Just a reminder that the video for our TheSongOfTheDay.com song "Star Wars (A Film Like No Other" will air on SpikeTV today - Monday, May 25th sometime in the afternoon (allegedly around 2pm...though that could be Central Standard Time or Pacific...we're not sure). It's Star Wars 32nd anniversary, so SpikeTV is airing the music video in between the CSI marathon.
If you catch it on the air, keep in mind the song makes a great drinking game -- not only because it's an Irish-take on the original three movies, but it's a holiday as well.
The STAR WARS (A FILM LIKE NO OTHER) DRINKING GAME
Grab an adult beverage and get ready to DRINK!
Here are the rules:
1. Everyone pick a character or two from the original series. Every time your character's name pops up or is referenced to, DRINK!
2. All DRINK whenever the phrase "Star Wars" is sung
3. No one drinks if there's any reference to the crappy prequel movies.
That's all there is to it. We recommend Colt 45 of course, given that's Lando's favorite beer.
If you don't have cable or don't want to wait to start drinking, then you can catch the video here - right on our video page.
Happy anniversary Star Wars and thanks SpikeTV!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Star Wars (A Film Like No Other) Music Video to Air on SpikeTV Monday, May 25th
A long, long time ago we created a music video for our TheSongOfTheDay.com song "Star Wars (A Film Like No Other" through StarWars.com's cool video mashup tools. That video will now air on SpikeTV this Monday, May 25th sometime during their CSI Marathon.
(Um, why during a CSI marathon? May 25th is Star Wars 32nd anniversary, of course...)
Details are sketchy, but it should air @ 2pm. By sketchy, we mean, we're not really sure what time zone they meant when the good people of SpikeTV told us 2pm. They're out of California, so that could be 2pm their time. That would make it 4pm Central Standard Time, 5pm Eastern Standard Time, etc. Then again, they could have meant 2pm Central Time knowing that's the time zone Beatnik Turtle calls home. Then again, they could have meant - oh boy. This is starting to make my head hurt. Just like this season's LOST.
Anyway, you can catch the video here - right on our video page.
Happy anniversary Star Wars and thanks SpikeTV!
(Um, why during a CSI marathon? May 25th is Star Wars 32nd anniversary, of course...)
Details are sketchy, but it should air @ 2pm. By sketchy, we mean, we're not really sure what time zone they meant when the good people of SpikeTV told us 2pm. They're out of California, so that could be 2pm their time. That would make it 4pm Central Standard Time, 5pm Eastern Standard Time, etc. Then again, they could have meant 2pm Central Time knowing that's the time zone Beatnik Turtle calls home. Then again, they could have meant - oh boy. This is starting to make my head hurt. Just like this season's LOST.
Anyway, you can catch the video here - right on our video page.
Happy anniversary Star Wars and thanks SpikeTV!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The Silence Will Be Broken - LIVE Show on 5/14/09
Hey all, long time no Blog. But we have something newsworthy... A Beatnik Turtle Away Team is being assembled to beam down to Mahoney's (551 Ogden Ave. Chicago, IL) at 8:30pm, Thursday, May 14, 2009. The team will encounter Silvergirl and Absinthe & The Dirty Floors while playing songs from each of their 2009 RPM Challenge albums and more. Accompanying the BT Away Team, from the band Fourth Half, will be Dave Siegel on drums and Marc Ilsanto on rhythm guitar.
Be there or kindly be square.
Be there or kindly be square.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
We Did It - Album Done
One thing about making an album in a month is you end up crashing hard the day it's over.
That was today.
And now my sleep cycle is completely off. But, we did it. The new album is entitled "When I Was Your Age" as it's a look back at ourselves when we were kids. But then, if you've been listening to the Songs Under Construction Kasts, you know that.
We were able to get everyone's handclaps and vocals into the songs! We ended up running out of time to try the clock intro, so that album just starts with the first song. Also, the kid interviews that were submitted we couldn't get to as well. We were able to sneak 3 kids in the album, however. But it certainly wasn't what we planned to do. We wanted to weave kid dialog throughout the album. But, once again we ran out of time.
