DannyK's Blog http://www.kastner.com/blog/ 2005-08-06T18:54:38+00:00 Sutcliffe is coming.. http://www.kastner.com/blog/archives/2005/08/sutcliffe_is_co.html Sutcliffe is the new band featuring yours truly. Coming soon by way of Liverpool or something like that (stay tuned).

Of course the hot place to be for bands is My Space so if you want to hear the latest track "Breakaway" you need to go there...
(Don't forget to silence the player on this site.)

Join up as My Space is the next Friendster. Perhaps then I'll have a friend on there if you join me. Yeah, sure My Space skews even younger than Friendster but it is the happening place for music - so get over yourself and join up so you can stay hip and young!!!

Be happy :)
DannyK

]]> Music Danny 2005-08-06T18:54:38+00:00 Big Gig - NYC Sun and Monday! http://www.kastner.com/blog/archives/2005/07/big_gig_nyc_sun.html Hey, yall! I'm playing some fun "mouth trombone" at the Boomish Gig on Sun/Mon (July 24, 25). This concert is a must attend at the Connely Theater. Please come out - but first - check out the Boomish web site for all the n'fo...

Don't forget the crazy pocumentary hipping all to my mouth-bone skillz...

Oh yeah, get those tix early - it's gonna sell out.

]]> Friends of DannyK Danny 2005-07-21T03:43:43+00:00 New Tune - "Old Tricks" Demo http://www.kastner.com/blog/archives/2005/07/new_tune_old_tr_1.html Indeed, on the music player, there's a new track called "Old Tricks" - it's the 2nd track...
A new album will be done in August under my band "Sutcliffe"
Let me know how you dig it.

Rock on!!

DannyK

]]> Danny 2005-07-21T01:57:06+00:00 Danny's Pizza http://www.kastner.com/blog/archives/2005/07/dannys_pizza.html
Danny's Pizza




MMM... Some fun fans sent me their favorite songs on a cardboard pizza... YES!

]]> Friends of DannyK Danny 2005-07-21T01:52:16+00:00 Well, now who got punked this time http://www.kastner.com/blog/archives/2005/07/hillarious_comp.html Well those guys at Star Magazine printed this little dity. Oh yeah, I know - Ashton nice job. I mean, how could Ashton and his publicist go to such trouble to get this piece in there? If you wanna punk me Ashton, how about something a little cooler. I mean this is embarrasing to me.

Fighting for my integrity - DannyK

]]> Close Encounters Danny 2005-07-06T07:07:52+00:00 Fireworks!!! http://www.kastner.com/blog/archives/2005/07/fireworks.html 2 new top secret tracks in the audio player from my band.
Fireworks (yes timely for the 4th of July :)
and Rainbow Down.
Let me know what you think of these tracks. It's an evolving sound I'm working on. The 60's meets the 80's meets the 00's....
I wrote them with my Brainwall music partners in LA this past week.

Enjoy the 4th!

DannyK

]]> Music Danny 2005-07-04T20:44:20+00:00 QE 4 Straight DannyK!!! http://www.kastner.com/blog/archives/2005/06/qe_4_straight_d.html OK,
I just got done taping Queer Eye for the Straight Guy with the Fab Five this past week. It will air in late summer! Thanks to all my friends who came out to the Cutting Room. It was an amazing event and most important, although there was some elements of DannyK "makover" (such as a cleaner haircut and some new duds) - it was really all about my charity School Bus Rock.

More pic and stuff soon on the event!

The School Bus Rock Foundation is focused on assisting Big Brothers Big Sisters with developing outreach, mentoring and in-school programs that attract musicians’ involvement in the musical education of today’s children. By fostering mentoring relationships between musicians and school-age children, School Bus Rock will help nurture their interest not only in music, but also help them become more successful students and individuals.

A new site will be coming soon at schoolbusrock.org

]]> Music Danny 2005-06-19T21:47:45+00:00 Support Ford or Discriminate!! - A DannyK Rampage http://www.kastner.com/blog/archives/2005/06/support_ford_or_1.html OK. So the lame American Family Association created this web site called boycottford.com because, **gasp** Ford targets gays and lesbians in their marketing and sponsorship efforts.

I read about it in an online article on MSN off their home page.
First - LAME that mainstream press cares.
Second - any form of discrimination sucks.

