A little recording update for you: we have two or three new songs that are in the works, two of which are really very close to being ready to be released. I will continue, as ever, to ask for your patience, but I hope that you end up loving them as much as we do.… More »
Author Archives: Chris Steele
Drive Down to Five
So, don’t really have much in the way of news or history for you right now. What I do have is a little treat: an old recording from 1990 of Tunnel 18 (Chris, Chris, and Don) doing a 4-track recording of “Bus Ride”. The recording was live for bass, drums, and guitar; vocals were added… More »
Six, Drugs, and Rock & Roll
Why Tunnel 18? So I know you’ve been saying to yourself for at least a week now, “Ok, Chris, you’ve explained the whole band family tree and all that, so we get it. But what the hell is with the name? Seems random. What gives?” Up until about 1989, we’d played under a few different… More »
7 and Heaven Tonight
I’ve mentioned the name change from Steeling Time to Tunnel 18, but I haven’t really fully explained where the “new” name came from, or why I’m making the change. Today’s as good a time as any other to fill you in on the prehistory of Tunnel 18: The band known as Tunnel 18 has been… More »
Number 8 – A Floydian Slip
BIG NEWS: The first of the new tunes is now up and ready for your patient ears. Please take a listen to “Deep”, which you can hear here. Also, we’re trying to get some gigs out in eastern MA soon. Now, on to number 8 in my list of my top 10 most influential albums:… More »
Number 9… Number 9….
Ok, folks – first let me give you a little update on a few things from the Steeling Time/Tunnel 18 side of things, beginning with the band name. Steeling Time was always a little bit of a name of convenience, and a poor one at that. I (Chris Steele) didn’t just want to put stuff… More »
Starting Fresh, and the Listing of Ten
What better way to get our listeners in the mood for new music than sharing with you some of the things that started us writing music in the first place? While we get along back to our own tunes, I’ve decided to share with you a few of the bands and albums that shaped me… More »
Long Time, No Talk
Oh, hey! How are you doing? Seems like it’s been a few months since we last spoke. Hope you’re all very well. On our side, been a little busy. Sorry about that. Maybe not sorry per se, but probably should have kept you all in a little bit more touch. While a little side project… More »
A Song (or 2) Is Born…. (pt 1)
Newton, MA (PS – Free treat at the bottom of the page…) January 23 – been thinking that some of you might want to have some idea of what it’s like to be in a recording studio. Technically, so would I. However, we’ve been able to work out a pretty cool set up that allows… More »
Cold Winter, Bright Future
(Free download of The Things We Wish We Were. Thanks so much for coming along for the ride) Newton, MA Boy, what a weird couple weeks it’s been. Everything from losing Bowie and Glenn Frey, to the real doldrums of the winter. In short, not the brightest of times. Of course on the plus side,… More »