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25 February 2009
Posted by Mike Katzif

Tom Jones Performed 10ft From Me At Work Today

And it was totally amazing… What a showman!

UPDATE 3/2: For those who care to watch Sir Tom Jones in action, video is now up.
I think Robin’s write up is incredibly accurate: While Jones has accumulated quite a reputation as schlock and cheesey moves over the years — not to mention spoofed by Carlton on the [...]

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22 February 2009
Posted by Mike Katzif

Best Song I’ve Heard All Day: Best Known Unknown Edition

(part 567 in a 1001 part series)
Last week I was introduced to a great new unknown band called The Antlers. The new album Hospice is a dark orchestral and electronic pop album that recalls Arcade Fire’s bombast and the quivering and mannered voice of Antony. The song that sold me was the opener “Kettering.” [...]

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16 February 2009
Posted by Mike Katzif

RPM Challenge 2009: Weekend Progress Report

Spent most of this weekend out of town and in airports and hotel rooms. But I did have a chance to mix a bit during that time and spent most of today recording. Here is the progress report:
Half Awake (v4a) — Finally tracked verses two and three… not sure about a few lines here [...]

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10 February 2009
Posted by Mike Katzif

RPM Challenge 2009: The Song Graveyard

In the last week I’ve refreshed some interest in a few song ideas I had either started and aborted or just had rattling around but never committed to working on. Here is a progress report on what I’ve got so far:
This Is A Fire (v2d) — This song still needs major refinement of lyrics [...]

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9 February 2009
Posted by Mike Katzif

How To Win a Grammy in Five Easy Steps

In light of last night’s entirely bland, though harmless Grammy telecast, I think now is as good a time as any to post this helpful guide. I call this “The Santana Model” (although also applies to MANY other formerly great artists):
1) Become exciting young musician or band well ahead of your time and [...]

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3 February 2009
Posted by Mike Katzif

Recommended Readings: Republicans Finally Meet Real Life Black Man

(from NYTimes story today)

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2 February 2009
Posted by Aryn Crowley

RPM Challenge 2009: The Winch

Well here is a first pass.. I’ll be refining this one more and adding some words soon.
“The Winch” by Aryn Crowley

Forgive the untidiness here… it needs some mixing.

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Posted by Mike Katzif

TV Watching: Steve Martin on SNL

Steve Martin’s recent hosting on Saturday Night Live this past Saturday was had many strong bright spots: he was part of quite a few great sketches including a new installment of Laser Cats, and this piece below — a spoof of NFL Films documentaries.

This is one of the more original and hilariously brilliant SNL pieces [...]

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1 February 2009
Posted by Mike Katzif

RPM Challenge 2009: Half Awake

Back in 2007, Hello Come In (Aryn, Greg and I) took part in the RPM Challenge which asks people to spend the month of February (28 days) writing and recording an entire album of music — 10 songs or 35 minutes of music whichever comes first. That album also served as the second EP [...]

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