Archive for the 'Thing a Week' Category

Thing a Week 37 - Rock and Roll Boy

Friday, June 16th, 2006

I went trolling for some interesting audio this week over at the Internet Archive - frankly, I’m a little sick of writing songs, and I wanted to flush out the system with a found audio thingie. I found this treasure trove, a collection of kids on cassette in the public domain (if you’ve never been [...]

Thing a Week 36 - Not About You

Friday, June 9th, 2006

Ah, denial. Sometimes it’s the only thing that keeps you going. This one cried out for hand claps from start to finish, but I resisted - the first step is admitting you have a problem.
Funny story: while I was recording this, I got a call from the Gin Blossoms. They want their pre-chorus back.
Not About [...]

Thing a Week 35 - Soft Rocked By Me

Friday, June 2nd, 2006

I find this one a bit unsettling. The guy in this song is a total ass - his philosophy is whatever the opposite of carpe diem is. I thought the idea of someone “soft rocking” you was kind of funny when I started this, but now I think it’s just creepy and sad. I’m disgusted [...]

Thing a Week 34 - Famous Blue Raincoat

Friday, May 26th, 2006

This is a cover of a Leonard Cohen song. If some of you kiddies haven’t heard it, you should, and in fact you’re about to. I’m sort of obsessed with it - to me it’s a nearly perfect example of how stories can be told in songs. You never know exactly what happened, but you [...]

Thing a Week 33 - Tom Cruise Crazy

Friday, May 19th, 2006

Poor Tom Cruise. Sure, he’s got plenty of money and fame and power, but the dude is seriously effed up. I’m a fan, I think he’s a pretty pretty fellow and he makes a fine action film. And I’ve really enjoyed watching him freak out in public of late. But there’s something about these superfamous [...]