March 2009
1 post
I have not abandoned this project. I’m just working on a big new thing. Once I go “pro” there will be more to see here. Promise. [hearts] -M
November 2008
4 posts
Orson Loves His Green Pea-ness
This is a classic among radio and television producers who have had to work with surly talent over the years. Orson Welles is a hero of mine for two reasons: 1) He made the quintessentially American film; and 2) He peaked early - so I can identify. By the point in his career that you hear him in the clip above, he was basically a rotund pitch-man for anything and everything that tried to...
Bad Sounds from the Past #1
(Click Play and Read Along!)
Here are two gems from the vaults. Thankfully, other people’s vaults. Although sadly I had both of these albums (promo copies from the record companies).
The first is the lead single for what I can only imagine was Atlantic Records’ attempt to make a ‘tweenish-friendly Limp Bizkit. For the kids who were too into their souped up Hondas with the...
I’ve made a horrible realization: Many of these cassettes I’m plundering contain a lot of crap. It’s not like I’m going to post “King of Wishful Thinking” by Go West or even a long out-of-print Jane Weidlin track (both of which I’ve found). So please be patient. It will be slow going. I found another tape from a later band practice with a song I wrote the...
Today’s Found Audio! (The First, mind you)...
In the beginning
One of the biggest things I wanted to do with the docmarvy.com relaunch that came earlier this year was add a found audio element. I wasn’t able to host directly on the site because GoDaddy doesn’t offer streaming media hosting with the low-grade “virtual rackspace” hosting I bought.
Rather than get sucked in to upgrading my GoDaddy account, or having to use a third party...