About Steve-n-steveN: One day,
while searching everywhere for Princess Rainbow, a lonely unicorn
named Steve Burns met a magical musical octopus named Steven Drozd
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. "Hi," said Steve to Steven. "I like
writing stories about outer space, wizards, and feelings." "That's
cool," said Steven to Steve while playing a bass guitar, Micro Moog
synthesizer, and two Stylophones simultaneously.
"I like to make
brain burning musical soundscapes. Maybe you could add your stories
to my music." "Okay", answered Steve, "let's always do that right
here in Oklahoma and never in New York City." And that's just what
they did... for all us children.
MySpace Tracks:
Mimic Octopus (Secret Wizard of the Sea)
OK, Toilet Bowl
The Unicorn and Princess Rainbow
Space Rock Rock
The Lonely Unicorn Is Never Giving Up
A Fact Is A Gift..
STEVE BURNS & THE STRUGGLE present an
Interactive-Multi-Media-Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-Rock-And-Roll--Music-And-Video-Experimental-Super-Event.
You will use lasers to express your will as you choose between drugs and
kittens, good and evil, suicide and love, and panties.
November
4
th,
2008
Netherbeast Incorporated and Christmas On Mars are
available for pre-order from Amazon.
The Vet Who Did Not Vet A Dr. Seuss style telling of the McCain
and Palin tale
Words: Adam Peltzman Pictures: Dave Palmer Narration:Steve Burns Music & Sound: Nick Balaban, Nathaniel Reichman, Larry Wineland Editing: David Bouffard
A few weeks ago my wife and I were driving some Obama volunteers back
to New York after a day of canvassing in Philadelphia. One of the
volunteers announced, quite proudly, "I have a new nickname for John
McCain and Sarah Palin – the vet and the unvetted!" Being a writer, I
said, "Hey…do you mind if I use that?" So the next day I started writing
a little poem. It was a cathartic exercise to say the least. I
approached an artist friend and asked if he’d draw some pictures - maybe
just four or five to go with the text?
But it seems like there’s no such thing as halfway when it comes to
feelings about this election. My friend disappeared for a week or two,
and when he came out of hiding he had a picture for every rhyme…and the
pictures moved! I contacted a voice-over artist friend, who has some
serious street cred when it comes to children’s stories, and he jumped
at the chance to narrate. I asked a musician I know to give me a simple
music box melody – "It should take you 10 minutes." Two days later he
delivered a detailed score. A video editor volunteered to move footage
around. A sound mixer called and asked if his friend, a sound effects
editor, could add some "explosions and stuff."
In the real world, nobody wants to work for free. But in a world
where Sarah Palin could be president, good luck keeping Joe the Animator
and Joe the Musician and Joe the Explosion Effect Specialist away from
their tools of the trade.
Piano's NYC
158 Ludlow Street
New York, New York 10002
April 22nd, 2008
Netherbeast Film Festival Tour de Force Concludes
Greetings Netherfolks,
FirstLifers and Friends~
We are proud here at Berm-Tech
Industries to announce that the successful "Netherbeast Film Festival
Tour de Force" will be concluding next month simultaneously at the
London International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic Film
Festival and the DelRay Beach Film Festival in Florida.
And incase you may not know,
NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED has been picked up by SHORELINE
ENTERTAINMENT as the picture's sales agent. They even put together a
groovey new trailer.
As for any Ronalds Brothers News????
The boys are producing Brian Pulido's THE GRAVES starring BILL
MOSELEY, TONY TODD, AMANDA WYSS and Lamb of God's D
RANDALL BLYTHE to be shot the last three weeks in May while raising
capital for Pet Rock, Bruce Dellis' black comedy about dead family pets
and corporate rock and roll!
Always Yours Netherly~
Dow Byrum
IT Manager
Berm-Tech Industries, Inc.
October 12th, 2007
THE NEW YORK TIMES GREAT CHILDREN'S READ
(Sunday, October 14th) This annual event is all about encouraging and
entertaining a new generation of literary fans. Film, television and
Broadway performers, including Brian Dennehy, Sonia Manzano (Maria on
"Sesame Street") and Steve Burns
(formerly of "Blue's Clues") are scheduled to read from a list of
favorite children's books chosen by New York City librarians. The
selections range from classics like "Charlotte's Web" and "Green Eggs
and Ham" to more recent titles like "Bud, Not Buddy," by Christopher
Paul Curtis, and "Holes," by Louis Sachar. A stage will feature
children's musicians, among them They Might Be Giants and Justin Roberts
and the Not Ready for Naptime Players. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., rain or
shine, outdoors at
Columbia University, Broadway and 116th Street,
nytimes.com/greatread; free.
