Hamell not only records music, performs live, does independent writing, he also paints. All of the images below, and many you see as the accompanying artwork on the digital releases, are Hamell paintings. These vary in size and price, but are all acrylic on canvas. Hamell paints scenes inspired by the 'underground' and 'disenfranchised' of our society. Ed uses bold and bright colors in his paintings which contrast the darker subject matter, championing the underclass, drawing you into the characters he depicts, endearing you to them and sparking emotions one might not anticipate.Hamell is also available for specific painting commissions. For serious inquiries to purchase Hamell original art contact Emily at hamelltv@gmail.com
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lyrics
I was visited by Angels. They rested their heads on my shoulder, they said, "You will have many bosses in this life and you will want to murder them...but don't".
It had come to this, I was looking at 40, I was living in Texas, I was delivering pizzas. The manager was 19 years old. He was new, and he didn't know the rules. Rule number one: I know how to do my job, leave me alone. Rule number two: I know how to do my fucking job, leave me the fuck alone.
I had a friend that worked there, a Texas native, same age as me. He had a job working for the state doing environmental law violations, righteous work, busting big corporations. He was going through a divorce so he was supplementing his income by working at the pizza shop. He couldn't understand why the boss got under my skin.
The boss's name was Chris. He had red hair and a lot of pimples. You know the expression, 'Beat him like red headed step son'? They wrote it for him. He liked to imitate Ice Cube and say stuff like, 'Bee-otch' and 'Dee-ock'. It sounded really stupid coming out of his mouth.
When you weren't delivering pizzas you had to do work around the store like sweeping up, folding boxes and busing tables. Chris was reading about me a little bit in the local press so he got a big kick out of trying to order me around, especially if there was a pretty girl at the register.
One day I was cleaning dough trays. A chimp could clean dough trays. Not a genius chimp, not an astronaut chimp... a fucking retard chimp. Chris came up behind me and said, "The dough trays weren't clean yesterday, make sure you get the corners." My brain went hot and fuzzy like a burrito that's been left in the microwave. That line appeals to certain members of the audience more than others because they did at one time, or currently do, smoke a shitload of pot. And they're going to go home tonight and they're going to put a burrito in the microwave and they think they're going to press 60 seconds but the reality is they're going to press 60 minutes. A half hour later, when you smell something burning, think of me. I had to do something, so I grabbed Chris by the dick...and I held... hard. There's a very good possibility, in light of both his personality and his looks, no one had ever touched Chris's dick before. He was a 'dick touch virgin', and now the first person that had was a 40 year old bald guy with a red polyester pizza uniform on.
I didn't stop there. I paraded Chris out to the dining room where I announced to both the clientele and my fellow co-workers, "Hey, you want to get Chris to shut up? Grab him by the dick and he'll jump like a roach from De-Con.
Chris never talked to me again but my same age Texas native friend said, "Hey Ed, you keep kissing ass like that, you're gonna make management!"
I worked there another 4 months. I got signed to Mercury Records the same week I got 'Employee of the Month." Chris stole a hundred dollars out of the night deposit bag and got, 'Fee-ired.' Thank the Angels.
Hamell on Trial is loud, fast music informed by politics, intelligence and a wicked sense of humor.
1995-Mercury
Records-Big as Life, The Chord is Mightier Than the Sword.
1997- Choochtown
2003-Righteous Babe Records-Tough Love
2005, Songs For Parents Who Enjoy Drugs.
2007-“The Terrorism Of Everyday Life,” (Edinburgh Fringe Herald Award)
2012-New West Records -The Happiest Man Alive....more
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