I just got the whole iTunes gig set up (for the sole purpose of getting the new Venus Hum EP) and I tried serching for the Twelve Girls Band for my 14 year old Anime enchanted daughter. Then I happened to click on a sample of your music and I was blown away. I bought the album right then and there.

You RULE! I'll be diggin this for a while. THANK YOU!

Bill R.
Mountain Top, PA

News & Reviews - Volume 15

Happy New Year from Project Twelve(34). Get broadband soon if you want to continue digging this site! More sound clips coming your way.
Hows about some CD reviews for 2005? OK peeps.

Here's what I liked:

NIN - The Hand That Feeds. Trent's the man.

Mike Doughty - Haughty Melodic. Mike's a man.

INXS - Switch. JD's the new man. Good CD.

Billy Idol - Devil's Playground. Same dirty old man.

Opiate For the Masses - The Spore. NIN, MM, SOAD all distilled to a tarry spoonful of joy.

Dropkick Murphys - Warrior's Code. Punk and rock evolving into more than the sum of it's parts. Finally.

Now for some shit that I didn't dig or understand.

Foo Fighters - Double disc set of B work by A students. I do like the Neil Young sonding tune at the end of disc 1.

Queens of the Stone Age - Lots of strokin' no happy ending. Get Nick back.

Green Day - American Idiot. 4 really good songs surrounded by a bunch of sappy crap that is supposed to be a Punk Rock Opera. I'll take a pass.

IF ALL YOU HAVE IS A HAMMER....EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE A NAIL.

Hello, you ripe vessels. Dave here. Just letting you gear heads know that I've had the custom set of Manlius humbuckers installed in the Fernandes Monterey. They sound like heaven, baby. The more I play them, the more they remind me of the mini humbuckers in my old Les Paul DeLuxe. Be sure to check out my review of the pickups on Harmony Central. Also, check out the links page for Mick's site. Order your badself some custom pickups and tell Mick that Dave sent ya.......He'll have no frickin' idea what you're talking about but it will make me chuckle a little.

In Ask A Stranger news. There is none but I did get to hang with Jeff and Julie for a while one night when there was suppose to be some playing. There was no playing. The fertile Powells are expecting son number 4 (!) any minute. Best of luck to them on that adventure. Good people. Good parents. Good kids. Now, let's play some fucking Ask A Stranger shows.

In Project Twelve(34) developments. I've released a song for download on the Life of Debauchery website. The song is called Strung Down. It's kind of a modern beatnik vibe about some of the darker sides of my life. What! Dave has a DARK side? Check out the links page for Life of Debauchery. Go to the FORUMS page. Then to Debauch en Musica. Then look for the Project Twelve(34) song. Listen to it and get real tingly about the impending release of Before Daylight. I will leave some nuggets on this here site too. It's been over a year since the release of Small Eternity. I'm still proud of that CD and the people that it has touched. The reviews were encouraging. So, if you reviewed Small Eternity kindly just to be polite, you played a part in me releasing another mutant vision on a small part of the world. That's all for now. Go to Music Match and download some Dick Dale and N.E.R.D. for your early summer listening pleasure. You'll be damn glad you did.

Rock on, Poopy Pants

Memorial Day news and opinion.
When people you care about die, big chunks of the earth that you feel grounded to turn to quicksand for a while. I've lost three close relatives in the past couple of years. Uncle Hilt, who made it all right to be a "little bastard". Aunt Janet who always seemed amused by my life and was a honest, caring woman and Cousin Trace. For a major portion of my life, Trace was the coolest person in the whole world. He played drums, had a cool car, had good looking girlfriends and was funny as hell. He also introduced me to Hawk, 'nuff said. I got to talk to Trace twice on the phone the day before he and his wife were killed by a drunk driver. Trace was multi tasking when we spoke so, we both got a kick out of that. We didn't talk everyday or anything or even once a week but we always touched base whenever we could and kept track of each other. Trace was very proud of the Project Twelve(34) thing. It's been well over a year now. I haven't taken his number out of my cell phone. Just seeing his name pop up when I'm scrolling through makes me feel like all I need to do is call and catch up. Things come up every couple of weeks and I think "Trace would have something to say about that". I hope Trace is getting to his to do list that was found on he and Brenda's fridge after they died.

