Months later I’d think, “Why was I so particular about the chorus? Why did I demand it be played exactly in that way?” Over time I’d start to see that if I was willing to adapt a little, then the song would live, instead of going off to doggy heaven, never to be heard from again.

In nearly every major publication I've read lately, I've stumbled on photos of U2's current 360 stadium tour.. and every one of them makes my jaw drop. They're legendary. If 10% of Tucson attended our concerts, we'd be performing to audiences of 100,000 people. It would be legendary. U2 would be opening for us. We played a house concert in Malta, ID tonight to an audience of 17 people. It was legendary. Malta, ID has a population of 171, and 10% of that population came to hear our music and our message - in the back room of the Cattle Country Steakhouse. And while Bono was screaming, for 60,000 fans, we were singing about this "Long Wide Open" road that brought us to Malta... by request...for someone who drove 2 1/2 hours to be in Malta tonight. I like nights like tonight... remembering that the journey can be just as fun as the destination. "It's...

Realizing that Ryan and I have been flying under the radar as of late, we thought it was high time we let you know how our recording is going, what the songs are sounding like, and what we think of it. So without further ado: - We began recording in late summer, and we worked on and off up through Christmas. We're roughly 70% of the way finished. (Slow and steady wins the race, right Mr. Tortoise?) - We have completed bass and drums and main guitars for 11 of the 12 songs we're planning to include. - We've sung what are called "scratch" vocals for all of them, in order to find out which harmonies work, where different melodies are needed, etc. - We're currently back home in Tucson rehearsing our acoustic butts off, making sure that we know exactly what we want to sing when we get back to LA to begin...

PUBLISHED ON APRIL 20, 2006: TUCSON WEEKLY By STEPHEN SEIGEL Nine Questions with Cameron Hood and Ryan Green. Tucson natives Cameron Hood and Ryan Green constitute Ryanhood, a duo that has garnered a faithful following across the country largely via college and university gigs. On Friday, April 21, Ryanhood, along with The Year of Acceleration, inaugurate Hotel Congress' Outdoor Concert Series at an all-ages show starting at 6 p.m. What was the first concert you ever saw? Hood: Green Day, Mesa Amphitheatre. Someone threw a boot at Mike Dirnt. It hit. It hurt. They were done. What CDs are in your changer right now? Hood: Switchfoot, Nothing Is Sound; Derek Webb, Mockingbird; The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers audio CD; demo mixes from the new Ryanhood CD. Green: D'Gary, Mbo Loza (Madagascan guitar genius I just found out about); 92.9 The Mountain Live in Studio C; 5ft2, Live at KXCI; Bruce Hornsby, Hot House. How many total...

Having started things off right on Interstate 90 out of Boston, with U2's "Beautiful Day," and having listened to "The Fellowship of the Ring", as read by Rob Ingles over 16 Cds (yes, I only made it through the first book…what?!…a guy's gotta have some time for silence and some time for listening to great songs from yesteryear), and having paid $32.15 in highway tolls (particularly in New York and Indiana…[you states are pretty tricky, huh?…whatamigonnado?…drive around New York state?…]) and having logged over 3,150 miles (including a jaunt from Chicago to Bloomington to pick up my little brother and watch him kick booty in Scholastic Bowl [which is like Team Jeopardy, but for smart people] and then a drive back to Chicago for fun and a visit to a visiting friend, then back to Bloomington then on to St. Louis), having visited my dad and family in Kansas City,...

"Sonador, When you ran the earth shook and the sky opened and mere motrals parted..." - Dreamer And Cameron and Ryan got teary-eyed during the in-flight movie. Something about those big words. Those big ideas...And from a movie about a horse and a little girl. Not a subject or a film I expected to be moved by. Tomorrow morning I move from Boston to Tucson. I drive the whole way. Boston to Cleveland to Chicago to Kansas City to Santa Fe to Tucson. Roughly. Just me. Well, me and my Lord of the Rings Audio book. 52 hours of fun my friends, 52 hours of fun. I plan to take some pictures along the way. I'll put some up on the photos section of Ryanhoodmusic.com when I'm done. I'm speaking in short sentences. It's ok. Sometimes short is sweet. "Renewed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king." -Lord of the Rings And...

I’m feeling my limits. And I’m unsatisfied. I’m feeling them, I’m up next to them, I’m touching them, with my face to the glass and my fingerprints smearing all over them. I’m breathing and I’m thinking and I’m scheming, I’m desiring, I’m wanting to break them all over the floor. I’m wanting to run I’m wanting to hide I’m wanting to tear down the walls that hold me inside. But *&^exclamations!!$~.& if I’m not feeling my limits. Anyone have exceeding talents in Flash, or website design, or video-making and editing? Drop me a line. Show me your work. Prove yourself to me. Don’t be shy. Believe you can. I’m serious. This is a call. I want to make music. I want it to be great. I want to write the greatest words I’ve ever heard. I want to make melodies that move me. I want to sing over vast open chords, and...