Derek "Deek" Diedricksen: Micro-Architect & Tiny House "Mad Scientist"


The filmmakers behind "TINY: A Story About Living Small" visit Derek Diedricksen, the micro-architect and author who has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, Readymade and MAKE Magazine. Deek is the author of "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" and blogs at relaxshacks.com. "TINY" is a (short) documentary about one man's attempt to build a tiny house from scratch, and other families around America who have downsized their lives into less than 400-square feet. For more: www.tiny-themovie.com


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Bill Bracken, Derek Diedricksen Journey Unplugged Live Guitar/Doumbek/Djembe


Bill Bracken and Derek "Deek" Diedricksen jam to a Journey tune in a tiny house built by Deek as part of Diedricksen's book-based TV series "Tiny Yellow House" and his blog/site www.relaxshacks.com


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Tiny Houses/Small homes cabins/forts on BU TV w/Derek Diedricksen of Tiny Yellow House


Boston University Student Yoojin Cho, stops by Stoughton, Massachusetts to interview Derek "Deek" Diedricksen, tiny shelter/house/cabin builder (recently featured in the NY Times/New York Times ("The $200 Microhouse")- and author of "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts (and Whatever The Heck Else We Could Squeeze In Here!)". Diedricksen also hosts the show "Tiny Yellow House"- a web tv program on micro-architecture....


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Tiny/Small homes/cabins on WBZ/CBS TV BOSTON- The Diedricksen Brothers


WBZ, the CBS affiliate out of Boston, MA ran a story on tiny/small houses, as a means and lifestyle towards living on less in tough economic times. It was based on a shoot, and interviews, at both my house (they call it "tiny"- but its not- more so "small/modest") and at Dustin and Dawn Diedricksen's (yes, my brother- same state). Dustin's house is where we'll be hosting (outdoors AND in) our Relaxshacks.com Tiny House/Shelter Building Workshop 2011 here in Massachusetts (Scituate)- date tba. It'll be a small group overall (15 or so people tops), and VERY eclectic with TONS involved/planned....email me if interested....and we'll keep you updated. -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen


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Relaxshacks.com Vegetable Oil Heater for Cabins Shacks Tiny Houses-woodstove heating/camping


"Tiny Yellow House" TV host Derek "Deek" Diedricksen takes you on a side journey to re-examine his vegetable oil heater/heating ideas inside his salvaged-materials cabin "The Gypsy Junker" (from Tiny Yellow House Episode #2). The design is based on sketches and plans from his book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks...".


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Tiny Yellow House Guy From The NY Times- MA Shelter Workshop 2011 Relaxshacks.com


Derek "Deek" Diedricksen host of "Tiny Yellow House" TV and Tiny Home/Cabin builder and author ("Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" talks about his upcoming 2011 Relaxshacks.com Hands-On, Tiny Shelter/House Building Workshop being hosted in Massachusetts/MA on July 9th with speakers/demonstrators Mimi Zeiger (Micro Green, and Tiny Houses author) Alex Pino of Tinyhousetalk.com, The Whittled Down Caravan (Tristan Chambers and Libby Reinish), Dustin Diedricksen (CBS featured tiny-house owner) and more! Derek/Deek was recently featured in the Home and Garden section of the NY Times,/New York Times newspaper, in an article by Joyce Wadler, in regards to his tiny homes/shelters/structures- most made from junk and recycled materials. The $200 Microhome/Microhouse was the article's title- which went on the be featured and carried by The Seattle Times, Time Magazine's blog, Neatorama, Treehugger.com, Lloydkahn.com, and more....


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A tiny treehouse/ treefort/cabin. Looks like a Spaceship/UFO/Owl/Vampire? Small House


Derek "Deek" Diedricksen, host of "tiny yellow house" tv (not an episode of) surprises his brother, Dustin, in the deep woods of Vermont with a prefabricated two-sleeper treehouse he built on his cabin-land up in the Northeastern Kingdom. The treehouse/treehome employs very simple and inexpensive construction and design, and was created as a future, possible shelter idea for the homeless and for emergency relief shelter-situations/disaster.


