A Tribute to Alex Chilton
Alex Chilton, best known as founding member of 1970s Memphis rock band Big Star, passed away a year ago today. I recorded a cover of his song “I’m In Love With a Girl” as a tribute.
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Alex Chilton, best known as founding member of 1970s Memphis rock band Big Star, passed away a year ago today. I recorded a cover of his song “I’m In Love With a Girl” as a tribute.
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I had nothing to do with this, but I thought it was too cool not to share. Sound designer/composer Diego Stocco created a piece of music using only sounds created by a tree in his backyard. This is worth three minutes of your time:
[download id=”8″ format=”8″] To download a free MP3, click the image above. ________________________________________________________ UPDATE (3/12/11): By request I’m adding a little background on this song. It sort of pieced itself together over a long period of time, pulling inspiration from some pretty diverse sources. Last November, after watching my favorite movie, Fantastic Mr. Fox
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While recording “Don’t Let Her Balance Sway” I set up a video camera to capture the recording process. Here’s how it turned out! Don’t forget to download the song. Click the cover art in the top right corner of the page or see the previous post for your free download.
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[download id=”7″ format=”7″] To download, click the image above. I originally wrote “Don’t Let Her Balance Sway” around 6 years ago. I’ve tried recording it a few times, but Ive never been happy with the results. But I really like the song and wanted to record a version I’m happy with. I think I usually
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Opening tomorrow night at The Circuit Playhouse here in Memphis is From Up Here. I work as a sound designer for Playhouse on the Square and The Circuit Playhouse, and I don’t usually talk about that here since this site focuses more on my music, but this production is unique in that it features original
I know a thousand other websites and bloggers have already released best-of lists for 2010, and I’m a little late to jump in. After Christmas I ordered a few albums I’d been meaning to listen to, and I wanted to hear those before putting a list together. I’m snowed in today, so I can’t think
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[download id=”6″ format=”6″] To download, click the image above. This month’s song is called “Pillar of Fire.” The title and subject matter come from the Book of Exodus, chapters 13 and 14. I actually recorded most of this song a few years ago, but it set unfinished until this month when I decided to dust
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A few last music links for the year: I found out a little late that one of my favorite bands, Amiina, was posting new content everyday of December leading up to Christmas. Some of it is recipes and photos, but there is unreleased music on probably 10 or more of the days. Visit www.amiina.com while
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I love hearing Bing Crosby sing “White Christmas” just as much as the next guy, but sometimes I’m looking for something new to listen to this time of year. I wanted to share some links for some free Christmas music (via downloads, videos, and streaming audio, etc) that I’ve enjoyed this year. The Boy Least
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