2:45 - 3:00 p.m.
Steve Burns
Musician and original host, "Blue's Clues"
Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
October 11th, 2007
NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED: Screening in EERIE (October 13th) and TEMPE
(October 20th)
Greetings NetherFolk, FirestLifers & Friends~
Did you know that NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED will be making it's
Pennsylvania Premiere at the Eerie Horror Film Festival this Saturday
October 13th??
WHERE?
ERIE PLAYHOUSE, 13 W. 10th St., Erie, Pa., 16501
Come out next Saturday October 20th at 9:30pm to the INTERNATIONAL
HORROR AND SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL at the Harkins CenterPoint Theatre in
Tempe to see NETHERBEAST's PHOENIX ENCORE PREMIERE.
Always Yours Netherly~
DOW BYRUM
IT Manager
Berm-Tech Industires, Inc.
October 1st, 2007
NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED: Screening in EDMONTON (September 29th)
Greetings First-Lifer's and NetherFolks~
The Ronalds Brothers were unable to attend last weeks Canadian Premiere
of NETHERBEAST's at the CINEFEST SUDBURY FILM FEST but you can catch
them this weekend at their Encore Premiere at the EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL.
So for all our loyal Canadian NetherFriends and FirstLifers, let us know
and we'll save you a ticket or two.
SCREENING:
When: Saturday September 29th at 9:15pm
Where: GARNEAU THEATRE
AFTERPARTY:
When: Saturday September 29th (After the Screening)
Where: NEW CITY LIKWID LOUNGE
Always Yours Netherly~
Dow Byrum
IT Manager
Berm-Tech Industries, Inc.
September 27th,
2007
NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED: Screening in HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES
(October 6th)
Greetings ~ Friends, NetherFolk and First-Lifers~
NETHERBEAST is coming to Cali for it's Los Angeles Premiere at
SHRIEKFEST ~ The Los Angeles Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival.
PREMIERE : Saturday October 6th 2007 @ 8:15pm
Where: Raleigh Studios ~ 5300 Melrose Ave, Hollywood, CA
AFTERPARTY : Saturday October 6th Midnight 'til 2:00am
Where: The Knitting Factory ~ 7021 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
Always Yours Netherly~
DOW BYRUM
IT Manager
Berm-Tech Industires, Inc.
September 24th,
2007
NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED: Screening in PHOENIX (October 20th)
First-Lifers and NetherFolks~
Come out next month, Saturday October 20th at 9:30pm to the
INTERNATIONAL
HORROR AND SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL at the Harkins CenterPoint Theatre
in Tempe to see NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED's PHOENIX ENCORE PREMIERE.
Next Stop: Kansas City International Film Festival - September 14th,
15th and 16th!
Yours Netherly~
DOW BYRUM
IT Manager
Berm-Tech Industries, Inc.
August 8th,
2007
NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED: Screening in BOULDER, COLORADO (September 8th)
Greetings FirstLifers and NetherFolk~
It's Official, NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED will make it's COLORADO PREMIERE
at the 2007 TOOFY FILM FESTIVAL
WHEN: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8th at 7pm
WHERE: BOULDER THEATRE, Boulder, Colorado.
Yours Netherly~
DOW BYRUM
IT Manager
Berm-Tech Industries, Inc.
June 27th, 2007
Steve Burns -- of Blue's Clues Fame -- Takes on the Role of
Genius to Play Title Role in Amadeus at The Pennsylvania Shakespeare
Festival this Summer May 15, 2007:
http://www.theatrealliance.org/news/2007/0515.html
> Greetings First-Lifers~
>
> Wanted to FYI you on the latest NetherNews.
>
> NetherBeast Incorporated screened to a SOLD OUT 4 Screenings at the 2007
Phoenix Film Festival.
>
> Here's the footage from NetherWaitingLine just to grab a seat:
>
>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPYNa2WVc_s
>
> Here at Berm-Tech, we'd like to thank you for your Netherlyness over the
past few screenings.
> We look forward to screening at a theatre near you.
>
> Your Netherly~
>
> DowByrum
> IT Manager
>
Berm-Tech Industries, Inc.
April 18th, 2007
From the Netherbeast Incorporated email list:
> Greetings First-Lifers~
>
> Here's a clip of those funny looking FilmMakers on the NETHERBEAST
INCORPORATED's
> Arizona Premiere at the 2007 Phoenix FIlm Festival on
Channel 3 News.
