I’ve had a few queries about making the Lunacy Board albums available on iTunes or similar, which I can finally answer, having looked into a number of possibilities. iTunes is not really an option for us at the moment, though I wouldn’t rule it out forever. For the moment we’re going with a crowd...
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Your task is to write a country ballad – using a backstory of your own creation – called “The Ballad of Rufus Amos Adams“. Here’s the song for Round 3 of the Song Fu challenge (you know, the one I was knocked out of at round 1):- Click here for the song For some...
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Your task is to write a country ballad – using a backstory of your own creation – called “The Ballad of Rufus Amos Adams“. The song is now written, having walked around all week with a list of the requirements in my pocket and no idea how to get them all together. The answers...
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The third challenge is up and ready to begin. They’re down to just two Masters and two Challengers now, with the final round approaching soon. The latest challenge is a bit of a stinker:- Your task is to write a country ballad – using a backstory of your own creation – called “The Ballad...
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Your challenge is to choose a famous inventor and craft a song proposing a “dance craze” based on either the inventor or one of his/her most well known inventions. Just finished mixing this non-submission to Song Fu. Here is a link to the song. It’s called ‘The C5 Shuffle’ and the inventor in question...
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The second round of Song Fu has begun and the next challenge has been set. As expected, I didn’t make it through to the next round, but I’m planning on following through with each of the challenges anyway. It focuses the mind and sets an unbreakable deadline to create something new. So… Your challenge...
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I’ve just completed a couple of tracks (bass and guitar) for internet-based Jonathan Coulton covers band ‘The Mandelbrot Set’. Cover versions are something I generally steer clear of, mainly because I have little enough time to record my own music without revisiting something that somebody else has already recorded. However, I like JC’s approach...
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