The Blog

SWEET+TALKER - It's Christmas, Please Come Home December 20 2012 By: Kevin Fisher

 Hey 8123'ers!

 This last week I sat down and wrote my first ever Christmas song! I was very pleased with it, and thought why not record it quick and put it out just in time for the holidays? So that's what I did. I also wanted to give it away for FREE in light of the season.."It's Christmas Please Come Home" will be available for free download here at 8123 this weekend! Hope you enjoy!

Much Love,

Kevin





SWEET TALKER - TOUR PHOTO BLOG December 11 2012 By: Kevin Fisher

Hey Everyone,


I wanted to share some photos from my recent tour with Lydia..Here are some I have taken as well as people at who attended the shows! Enjoy!



Cafe Du Nord- San Francisco



The Bootleg Bar - Los Angeles



Lydia Sound check - The Bootleg Bar



Day off shoot with Nico Ortega and Erica Lauren 



Dan Reed running sound in San Antonio



Stubbs BBQ - Austin, TX



Unsilent Night Festival - Dallas, TX


I wanted to share some photos from my recent tour with Lydia..Here are some I have taken as well as people at who attended the shows! Enjoy!



Cafe Du Nord- San Francisco



The Bootleg Bar - Los Angeles



Lydia Sound check - The Bootleg Bar



Day off shoot with Nico Ortega and Erica Lauren 



Dan Reed running sound in San Antonio



Stubbs BBQ - Austin, TX



Unsilent Night Festival - Dallas, TX

I wanted to share some photos from my recent tour with Lydia..Here are some I have taken as well as people at who attended the shows! Enjoy!



Cafe Du Nord- San Francisco



The Bootleg Bar - Los Angeles



Lydia Sound check - The Bootleg Bar



Day off shoot with Nico Ortega and Erica Lauren 



Dan Reed running sound in San Antonio



Stubbs BBQ - Austin, TX



Unsilent Night Festival - Dallas, TX


The Maine: Tour Update 5 November 09 2012 By: Pat Kirch

 


8123: Twitter Chat with Sweet Talker November 07 2012 By: Alex Bruno

Join Kevin Fisher from Sweet Talker in one hour on Twitter!  He will be making an exciting announcement. 



8123: Q&A with Pat Kirch November 07 2012 By: Alex Bruno

Have a question for Pat Kirch? Leave a comment below with your name and question. 
Pat will post his answers tomorrow in a blog post! 


Pat Kirch: "My 8123 Pin"


Sweet Talker: Official Chat & Announcement November 06 2012 By: Alex Bruno

Kevin Fisher from Sweet Talker will be doing a chat tomorrow (Nov 7) on Twitter at 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern! See flyer for more details. 




8123: Skeletons Contest WINNER November 02 2012 By: Alex Bruno

Thank you to everyone who entered this contest! We had a lot of fun looking at your artworks. There were so many great submissions, it was hard to chose a winner. 

Congrats to Norah for her winning design! Please email alex@eightyonetwentythree.com to claim your prize. 



Our other favorites...


Conch


Karina


Michelle


Sara 


Julia 


Maria 


Clara


Halloween Contest Winners October 31 2012 By: Alex Bruno

Congrats to Lynne Toomey, Elizabeth Grosse, Annabelle Falloria, Barbara Ajak, and Phillip Grierson for winning 1 of the 5 limited edition art pieces from Garrett Nickelsen. We will contact you shortly! 





Happy Halloween everyone! 
8123




The Maine: Tour Update October 30 2012 By: Alex Bruno

 Check out The Maine's latest tour update! 


Share some of your favorite tour memories of The Maine with us! 


SWEET TALKER- "Southern Belle" Acoustic October 25 2012 By: Kevin Fisher

 


Submit Your Cover October 19 2012 By: Alex Bruno

Check out this "Skeletons" cover by This Century fan, Miranda Morgan. 

We wanna hear your covers of our artists! 
Submit your video links in the comments section for a chance to be featured on our blog!


Sweet Talker Covers OneRepublic’s - “Come... October 19 2012 By: Shopify API



Sweet Talker Covers OneRepublic’s - “Come Home”


Garrett Nickelsen: Handmade Paintings are live now! October 18 2012 By: Tim Kirch

 Garrett Nickelsen has released 50 handmade, unique, canvas paintings! Grab yours before they are gone! 


CLICK THE PHOTO TO CHECK THEM OUT! 


