Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Yes. This is actually happening. 

Me and My roommate have been planning 
it for months now but due to certain circumstances,
the moving process has been sped up to late June.  

In other news, The live-action remake for My cover of 
Sheryl Crow's "All I Wanna Do" comes out today and also
I've finally finished My autobiography but there's 
no release date yet.  

I'm still working on the "Wizard of Death" comic but 
it's been put on hold for awhile until I'm finally moved
in to the new place.

Wednesday, October 14, 2020: 

Okay so "Wizard of Death: Story Mode" is finished and available now
in the "Comics" section as well as "Sultry Queen (Full Band Edit)"
and the unofficial remakes including the 30th anniversary cover of "Enter Sandman"
might wave to wait until Their respective (and pre - planned) release dates,

I have another project in mind (involving old demo tapes)
for the future but depending on what happens after the election,
I may not be able to get to that one right away (if at all).

Tuesday, May 12, 2020: 

I filming My parts for a Live-Action remake of "Euphoria" sometime this week.
I also have "Sultry Queen (Classic Edition)" coming this month as well as
"Rainbow in the Dark (Full Band Edit)" in tribute of the 10th anniversary of Ronnie James Dio's passing.
I'm still  working on the Mutant Melvin V extension comic "Wizard of Death: Story Mode" on the side, too.

Thursday, August 15, 2019: 

Now that weather conditions are kind of ideal, I can now get back to work
on this album and guess what?!? I'm already half way done.
That's right - "Trilogy (Classic Edition)" is finished as of last week and
I'm ready to move on to production for the "Full Band Edit" but before I do that,
I'm looking to film My cover video using the split screen technique. This time
it's another Metallica song - "Enter Sandman" Which I plan to get done before FBE is complete.
 

Wednesday, July 17, 2019: 

Now that I'm half way done with post-production for the "Classic Edition",
I've decided to take a little break until the summer heatwave lets up
(with an ideal hi of no more than 78 degrees) but in the meantime, I'm gonna
upload some videos. The 1st of which was uploaded today for the 10th Anniversary
of My 1st ever upload using My current recording software which was a cover of
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" which I uploaded to Myspace (and yes - I was still using Myspace back in 2009. Don't judge Me.)
I also figured before I start filming My parts for the music videos, I might as well get good at this split screen technique
by practicing on cover song first so that way, I know what the hell I'm doing when I get to any originals.
 

Friday, May 11, 2018: 
I'm halfway done with writing  
the script for "The Blackberry Monologues" 
which was slated for an early July release, 
but might come out in August or September 
depending on how it takes to finish. 

I've got another livestream coming up 
on the 16th called "Nite Trax and Thrill" 
(a follow-up to April's "Nite Trax & Chill") 
and speaking of livestreams, The idea of 
"Livestreams Revisited" has been changed 
to "Livestreams Reimagined"! and this time 
They're done the way they *should've* been.

Friday, April 13, 2018: 

The day has come. My new double 
covers album "Nite Trax: vol. 1 & II" 
is out now, and can listen to it here
https://soundcloud.com/bill-ulsh/sets/nite-trax-vol-1

and here 
https://soundcloud.com/bill-ulsh/sets/nite-trax-vol-ii 

As far as the livestream is concerned, 
I decided to do away with the lights and 
fog machine (save those for the music videos) 
and think of this less like a rock concert 
and more like a jam session.  
Not pretend it's something more  
than what it really is. 

I've also decided to redo "Livestreams Revisited" 
and included a few extra from the "Judgment Years" era. 
Who knows, I might even streams My practice sessions on 
the game "Synthesia" and Show you guys How I learn songs. 

Meanwhile, I'm still working on  
"The Blackberry Monologues" 
on the side, but I'm not sure 
when that will be finished.

Friday, March 16, 2018:

The 1st single "Mr. Self Destruct" 
from My up coming covers e.p. 
"Nite Trax Vol.II" is out Now 
and You can listen to it here: 
https://soundcloud.com/bill-ulsh/mr-self-destruct-nin-cover 

I've always compared to "Master of Puppets" for some reason. 

Nite Trax Vol. 1 & II 
is set for release April 13, 2018 
That's right - Friday the 13th 

My next live stream in support of that 
also now has a name: "Nite Trax and Chill" 
and now I move onto My upcoming documentary 
"The Blackberry Monologues" 
so, if You don't mind, I got a script to write.

Tuesday, February 6, 2018: 
I'm sure by now, some of You may have 
already figured out that My time off 
has reached it's conclusion, 
and with that being said... 

Experiment II with the Marshall Mini 
& Livestream was a success. I figured 
out what levels I needed for the next 
time I play live somewhere. 

I'm ready to hit the studio again, 
for "Nite Trax vol. 1 & II" 
Vol. 1 is basically the same 4 songs 
You've heard before, just done differently. 
Vol. II on the other hand is buncha 
songs You've only ever heard me do live 
never recorded until now. 
Think of it less as Me doing My own 
versions of these songs and more... 
"Look what else I can play"

Friday, January 19, 2018: 
You've probably been wondering what I've been 
up to during My time off, before I go back 
in the studio to lay down some vocals 
for this new covers album. 
I'm just going through the motions right now. 
Kicking around ideas for future projects. 
Most of that stuff's already on the itinerary. 
I've been experimenting with the Marshall Mini 
& Ustream and one thing I've learned recently was 
to turn up the mic a bit but without 
drowning out the music.

