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In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, things get weird. Just… weird. The music featured in this episode is the song “Waking up in Potter’s Field” by My Dear Ella, a band I used to play in with my friends Eric, Jeff, and Doug. Check it out, along with other stellar tracks, in …

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In this episode of the Head The Gong Podcast, I ramble on about the concept of “Waiting for the miracle” and how it has inspired my creative process for years. Topics include: My discovery of Henry Miller Miller’s classic novel, Tropic of Cancer Neutral Milk Hotel’s, Two Headed Boy Part 2 My song, “Waiting for …

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In this –the inaugural episode the Head The Gong Podcast— I flounder about trying to figure out what on earth I’m doing. Topics include: What in the hell am I doing? The Las Cruces music scene Alabama Deathwalk (Local musician) KT Neely (Local musician) Daniel Johnston Below are some of the media referenced in this … Continue reading "HTG Podcast #1: Welcome/Las Cruces Music Scene"

In this –the inaugural episode the Head The Gong Podcast— I flounder about trying to figure out what on earth I’m doing. Topics include: What in the hell am I doing? The Las Cruces music scene Alabama Deathwalk (Local musician) KT Neely (Local musician) Daniel Johnston Below are some of the media referenced in this … Continue reading "HTG Podcast #1: Welcome/Las Cruces Music Scene"

I’ve crossed and re-crossed my legs many times these last few minutes. I’m restless is what I am. I have the leg syndrome to be sure, but more than that, I have a restless soul. I am a restless soul. I’m becoming aware of a peculiar sensation, and as I sink down into it I … Continue reading "Lost and found"

Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys is one of my favorite musicians at the moment. His gritty voice and killer blues guitar just ooze soul, and his recordings have a raw, spontaneous vibe that is all too rare in today’s rock music. Today I was tooling around in my studio trying to remember how to … Continue reading "Sunday Dustbin: Trouble weighs a ton (Dan Auerbach)"

It had been way too long since my last musical creation, so I pushed through the resistance and pushed out a cheerful little number about death and dying. On Easter Weekend no less! This one really frustrated me as I struggled in vain to bring my vision of the song to life. The rust really … Continue reading "Sunday Dustbin (Easter edition): Alive to the end"

[photo copyright: temples of grey] This week’s studio noodling combines a section of The Who classic Naked Eye (off Odds & Sods) with some heavy riffing/experimenting with guitar effects. As always, it is what it is, which is how I like my Sunday sessions at Green Desk Studios. Enjoy: Naked Eye/Brainstorm(mp3)

I’ve been chipping away at digitizing my song idea tapes. A daunting task, considering I’ve got damn near a hundred of ’em. I’m enjoying it, though, as I get to relive the moments of creative epiphany (and sometimes pure insanity) I’ve captured on tape over the years. It would take at least ten years—with no … Continue reading "Song idea tape #63"

Few things will get me out on a Tuesday night, and at 9:30pm I still wasn’t sure if I had it in me to walk down to Nightlight to check out Seattle’s Tiny Vipers (a.k.a. Jesy Fortino). I had only recently sampled a few of her tunes via her MySpace page and YouTube, and while … Continue reading "Music Spotlight: Tiny Vipers"