Jonathan Coulton

UPDATE: Almost done I think. Bridge needs a little filling in, might have to redo some of the vocals after I let them sit a while. And of course there are countless tiny adjustments that only I (i.e., not even I) can hear. I’ve got to pack for Atlanta this afternoon and probably won’t get to work on this song anymore until Monday. In the meantime, if you missed them, here are videos of session 1 and session 2.

Today, the bass. Vocals too I hope. And something else probably. Broadcasting now right here.

I’m going to be recording a new song today and tomorrow (and possibly next week if I don’t finish). I should get started around 12:30 EST today, and you may watch here if you like. Right now I’m going to change some guitar strings.

Later…

Sorry I had to eat a sandwich in front of you, but glad I got to eat a sandwich. I did a basic drum arrangement that will get cleaned up later and recorded a few guitar parts that I will probably pick and choose from later on. I still have to finish up the lyrics on the third verse, but I pretty much know where it’s going. Tomorrow I’ll do some more: probably start with bass, then fill in the chorus with something else, and possibly get to vocals. Looking at something like a 10 AM EST start time.

That’s right Atlanta residents, even now I am preparing to soft rock you THIS FRIDAY when I play at The Five Spot with Paul and Storm at 8:30 PM. Last I checked, you could still buy tickets, but the numbers are getting up there so don’t wait till the last minute.

The other thing is that some folks at Yahoo News want to do a video profile of me soon for their site. They were hoping to get a camera person to the Atlanta show, but unfortunately the scheduling isn’t going to work out. Instead, we were all thinking it would be fun to crowd-source it, maybe get some footage from the audience’s point of view. If you’re interested in such a thing, you should contact Robert via his email: padavick@yahoo-inc.com and he will tell you what they’re looking for.

I received a link in my electronic mail to this simply perfect uke cover of Tom Cruise Crazy. My investigations into the identity of this mysterious stranger led me to a cover of Britney Spears’ss’s’ “Toxic” (which is also awesome). Why is the ukulele so completely kickass?!

The ukulele army grows larger and larger, and soon we will dominate all media. Then you will all pay.

Mack is auctioning off a priceless geek artifact, this PS2 Guitar Hero controller signed by me, Wil Wheaton, Tycho and Gabe, MC Frontalot, and many other famous and semi-famous people when we were all at PAX. 100% of the proceeds go to Child’s Play.