Last night was the listening party for the RPM Challenge and while I was not around to take part in the festivities, there were apparantly many parties around the country where people gathered to hear the results of a month of hard work.
For those that could not make the trek to any of those regional [...]

I got a hamburger for lunch today. Looked like this:

Reminded me of this Mr. Show sketch. (warning: foul language for comedic punch lines)
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It was 40 yrs ago today that The Beatles released the hit album. Read up about the album at Wikipedia. Happy Birthday Sarge! And Mr. Shears!
**UPDATE: So after Mike pointed out that the wiki said differently we have been trying to figure out who is correct in this [...]

Okay here is my first attempt at the vocals and lyrics… I’m sending this out for both Aryn & Greg to critique and also to help Greg figure what I have in mind for vocal placement so he can hear his drum part more clearly. This could and should change melodically and lyrically I hope [...]

Another Song of the Day essay on NPR. Hear the song.
Burying Romantic Angst in Sweetly Retro Pop by Michael Katzif
“Unavailable” by Papercuts from Can’t Go Back
NPR.org, March 28, 2007 · Youthful angst, romantic insecurity and naive innocence pervade virtually every moment of The Papercuts’ Can’t Go Back. Like the best pop groups [...]

This past Thanksgiving when in Kansas City I took in a movie with my family; a surprisingly good and quirky romantic comedy of sorts with Will Ferrell called “Stranger Than Fiction.” The offbeat, Charlie Kauffman-esque, fourth wall-breaking plot told the story of a straight-laced and boring man (Will Ferrell) who began to hear a voice [...]

Another Song of the Day essay for NPR.org. Take a listen to the song here.
A Dustbowl Lament from an American Chameleon by Michael Katzif
“Cardboard Avenue” by Ry Cooder from My Name is Buddy

NPR.org, March 20, 2007 · Guitar virtuoso Ry Cooder is a rock chameleon, hopscotching across genres and geographic locations. [...]

Ok so this is one I have had in the works since last month, and here is the newer version ( a shell anyway) improved, and ready for production. This one still needs:
Thicker guitar sounds (esp at the end) - Mike?
Drums (all around) - Greg?
Lyrics - All?
Bass - (all around) - Greg? can [...]

I spent much of last week listening to a lot of My Bloody Valentine… the epitome of a genre now called ‘shoegaze‘ or ’shoegazer.’ The term apparently comes from the fact that the guitar players in bands like these were the ‘anti-guitar heroes’ and instead of putting on a show of guitar pyrotechnics, they would [...]

Every year as the NCAA Tournament starts up, there are always a few articles reporting lost productivity at work during the three weeks of the tournament. According to one figure, 1.2 billion dollars worth of worker productivity is lost. Obviously since I am both reading the article about loss of productivity, and writing [...]