A new promotional poster for Fringe has been released. It shows Walter, Olivia and Peter ascending an escalator from a dark forest of trees. It sure looks like something we’ve seen before… @birdandbear wrote a really detailed analysis of this album when it was released. I think lately that the songs “Last Man in Space,” “Keep Climbing,” and “Slow Vibration” are very relevant to the current Fringe storyline. … Continue reading →
Let me start by saying: this album ROCKS. Hard. End of story. If you’re a classic rock fan like myself there’s nothing not to love here. Violet Sedan Chair stacks up nicely (in my opinion anyway) against the giants; Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, Queen, David Bowie, etc. And it does so with a unique and fresh sound all it’s own, paying homage to the classics without a hint of derivation. I have a new lifetime favorite here, and I would love it even if I’d never heard of Fringe. That said, THANK YOU Fringe producers for giving us … Continue reading →
Last week I read an article about a fantastic viral marketing campaign for Fringe, in which secret vinyl albums produced under the name Violet Sedan Chair, have been distributed to random record stores across the nation. The album, called Seven Suns, is a tie in to the show’s January 21 spring premiere, in which Walter gets to meet Roscoe Joyce, keyboardist for the fictional band and one of Walter’s musical heroes. In a brilliant strategy to drive all of us fans crazy, Fox is not letting on which stores have received copies, or even how many there are. Each copy … Continue reading →