written July 9th, 2010
The digital single will be released worldwide August 3 on all major music stores. It’s also available now for download and CD single at the dPulse Store. Share the ‘Unholy Triad‘ widget on your Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, blog – or any other website - and keep up with all the news on the forthcoming album Cotes d’ Armor (True Rebels), tour dates and much more. The new Unholy Triad widget includes news, photos, the On Yer Bike! (art haus) video and more.
written June 22nd, 2010
In case you missed it, boys and girls, you can now get your hot little hands on some new kmax recordings! B-sides, demos and some never before released auditory gems await your discovery! Visit the kmax b-sides store and make ‘em yours today!
written June 15th, 2010
Check out this video for “On Yer Bike!” from the forthcoming Cotes D’ Armor project! Kevin Max teams up with electronica wizards 3Kstatic, Pop Will Eat Itself and Adrian Belew to offer another chapter in his musical odyssey and this 60’s PSA provides an eerily appropriate backdrop…
On Yer Bike!- written and performed by Max, production by Tedd T (Mutemath) and Lynn Nichols (Chagall Guevara).
written May 17th, 2010
We’re having a moving sale! We’ve got a lot of merch and we’d rather sell it than move it. So help yourselves to some killer deals and help us out too!
EVERYTHING in the store is on sale right now – even shipping is discounted. You get three or more items and we’ll ship it for FREE. Get your kmax fix on the cheaps while you can! http://kevinmax.com/store/
written May 8th, 2010
We are moving again- yes, i realize that i must have gypsy genes (not hippy jeans) deep in the genetic makeup as we have moved several times over the past few years. This move will be tough but several significant factors play in. We found out just recently that my oldest son Wilder tested on the very low end of the Autism Spectrum. We were shocked when realized that it was the reason for his not speaking at the age of 2 1/2 years old. We need help with him and being close to family and immediate relatives gives us the kind of interaction that Wilder will need and crave as he goes through these very impressionable early stages. My hometown, as some of you may or may not know, is Grand Rapids, Michigan. Now i know Grand Rapids might not make the sexy list of places to live as a rock and roll singer/poet, but i am very familiar with the area, and it does bring back great memories of childhood. As Adrian Belew told me by phone yesterday, most touring musicians move home at some point anyway, after seeing the world, and getting everything out of it possible. Well, i haven’t seen the whole world yet, and i have many years of creativity and adventure in front of me, but for the time being, we will rest our hats in Michigan. We have found a home, for those that were asking, and our house in Nashville is up for sale. Its going to be tough moving out of East Nashville, as it was the area that i bought my first home ever, back in the mid 90’s, at 600 Russell street. (tours provided by current owners not encouraged)
- After many years of living in Nashville, including another home in Hillsboro village, i moved to Los Angeles. After spending 4 years in LA, i married my sweet ginger flower Amanda Lynn and soon after, London was born at Cedars in Hollywood. We returned to Nashville after a short stint in the desert and Wilder was born at Baptist Hospital downtown, as was Knightly. I have many memories in this town as a single man as well, dctalk formative years, solo period etc…. The move to Grand Rapids was a decision we made after much thought, counsel and prayer. Our new home is in the Heritage Hill district, which is downtown area, very beautiful old homes, walking distance to shops and cafes.
This in no way slows my production of music, books, films or anything else i can get my hands into. In fact, i look forward to reaching out to the local downtown area of Grand Rapids, and involving myself in its growing Arts program. Music and words are my life, so i am sure i will see many of you on the road shortly. Thank you for your support, thoughts and prayers for my family. This month has been particularly rough on us, with the passing of my good friend William Owsley and the Nashville Flood. In the midst of finishing Cotes d’ Armor and working a deal to go to publishers with Fiefdom of Angels both of these catastrophic events pulled us into some stressful and sad moments. We are coming out of it now, and there is a light at the end of the tunnel, with the move coming to a close and a new chapter opening.
Please keep in touch with me here or on any of my other pages including Facebook and Twitter. I always appreciate those of you who continue to support my art and my family.
{Peace always and Wherever}- KM
written May 8th, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qPtKtuFnxY
written April 27th, 2010
“On Yer Bike!” – the brand new single is available to purchase via iTunes for just $0.99 – click here to get it now. Also available is the extended version of “Your Beautiful Mind.” Get both for just $1.98!
written April 27th, 2010
Check out a new interview with Kevin on gmclife.com : From dcTalk to Solo Strides
written April 16th, 2010
on yer bike- music and lyrics by Kevin Max
retroactive packing lightning
yeah you keep em distracted
hands at your hips, with parted lips
as your walking that whippet
hotel hopping puddle jumping
yeah your full of bologne
mad max in highway gear
all french colonial
on yer bike
get on yer bike
get on yer bike
get on yer bike
sad as cancer on a cracker
but your as bold as a panther
you got the will of a sailor
and the color of danger
finger flipping trust fund hippie
yeah your growing your beard out
as you rocket through jonskoping
yeah making em scream and shout
on yer bike
get on yer bike
gotta ride yer bike
get on yer bike
silly rabbit don’t you know these trix are for kids?
and the more you look the more that you get tripped
pool hall, dive bar, fashion mall, 7 eleven
on my back, like a monkey as we tear past all the tenants
(smooth as a greyhound)
politics be damned
we’re the children of 80’s
saki to me saki to me
so overrated
gym peddling, busted meddling
yeah you sleep at 4 seasons
as you smoke that marijuana
with your thirty diseases
on yer bike
get on yer bike
get on yer bike
get away on a bike
south of france, Amsterdam
down by the roadside
Budpapest, Prague, London
riding on the wildside
we’ll take a train to transylvania
and overnight become catholic
til we’re caught by interpol
and were back at the racetrack
on yer bike
get on yer bike.
your legs hold me tight
your legs hold me tight