>
>
CHECK IT ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG-C6Z3L5ac
>
> Yours Netherly~
>
> DOW BYRUM
> IT MANAGER
>
BERM-TECH INDISTRIES, INC.
April 4th, 2007
From the Netherbeast Incorporated email list:
> Greetings First Lifers~
>
> Berm-Tech is please to announce that NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED's World
Premiere
> SOLD OUT both nights at the AFI DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL.
>
> See FIrst Lifer's - The Ronalds Brothers joins Jason Mewes,
Steve Burns,
Amy Davidson
> and cast and crew on the AFI Dallas Red Carpet for the
World Premiere of NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED.
>
>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9mnBL95eM8
>
> Happy Garfield Day~
>
> DOW BYRUM
> IT Manager
>
Berm-Tech Industries, Inc.
March 7th, 2007
From the Netherbeast Incorporated email list:
> Well Hello Again NetherFolk~
>
> We here at Berm-Tech Industries, Inc. are please to announce the Arizona
Premiere of
> NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED at the 2007 Phoenix Film Festival.
>
> Although the picture is not in competition, it will be Showcased on
Saturday April 14th
> at 7:30pm and Sunday April 15th at 4pm.
>
> Judd Nelson, Jason Mewes,
Steve Burns, and Amy Davidson are scheduled to
attend.
>
> Also, to see the Official World Premiere announcement from the Ronalds
Brothers go to:
>
>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XVHeQJxJ3k
>
> Yours Netherly~
>
> Dow Byrum
> IT Manager
>
Berm-Tech Industries, Inc.
February 28th, 2007
From the Netherbeast Incorporated email list:
> Greetings NetherFolk!
>
> It is our pleasure here at Berm-Tech Industries to announce that it's
Official!
>
> NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED will World Premiere at the AFI Dallas
International Film Festival March 30th and 31st!
>
>
For a ton of more info, go to
www.afidallas.com
>
> Your Netherly~
> Dow Byrum
> IT Manager
>
BERM-TECH INDUSTRIES, INC.
January 20th,
2007
The music video The I
Hog the Ground (Groundhog Song) has been posted on YouTube.
A HUGE thank you to Shelly who emailed
me to let me know about this.
January 19th,
2007
Steve's episode of Jack's
Big Music Show titled Groundhog Day will air on NOGGIN
and Nick Jr. on Friday, February 2 at 12:00 p.m. (ET/PT).
The "Groundhog Day" episode will
feature an original music video collaboration by The Flaming Lips'
Steven Drozd and indie rocker and former Blue's Clues star Steve Burns,
entitled I Hog The Ground (Groundhog Song).
Episode Synopsis:
---------------------------------------------
Jack's
favorite holiday, Groundhog Day, is in jeopardy when the new groundhog,
Gertrude, is too shy to get things started and hides in the clubhouse,
afraid of all the attention focused on her. Jon Stewart guest stars. The
Laurie Berkner Band performs "Sneaks", while Steve Burns and
Steven Drozd play "I Hog the Ground."
--------------------------------------------- Everyone is looking to Jack,
Mary and Mel for help. Gertrude the Groundhog is full of stage fright
and hiding in the Clubhouse. While anchorman Brunk Stinegrouber (Jon
Stewart) needs her outside so he can report the news! Can our trio get
these two together?
THE BAND: GERTRUDE THE GROUNDHOG
VIDEOS: LAURIE BERKNER "I Had A Friend " STEVE BURNS & STEVE DROZD "I Hog The Ground"
--------------------------------------------- In "Groundhog Day," Jack is
excited for his favorite holiday, Groundhog Day, and he can't wait to
find out if Gertrude the Groundhog will see her shadow or not. But the
scared groundhog runs into the clubhouse because she's too shy to face
all of the people and cameras outside. Jack and the gang learn this is
Gertrude's first Groundhog Day as the groundhog that everyone gathers
around to see. Brunk Stinegrouber (JON STEWART) from the Groundhog News
Network reports on whether Gertrude the Groundhog will face her fears
and finally step out of the clubhouse. This episode features new music
videos by The Laurie Berkner Band and Steven Drozd and Steve Burns.
January 15th,
2007
I just received an
email from Mo letting me know that he has posted the MP3s from Steve's
show at the Stuka in Houston, back in August 2003.
One of the songs on his music player is
a new Steve song titled Tiger Tiger (The Angie Song)
December
23rd, 2006
You can purchase the track Time Travel...YES!! (With Steven
Michael Burns) from
iTunes for $0.99 or you can purchase the entire EP from
Amazon
November 22nd, 2006
Steve appears on the song Time Travel
Yes on The Flaming Lips EP It Overtakes Me.
