SonicMonkey

So, I’ve done it… I’ve made a New Year’s Resolution to produce 1 song a week for the entire year. I’m looking at this as more of a sketchbook than a real attempt to make anything good. I’m using it to motivate myself, get back in the practice of writing, recording, and playing, and to work on both my musical and recording chops.

That said, I found myself wondering… what would it sound like if Tom Waits had written “Kung Fu Fighting?” The following humble submission is what my brain and fingers came up with. It was recorded in GarageBand and Pro Tools with my trusty ProjectMix I/O, Vetta II, and Variax 700.

 

 Kung Fu Fighting: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

It’s (almost) 2009… stay tuned for some big news!

According to Apple’s own support forum:

Podcasts which were recently added to the Store, or which recently changed their image, are experiencing delays in the appearance of those images. Once the issue has been resolved, podcasts with valid images will display correctly.

In the meantime, the best action to take is to ensure that the image in the podcast, and the itunes:image tag, are present and valid in the feed. More information is available here:

http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs.html#image

Le Sigh.

I’m still trying to get Podcast Alley to allow me to claim my podcast. Doesn’t seem to be working…

My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-747a555cbfde1c7e8c80e26ad7f7ad43}

Another quick sketch of a different idea.

 

 Standard Podcast [0:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Just a quick sketch so I didn’t forget an idea. More to come.

 

 Standard Podcast [0:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

From Trent Reznor:

Nine Inch Nails is pleased to announce the expansion of the Ghosts project into the visual world. The band has teamed up with YouTube to host a “film festival” around Ghosts. The concept is for you to take whatever tracks you feel inspired by and create what you feel should accompany them visually. You will be able to see all of the submissions, and a team (including Trent) will be sorting through them and setting aside ones they feel are exceptional. Eventually (within a couple of months?) we hope to present a virtual “film festival” with Trent and some special guests presenting selections of your work.

“This isn’t a contest and you don’t win elaborate prizes - it’s meant to be an experiment in collaboration and a chance for us to interact beyond the typical one-way artist-to-fan relationship. We’ve discussed some interesting ways this could go, including multiple installments of the online “film festivals,” to broadcast TV specials, to a one-time live performance of the entire Ghosts record with your visuals involved. It really depends on how this progresses and develops.

We are all very much looking forward to what you come up with, and hope you enjoy the experience. Visit http://www.youtube.com/ninofficial for information on how to participate”.

In an article on ARS Technica, Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor called Radiohead’s well-publicized internet album-release “insincere.” While he admitted the idea was “shrewd,” he said it amounted to nothing more than tricking fans into paying for low-quality MP3s, while promoting just another traditional record release.

For more details, read the full story on ARS Technica.

Jonathan Coulton roxxors my soxxors. All of his songs are under Creative Commons, which means that people can use them for their own nefarious purposes. Often, this comes in the form of bad music videos on YouTube.

Among the early favorites:

• Code Monkey
• Re: Your Brains
• Still Alive
• W’s Duty

He has a MySpace profile as well.

“IndabaMusic.com is an online collaboration and networking platform for musicians and music professionals. Members can connect with our international community to create online recording sessions - mixing tracks recorded all over the world using our online mixing software.”

Could be interesting. I just signed up for an account and will review it after I get a chance to play around a bit.