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Tiny Yellow Houses Episode 1


Host Derek "Deek" Diedricksen explores a "Hickshaw" he built, as the pilot episode kicks off a look into the world of tiny structures that can be used for a variety of purposes.


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Tiny homes as punk rock: freedom from codes & loans


Derek "Deek" Diedricksen's backyard is filled with what to the untrained eye might appear children's forts, but these tiny dwellings are actually how he makes his living (mostly). Ask him his job title and he'll reply, "I call myself a tinkerer or I've come up with bizarre-chitect or lark-chitect being kind of a fake architect." Diedricksen's obsession with tiny architecture began unsurprisingly, with the backyard forts of his youth. But he wasn't your average construction-minded kid. At age ten he built his first cabin, complete with electricity, insulation, heat and a platform bunk. When he was 14 he read Lester Walker's book Tiny Houses and discovered there were others out there like him. By the time he stumbled upon the Small House Movement a decade or two later, he had already built dozens of tiny structures. Today, his backyard is filled with tiny cabins, forts, retreats, shelters, shacks and no two are alike. Most of his dwellings are multi-purpose: there's the 20-square-foot travel trailer/emergency homeless shelter (Gottagiddaway), the roughly 6 square foot treehouse/chicken coop (the Wedgie) and the 11-square-foot kiosk/single-sleeper (the Gypsy Junker). He builds small and he works with a micro-budget. His Gottagiddaway AKA "$100 homeless hut" was built for about that (or perhaps as high as $110). His 32-square-foot micro-office (where he filmed his interview) was built for $80 from barn sale/ barn demo materials. His materials are salvaged from old buildings <b>...</b>


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Relaxshacks.com Washing Machine Windows for your Shed, Tiny House or Cabin (Free-Homemade


Relaxshacks.com and "Tiny Yellow House" TV host Derek "Deek" Diedricksen is back with another short video on home-built "redneck", salvaged-material windows for you cabins, shacks, homes, boats, houseboats, shantyboats or shanty. He talks about his upcoming July 9th 2011 TIny House/TIny Shelter, Hands-on, workshop in Massachusetts with Author and Architect Mimi Zeiger, Alex Pino of Tinyhousetalk.com, and guest mobile cabin "The Whittled Down" Caravan. Derek also talks on future episodes of the show- recommends a few small home books, and speaks about his upcoming multi-use homeless shelter project and "The Tree-Rex" a treehouse shaped like a tyrannosaurus-rex dinosaur,


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One-Sheet Plywood Boat - Tiny Yellow House


For this episode of "Tiny Yellow House" for Make Magazine, host Derek "Deek" Diedricksen pulls another idea from his book Humble Homes, Simple Shacks. This time, its an easy wooden boat made from little more than one sheet of plywood. More info: wp.me


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"The GottaGiddaWay" Micro-Hut/Cabin - Tiny Yellow House


"Tiny Yellow House" host Derek "Deek" Diedricksen gives MAKE a look at his brand new, multifaceted micro-structure/sleeper-cabin, "The GottaGiddaWay"- a homeless prototype built for $100.00.


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Tiny Yellow House #3 "LIVE from a Fort"- w/Nirvana,Journey,Van Halen "Hot for Teacher" Doumbek


Host Derek "Deek" Diedricksen explores using tiny houses as rehearsal spaces with live performances from Diedricksen and Age Against The Machine (Rage Tribute Act from Boston MA) guitarist Bill/William Bracken. Tiny Yellow House #3 "LIVE from a Fort"- w/Nirvana,Journey,Van Halen "Hot for Teacher" Doumbek


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Pallet Chair - Tiny Yellow House


In this episode of Tiny Yellow House for MAKE, host Derek "Deek" Diedricksen shows us one of his salvage uses for freebie pallet wood— an ultra-simple deck chair that cost him 89 cents (screws/nails) to build.


