ARCHIVE: November 2007

« October 2007 | Main | December 2007 »

November 27, 2007

Getting a new DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), i.e. PC

My frustration with my recording setup finally bore fruit this weekend, as I am now fully committed to upgrading my DAW (home recording PC).While recording vocals for "Avalanche", my Dell kept crapping out in the middle of a recording, despite... Read More

| Comments (9)

November 21, 2007

Best Ad Placement Ever: Mac Spanks Vista on Home Court

Gotta love da Apple, jabbing at Vista in its own ad space. Microsoft may be none too pleased with CNET after this... Check out the video ads before they're pulled here.  UPDATE: Well, the ads have already been pulled. Fortunately,... Read More

| Comments (3)

The Thanksgiving Song, an Adam Sandler Turkey Classic

There aren't many turkey songs in the world, let alone Thanksgiving songs.  You never hear about anyone going Thanksgiving caroling on T-Day eve.  But the Adam Sandler turkey song (i.e. the "Thanksgiving Song") is a classic of classics.Though I couldn't... Read More

| Comments (0)

November 16, 2007

RCRD LBL Launched by Engadget Founder

Peter Rojas, founder of Engadget, Joystiq, and Gizmodo, launched a new biz called...er...RCRD LBL.  (Vowels?  We don't need no stinkin' vowels..!)  Imagine a cross between the mp3 blog Large Hearted Boy and editorially-leaning publication Pitchfork, then remove the unbiased commentary,... Read More

| Comments (0)

November 15, 2007

Bohemian Rhapsody in Acapella

Whether you love or hate acapella, you have to admit, this is a pretty solid rendition:... Read More

| Comments (0)

November 13, 2007

Next Song: "Take A Stand" is now "Avalanche"

I worked on my new song for the first time in months last Sunday, and recorded all the main verse and chorus vocals.  That is, after re-writing a good chunk of the song; it was sounding a tad too angry... Read More

| Comments (2)

Mega Man 2 Medley

Are there any Nintendo veterans in the house?  (I'm talking the 8-bit old school version, not this Wii nonsense...which I dream about at night, by the way...)  If you shouted "Heck yeah!", then here's a follow-up question -- do you remember... Read More

| Comments (4)