You can listen to this track on The Flaming
Lips Myspace Music Page
The below is from the Blog on Steve's
myspace music page .....
The music player on The Flaming Lips
Myspace Music Page
November 9th, 2006
From the Netherbeast Incorporated email list:
> Well Hello There~
>
> Here at Berm-Tech Industries, we find that it is important to release
information to you, as we get it.
>
> You can now view the Latest NetherTeaser II and New NetherSong at:
>
>
http://youtube.com/watch?v=eEBDfonr28o
>
> We would greatly appreciate you leaving a Netherly Comment!
>
> Yours Netherly~
> DOW BYRUM
> IT MANAGER
> BERM-TECH INDUSTRIES
November 8th, 2006
The song The Lords Of Cobble Hill has been added to the Music
Player and the instrumental song A very troubled day has been
removed.
November 6th, 2006
The instrumental song A Very Troubled Day has been added to
the Music Player.
October 30th, 2006
Steve's Official Website has been updated with a page for his new
album titled Deep
Sea Recovery Efforts
> after well over a year of comfortable gestation
>
our new album, deep sea recovery efforts,
>
is now crowning and will be out soon...
>
>
featuring songs co-written with some of our favorite
human
beings,
wizards, and
flaming lips
>
it is not yet done
>
but it is nigh
>
and, we present it to you in part at
our newly minted ourspace page.
> About Steve Burns (and The Struggle) > if you know us not, please see our band website. our story is
currently complicated and
> previoulsly striped. the Unbeliever was co-written with Steven Drozd
of The Flaming Lips.
> it was produced by David Fridmann. we, Steve Burns, wrote A Slightly
Bigger Space and
> Mike Rubin produced it. we made A Very Troubled Day with Steven Drozd
in our bedroom
> and his basement. mary Fridmann sings space dolphinesquely on this
track. also: we are
> not dead. we do not plan to die until august 24, 2098. our death will
take place in the
> middle of a 96-minute guitar solo that we will perform wearing a
robotic exoskeleton. it
> will be broadcast live from alpha colony via brainwave-cable, as part
of vh1's telecast
> of the monsters of metaphoric science rock reunion tour. this is our
real actual ourspace
> band page. all others are not us.
Songs on the Music Player are:
The Unbeliever
A Slightly Bigger Space
Mighty Little Man
October 19th, 2006
From the Netherbeast Incorporated email list:
> Well Hello There~
>
> I was able to get authorization and bring to your attention the latest
update at Berm-Tech.
>
> The 2 minute TRAILER is now online at both:
>
> 1.)
www.netherbeast.com (click on the keyboard keys to further witness
the events that occured at Berm-Tech Industries)
>
> and
>
> 2.) MySpace -
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1280629010
>
> Yours Netherly~
> Dow Byrum
> IT Manager
> Berm-Tech Industries
September 27th, 2006
Steve Burns will be appearing at the next
TODD & BOB'S PEN PALS tomorrow night in NYC. It's part of the
special SPIEGELWORLD festival at the historic SPIEGELTENT. (it's
a really cool venue at the South Street Seaport. Check it out in the
link below.)
Here are the details:
Thursday, September 28th at 6pm
The Spiegelworld Festival Presents
BOB & TODD'S PEN PALS
at the SPIEGELTENT
Fulton Fish Market at Pier 17 - South Street Seaport
Tickets: $10
for information and directions:
http://www.spiegelworld.com
It's comedy through correspondence,
featuring some of NYC's funniest comedians, writers and celebrities,
including Emmy Award-winning Daily Show writer CHRIS REGAN;
award-winning political humorist, ANDY BOROWITZ; and former host
of TV's Blue's Clues, STEVE BURNS
September 27th, 2006
From the Netherbeast Incorporated email list:
> The Official Teaser is now up and running.
> Go to
http://www.netherbeast.com and click on the keyboard keys to check
out the
> NetherTeaser for this super keen account of events that occured at
Berm-Tech Industries.
>
> Netherly Yours~
> Dow Byrum
> IT Manager
August 1st, 2006
HELLO RADIO: The Songs of They Might Be Giants
is out in stores NOW.
Synopsis: NETHERBEAST is a quirky twist on the vampire tale,
set in modern day corporate America. Employees of NETHERBEAST have kept
the family secret for years. It's business as usual until the top
vampire in charge contracts a dreaded disease and invites the first
humans to the office in more than a century. Employees soon discover
some of their associates are not what they appear to be -- especially
the dead one in the cubicle with a wooden stake through his heart.