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Deek Tours The First Built Tumbleweed Tiny/Small House Cabin in Boston


Check out Deek's Book in Tiny Housing/Cabin Designs... www.amazon.com Derek "Deek" Diedricksen from Relaxshacks.com tours the first-build, Jay Shafer- Tiny Tumbleweed Home/House in Boston, MA- which at the time is/was for sale. Deek is host of the online series "Tiny Yellow House", and a small home/shelter builder.


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The "MAN TOWN" Mobile Cabin/Tiny House/Container House/Small Fort Relaxshacks.com


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Junction Box Stash Spot - Tiny Yellow House


Back for another episode of Tiny Yellow House for Make Magazine, Tiny House Author/Designer, Derek "Deek" Diedricksen gives us a lo-fi, how-to look at a rather different means to hide your cash and valuables with his "Junction-Box Stash Spot"- and all on the cheap!


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"Roly West Cabin" for Tiny Yellow House TV (unplanned Flip-cam shoot)


An unplanned shoot "no-budget shoot", with a flip camera bought only 3 hours prior, Derek and Dustin Diedricksen of Tiny Yellow House TV and www.relaxshacks.com were welcomed into a Balch Pond, Maine summer cabin built by 84-year old Roly West- with additional tour narrations from Sue and Norm Bergeron.


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Fold-Down Fort - TIny Yellow House


Derek "Deek" Diedricksen shows how to make a fold-down fort. Check out Deek's book, Humble Homes Simple Shacks, at relaxshacks.com


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TINY HOUSE Drumsets/kits- Space Saving Cocktail Drums/Percussion from PEACE w/ SOLO


Derek "Deek" Diedricksen, host of "Tiny Yellow House" TV, and co-host of a brand new show for CyberstationUSA, "THE ROCK DEALERS" (alongside Bill "Fingers" Bracken), gives us an excerpt look at Cocktail Drums Sets in the small space/tiny house/home setting. Derek is also the author of the small house/shack/cabin design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks". Bracken and Diedricksen are in the songwriting duo "Anklelock"- who recently wrote and recorded a tune with/and for Gary Cherone (singer of Extreme, former Van Halen Singer).


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Zombie Solar-Cooker Attack- diy cooking/oven meets George Romero


Host Derek "Deek" Diedricksen gives us a look at a simple to build, fully functional, trash/salvaged-material (recycled) built solar cooker/oven, as part of his micro-architecture and small living book spin-off show "Tiny Yellow House" TV. Based on his book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks...." (available through www.relaxshacks.com (featured by NPR, ReadyMade Magazine, Make Magazine, Shoestring Magazine, etc) and his upcoming follow-up book, Derek brings his designs to the screen with yet another episode. The particular clip takes a bizarre/unexpected twist as it shifts to zombie attack mode- a testament to Diedricksen's obsession with the movies of George Romero, Lucio Fulci, Dario Argento, and anything Zombie/Zombi attack/undead related. Part solar tutorial, part horror movie/flick. Diedricksen additionally played the head zombie in the Fangoria-featured film "Die You Zombie Bastards"- which has won several film festivals worldwide.


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Boston, MA Shipping Container House/Home Store -Puma Clothing/Conex Box


Derek "Deek" Diedricksen- on his lo-fi side episodes outside his show "Tiny Yellow House" hits the site of a Boston, MA container building/shipping-container store/house that is being taken down. His thoughts are speculation as to why it MIGHT be getting removed- as no officials could be reached- except for one of two departing workers, one of which who shared/alluded to his given guess. This store, made from conex shipping boxes/containers (usually recycled/repurposed) is an example of what could be done with tiny houses, small homes, vacation cabins, cottages, and holiday micro-homes, all on a budget. Derek's opinions are not fact, just mere speculation....one person talked on site was directly related to the project, the other, worked in some unsaid capacity for the city.


