NPR Bumper Music

Here is a short collection of film scores masquerading as a collection of NRP Bumper Music. For some reason they haven’t gotten in touch. » Read on »

Eleventh Dream Day Knife Fight

Finally got to take my new Parabola tremolo pedal from Caroline Guitar Co for a spin (not to be confused with Caroline who works at Parabola). Here’s a test run on a song called Eleventh Dream Day Knife Fight: » Read on »

David C. Lowery in Furs

Much has been made of Dave “Cracker” Lowery’s open letter in response to an NPR blog post recently. The contrast between these two points of view says a lot about the music industry, and how it earned it’s timely demise. » Read on »

Ovipositor’s Last Album is Released

Here’s the final record by Ovipositor. It’s called Everyone Has Their Tipping Point.
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The Blind Shake, shaking

As far as I’m concerned, this is the greatest live band going these days. » Read on »

The Generous Gift of Dr. Scott McKinzie

I finished another film. Check it out: » Read on »

Generalissimo Video Edited and Posted

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 »

San Francisco Punk (?) Band: The Dickheads

More information than you could ever possibly want about the San Francisco band The Dickheads. » Read on »

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.

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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 »

Guitar Photography

Pics of instruments. » Read on »

My New Aluminum Baby

Electrical Guitar #334. All aluminum, hollowbody, with alumitone pickups. » Read on »

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 »

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 »