Finally finished editing this video for Generalissimo: » Read on »
2009 West Coast Tour Paraphenalia
[I am trying to catch up on documenting work that I've done. Seems like a good thing for a designer to do on his website.] » Read on »
August 21, 2010 at 1:56 pm
San Francisco Punk (?) Band: The Dickheads
More information than you could ever possibly want about the San Francisco band The Dickheads. » Read on »
August 20, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Spy vs. Spy
I have no idea why this seemed like a good idea to the company, but these commercials are great.
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PLAYBACK IS A BITCH!
Herein you shall find the trailer for PLAYBACK IS A BITCH!, my 9 hour documentary on the making of my band’s new record.
June 3, 2010 at 6:43 pm
Recording: the Ovipositor Method
People often ask me, “Colin, how do you get that crazy sound? You know, your sound – the Beatnik Dungeon Sound.” Let me show you. » Read on »
May 18, 2010 at 10:11 am
My New Aluminum Baby
Electrical Guitar #334. All aluminum, hollowbody, with alumitone pickups. » Read on »
February 12, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Soundcheck the Soundtrack
With some regularity, I assemble a group of musicians in my basement studio to record soundtracks for films or audio pieces (under the Nadir Novelties banner, for the most part). I usually have a rough conceptual outline of how the song should feel and what parts need to happen, which we usually discuss back and forth for a bit. Then we improvise. » Read on »
July 14, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Bad Music for Bad People
As I’m starting this blog, Lux Interior of The Cramps has just died of a heart condition. Technically he was 63, but really he was a timeless, in a way only true originals can be. I don’t mean that his music or his band were timeless (they draw heavily on early rock’n'roll but rarely pushed past those influences), I mean Lux himself was an archetype – a raconteur – and in that he’s timeless. » Read on »
February 4, 2009 at 8:08 pm