Hangin' in Greensboro today...ready for stickers to come in! Hopefully we'll have 'em at the show September 5th

NEW SHOW DATE ANNOUNCED! Here we come, Raleigh. Details at http://ping.fm/AMdLo

The 1st draft of a piece of art is the purest form the piece will be in. It's raw, imperfect. Like the artist who made it - no one's perfect

"Ten minutes in the music scene was the equal of one hundred years outside of it." -Robert Plant

Very, very cool...definitely will be watching this http://bit.ly/Q9LTi -Derek

Check out Fayetteville Feed's article about "Drifter: The Remaster"!

http://www.fayettevillefeed.com/2009/08/06/track-by-track-drifter/

If you ever wondered what the songs mean on the album, I explained a lot of it here. Why would I do this? One...I've never had the opportunity to vent to a LOT of people at once about why I wrote the songs, what they mean, what they mean to me, etc. Two...It was a good opportunity to make sure everyone knows about the new Drifter Remaster going on sale August 8th - the night of our show with Future Leaders of the World! Three...Fayetteville Feed is a kickass magazine for helping out us bands and helping out musicians in town.

"ONE IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE ABOUT THE ARTICLE: These are only MY interpretations of the songs."

I wrote a lot of these songs so people could relate them to what goes on in their lives. When we write songs we really want to write the lyrics so anyone can relate to them.

"One of the most rewarding things about our music is to hear the many different interpretations of our songs from so many different people."

So we hope you enjoy the article. Thank you, SO MUCH, to James Johnson at Fayetteville Feed for talking to us. Personally, I laughed hysterically at what some of "their meanings" of the songs where. Their interpretation of "Breathless" was "...asthma?" Sorry guys, not here...but you DID get the last song meaning right on "Tired of Being Tired" Here's what they said:

"[Fayetteville Feed's] Take

In this swingin’ jingle (trying to talk the language of the streets), the kids of Stych reflect on the trouble with feeling trapped by one’s own sense of work ethic."

You guys got it right! Way to go.

So for all our good friends out there - hope you get a lot out of the article and we can't wait to see you at Jester's Pub THIS Saturday, August 8th at our show with Future Leaders of the World!

Your Friendly Neighborhood Rocker,
Derek Chase Allman

Drifter Re-Master

We will release the Drifter Re-Mastered album this coming weekend. After a LONG process of re-engineering and even having to re-record some of the tracks on the album, we're going to have the album available for sale through stychRocks.com starting this weekend. We'll keep you updated on that progress this week as the release date comes closer and closer (follow us on Twitter, Facebook and MySpace)! We're STOKED about the show this weekend, August 8th. We can't wait to see you all out there. We'll have t-shirts, tote bags, a couple of Sampler Discs and our sophomore album, Foundations, for sale. Come to the Stych Shop! For show details, check out the LIVE page by clicking the link at the top of the page. 
Until next time - much love... -Derek

As I was taking a break from working on the 'Drifter' Re-master, I realized how much Will Smith likes PANTERA http://bit.ly/13LJHS -Derek

Last rehearsal before August 8th show...we're definitely ready...CAN'T WAIT -Derek