8123 Live: Stop Dead Stickam Chat and Performance Tonight! October 17 2012 By: Tanner Radcliffe

In celebration of Some Kind of Dangerous dropping, Stop Dead will be performing/chatting live tonight at 7p.m. pst on Stickam

Schedule: 

7:00-7:10 | Introduction and answering questions about Stop Dead's release of Some Kind of Dangerous 

7:10-7:20 | Performance 

7:20-7:30 | Stop Dead future plans and Q and A 

FIVE LUCKY PEOPLE WILL WIN A FREE DOWNLOAD OF THE SOME KIND OF DANGEROUS EP!

Here's how: 

  1. Log into your Spotify account 
  2. Search Stop Dead and select Some Kind of Dangerous. 
  3. Start jamming out to the EP before you go to step 4 of course ;) 
  4. Select "Share" at the top by the cover art image. 
  5. Write a creative message to @stopdeadmusic in the text box with #8123 and include your favorite song from the EP. (Make sure you are on the "Share" tab and not the "Send To Friend" tab) 
  6. Select the Tweet and Facebook button (Tumblr too if your feeling extra lucky!) 
  7. Click the blue "share" button on the bottom and boom you are now submitted for a chance to win a free download of the new EP sent to you by Ryan himself! 




This Century: UK Online Store Launch October 15 2012 By: Tanner Radcliffe

This Century launched a new online store based in the UK to help cut down shipping costs for fans in that neck of the woods. 

Visit the store by clicking on the image below. 



8123: Exclusive Screening Contest October 14 2012 By: Alex Bruno

We're only 2 days away from The Maine's premiere of "Anthem For A Dying Breed"! In honor of this exciting event, we'd like to giveaway 2 tickets to the premiere. Chose a lyric from Pioneer that inspires you, snap a picture that captures the meaning and submit it to either Instagram or Facebook. Hashtag #themaine #8123 and #afadb for a chance to win. We will announce the winner Monday @ 5:00pm PST. 





 

SWEET TALKER - "The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot" (Brand New Cover) October 12 2012 By: Kevin Fisher

 


SWEET TALKER - "Every Night" Acoustic October 10 2012 By: Kevin Fisher

 


SWEET TALKER- "Love Affair" Live at Sneaky Dee's (Toronto) October 05 2012 By: Kevin Fisher

 


SWEET TALKER- "I Wish" Acoustic October 03 2012 By: Kevin Fisher

 


Lost Boys Are Everywhere: Instagram Contest October 01 2012 By: Alex Bruno

Upload a picture of yourself on Instagram wearing your LBAE gear for a chance to win a $50 8123 gift card! Remember to @81twentythree and tag #8123 #getoutgetlost. The winner will be announced here on Friday! 






SWEET TALKER - A Night at The Phoenix Art Museum Part 2 September 28 2012 By: Kevin Fisher

Hello 8123ers! 

This past Wednesday Tim, Rex, Marco, and myself went and checked out The Phoenix Art Museum. Some of you may have seen our guest blogger Jenni's post on this, we thought we would go see it for ourselves! If you live in the Phoenix area, I highly suggest checking out the museum on Wednesday nights, it's free and a fantastic time! Here are some pics from our night!

-Kevin

 








COMMENT: What do you want to see more of? September 26 2012 By: Tim Kirch

 Hello everyone! I would like to pose a question for you... What do you want to see more of? 

Eighty One Twenty Three is a creative community for artists and fans of artists. Our mission is to build a site for our fans and with our fans. That means, we need your feedback! 

Add in the comments a quick message about what you like about the site, what you "hate!", and what you would like to see more of (products, videos, blogs, q and a's etc). 

This is site was built with the intention for growth but the only way to grow is to grow together. We want this to be a platform where creative artists can express their ideas and a platform to share art from bands, photographers, painters, you name it! 

Tell us your thoughts! We are always listening because this site will be built by all of us. 

Tim 


SWEET TALKER- Recording Photo Blog September 24 2012 By: Kevin Fisher

Hello Everyone! Kevin here. I wanted to share some photos from my trip to Los Angeles, where I recorded 5 songs for my upcoming EP. I recorded with Will McCoy with the help of some great friends. My trip was one of the most fulfilling experiences I can remember in quite a long time! I can't wait to share these songs with you! Here are some photos from my journey, hope you enjoy!

 

Amps galore...Had alot of fun with these!


The view from the house I stayed in while recording...not too shabby!


Harrison Webster laying down some drums!


Will McCoy working his magic behind the board.


Lauren From The New Limb absolutely killing it with keyboard sounds. 


Late night vocal sessions...and by late I mean 2 a.m.


Carman from He Is We putting incredible lead guitar over each song! 


More late night vocals..


Me taking a nap in the studio the day we finished recording, exhausted.