Tuesday, October 10, 2017: 
I'm 3/4 of the way done with stuff from "Wizard of Death" 
and already 1/3 into the stuff I wanna do from 
"Judgment Years". I'm still excited for "The Classic Edition" 
despite the limited number of songs. This is because of that 
playing style's one and only major drawback: You can really 
only do so much with playing bass and rhythm at the same time. 
While intriguing, it limits what songs can faithfully 
be recreated in such a way. However it's still interesting 
to hear the songs that can be done, played this way. 
Now You're probably asking "What about 'Nite Trax: Vol. II' 
or 'Blackberry Monologues'?" Those are still gonna happen 
at some point. I already have a track listing for "Nite Trax II" 
The only thing I can tell about that is that it feels like 
a continuation of Vol.1 while also being it's own stand-alone E.P.

Wednesday, July 12, 2017:

I've come to a decision. After My most recent show 
"ReinVisited", I'm done with live-streaming for the 
summer, but will however experiment with different 
sounds and see what works. 
In the meantime, I plan on finishing up 
My graphic novel series "Mutant Melvin" 
with a release date for somewhere between 
late August and early September. 
As for the future, There's still 
"The Blackberry Monologues" and maybe another covers 
e.p. in the pipeline. In time, We'll see.

Friday, February 17, 2017: 

Hey, how's it been? 
I know it's been awhile, 
and You're probably wondering what 
I've been up to lately. 
Remember last month when I said 
I was gonna have to take some albums off of Spotify, 
simply because I couldn't afford it? 
That's still a thing. (at least until April) 
As for what I've been doing lately? 
Working on more cover songs, actually. 
Seeing what works / what doesn't. 
and as far as new stuff is concerned, 
both the e.p. and Mutant Melvin 6 have kinda been 
put on the backburner for awhile.

Friday, October 14, 2016: 
I've decided to take some time off due to recent things 
I'm dealing with in My personal life, so it'll be awhile 
before I begin work on "Mutant Melvin 6". Speaking of "Mutant Melvin", 
as You might've seen on social media, "A Very Mutant Melvin X-Mas" 
has a release date. "Mutant Melvin V" comes out on December 14, 2016. 
As far as the cover songs go, That's still up in the air.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016: 
Okay, so here's the deal. 

Bad News: My batteries crapped out on Me while changing setlists tonight, 
so I'm gonna have to postpone the other 2 livestreams until next week. 
Also, it's gonna rain tomorrow, so I probably would've gotten rained out anyway. 

Good News: At least I made it through the 1st set before that happened 
(Which is where all the good songs are, anyway IMHO) with the exception 
of having to stop mid-song to deal with popups and the occasional screen saver.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016: 
Yes I know the month is almost over, but I felt I needed to get this out sooner than later. 
We're coming up on the 3rd anniversary of My 2nd album "Wizard of Death". 
Speaking of albums, I'll work on the singles later. With that out of the way, 
I got a couple of big announcements. 
I'll be working on Mutant Melvin 6 next month after the livestreams are done, 
and also more cover songs during downtime from MM6.

Tuesday, July 5, 2016: 
I'm doing something different with the livestreams this time around. 
You might've noticed some schedule changes, location changes etc. 
I also plan on "re-visiting" a few livestream that I might've 
fucked up on to correct a few things. This may or may not become 
a weekly thing, depending on what I have time to do. 
I other news, the covers e.p. "Nite Trax" comes out on soundcloud 
in a few weeks. A little backstory for You all: I used to get trolled 
HARD on Youtube back in the day for some of these covers, but 
I figure after 3 albums, My style has already been established. 
If nobody likes these versions of other people's songs, 
I'm not gonna be too bothered by it.

Tuesday, May 10, 2016: 
"A Very Mutant Melvin X-Mas" is finished 
and (obviously) slated for a late 2016 release. 
The soundcloud exclusive "Nite Trax" e.p. comes out July 19th, 
so have your calendars ready for that 
and speaking of calendars... 
I got My first livestream here in a couple weeks. 
May 24th (and 25th) to be exact so if ya don't mind, 
I've got some shows to book and some practice to do.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016: 
Hey everyone, How's it goin'. Bill Ulsh, here. 
Just wanted to let everyone know that 
I'm already 1/2 way through "Mutant Melvin V" 
and plan on finishing the rest really soon, 
also I've something interesting planned out for 
Livestream around the release of "Nite Trax". 
Let's just say it involves "Re-Revisiting" 
songs from My youth, and speaking of livestreams, 
I've got something a little "X-Tra" planned for that as well 
this time around.

Wednesday, February 10, 2015: 
Hey fans, Sorry for the delay. 
I know I promised a new blog last week, 
but some personal issues had come up in My life 
that I had to deal with, but now that That's out of the way... 
My cover song e.p. "Nite Trax" is now finished and scheduled 
for release sometime during the live-streams which is this summer. 
Until then, I will now be working "Mutant Melvin V", unless something else comes up.

Tuesday, January 12, 2016: 
I'm back from My 3 week Christmas/ New Years Break. 
Here's what I have going on (that I don't wish to deviate from) 
I'm finishing up "Welcome to Earth: Making The Judgment Years" 
sometime maybe this week. And then after that I'll be finishing up 
My covers e.p. "Nite Trax". Lending My pipes, and working on the album cover. 
and when That's done, I'll be doing "Mutant Melvin V" sometime before the live streams 
 in support of both "Judgment Years" as well as "Nite Trax". It seems I'm booked!!!