Aug
Posted on 19th August 2013
I’m generally against crowd sourcing unless Zach Braff or someone else with offbeat good looks who most likely already has a lot of money is involved. I tend to be more in favor of maxing out credit cards, stealing, borrowing money from rich uncles, or- if things get really, really desperate- just finding a way to pay for something yourself. Earlier today, however, I was sent a link to an Indiegogo campaign I can really get behind. One Jeff Watson has the simple dream of commissioning a large oil painting of himself to hang in his office, just like they used to in the olden days when men were men and they wore suits and did business while getting hammered in the middle of the day at work and stuff. I thought about just giving Jeff the money myself, but then how would I pay for my oil painting (the one I decided I should probably get just as soon as I finished reading about Jeff’s painting)? Anyway, if you believe in the power of dreams like I do, please support Jeff’s completely reasonable campaign here. I swear if Jeff doesn’t get this painting done I will totally freak out and probably go sit in a ditch somewhere for a seriously long time. And I don’t even want to guess what Jeff might do. Do your part today!
Together we can make a difference,
Dave Hill
Aug
Posted on 19th August 2013
I meant to post this sooner but you know how life is- one minute you’re sitting there fixing to get on the Internet and post something or another, the next you’re rushing down to whatever donor center is offering the fastest cash and/or free donuts that morning. Anyway, recently I sat down with the lovely Chalaire Miller to do an interview for CBS Man Cave. It was a lot of fun, I got a free bottle of water, and I only said a couple really stupid things the whole time. You can read the whole thing right here. Okay, great, thanks- that about covers it for now.
Still street,
Dave Hill
Aug
Posted on 18th August 2013
A while back, my buddies in Stuckey and Murray asked me to do some shredding on their song “Build Up” from their new album We Tried. Recently they went and made a music video for it that you can totally watch above. It features an animated version of me, first playing a guitar solo and then later driving a truck and apparently puking on myself. My dad is gonna be proud of this one I bet.
Thanks,
Dave Hill
Aug
Posted on 17th August 2013
Hi. It’s Dave again. Recently, my hot rock band Valley Lodge made a hot rock video for our new song “Go”, executive produced by our friend Rebecca O’Malley and directed by our buddy Tim Fornara. It has bike racing, geishas, semi-nudity, and then other awesome stuff besides that. The popular magazine Spin even wrote about it here. You can watch the video above. I hope you like it so much. And if you like the song, it will be available on the new Valley Lodge album Use Your Weapons September 3 on iTunes. There are nine other incredible songs on the album besides this one too. Destroy all your other records. If you are some sort of music journalist type, feel free to write me for an advance copy at dave@davehillonline.com and I will totally send it to you.
Love,
Dave Hill
Aug
Posted on 1st August 2013
If you want want get your face melted right off your face, please come see my hot rock band Valley Lodge at the Mercury Lounge TOMORROW NIGHT, which is to say Friday, August 2 at 10:30pm. It is going to be super awesome and afterward we are going to make out with everybody probably I bet. And, oh yeah, above is the cover of our new album Use Your Weapons, which is totally gonna be out on September 3. We’re gonna play a few hits from that one in addition to the old hits. Talk about good times- this is an example of that. Okay, hope to see you tomorrow. You seem great.
Still street,
Dave Hill
Jul
Posted on 29th July 2013
Recently, I have the lovely opportunity to narrate a new series for MTV Other about local music scenes in various American cities called This Is the Place. It’s a great new show about music, food, and other cool stuff in place like Denver, Minneapolis, and Athens. You can watch the first three episodes here. There are pictures of me and everything.
Stay street,
Dave Hill
Jul
Posted on 29th July 2013
Hi. How are you? I’m really great. Thanks so much for asking. Anyway, as part of my assault on North America in celebration of the release of both the paperback version of my book Tasteful Nudes and my hot rock band Valley Lodge’s third album Use Your Weapons (both to be released this September 3), I am going to be doing some more house tour dates. If you would like me to come to your house and talk, read, play music, spend weirdly long amounts of time in the bathroom, rifle through your things, and hopefully get really, really hammered with you, send an email to handlers@davehillonline.com for more info. I did a bunch of house tour dates last year, had a lovely time, and managed to settle most things out of court afterward. Also, it’s FREE. Let’s do it again this fall! Okay, hope to hear from you soon.
Love,
Dave Hill
Jul
Posted on 25th July 2013
If you are as totally pumped about the birth of that damn royal baby as I am, you should probably watch the fifth and final installment of my important “Royal Baby Watch” series on Funny or Die above right now. I hope you enjoy it so much.
Your man,
Dave Hill
Jul
Posted on 16th July 2013
My buddy David Rakoff left us last summer, but this summer he gives us yet another great book, his last and perhaps his best yet, Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel. It’s hilarious, dark, moving, brilliant, and beautiful, like the man himself. Get it today. You’ll thank me.
Jul
Posted on 16th July 2013
Hi. It’s Dave again writing to let you know that episodes 3 and 4 of “Royal Baby Watch with Dave Hill”, the incredible web series chronicling the most important thing that has ever happened ever probably, the birth of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s baby, are up now on Funny or Die, the popular comedy website on the Internet. You can watch them above right now. I hope you enjoy them so much. Make everyone you know watch them too. That would be so great.
Love, light, and other stuff,
Dave Hill
