A Self Called Nowhere (TMBG)I'm currently making very slow progress in cataloguing everything I've ever recorded. Tonight I came across this early TMBG cover. This is from somewhere around 2000-2002. I think it was a test of mixing MIDI with live instruments. It is notable for being an early demonstration of my propensity for distorted vocals and ( Read more... )

Birdhouse In Your Soul - original Dial-A-Song version.

No point in hiding it.

They Got Lost
This is a song written by They Might Be Giants, about They Might Be Giants. You would think it wouldn't really work as a cover. Maybe it doesn't, but it's a lot of fun to play.
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Destination Moon
I've been really sick this past week. I've also been in denial about being sick. So that's why I recorded this They Might Be Giants song.
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TMBG Join League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots
31 May - 2 June, 8 pm
3-Legged Dog Art and Technology Center, 80 Greenwich Street, NYC

So again I hear about National Album Recording Month (hey, there's a website for it: http://narmo.org/). It seems like I have 31 days to come up with 31 minutes of music, which for me would be roughly 12 songs ( Read more... )

And he's taking it out on his listeners:

http://www.planga-la.com/stuff/ChrisCombs-DigMyGrave.mp3

But, wow. That was therapeutic.

Addenduodenum: Now available in cheesy webcam video form!

On Saturday I was watching the They Might Be Giants documentary, and at some point the topic is Extrovert John vs Introvert John. One of the interviewees says of John Linnell (Introvert) that, if he weren't in a band, he'd probably still be writing as many songs as he does, the only difference is that nobody would ever hear them. Also, Linnell ( Read more... )

Remember when all I did was ruin other people's songs?

I remembered that tonight. So here's a song by They Might Be Giants that I like to play.