Butch Walker Videos
I’ve been enjoying Butch Walker ever since his old band (The Marvelous 3) made their “Math and Other Problems” album available for download on Emusic.com, a loonng time ago. A few years later I went to his solo concert backed by American Hi-Fi, and he was spectacular. Great guitar skills, ‘pick’ acrobatics, and incredible charisma.
He’s producing a few popular artists lately (e.g. The Donnas, Avril Lavigne, American Hi-Fi, etc), and it’s a good thing. His album sales aren’t so hot. But the production money seems to be keeping his solo act (and creative free reign) alive and varied.
So if you haven’t seen or heard of him, here is Butch Charisma 101: A Video Introduction by way of Youtube.
Nur Ein! 2!
By 2, I mean 2. Not 2 factorial, which is also 2. It’s something I’m in, much like trouble.
It’s a songwriting competition, by the good community over in the Songfight Forums. Here’s how it works: they post a title and a mandatory challenge, we get ~5 days to record a song that fits, then we are judged and numbered. People with low numbers are gone-ified, and a new round begins.
Nur Ein means “only one”, which is approximately how many rounds I expect to last. Quick links:
Sidefight Threads (includes peanut-gallery commentaries of the Nur Ein rounds)
Official “Nur Ein” Web site (listen to the songs here)
My Nur Ein Entries (including CD-quality FLAC recordings)