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Tiny Yellow House #5 - Deek's Vermont Cabin- Tiny/Small House/Shack/Fort/Cottage


Derek ("Deek") and Dustin Diedricksen head to the mountains of Vermont, where Deek and his brother have been working on a cabin in the woods for several years. Away from the noise and chaos of city life, this tiny home away from home offers a place where friends, family, and neighbors can kick back and enjoy nature, play music around a campfire, and enjoy the simple things in life. Derek is the author of "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks..." a book which showcased this cabin and its design and story, among others. This book is soon to be re-issued through The Lyons Press.


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"The Wolfe's Den" Treehouse - Tiny Yellow House


This triangular treehouse was assembled in the Catskills over two weekends, and stands as one of the larger projects Deek's tackled for the show. His only given parameters for the design: "It must receive a good deal of natural light, and have enough space to sleep two (floor space)".


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TINY YELLOW HOUSE #2- "Gypsy Junker" A Recycled Portable Cabin-Shack-Fort-Bunkhouse


In this follow-up episode, Host Derek "Deek" Diedricksen gives a tour of his mini-cabin/house built out of recycled junk (from dumpster diving/repurposing) and curbside materials.....with a guitar tease/appearance from Age Against The Machine/Anklelock/Any Given Enemy guitarist Bill Bracken Jr. who appears in the subsequent Tiny Rehearsal Space Episode (#3 with doumbek and cajon solos, van halen, nirvana, journey, and rage tunes galore- acoustically!- coming REAL soon...). Filmed by Steven Sherrick of Obscure Knowledge Productions.


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$200 micro shelter/hut/vacation camp-simple to build/small budget weekend camp/home (Occupy Boston?)


Check out Deek's book HERE- www.amazon.com Based on design concepts from the book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" by Derek "Deek" Diedricksen. For use in the #Occupy movement- Boston, Wall Street, Chicago? Or for camping, vacation weekend getaways, etc....


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The World's Smallest A-frame Cabin/Single Sleeper?- Cutting a Circle Window (part 1)


Check out Deek's Cabin/Tiny House Book- at www.amazon.com Derek "Deek" Diedricksen, author of "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks", blogger at relaxshacks.com, and tiny house/shelter builder/host of "Tiny Yellow House" TV- gives you a tip on how to cut out easy and even circles for windows and wall openings in your cabin.


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Tiny Yellow House featuring Jay Shafer of Tumbleweed Tiny House Company


Deek interviews Jay Shafer who owns Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, one of the leading resources in the tiny house movement. Since 1997, Jay has been building tiny homes for himself and helping countless others build homes that get rid of excess or unused space.


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Walden Woods/pond HD Thoreau's Tiny Cabin/House/Shack/Small Cottage


Created on October 27, 2010 using FlipShare.


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The Boxy Lady - Tiny Yellow House MAKEcation Special


Derek "Deek" Diedricksen, of Tiny Yellow House, shows off the "Boxy Lady," a microcabin he built for this "MAKEcation" special edition video. blog.makezine.com


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Tiny Yellow House (Side Episode for Airbnb.com)- A Boston Houseboat / Floating Home


And now, for something a little different for Tiny Yellow House. Welcome to the world of Boat-tels! Tiny Yellow House TV host Derek "Deek" Diedricksen takes us on a tour of a Boston Harbor Houseboat/Floating Hotel/Floating Home, that can be rented from airbnb.com via Sleepafloat. Derek is the author of "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks..." available on his site relaxshacks.com


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"Humble Homes, Simple Shacks..." A Peek at Micro-Architecture and Self Publishing Your Book (#1)


Derek "Deek" Diedricksen, host of "Tiny Yellow House" TV, gives a look at the contents of his recently published micro-architecture/redneck-carpentry/thrift-living/salvage and recycled construction book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts (And Whatever The Heck Else We Could Squeeze In Here")- Tiny Yellow House Press. The book has been featured on NPR (National Public Radio), in Readymade Magazine, by Make Magazine, on Tiny House Design, Tiny House Blog, on the blog/site of Shelter Publications head Lloyd Kahn, and beyond. Derek also talks of his brand new musical track, co-written with Bill Bracken (also of the band Age Against The Machine) about their brand new track "Anklelock: Comin' To Get You"- featuring the vocals of Gary Cherone (Frontman for Extreme, Van Halen, Tribe of Judah).


