Max Bemis Gives Me “Tremors”

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I think I should give up on this site being anything but the every-other-day or so post about Max Bemis. Just call it Maxim and be done with it. Oh, yeah…. That magazine exists.  There really is a ton of other news out there to write about, but I keep getting caught in these Max Bemis hazes when things like this happen:

Somebody who was lucky enough to get to go to one of those amazing Max Bemis acoustic shows that never happen anywhere I am caught this bit of “Tremors,” one of the songs that will be on the Two Tongues album. I’ve swooned, processed, and realized that Max Bemis may well be the most talented songwriter of our generations… and taht he even overtakes From Under the Cork Tree Pete Wentz. This says a lot, as I could point at random to lyrics on that album and probably be fine with having them tattooed on my body.

Max, though… there’s something about him. I’m going with the scruffy beard and lack of Ashlee Simpson. Enjoy… and wait for a post about something other than BEMIS/Say Anything/Two Tongues. It’s coming, I promise.

I Spoke Too Soon on Two Tongues

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Guess what? The Two Tongues album has a release date, and it’s an early birthday present for one miss pixie — the album will be out February 3rd, 2009! The band features EPB’s favorite man, Max Bemis, along with Coby Linder of Say Anything and Chris Conley and David Soloway of Saves The Day. The album will be self-titled and has the lucky number of 13 songs on it. And no, their MySpace has not been updated with anything beyond “Crawl,” which we heard months ago.

Max said:
“Chris has been my favorite songwriter since I was 15. Ten years later he is now is one of my closest friends. The Two Tongues record is really an expression of the yin and yang; how two “opposite” souls stimulate and battle each other in any truly loving relationship. Chris inspired me as a mentor, hero and friend, and I inspired him as someone who truly cherishes his work that he can respect in his own right. Chris sometimes looks down on himself but is inside a very strong, almost Buddha-like centered soul; I have that whole Steven Tyler/Jerry Lewis extrovert personality onstage but I’m a totally neurotic, restless soul inside. We as two people, therefore, express two sides of a coin. Making the record, and it being the first band either of us has ever been in outside of Say Anything or Saves the Day, was sort of like falling in love for the second time; you have to look outside of yourself and learn to communicate with and trust someone who operates in a totally different manner. Ironically, while making this record I met the girl I am now in love with, so I was experiencing the same thing in the form of friendship with Chris as I was in getting to know this female person. So whether you want to look at the record as songs about two people starting a romantic relationship or this dynamic of how inspiration operates between two people, that’s your choice. We hope it functions on both levels. Either way, it’s a dream come true for me, and a true labor of love.
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pixie said:
Why on earth can I not marry Max Bemis? Because just in case you thought the “girl he is in love with” was me? It’s not. I blame this on not meeting him during my mini-Say Anything tour in March… otherwise, that would be ALL me. Yep. Of course. Naturally. I hope she knows what she has.

I also think it’s funny that Max sees himself as “I have that whole Steven Tyler/Jerry Lewis extrovert personality onstage but I’m a totally neurotic, restless soul inside.” When I saw them in New Haven earlier this year, I was sitting on the stage at Max’s feet. It was one of the greatest moments of my life, but afterwards, I remember saying, “you can really see he’s kind of crazy when you look at him up close.” I don’t mean that in a bad way, but he’s completely in his own head. Extroverted, sure. He’s a lead singer. But the restless, neurotic and completely lost inside his own head thing is palpable. And if I may say so myself, hot. I got smacked with his microphone cord more than once and believe me, I wasn’t complaining.

I like to show off this video because I had no zoom on, and well, it’s a pretty decent representation of their Smashing Pumpkins cover. The sound is a bit weird since I was against a monitor, but hey. Not to brag, but did I mention that was no zoom?

I guess today is Max Bemis day at EPB.

I’m looking forward to the Two Tongues album — how about you?

P.S. with apologies to the straight boys on here — is that photo not simply male perfection?

New MySpace and Song From Two Tongues

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Why do you care about Two Tongues? Because it’s the band made up of Max [who is possibly this site’s favorite person on earth] and Cody of Say Anything, plus Chris and David of Saves The Day. That’s why.

I’m not going to wax poetic here, because let’s face it: you want to hear the song, “Crawl,” right now:
So go do it!

I really, really love this. It combines both bands perfectly, is super-catchy, and just works.  It’s further proof [which wasn’t needed after he nailed a rap song on Punk Goes Crunk] that Max Bemis can do no wrong.  Enjoy!