Worse, our trombonist came up with a great song called "I Don't Need To Try It To Know I Won't Like It" which we regretted not having time to add to the pile either. So, we're going to spend the rest of March putting the final touches on the album and the album artwork for it's "official" release later this year (just as we did with Sham Rock and All In A Day's Work before this one).
Of course, all 13 songs on the album will all debut at TheSongOfTheDay.com starting next week. So, subscribe to that podcast if you haven't already!
Thanks again to all those who sent in handclaps, singing, clocks, and interviews for the album!
That was today.
And now my sleep cycle is completely off. But, we did it. The new album is entitled "When I Was Your Age" as it's a look back at ourselves when we were kids. But then, if you've been listening to the Songs Under Construction Kasts, you know that.
We were able to get everyone's handclaps and vocals into the songs! We ended up running out of time to try the clock intro, so that album just starts with the first song. Also, the kid interviews that were submitted we couldn't get to as well. We were able to sneak 3 kids in the album, however. But it certainly wasn't what we planned to do. We wanted to weave kid dialog throughout the album. But, once again we ran out of time.
Worse, our trombonist came up with a great song called "I Don't Need To Try It To Know I Won't Like It" which we regretted not having time to add to the pile either. So, we're going to spend the rest of March putting the final touches on the album and the album artwork for it's "official" release later this year (just as we did with Sham Rock and All In A Day's Work before this one).
Of course, all 13 songs on the album will all debut at TheSongOfTheDay.com starting next week. So, subscribe to that podcast if you haven't already!
Thanks again to all those who sent in handclaps, singing, clocks, and interviews for the album!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Songs Under Construction 'Kast - Episode #31
Now the final mixing starts! This is my first stab at a real mix of "I Like The Way She Cleans Erasers." It's labeled "Mix 0.5" which pretty much means I don't consider it to be final. When you start to see mix numbers like 1.0, that means I consider them final - even though The one we actually release might be adjusted further - numbered like 1.1 or higher depending on the number of iterations. A lot of times I listen to a mix the next day (what I call "the next day reality check") and discover things like snare drums too loud or pianos too buried. If I make an adjustment at the mastering stage rather than the mix stage, it gets a number like 1.01 (this would be the first master adjustment on mix number 1.0). In our file system, you would songs numbered like 2.32 (a significant re-mix with three revisions PLUS two mastering revisions of Mix 2.3).
Ok - enough ramble and on to the song. The album is starting to take shape!
Join us on this album by joining our Facebook collaboration page.
Subscribe to the feed here. We're now up at "the iTunes".
Ok - enough ramble and on to the song. The album is starting to take shape!
Join us on this album by joining our Facebook collaboration page.
Subscribe to the feed here. We're now up at "the iTunes".
Monday, February 23, 2009
Songs Under Construction 'Kast - Episode #30
Now the early mixes begin! After adding bass to "Going To School" I pushed some faders around to get a bit of balance. This still isn't a real mix but at least guitars and stuff won't pop out real loud out of nowhere. This is where you can start to hear the final song emerge from the chaos of all the tracks.
Join us on this album by joining our Facebook collaboration page.
Subscribe to the feed here. We're now up at "the iTunes".
Join us on this album by joining our Facebook collaboration page.
Subscribe to the feed here. We're now up at "the iTunes".
Songs Under Construction 'Kast - Episode #29
We added guitars and bass to the song we're collaborating with George Hrab on - "When I Was Your Age."
As before, this isn't a real mix yet - loud vocals, guitars or other stuff might pop out at any moment so be careful with your volume control!
Join us on this album by joining our Facebook collaboration page.
Subscribe to the feed here. We're now up at "the iTunes".
As before, this isn't a real mix yet - loud vocals, guitars or other stuff might pop out at any moment so be careful with your volume control!
Join us on this album by joining our Facebook collaboration page.
Subscribe to the feed here. We're now up at "the iTunes".
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