Other people passing away can affect you even though you didn't know them personally. They were just people that you related to their work on some level and felt that if you ever met them you might get a kick out of each other. Mitch Hedberg, Hunter S. Thompson and Warren Zevon were those kind of people to me. A little morbid, a little macabre, sardonic, funny, human. People that were popular in certain circles but that you knew had some of the same problems and viewpoints as you and me. I don't miss these people like I miss Trace but when they leave us it takes a while for me to sort out the void that they've left. Happier news next time. Can't wait.

Welcome to Spring in western PA. It's a lot like winter but the snow is rain so we got that goin' for us which is nice. Along with dead worms on the sidewalk and bird shit on your newly washed vehicle, the season brings you a new Project Twelve(34) CD. The tracks have been finished for a couple of months but I just got together with Hawk and Gary to do the mastering work. As with Small Eternity, I wasn't quite sure what I had with the new material until we got into the mastering phase. It puts a final gloss and sweetness on the entire vision. Kind of like vasoline on the lens at a Penthouse photo shoot. I know you're asking yourself, "How does our friend, Dave, know so much about Penthouse photo shoots.....Was he a photographer.....Did he date a centerfold.....is he pals with Bob Gucionne......"? Nope! Just a bunch of adolecent jerkin' off. Not really. Nah.....The word bunch doesn't even come close. Anyway, back to the matter at hand. The new CD. It's going to be called Before Daylight. Again, it's a soundtrack to a movie that doesn't exist yet. I like to imagine the movie would be about what happens to four people as they stay up all night in a big US city. They each have different reasons for being up all night, none of them good or healthy or moral. One of the four would start out good and turn bad by morning, one would start out bad and find redemption by the AM and the other two would go in smelling of shit and come out no better. Just different. We all know a lot can happen overnight.

The music is a little more organic (maybe) than Small Eternity. It still has that narcotic groove that I strive for but this offering also has hits of speed here and there to accent the depravity and paranoid dillusions. Yup, it's a family disc. Below is a rundown of the tracks:

1. L A Natural
2. Mamma Jamma
3. A Gathering of Tribes
4. Christopher Walken
5. Quite Desperation
6. Door to Heaven (Can't Sleep ll)
7. Strung Down
8. Ante Lucem
9. Sorrow in Victory
10. Caput Mortum
11. Awake at Night
12. Whack Job
13. Slant 66

Forgive the latin titles. I found those phases flipping through an old dictionary at work. Both of the latin titles are straight up electronica. the rest is more....um.... Hell, I don't know. It's not all electronica, not all guitar rock, not all soundtrack. I guess it's similar to Small Eternity. I hope you like it. Right now I'm looking at artists for the cover work. Gary Smith really raised the bar on Small Eternity . The artwork is still amazing to me. Maybe he'll want to do another one. Also, I'm looking at labels to release it. I don't know if Basina will want to put up with my shit for another release. We'll have to see. The music is all polished and ready. There will be samples for you soon on the site. I'll be checking back real soon. Take care and if you can, please throw the dying worms back into the grass.

OH YEAH....

Anyone giving a shit about Ask a Stranger can take note. We've been kicking around the idea of playing a few shows this Summer. It will feature a goodly number of original members. Right now we're just looking for someone to play the low notes and the right venues to show our old asses off. I think it'll be a blast and I'll keep you all posted on when we might be in your town. Jeff and I were kicking around having part of the gig showcase what we've been up to since Ask a Stranger folded. We would do one of Jeff's tunes from his folk outfit THE THREE OF US, one of Hawk's 4 ON THE FLOOR rockin' numbers and of course Willie Bauer Jr's JAZZ FUSION classic "Good Morning, gentlemen". Also, I will try to bully the boys into a Project Twelve(34) groove. Restless and Rusted would sound good live, or the new song, Slant 66 might get over. (Get Over is a Witkowski term for people liking your song) I'll be the fat guy with the sun burn. See ya this Summer.

