Cake Looks To The Sun For Recording Their New Album
Early Photo of Cake With Former Band Members
Cake is a band that emerged out of Sacramento CA. Cake is not your typical band.
Wikipedia describes their music as:
often classified as alternative rock or indie rock, it combines multiple musical genres, such as funk, rockabilly, pop, jazz, rap, and country. Cake’s music features droll lyrics rife with word play and syncopation, catchy distorted guitar riffs (courtesy of guitarist Greg Brown until 1998, and bass player Victor Damiani until 1997), prominent use of a Moog, and a solo trumpet (played by Vince DiFiore).
Their bigger hits have been “The Distance”, “Short Skirt/Long Jacket”, and “Nugget,” a real kick ass song. Their remakes of “I Will Survive” and especially Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” are simply
fabulous.
You may have heard some of Cake’s songs and not even known it. Their music has turned up in movies such as Me, Myself and Irene, I Love You Man and An American Werewolf in London. The instrumental part of their song “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” is used by NBC’s show Chuck.
In the past, Cake’s tunes have also showed up in the episodes of The Sopranos, Smallville, and Friends. Their music has been used globally in French, German, Italian, and Japanese films. And even for the Power’s Whiskey Irish Grand National promos.
One trip to their website, and you will see that they are also involved in making a difference in the world. At every concert, they award someone with a tree. For instance, when they did a show in Buffalo NY, they awarded someone a tree for doing the most push ups! They have a page on their website which is called the Cake Tree Gallery. There you will find photos of previous tree winners proudly pictured with their trees. There is a now to link that will help you plant that tree too.
Need advice on ANYTHING? They have a page for that too! Just email cakeadvice@yahoo.com with your questions. I have read some pretty funny stuff there.
Or maybe you would like to participate in their latest poll question on their website?
“Are insurance companies an integral component of the health care product in the United States?”
How about a ride to their next gig? They also have a “carpool web page” so you can hook up with others going your way to their next gig. Their website also lists article links of stories that interest them; from the current health care situation, the impact on the environment from cellphones, using rechargeable batteries, and a link where you can listen to Killer Whales. Of course this is only a smidgen of what is on their site. You can also catch up with Cake on MySpace with their 7,000+ friends.
When Cake performed gigs from Buffalo to Syracuse NY, the band
members all traveled by train. And last year they decked out their Sacramento studio with solar panels.
They even recorded the installation and posted a video on YouTube.
So it was really no surprise to hear when Cake announced that their latest album was made totally with solar energy.
LiveDaly reported:
Cake is writing, rehearsing and recording its new album entirely with solar power, according to a press release.
The group’s decision to utilize the power of the sun was made for both artistic and environmental reasons. “It just seemed like the right thing to do,” lead vocalist John McCrea said in a statement. “I believe in science, and science is telling us that we need to make adjustments. Living in California, it seemed like a waste not to take advantage of all the free electricity.”
Cake, which Billboard recently honored as one of the Top 10 greenest bands on the planet, converted their entire Sacramento, CA, recording studio to solar power. The band documented their move from the city’s energy grid in a video posted at the group’s website.
The band is giving members of its mailing list a preview of the new album by releasing a set of free ring tones, each based on a song from the upcoming set. The first of six ring tones, titled “Long Time,” became available yesterday (10/13), with a new tone “e-blasted” to all mailing list members every six weeks until the album’s Spring 2010 release.
In 2008, lead singer John McCrea said he just may quit and become a farmer.
Although that is a very admirable quest for John, I hope Cake sticks around. They’re talented, a bit quirky, and they are one of the top greenest bands on the planet who are making a difference. Cake
really takes the cake in my book.
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Pingback by Cake Looks To The Sun For Recording Their New Album - Glosslip.com | Build Solar Power Systems — October 22, 2009 @ 2:18 pm
Found this site bc of its scientology criticism. After this and the Seth Green (X File stoner actor) whoring plus the death for animal cruelty schtick, you lost a reader, Queen.
Comment by Dirk — October 23, 2009 @ 12:53 am
Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out then Dirk.
I doubt the writers of this blog can only write about anti-sci stuff all the time or try to decide what would please you.
They cover all news. If there are articles that don’t interest me, I just dont’ read them. Do you mean to tell me that when you pick up a paper you read and enjoy ALL the articles? Give me a break!
Comment by JellyBean — October 23, 2009 @ 1:10 am
Seriously Dirk, WTF? I thought this was GREAT piece. Not often you hear about famous people doing good things. Dickhead.
Great piece Queen and I LOVE Cake. I love the band too, they are delicious.
Comment by D — October 23, 2009 @ 7:17 am
Queen here.
Thanks D!
And to Dirk…. if you are still lurking around…
I have to agree with JellyBean’s comment.
I don’t understand why you would think that I can only write about things that YOU like. This isn’t Dirk.com
If you don’t like the articles, then don’t read them. Pretty simple.
And as far as the anti-sci stuff goes, I just wrote two HUGE articles on the ABC Nightline Tommy Davis Interview. And there will always be more to come as Scientology continues it’s downward spiral.
But I guess you will miss all of that.
See yah Dirk. Thanks for playing.
Comment by Queen — October 27, 2009 @ 9:16 am
Downward spiral? Have you seen how less and less people go to church as time roles on? Modern living and jobs is what is stopping people from going to church, in turn the children lose interest and science is always impressing people while religion slowly becomes something for the old people of yesterday.
Comment by Jim — November 4, 2009 @ 3:51 am