while I appreciate the process of Niggy Tardust, I'm not really impressed by the product. For those playing along at home, Trent Reznor has severed all ties with his record company, and is trying out the model of releasing albums for free and/or very little money online. The first effort in that model is Niggy Tardust, an album produced by Trent ( Read more... )

You know the drill; I find something I like, and I have to imitate it.

Enjoy. I'd be especially happy if you didn't look at the title until after you've listened to it, to avoid ruining the surprise of the mashup, but I know that's asking a lot, so hopefully you'll at least play it for someone else without telling them the title beforehand ( Read more... )

I have three huge projects that I'm working on all at the same time. So what did I spend my day and evening doing? That's right! Recording a song that I started writing last night while doing yard work, and which has nothing to do with any of the projects.

Listen to my version, and then PLEASE, if you have any musical talent (which is more than I ( Read more... )

Why? Because we made THIS. (totally work safe ( Read more... )

1984 - Polkas on 45.mp3
1985 - Hooked on Polkas.mp3
1986 - Polka Party!.mp3
1992 - Polka Your Eyes Out.mp3
1996 - Alternative Polka.mp3
1999 - Polka Power!.mp3
2003 - Angry White Boy Polka.mp3

Hooray. I feel so warm and fuzzy inside.

And yes, I know I left off the all-Rolling-Stones one; I only wanted the "top pop songs of the moment" ones.

well, Vampire Killer, to be more precise.

And Bluegrass Zelda. Actually, it's more zydeco. Zeldeco?

both from here.

Awesomest music video EVAR. Nabbed from endotoxin, who nabbed it from cathyn.

A comment on brianarn's recent post got me thinking about the few times that I've liked covers of songs better than the original songs. My short list includes:

• Red Hot Chili Peppers' cover of "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder
  
• Information Society's cover of "Are Friends Electric?" by Gary Numan
  
• Jefferson Airplane's cover of "Wooden Ships" by Crosby, Stills ( Read more... )

Gigantic repository of game soundtrack mp3s.

shut your mouth!

I'm only talkin' about Peter Jennings.

We can dig it!