this bit of self promotion, but i do believe it is needed)
Friends & Fans, have you checked out Paul Starling's latest release "Doors & Windows" yet? If not you should check it out on itunes, amazon, rhapsody, napster, or emusic! Not into the digital thing? Thats ok, you can pick up the hard copy @ the Rockshot Records website below. Here is a short song by song overview of the album:
1. The Door - shimmering guitar song that centers on leaving behind people and places that don't seem relevant.
2. Bonfire In A Pool - wordplay tuba tale of one's mind in a duel.
3. Old Tack Pianos - dreamy guitar/bass lyrical ballad of remembering why you left in the first place.
4. Dress Me In Bow-ties - upbeat melodic pop about wanting someone to put some bow-ties on you
5. The Captain & The Lady - nautical tale with banjo & sarcasm
6. Darling Be Evil - wall of sound waltz speaking of evilness in a good way
7. Amelia Of The Sea - fast paced lyrical stomp about a potentially murderous sea-side town.
8. July In A Canyon - a four movement mini-opera set to a moody 50's vibe
9. Ocean Blues - nautical vocal pop about missing someone far far away. ps banjo thru-out.....
10. It's Fine - rocking four on the floor wall of sound pop song about telling one's self its all going to be ok no matter how crazy things get.
11. Day Of The Dead - dark wordplay set to jazzy off beating telecaster guitar leads. ps and its a true story to boot!
12. Painting A Room - rolling guitar pop song with more of a meaning than first meets the ears.
13. All The Good Looking Girls Are Dead - motown meets morrissey in a graveyard set on the california coast.
14. When She Left Us - 3/4 tango about karma & all the things you never wanted to happen that seem to be happening anyway.
1. The Door - shimmering guitar song that centers on leaving behind people and places that don't seem relevant.
2. Bonfire In A Pool - wordplay tuba tale of one's mind in a duel.
3. Old Tack Pianos - dreamy guitar/bass lyrical ballad of remembering why you left in the first place.
4. Dress Me In Bow-ties - upbeat melodic pop about wanting someone to put some bow-ties on you
5. The Captain & The Lady - nautical tale with banjo & sarcasm
6. Darling Be Evil - wall of sound waltz speaking of evilness in a good way
7. Amelia Of The Sea - fast paced lyrical stomp about a potentially murderous sea-side town.
8. July In A Canyon - a four movement mini-opera set to a moody 50's vibe
9. Ocean Blues - nautical vocal pop about missing someone far far away. ps banjo thru-out.....
10. It's Fine - rocking four on the floor wall of sound pop song about telling one's self its all going to be ok no matter how crazy things get.
11. Day Of The Dead - dark wordplay set to jazzy off beating telecaster guitar leads. ps and its a true story to boot!
12. Painting A Room - rolling guitar pop song with more of a meaning than first meets the ears.
13. All The Good Looking Girls Are Dead - motown meets morrissey in a graveyard set on the california coast.
14. When She Left Us - 3/4 tango about karma & all the things you never wanted to happen that seem to be happening anyway.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
gig
hello everyone.
i've decided to start updating this blog on a daily basis. (we'll see how long that lasts) i received an e-mail from anton (books for mai's cafe & otehr ventura venues) asking if i would play for his birthday party on the 7th. its at the beachcomber tavern, which i hear is quite a charming dive bar. for this show i decided to get andy to play drums, along with kenny on guitar & my dad on bass. it seems like i have two bands now; a LA band (which consists of: dave lotfi, justin smith, kenny, & my dad) & a ventura band (which consists of andy macphee, kenny, & my dad). for this gig it will be the ventura band seeing as how the gig is in ventura. makes sense right?
my old friend johnny lloyd rollins (http://www.johnnylloydrollins.com) has asked me to play bass for a few of his LA gigs happening later this month. him and i used to be in a band (with dave lotfi & curtis johnson) called columbia. johnny hasn't told me where gigs will be yet but when he does i will pass along the info to this blog.
"doors & windows" continues to move along. thanks to all of you that have purchased either the cd or the download via itunes. yesterday i was thinking about the differences between 'ghost waltz' & 'doors & windows', and i came to the conclusion that the only very noticeable difference to me was that 'ghost waltz' has lots of organ, and 'doors & windows' has none. the reason for this is that most of 'ghost waltz' was written & recorded when i lived in cambria, with my organ right in my room with me. 'doors & windows' was written & recorded entirely at my house in thousand oaks, where my organ sits in storage in the garage. other than the organ both albums could be like vol.1 & vol.2.