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MAN WITH THE UGLY HAT Tiny Living, Small Houses/Homes/Cabins Books


Derek "Deek" Diedricksen, host of "Tiny Yellow House" TV, author of "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks..." (a micro-architecture, cabins, shacks, forts book), and honcho of relaxshacks.com takes you on a side journey with "Man with the Ugly Hat" where he reviews some field-related books from the likes of Mimi Zeiger, William Powers, Microcosm Publishing's Bert and Holly Davis, Art Ludwig, Shay Solomon, Garrett Connelly, and more.... Book Reviews include: "Ferrocement House Construction" "Get Satisfied" "Little House On A Small Planet" "Tiny Houses" "Twelve By Twelve" "Dwelling Portably" and "Knack Treehouses" by Lon Levin


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Relaxshacks.com Solar Cooking/Oven Video #2- Pizza,Bread,Eggs,N' Meatloaf


Another diy, lower-fi practice run/tutorial on solar cooking with a few new factory built ovens. The video also features a homemade, junk/salvage built solar oven as well. Hosted by Derek Diedricksen, from the show/youtube show "Tiny Yellow House" and the blog Relaxshacks.com. Based off the ideas from his salvage-construction, and micro-architecture book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts (and Whatever The Heck Else We Could Squeeze In Here)- which has been featured on NPR, in ReadyMade Magazine, Make Magazine, Shoestring Magazine (soon), and many more... Derek's 100% independent book (102 pages) is available at Relaxshacks.com


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Tiny Gypsy Wagon Vardo/House/Cabin (How to Make Staghorn Sumac Lemonade (small)


Created on May 9, 2011 using FlipShare.


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Relaxshacks.com-Abandoned Maine Cabin/Shack/Tiny-Small House


Host, Derek Diedricksen, from Relaxshacks.com and "Tiny Yellow House" TV explores an old lakeside cabin in Maine, that has sadly been neglected and abondoned for years.


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Relaxshacks.com Testing Out A Jungle Hammock Tent NYC 2010 Maker Faire


While displaying his cabin "The Boxy Lady" Author/"Tiny Yellow House" TV host Derek "Deek" Diedricksen and his brother Dustin test out a Clark Jungle Hammock (a hanging tent- from trees) at the Make Magazine Maker Faire 2010 in Flushing Meadows, Queens, NY/NYC. Derek is the author of the tiny homes book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts (And Whatever The Heck Else We Could Squeeze In Here)."


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Stick/Vine Shelter Caves/Hobbit Huts by Patrick Dougherty (tiny houses)- Relaxshacks.com


A spur-of-the-moment micro-video I shot while passing Middlebury College in Vermont, where they had an outdoor art installation on the work of Patrick Dougherty. Middlebury has a very well done video on this work as well, but criminally, even though its been up for quite some time, only had 33 views as of the time of me posting this little video I just shot. In anycase, I thought these might appeal to free-form house builders, and tiny house, small shack, micro-architecture fanatics in terms of the bizarre and organic shapes that this artist offers up. Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs Relaxshacks.com, is the author of the tiny house/shelter design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks..." (through the Lyons Press 2012), and hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV.