So what do I do, I buy supportford.com and get a couple of POPstickers to help me create a website with our own petition!

The AFA stretches the truth about Ford and then tries to hurt them as if Ford takes any political position at all regarding homosexuals.

I'm an equal opportunity human so let our website speak louder then theirs. Please sign the petition at
supportford.com.

Peace, love, joy, and harmony - DannyK

]]> Danny 2005-06-02T21:20:37+00:00 Sold Me Down the River http://www.kastner.com/blog/archives/2005/05/sold_me_down_th.html OK, I'm back!! And they had a good 'ol time making it look like I screwed that meeting up!! That and the wacky interview edits inspired this tune:

Download "Sold Me Down the River"

You're gonna dig this vibe, baby!

Danny

]]> Music Danny 2005-05-06T09:23:46+00:00 New Tuneage http://www.kastner.com/blog/archives/2005/05/new_tuneage_1.html New songs from DannyK - no Apprentice stuff here!

Check out the little audio player at the top. I've uploaded some new "Neonerd" tunes. These are all rough demos. Still Life Variations is new - extended - but I think the lower key is not as hip. If you can't tell from the first track - I'm a peacemonger. Blessed are they.

Let me know what you think here!

:) DannyK

]]> Music Danny 2005-05-03T01:59:04+00:00 Apprentice Episode 14 - Darth Bedazzler Strikes Back! http://www.kastner.com/blog/archives/2005/04/apprentice_epis_6.html So it looked like Tana was going to get the big axe, then at the last minute the cobra did a 90 degree swing to Alex - and BAM!

Here's another tune for the history books. Enjoy!!!

Download Bedazzle!!!

Coocookachoo!
Coocookachoo!

Keep watching the show. There may be some special appearances soon leading up to the Finale May 19!

If you are in NYC, mark your calendar, May 20, we're having a special charity event with the entire cast at Webster Hall - so stay tuned...

DK

]]> Music Danny 2005-04-29T13:20:54+00:00 Apprentice Episode 13 - Boardroom Blues http://www.kastner.com/blog/archives/2005/04/apprentice_epis_4.html So Bren finally bit the bullet this week.

Check out the new track - Boardroom Blues

Bren came over to my NYC pad and we jammed out a crazy tune!

It was a good 'ol time for all!

:)

]]> Music Danny 2005-04-23T00:31:14+00:00 Apprentice Episode 12 - Time is up (for Chris Shelton) http://www.kastner.com/blog/archives/2005/04/apprentice_epis_3.html This bad boy is the hippest Apprentice track yet!
Chris showed a passionate inside in this weeks episode.

Listen to "Time is up" - and see for yourself who rules the Hip-hop roost. Move over slim...

Good times and a video coming as well.

Peace out.

DannyK

]]> Music Danny 2005-04-15T07:36:45+00:00 Pizza Girl - The Video! http://www.kastner.com/blog/archives/2005/04/pizza_girl_the.html Bad Danny - I waited too long to upload this!! Still - worth the wait!

So check out this fun video with my niece Reagan, playing Stephanie trying to get a job at Dominos! The rest of the folks in the scenes where I’m singing are none other than the Kastner clan.

I shot this one myself. We were trying to get an exterior shot with Reagan and my brother. These guys in the bar next door thought we were trying to shoot inside the bar – surveillance shots. Then we got in this big scuffle – where luckily no punches were a’swingin’!
Apparently the main culprit is a regular drunk who rides his bike to the place because of too many DWI’s! Poor bloke.

Jazzmyn Banks did another GREAT editing job. She's so hip.

Check out the fun video here:




Download a Quicktime MP4 here if you still can't view the embedded file:
Hi Res Quicktime - Pizza Girl - 14 MB


]]> Pocumentary Danny 2005-04-15T07:29:44+00:00 Apprentice - Episode 11 - American Eagle http://www.kastner.com/blog/archives/2005/04/apprentice_epis_5.html This one was a quicky I did at 5:00 AM on Friday after the show and I was tired!! It tells the story, although it's not the most crazy/wild one. Dig the cool guitar. I had a track with Rick Neigher playing the Steely Dan vibe guitar which I used here. Rick Rocks!!!

Hear American Eagle now!!

Peace, DK

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