July 12th, 2006
Season One of Blue's Clues is available to purchase on iTunes for
$29.99.
Steve will performing a "Special Acoustic Set" at
THE
PROLETARIAT IN Houston Texas on May 6th.
Thanks to Miss Fish for the heads up on
this.
February 8th, 2006
Exclusive to the Steve Burns Rocks
!!! website is the music video for
DEAD (Steve's contribution to the THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS tribute
album). The music video was directed by David
Miller & Nick Waligorski. A huge thank you goes out to to Greg
from MM3 Records for contacting me and letting me post the video on SBR.
And also to David Miller for sending me the video. Thank you guys.
January 19th, 2006
Today I received an
email from Alan Houser from
The Bionic Genius
Roundtable. They recently interviewed Steve and you can listen to
the interview on their website.
Steve is on between 15:00 - 33:00 on the podcast.
October 14th, 2005
The Flaming Lips are
releasing a new album titled At War With the Mystics. It is due
for release in February or March, 2005 via Warner Bros. The song Time
Travel might feature Steve Burns.
Steve and Paul will be performing
their fifteen-minute
musical "Squirrel
and Rat" on Thursday October the 6th @ 7:30pm at:
SPIKE HILL
184 Bedford Avenue at North 7th St.
(Take the L Train to Bedford Ave.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
August 30th, 2005
You can listen to full version of
DEAD (Steve's contribution to the THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS tribute
album)
here.
The MP3 is 41 minutes of cover songs from
Coverville.
DEAD is on from 4:45 – 8:40
August 4th, 2005
"Dead" video update... Alot of
people have been getting in touch with me, asking about the video for
Steve Burns' "Dead". It's being edited... well, technically animated...
and it's a rather large undertaking for only 2 people. Take into account
our respective 9-5 employment status. It's all nights, people. But it's
coming along nicely. The time consuming part of this all is really just
rendering everything. The video is like an onion. It's made up of
several layers... Okay, bad analogy. But there are alot of things going
on, with a virtual camera, and a stack of TV's, and many Steve's. Hope I
didn't give anything away. Anyhow, it shouldn't be too much longer, and
then "Hello Radio: the songs of TMBG" & the video for "Dead" will be put
out into the world. Hang tight everybody.
--
Dave Miller
July 5th, 2005
CHRISTMAS ON MARS
(Release Date)
The Flaming Lips' own
long-awaited feature film, CHRISTMAS ON MARS is tentatively
scheduled for release mid-2006. -- The Flaming Lips
July 2nd, 2005
NEWS NEWS NEWS: OKAY- So, by
now everyone can see that we're behind our intended release date for
this tribute album. So, to keep ya'll from wondering what's going on,
i'll tell ya - it's like this. Scheduling. People (mainly artists who've
expressed an interest in participating) are busy. The end. We're now
looking at a fall release. Patience is important. And believe me, nobody
is as excited about this album as we are. But, as long as there is time
on our hands, we're working to make it worth the wait. That means adding
some more artists to the line-up. Artists that are really going to make
people happy -- MM3 records
June 11th, 2005
did you know Steve Burns... if you
LIGHT HIM ON FIRE?!??!?!:
This week, I've begun work on a music
video for Steve Burns (former Nickelodeon icon turned space rock
recording artist).
I shot the first portion on Tuesday, and will
hopefully have a finished video by the first week of July. There's one
more shoot
to be had (without Steve), and the post production is already
underway. The video is for Steve's cover of TMBG's "Dead",
from the
forthcoming album Hello Radio: the songs of They Might Be Giants. --
Dave Miller
June 8th, 2005
a little bit of news:
Yesterday, David Miller travelled to the
far reaches of Brooklyn, NY, known only to the natives as "DUMBO"
(Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass). It was there that he began
directing a music video for Steve Burns' cover of "Dead", from our
upcoming tribute. Then, everyone had ice cream.
-- MM3 records
May 10th, 2005
The THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS tribute
album will be called: HELLO RADIO: THE SONGS OF THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS and will be released by MM3 RECORDS.
May 3rd, 2005
Right click on the link below to download
a 26 second
snippet of DEAD (Steve's contribution
to the THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS tribute album).
TMBG Tribute update: Steve
Burns - "Dead". Well, officially I've only heard the demo version. But,
it's truely moving. I've no idea how different the final mix will be,
but if this is any indication... it'll knock your socks off. It's a
spacey, somber lullabye.
