For years, this is one of those songs that I have heard a million times that I have always loved when it popped up on the radio, but I never knew what it was called, or for that matter who wrote it. After hearing it in a trailer for the upcoming quirky indie comedy [...]

Happy Thanksgiving peoples. Aryn, Greg and I converged upon Kansas City this week in real life to record some music. Working relatively quickly (almost all first takes), we hammered out this shell of a little rock tune in a mere 90 minutes. With some minor mixing I think it came together pretty nicely for [...]

Yet another Song of the Day essay. To read the full review and hear the song go here.

It’s been a long time since I’ve made one of these (tried last week, but the results were bad). I always enjoy making lists like this because the random nature makes it fun to rediscover old and recent favorites.
Condor Ave by Elliot Smith (from Roman Candle)
While I’ve been a fan of Elliot Smith [...]

I Can Fix Things In The Morning.
Goodbye October, we had fun.
The trees appear to be dying, but we’re back with another edition of fall musics for you. Amongst a few remixes is an original from Mike and triple-threat 30-minute exercises from Aryn. I electrofied Mike’s No Reason during a long stretch of road in western [...]

We’re near the end of the first week of the Writer’s Guild strike, and while we have yet to feel much of the effects (beyond the lack of new episodes of the Daily Show, Colbert Report and Conan O’Brien… and other, less funny late night comedy programs), its only a matter of time before more [...]

Yet another Song of the Day essay. To read the full review and hear the song go here.
While you’re there, check out the new NPR music site… plenty to listen to and discover. Some highlights so far: Project Song with Stephin Merritt, two new music blogs, and the revamped All Songs Considered page. [...]