NEW JERSEY DEATH TRIP(P) I was cruising around the web when I found an amazingly disturbing article about a musician. Now, normally I'm pretty open minded about what two consenting adults do. That's the really disturbing thing about what I found; not all parties involved are consenting adults. You may or may not be familiar with the band Static-X. They have a NuMetal, industrial sound. I don't overly dig them 'cause their guitar tones are as limp as Martin Landau's tallywacker. (you laugh, but next week someone will find this site by searching "martin landau's tallywacker")Their guitar player goes by the name of Tripp Eisen. His real name is Tod Rex Salvatore. First off, I don't know where he thought that Tripp Eisen was a cooler name than Tod Rex Salvatore. I'm sure he could've come up with T.Rex, Sally Tod, Redi Killowatt......supply your own. His poor choice in pseudonyms notwithstanding, here's his real crime against humanity. Our buddy, Tod, would go online to chatrooms that were discussing Static-X. Now, it's not entirely out of the ordinary for a well known musician to drop in on a forum and see what the common folk have to say about the latest release, tour or hairstyle. But, here's where shit gets funky. Tod Rex Salvatore would pretend to be a fan who modeled his look and life after Tripp Eisen. Did you catch that? The actual guy, would pretend to be some dude off the street. OK, you think, hey, maybe he just wants an unbiased opinion of the new CD. NO. He's doing this to meet girls. YOUNG GIRLS. ILLEGALLY YOUNG GIRLS. Not Just ONCE either. Seems Tripp got arrested in California a month or so ago with a 14 year old that he had just had intercourse with. He wasn't busted in his house, or at a swank hotel. NOPE, he got busted sleeping in his car with her. What the HELL? Well, maybe the guy had a lapse in judgement, maybe she lied. NOPE!! A couple of days ago he gets nailed in New Jersey for the same damn thing. A girl that he met on the web using his "I'm not Tripp Eisen, but I love him so much I look and act just like him" shit. Seems that Tripp was right here in the great state of Pennsylvania visiting relations when he sealed the deal to meet her. He then borrowed his cousin's pickup YUP, borrowed his cousin's pickup and drove to New Jersey. He then met the girl at a mall and had sex with her in the PICKUP TRUCK. Again the girl involved was 14 years old. Tripp, I know it's only March but you get Project Twelve(34)'s ASSHOLE OF THE YEAR AWARD. This is without a doubt one of the most perverse abuses of children I've ever heard of. Not to mention the double reverse, backhanded celebrity impersonation. Tod Rex Salvatore by the way could face up to 30 years in prison for his crimes. I bet ol Tripp has a whole new definition of sex when he gets out. Here's to you........ASSHOLE!

Project Twelve(34) will be the featured artist on the internet radio show Progressive Soundscapes. Check them out at www.progressivesoundscapes.com It will be Saturday night, March 12. Special thanks to John G for the kind words and support for the Small Eternity CD. Don't forget Sunday morning, March 13 on AM 1160 I'll be on the Acoustic Hour with Anthony Frazier asking him what the hell I'm doing there! We'll be playing cuts from Small Eternity as well as a couple of tracks from the as yet unnamed new CD. Yep, new stuff.

Also, Canadian film company Second Impact has shown interest in using Project Twelve(34) music in some of their upcoming movies. They're an indie like me!! Go Canada!

Another Really Nice Review from Jim Price - radio personality, music columnist, and all around swell guy. I'm proud to report I made Jim's Top Ten for 2004!

#6) PROJECT TWELVE(34) – SMALL ETERNITY Ten years after the dissolution of his prior band, Ask a Stranger; guitarist Dave Buzard was back with his own studio project, Project Twelve(34), dabbling in electronica and techno. Project Twelve(34)’s debut, Small Eternity, features Dave exploring electronic and techno frontiers, merging these new worlds with various electric guitar flavors and effects. The results are hybrid forays into gothic, ambient, dancebeat, and even cinematic groove-styled realms. My favorite tracks here include the terse opener “Restless and Rusted,” the uptempo “Terminal Torque,” and the quirky and restless “Can’t Sleep (Can’t Hope).” Dave’s experiments in the electronic music realm make for an interesting and intriguing listen; and Small Eternity is one of the more adventurous albums to come out of 2004. (To obtain, visit the website www.projecttwelve34.com.)

