The story of The Deaf Ears begins with the 1999 movie Oxygen, a mediocre thriller starring Adrien Brody about a kidnapper who kidnaps a rich woman and buries her alive somewhere in Manhattan, leaving a masochistic cop 24 hours to find the grave before the victim runs out of oxygen. One lazy summer afternoon in 2006, singer-songwriter-pianist Joel Mullins, leader of Austin’s acclaimed indie-pop quintet Tammany Hall Machine, was watching the movie on the USA network, when the words “deaf ears” appeared on the screen. It immediately occurred to Joel that this would be a great band name.
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visit their official site at
thedeafears.com you can purchase the new album and sample the music. i love this band not only for their talents in music; i also love that the front man joel mullins is my brother-in-law and the father of my nephew vox mullins. vox happens to be the cutest baby in existence. (sorry other moms out there) maybe i'll get permission to post a pic of this cuteness for you all sometime. for now just listen and enjoy! amanda
Why beat around the bush. The Deaf Ears have crafted one of Austin's best indie rock albums of the year.
First, let's get one thing straight: From now 'til the end of time, a large swath of musicians from around the world will claim The Beatles as their biggest influence. That's never going to change. Some of these musicians will go on to form mediocre bands that sound so derivative of their heroes that it's embarrassing (like Wolfmother with Led Zeppelin, or Jet with The Who). But others will form bands that are really fucking good.
The Deaf Ears are really
really fucking good. And while their music isn't the most original to come from this city, it's still so refreshing and compelling that I haven't taken their debut album
Live Forever out of my car stereo since I popped it in two weeks ago. The attention to detail, be it in the production value or the songwriting or the performance, is obvious.
Sure, The Deaf Ears' sound is largely influenced by The Beatles, but the greatest lesson they seem to have learned from their role models isn't the chords or the melodies, but the importance of a meticulous work ethic in the studio... the craft of recording an album.
read full reviewsteptember issue
Each August, fashion mavens look forward to getting their hands on a copy of Vogue magazine's fall issue. Filmmaker R.J. Cutler gains unprecedented access to the inner workings of this fashion bible as Anna Wintour, the magazine's legendary
editor-in-chief, and her staff carry out the massive preparations necessary to produce the issue.issue. (fandango)
i cannot wait to see this movie! a coveted rare look inside the inner workings of vogue magazine. the movie highlights the creation of the mother of all issues of the year the "september issue" the bible of all bibles.
"...beyond the cutting-edge froufrou, the film is also a portrait of unapologetic girlie power: smart, talented, competitive women working hard at their jobs..."
Los Angeles Times - Sheri Linden
I like this quote a lot especially while jolene and i are working so hard to create our domicile name and brand. amanda
if you're lucky enough to live in an area where this movie is showing and want to get tickets or find a location here is the fandango link.
september issue fandango
there have been many posting about sex in the city in the last month so i thought i would jump on the sex wagon and post about it too. we are all in love with their many costume changes clad with manolo blahnik's and the extravagant destinations they frequent in the movies. today i was inspired by the top to images from the second movie. first let me just say john corbett is hot and very inspiring!! second i like the turkish inspired lunch they are having which lead to the the pics below.
it looks as though they are standing in some sort of flea market or bazaar. love her dress of course.
rugs and textiles from egyption bazaar.
i like the gourds.
the grand bazaar.
we love beads. these are especially cool in my opinion.
hanging globes and lamps at turkish bazaar.
