FEBRUARY 01, 2008
PREVIEW A NEW KID METROPOLIS SONG
We want to share a new tune. At the bottom of this page, there is 58 second demo recording. Listen. Enjoy.

 

**hugs**,

-KIDmetropolis

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JANUARY 17, 2008
NOVA - ELFDALIAN LINGUIST AND MAN OF THE PEOPLE
Greetings to you in this 2008 a.d, all the best to each and every one of you.

We're back at work on the album from a small break during the festivities/holidays. We've 99.98% finalized the tracks going on the album and we're hoping to post a couple of 20-30 second clips of the 'demos' (i.e. low quality) recordings of said songs very soon for your listening pleasures along with the final track listing. But today we'd like to take a more serious note on the Kid M blogger spotter. We received a suspicious letter from our dear friend and part-time collaborator Mike Novalski who is believed to have gone underground and working as an Elfdalian linguist in northern Sweden. Here's an excerpt, please proceed with caution:

 

..history has shown some of the world's greatest men and most amazing superheroes and what made them exactly that – the mortal enemy, the arch nemesis. Superman had Lex Luther, Batman the Joker -- heck, even Winston Churchill had Hitler. I finally found you. So many sacrifices just to find you, a 'Ying' to my 'Yang' if you will.. Kevin Frankish... now that we know who you are... I know who I am. I'm not a mistake! It all makes sense. In a comic, you know how you can tell who the arch-villain's going to be? He's the exact opposite of the hero, and most time's they're friends, like you and me..

Semper Fidelis.

 

--

 

It's quite plausible Nova has lost his right mind, but hey we're all due for a good hallucination here are there

 

Nova 1, Kevin Frankish 0

 

Godspeed.

-KID
 MET
 ROP
 OLIS

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DECEMBER 24, 2007
A BLUEPRINT FOR MACHISMO
we're growing our facial hair for an upcoming photoshoot with nova.

that's all for now.

-KID
 MET
 ROP
 OLIS

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DECEMBER 17, 2007
NEW KM RECORDINGS, EGGNOG & WHEN THE BULLET ENTERED OUR HEARTS
New music, a brisk winter's air, ha yes, we're making like John Fogerty in that 'Wrote A Song For Everyone'.. Here's a list for y'all so far, it's coming along pleasantly:


Little Red Devil

Homicide Shuffle

Lifeblood

Lotus Love

Untitled I (song in 7/4)

Repetition is in

Untitled II (song in Fm)

The Iceman Cometh

Untitled III (song in A)


We're also working on a new song tentatively called 'Lockeroom' it has Guess Who meets English Beat all over it - it'll have Nova shaking in his (glamour) boots.


Happy Holidays


- KM

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OCTOBER 17, 2007
SAVAGENESS
we're moving on out.. and moving on up
that's all for now.

- KM

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OCTOBER 08, 2007
THE ICEMAN COMETH
Alas, the fall time in upon us. We're back in the U.S.S.R. We've got a new wardrobe and a sparkle in the eye. The pre-production work is on-going for the new recordings. Rob Noli is hard at work fighting the good fight with us. (feel free to indulge in a remix he's put together for future recording, 'Lotus Love' on the main page)

"Did the stars shine bright for you when you found your home?"

Kid Metropolis is born again.

The new songs breathe uncertainty and anticipation, electricity and nervousness, belief and strength. We've laid down the blueprint for the future, (a) future that is transparent and promising. In a world where so many people – YOU know who you are – breed contempt, condescension and coddle in hate, who awake with vengance and envy flowing in their veins, Kid Metropolis is a Ying to your malevolent Yang! Your friends won't phone you, you feel the world's disowned you. But don't you let them fool you; they can't steal what's in your 'heart'.

We've got 7 or 8 'definite' songs with a list of others in the works. There'll be an update sooner rather than later on some of the potential song names and such. Until then, enjoy..