Hey you crazy bastards! I'm going to be the guest on a radio show called THE ACOUSTIC HOUR! What the hell I'm doing on a show called THE ACOUSTIC HOUR
is a freakin' mystery to me!

The host is Anthony Frazier. He digs Project Twelve(34) and is givin' old DAVE some air time! The date is March 13th on AM 1160 WCCS from Indiana PA.

I always liked Indiana but I'm afraid the drummer for Ask A Stranger may have killed a woman there. Oh, forget I said that.....

Those words
always put a
smile on my face.....

Hello Project Twelve(34) people. You know who you are but I don't know who you are. So, drop me a line or two and let me know what you think about the site. And you old bandmates out there, let's get all brotherly again, huh? It'll be like old times. What?...... I wouldn't dare Google myself and end up checking out Dave's site. BULLSHIT... I see the names everytime I look at the website stats. Old singers, drummers, bass players. Everyone wants to know if they made a small dent in the music biz. Is there anything about ME on the web? "See. Honey, I told you I was in a band. It's right here on the 'net". Hell, I don't mind. I've checked myself out on the web too wondering the same things. Just don't be too cool to check in and say howdy. Oh, and buy a damn CD while you're here. I'll be sure to write something positive about you, Tom Petroff, if you do. I'm not sure if I mentioned that he could really sing. 'Cause he could really sing.

Did Santy Claus find ya? Hope so. He brung me a 'Blow Me' hat and a fart that smelled like mud. So.....I got that goin' for me......which is nice.

Well, the New Year is damn near upon us and I'm looking forward to '05. How 'bout you? Project Twelve(34) will release a new CD in 2005. I have 15 songs 'in the can' (that's a hip music biz term). I'm now trying to name the tracks. I have keepers like Christopher Walken, Sorrow in Victory and A Gathering of Tribes. But then I have working titles like Irregular Iguana Groove and Against the Ropes that I'm not sure about. The name of the CD is another bitch to figure out. I'm thinking about Low Budget Thriller or LA Natural. I was crazy for the title Eliptical Conversations for about a week, but it began to sound way too artsy fartsy and that is not what I'm down with. I have my street cred to think about...fizzizle. I am sure about the music though. It's an extension of what I started on Small Eternity (which, by the way, is available online at several awesome retailers). There are still plenty of hints of electronica intermixed with a more organic approach. More guitar playing overall, n ot endless, mindless riffing; I'm still against that. But more layers and textures and moods than I've confronted before. Trying to develop as a composer and examine moods that would help in scoring film is the goal for me and Project Twelve(34). An independent film company in Canada likes my music and says they're going to use it in something soon. Go me!

See you in 2005 with more Crap.

Check.....Check....Check this out.. Project Twelve(34) live radio interview. That's right projecteers, the Trent Reznor of Washington Street will be on the air. Sunday Night October 24, from 8 - 10pm. Check out Q94's Backyard Rocker on WBRX 94.3 or WBXQ 94.7on your FM dial. These stations are from Altoona PA. The Host Jim Price has done more for the music scene in Pennsylvania than anybody else I know. And I'm not just saying that 'cause he's putting me on his show. I'm saying that 'cause it's true and he's putting me on his show.....but mostly because it's true. So gather the family around the radio like grandma and grampa use to do and listen to a couple of smart asses talkin' smack and playin' stacks of wax. With any luck Alan Freed will call me up and tell me how much money he needs to play my stuff in Cleveland. Whew....payola jokes are great, ain't they.

Howdy, Projecteers. Thanks to steady world wide sales of Small Eternity, Project Twelve(34) is still on the amazon.com Early Adopter Chart and holding steady at #65. It's been on the chart for over a month now. I am very proud of the CD and would like to thank everyone who has purchased one. Please remember to write a review and post it online wherever you bought it from, good or bad for others to see. If you haven't got your copy yet, get on it already. I would love to see another push up that Early Adopter Chart like we had at the end of May. Really, the CD is strong. If you like the idea of music as art, you'll like Small Eternity.