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Shedworking/Shed Building-Water Bottle Windows Cabins, Forts, Shacks/tiny houses


A short flip camera excerpt from an upcoming side-episode of "Tiny Yellow House" in which host Derek Diedricksen builds and talks about his mobile kiosk shack- a single sleeper on wheels that doubles as vending cart, of street peddler structure/for the homeless, and/or for earthquake refugees (haiti shelters). Its stackable, rollable, light weight, and easy/cheap to build!


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Broken Bass-Drum-Pedal Kit Solo-Meinl-Rage Against The Machine Tribute/WWE


Derek "Deek" Diedricksen drummer for the bands Anklelock and Age Against The Machine (a Rage Against The Machine Tribute act from Boston, and WWE recording artists) launches into a drum solo with a broken bass drum pedal. That doesn't phase him as he keeps up the intensity and doesn't miss a beat.


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Cabin Tour- MassCann Freedom Rally Boston Common 2010-Age Against The Machine


Boston Rage Against The Machine Tribute Act- AGE Against The Machine LIVE doing Bulls On Parade after the Boston Common 4:20 kick-off 2010. Joey Calabria-Vocals, Bill Cracken- Guitar, Derek "Deek" Diedricksen- Drums, Dusty "The Force"- Bass (last min fill in for Tim Lowman). Bostonrage.com and myspace.com/ageisrage for more info on the band


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Anklelock Band interview- story behind Gary Cherone Van Halen/Extreme- WMFO FM


Derek "Deek" Diedricksen and Bill Bracken of the band/songwriting duo Anklelock, visit Tufts University's WMFO 91.5 fm to talk about their new WWE/ECW/TNA-style Arena-tune (still for sale/sports franchises) "Comin' To Get You". The song features the guest vocals of Gary Cherone of Extreme, ex-Van Halen, Hurtsmile, and ex-Tribe Of Judah.


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Masscann Boston Common Freedom Rally Pot/Hempfest 2010- Rage Against The Machine Trib- AGE


Age Against The Machine- Boston MA's Rage Tribute at the Freedom Rally after 4:20- with Brandon, a last minute, from the crowd, fill-in bassist....AGE is Bill Bracken, Derek "Deek" Diedricksen, Tim Lowman, and Joey Calabria.


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Mosh Pit-Masscann Boston Freedom Rally/Hempfest 2010 MA- Age Against The Machine


Boston MA's Age Against The Machine, a Rage Against The Machine Tribute Act (and Original act for Columbia Records and the WWE, ECW) at The MassCann Freedom Rally 2010 after the 4:20 countdown, doing "Killing In The Name" Live (with a last minute fill in bassist, Gideon, from the crowd). On the Boston Common, Downtown- Boston, Massachusetts. Age Against The Machine is: Joey Calabria, Derek Diedricksen, Tim Lowman, and Bill Bracken. www.bostonrage.com and http


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Recycled Kitchen all made from salvage and grabage


This is a little video saying hello to the tiny yellow house group and to the trash builder communities out there. Big up Everyday Trash and other. Everything in this kitchen was found in the garbage


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ANKLELOCK- New WWE/ECW band feat. Extreme/Van Halen's Gary Cherone (Jack Swagger)


NEW 2010 song from the WWE's Jack Swagger-theme band.... The band is looking to have the song used by interested sports teams, wreslters (minor or major circuits) and beyond- feel free to contact them.... Anklelock- aka "The Anklelock Hit Squad" songwriting team of Bill Bracken and Derek "Deek" Diedricksen- both ALSO of the band Age Against The Machine (Rage Tribute Act (Boston, MA) and originals), offer their latest song "Anklelock: Comin' To Get You" with the featured vocals of Gary Cherone- singer for Extreme, and one-time singer for Van Halen, and Tribe Of Judah (and a new band- HurtSmile). Age Against The Machine have recorded for the WWE and ECW- Jack Swagger's intro theme "Get On Your Knees" and a updated, heavier version of "D-Generation X" for Triple H and Shaun Michael that saw play through last years WWE/WWF Summer Slam Tv and Radio ads.


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