Monthly Archives: July 2011

Adventures in song writing – Spike In My Hair

Most of the time my fellow band mates have no idea what I’m singing about because they either, don’t care, can’t hear me clearly enough at rehearsals, or a combination of both. Once we hit the studio it’s a different … Continue reading

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WEekly Challenge #8 – song inspired by first job

Hey, fools! I still need work. And what better way to prepare my brain for a crappy new job that I don’t want than to spend some time reminiscing about my very first job. That is why WEekly Challenge #8 … Continue reading

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WEekly Challenge #7 -FAIL!!

So I picked this challenge because I’ve been working a lot lately and thought it would be fun. Plus a lot of people identify with work songs. So, I don’t want to make excuses but I do want to explain … Continue reading

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Don’t Tell Stuart (MJV version) – WEekly Challenge #6 – finally finished it

I know this song is a week late, but so what. Sometimes that’s the way these WEekly challenges go. Making a new song every week is not as easy as it sounds, so shut your stupid face (I’m looking at … Continue reading

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Work Is For Jerks – WEekly Challenge #7 – song complete

I hope everyone out there can appreciate the irony of me spending an afternoon’s worth of hours in a studio that I can’t really afford, making a song about “the hard working man”, when I should be instead be spending … Continue reading

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Dinosaur Socks, don’t fail me now!

Nothing like putting on a fresh pair of Dinosaur Socks to help get the weekend started off right. I’ve been pretty mopey all week, but not anymore… not while I’m walking around with these babies on my feet. Contrary to … Continue reading

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WEekly Challenge #7- Song for the working man(or woman)

Sometimes working can be rewarding. Sometimes work provides a chance to be creative, to solve problems and to help people. Other times it can be a completely soul draining experience that makes question what your doing with your life and … Continue reading

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Don’t Tell Stuart (Galen version) – WEekly Challenge #6

Hot off the press! As promised, here is Galen’s version of his song Don’t Tell Stuart. Galen says: “My friend Stuart once told me he was afraid of discovering that he was secretly retarded, and that no one had ever … Continue reading

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Don’t Tell Stuart(Ben’s Version) -WEekly Challenge #6

Wow! I’m so excited about this challenge! I really like the idea of 3 different songs with the same lyrics. I spent a lot of time while writing this wondering what Mike and Galen were coming up with. I love … Continue reading

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Zombie Reagan song and the Bushwick Book Club

Here’s a recorded version of the song I wrote and performed for the last Bushwick Book Club Show, orignal music inpsired by A People’s History of the United States. I didn’t have to read the whole book this time, all … Continue reading

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