a few people have been asking how the 'old tack pianos' video turned out. my answer to them has been "i don't know". the director josh is currently staying up late with eyelids made of brick, editing the nautical video that is 'old tack pianos'. as soon as its finished i know he will let me know & i in turn will let you. it WILL be worth the wait mind you, kenny b's performance as a sailor is sure to bring a smile to your lucky face. his blog will too. http://www.kennyblogginz.blogspot.com
i finished up 4 new recordings these last couple of weeks. the first was for the harry nilsson blog 'for the love of harry', which i highly HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend to anyone that enjoys nilsson or melodic music. (http://fortheloveofharry.blogspot.com/)
i recorded a song from the 1969 album 'harry' titled 'i guess the lord must be in new york city'. you can listen to it at the previous post, or at the fortheloveofharry blog.
the second song i finished is an original titled 'mark twain boat'. i spent a good amount of time on the lyrics with a bit of input from dana. its an upbeat song with hand claps & chiming guitars. i believe it will soon become a live song though we will have to see what happens.
the third song is titled 'out of the country' & i actually started writing it about 6 months ago but didn't get it finished until last week. its a ballad with lots of vocals & heavy bass. i'm not sure how i feel about it. time will tell.
the fourth & final song i completed is titled 'while candles will burn you down' which i started right after i finished 'doors & windows'. i always seem to write a song right after finishing a album. with 'ghost waltz' it was 'old tack pianos', & now with 'doors & windows' its this one. its upbeat with 50's sounding guitars & backing vocals. i had my dad add a harmonica solo which is seriously great. the man is truly a great all around musician.
anyway there is your paul starling news for the day (maybe the week). ok so i've already decided against this daily update thing for the blog. that was quick.
la la la la,
~Paul
p.s. don't forget you can purchase 'doors & windows' by clicking the album cover below, which will lead you to the rockshot records website:
& you can also purchase the album on
i've decided to start updating this blog on a daily basis. (we'll see how long that lasts) i received an e-mail from anton (books for mai's cafe & otehr ventura venues) asking if i would play for his birthday party on the 7th. its at the beachcomber tavern, which i hear is quite a charming dive bar. for this show i decided to get andy to play drums, along with kenny on guitar & my dad on bass. it seems like i have two bands now; a LA band (which consists of: dave lotfi, justin smith, kenny, & my dad) & a ventura band (which consists of andy macphee, kenny, & my dad). for this gig it will be the ventura band seeing as how the gig is in ventura. makes sense right?
my old friend johnny lloyd rollins (http://www.johnnylloydrollins.com) has asked me to play bass for a few of his LA gigs happening later this month. him and i used to be in a band (with dave lotfi & curtis johnson) called columbia. johnny hasn't told me where gigs will be yet but when he does i will pass along the info to this blog.
"doors & windows" continues to move along. thanks to all of you that have purchased either the cd or the download via itunes. yesterday i was thinking about the differences between 'ghost waltz' & 'doors & windows', and i came to the conclusion that the only very noticeable difference to me was that 'ghost waltz' has lots of organ, and 'doors & windows' has none. the reason for this is that most of 'ghost waltz' was written & recorded when i lived in cambria, with my organ right in my room with me. 'doors & windows' was written & recorded entirely at my house in thousand oaks, where my organ sits in storage in the garage. other than the organ both albums could be like vol.1 & vol.2.
a few people have been asking how the 'old tack pianos' video turned out. my answer to them has been "i don't know". the director josh is currently staying up late with eyelids made of brick, editing the nautical video that is 'old tack pianos'. as soon as its finished i know he will let me know & i in turn will let you. it WILL be worth the wait mind you, kenny b's performance as a sailor is sure to bring a smile to your lucky face. his blog will too. http://www.kennyblogginz.blogspot.com
i finished up 4 new recordings these last couple of weeks. the first was for the harry nilsson blog 'for the love of harry', which i highly HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend to anyone that enjoys nilsson or melodic music. (http://fortheloveofharry.blogspot.com/)
i recorded a song from the 1969 album 'harry' titled 'i guess the lord must be in new york city'. you can listen to it at the previous post, or at the fortheloveofharry blog.
the second song i finished is an original titled 'mark twain boat'. i spent a good amount of time on the lyrics with a bit of input from dana. its an upbeat song with hand claps & chiming guitars. i believe it will soon become a live song though we will have to see what happens.
the third song is titled 'out of the country' & i actually started writing it about 6 months ago but didn't get it finished until last week. its a ballad with lots of vocals & heavy bass. i'm not sure how i feel about it. time will tell.
the fourth & final song i completed is titled 'while candles will burn you down' which i started right after i finished 'doors & windows'. i always seem to write a song right after finishing a album. with 'ghost waltz' it was 'old tack pianos', & now with 'doors & windows' its this one. its upbeat with 50's sounding guitars & backing vocals. i had my dad add a harmonica solo which is seriously great. the man is truly a great all around musician.
anyway there is your paul starling news for the day (maybe the week). ok so i've already decided against this daily update thing for the blog. that was quick.
la la la la,
~Paul
p.s. don't forget you can purchase 'doors & windows' by clicking the album cover below, which will lead you to the rockshot records website:
& you can also purchase the album on
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