Jonathan Coulton

Someone done got me boing boinged (thanks Brian!). So hello internet, and welcome! Be sure to check out the songs page, and feel free to donate to keep Thing a Week going, or even buy a CD (CD Baby) or a song (iTunes or MP3Tunes). I will also warn all of you that my comment [...]

This week is a cover of Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-a-Lot (note: he is not an actual knight). Had to activate the whole team for this one - guitar, mandolin, banjo and even some shakers and tambourines and other things lying around the house. I’ve wanted to cover this song for a long time, [...]

MySpace user Samy built a worm into his MySpace profile that got him a million friends in 24 hours. I should have thought of that. Here’s his kind of contrite/kind of braggy confession and a description of how he did it: link (via Waxy).
This week’s thing coming soon. Still mixing. Hope you like covers…

First, I’ll be playing live in public in the actual world this coming Tuesday October 18th, 8:45 PM at the Apocalypse Lounge (189 E 3rd St. between A and B). Last time I played only about 1.5 people showed up and it was very sad. Don’t let me be sad again. I’ll be on at [...]

OK, now we’re having a good time using the internet as a tool for big fun. This is Fun 2.0! Thanks to the brave ones who sent solos in - I’ve mixed them in and made some snippet mp3s for you to listen to. We have two guitars, a melodica (with harmony no less) and [...]