Beatnik Turtle's Song of the Day

Have you ever heard a traditional Irish folk song re-done as a ska song with a Spanish horn riff? Well, now you have! This week's song tells the story of an unfortunate guy who meets his loved one in her kitchen but when they are discovered by the Captain of the house, she accuses him of burglary! This is another track recorded as part of our RPM Challenge 2008 album, Sham Rock.

This song was based on the original demo lyrics to Under The Radar - a song that debuted January 4, 2007 here at TheSongOfTheDay.com. Dugan O'Keene took the original lyrics and took it in an entirely different and cool direction.

This is the song to sing outloud if you see a dinosaur walking down your block. Actually, the lyrics have confused the band for a number of years, but to decode it all you need to know is "dinosaur" is a particular person's nickname.

Sometimes it would be nice if the world were just a little quieter.

Sometimes you gotta take advantage of a situation. And Christmas is no exception.

Coed naked drunk xmas shopping is fun - you should try it too!

Note: Beatnik lawyer says no warranty of legality of coed naked drunk xmas shopping is made herein and any legal consequences of such action shall rest with the offending individual.

Today's song is a bit of a dark outlook on the silly season.

This third weather-inspired song by Tom has guest vocalist Scott Besaw singing lead. Scott teaches music at The Old Town School Of Folk Music and often performs live around Chicago. His shows are always a blast - check out the schedule at Scott's website.

An ode to Randy's circuit breaker.

Things have been pretty busy at Beatnik Turtle headquarters the last few weeks getting ready for the release of The Indie Band Survival Guide written by our very own Jason and Randy! We have new Beatnik Turtle songs in the pipeline, but in order to get everything ready for the book's release we decided to present encores of some of the best of last year's songs.

A year ago at this time, Randy, Jason, Ryan, and Tom were at a podcaster party at Dragon*Con. On the balcony, we met Chris Miller (whose podcast can be found here) what he does for a living and the reply was "I turn caffeine into code." Luckily, guitars were close at hand and this song was off to a fast start!