"That's what happens when you play catch without arms
It's what sets us apart
I'm not your star
I'm not that beam of light here to save your life
Oh no"

- KM

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OCTOBER 03, 2007
RECORDING, HUNTING FOR WITCHES AND LEMON MERANGE
Hello out there. Kid Metropolis is here kids, checking in with the faithful. We're still here and still working. We've decided to take some time away from the stage, how long we don't know – but the reason being is we're working on our next CD/LP/album/musical works. The four of us are truly excited about the direction of the music and we're certain all of you will feel the same. Guitars and piano abound in the environs of electronic devices flourishing and horns a plentiful. We have a substantial amount of songs and plan to record ten/eleven songs of that group. Did we mention we're in over our heads in vigour? Yes. Indeed. Thanks for the continued support and please feel free to contact us anytime to talk, mingle, breathe, berate and chew out and anything else your heart desires.

In the meantime, check out some new photos of your's truly in the profile. Much praise and thanks to Mike Nova for his strategical 'eye' and expensive camera..

- KM

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JUNE 07, 2007
MANO A MANO
Straight from this Metropolis we call.. Concord, short form for Concordia - land of the brave, somewhere far beneath the depths of Belegaer. What was once a little figment of our imagination has become something bigger than the four us have ever imagined. Blossomed like a Tiger lily in the primavera. Thank you to everyone who has supported us to this point as we get ready for our biggest show to date – a prime slot at the kathedral for a NXNE showcase with Turn off The Stars. Delirium, maybe.. nostalgia.. quite possible.. social anorexia, why not.. all the same, we're bringing down the house! catch you at NXNE..

- KM

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MARCH 02, 2007
KID METROPOLIS v2.01
Like a bat of out hell, from the depths of merciless larceny and sleep-deprived nights – we're back to pound two-fisted justice into the hearts of evildoers everywhere. We're taking off the kid gloves and putting on the very mad gloves. Like the death and rebirth of Kal-El, the return of Kid Metropolis is more than just a 'storyline to boost underperforming sales'. With a help from archenemies, the Octopus' Garden and the Sewn Seeds of Viciousness and dedicated friends, the road back to the glaring lights is a clearer one. Warm hands and tasteful footwear, a Kid Metropolis like no other: Tactile-telekinesis is our game.

"I am mighty. I have a glow you cannot see. I have a heart as big as the moon and as warm as bathwater"


- KM

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FEBRUARY 04, 2007
EL MOCAMBO SHOW CANCELLED: PLEASE READ!
First off, we would like to apologize to all our fans that were looking forward to show last night at the El Mocambo. Due to unforeseen circumstances we had to cancel the show at the last minute. Thank you to Mike Novalski and Yvonne Matsell for all their help and patience in planning the show.

Unfortunately, after playing an awesome show Friday night at the Main Hall in Montreal (opening for Creature) our van was broken into and *ALL* of our equipment was robbed from a secure, underground garage at the hotel where we were staying.  

 

Words cannot describe the feeling of having something as vital as your guitar, bass, piano or drums, etc. being taken from you. The monetary value is not what I'm talking about (even though we lost an estimated $19,000 worth). It is the amount of time, pleasure, frustration, rapture, helplessness, excitement, vulnerability, restlessness – every f*****g emotion you can think of – we put into this band and the beautiful music we are creating. It's the feeling of those hours, days, weeks, months, years we spent in a shitty rehearsal space trying to do something special and have it taken away in the blink of an eye by some c**k-smoking, heartless, gutless, miserable f**k!

You know who you are (all of you!) and we know you're reading this because you stole our CD's, t-shirts and pins. We hope that you choke.

 

We hope one day you have kids who grow up and start a band and want to travel in a van to other towns to share their music with those who want to listen; and we hope they get robbed and lose all of their gear so you can look them in the eye and see what you did to us.

In the words of John Lennon:

Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna look you right in the face


- KM