RPMChallenge 2011 -- We Did It!

We just completed our 5th RPMChallenge!

We kept it primarily under wraps -- only because we didn't know if we could pull it off this year with the band split between the US and Ireland. But, about 14 days into February, we rolled up our sleeves and gave it a go after being encouraged by many friends and fellow RPMers.

Besides, how could we break our run of 5 albums?

We couldn't.

So, with the band split across the world, we opted to boot up the hard drives and try our hands at making an album that would require very little recording -- a remix album.

We'd never done a remix album before, so it was quite a challenge. We opted for more of an old school "80s long version" type remixing rather than a "techno dance, thump-thump-thump-thump" type of remix.

To do this, we found that it was far easier to try new things to those songs in our back catalog that were more off-the-beaten path such as The Love Notary, Mr. Brown's Daughter, and Lies Make The Baby Jesus Cry. That said, we also tackled a couple of our more popular songs found on our albums such as others from our albums like Under The Radar and My Cereal.

Looks like we'll be doing what we usually do with these RPM albums -- keep working on them and release them in the future.

All in all -- another fun project! If you're a musician, consider trying your hand at the RPMChallenge next year. We hope to be there for our 6th!!

RPM 2011- To Be Or Not To Be?

With our band split across two continents, we're debating what to do for RPM. We officially surrendered two weeks ago, thinking we wouldn't be able to do anything. But then, a fellow RPMer, Strummindude, suggested we do a remix album. "You've got an awsome catalogue. Use it, tweak it, twist it, abuse it!"

So that got us thinking. And you know what that means.

Behind-the-scenes work is happening at a mad and frantic pace as we see whether we could pull off such a challenge. We only need 10 songs...

Drunk Man's Junk

You can buy all the whiskies mentioned in the song at Heathrow Duty Free. Sweet!

http://thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_w=1&_d=090709

The Good, The Bad, and The Geeky Podcast

One of our songs, Ms. Nutcraker-Sweet, is featured on The Good, The Bad, and The Geeky's annual "Extreme Christmas Extravaganza" podcast. Tons of songs, laughs, and holiday extravagoodness!

Some of the other musical guests include: our buddy JT Shea (on uke of course!) and 2 Drunks & A Guitar. There's also a fun rendition of Jonathan Coulton's Chiron Beta Prime.

Check out the podcast here!

Happy Holidays!

Quick "Beer Beer Beer" Video

Beer! from Bret Gerding on Vimeo.

Just discovered this video. Nice camera work, editing, and soundtrack! The song, "Beer Beer Beer" is from our album "Sham Rock" available at CDBaby and Amazon.

More Radio Plays!

Our album Sham Rock has been picked up by two more radio stations! The radio station at Whitman College (KWCW) in Washington state has songs from the album playing regularly on its Global Gumbo show. The show is a multi-genre collection of world music from all corners of the globe. Also, Sham Rock is on medium rotation at the University of Pittsburgh (WPTS) for the next eight weeks! A big thanks to the music directors at these stations for their dedication to playing independent music! 

Dude, Get Your Free Pizza! ("Pizza: The Rock Opera")

Man, was it 3 years ago already when we wrote, recorded and released our 10-minute opus, "Pizza: The Rock Opera" as part of our TheSongOfTheDay.com project???

Wow. 3 years. Time is ticking away. You know, ticking away the moments that make up a dull day. Next thing you know you'll find 10 years have got behind you, you missed the starting gun, there was some new brick in the wall, and all that stuff...

Like all our music at TheSongOfTheDay.com, we released our song under a Creative Commons license. But few realize that we also bundled up the song, the lyrics, and the album cover into a zip file for anyone to download. It's been buried at our SOTD site for awhile. I think it's time to rectify that.

So, here's the free song, linked below for your enjoyment. Better later than never, I think!

Pizza: The Rock Opera (2007) - FREE!

"It's like all of TheSongOfTheDay.com in one song!"

DUDE, FREE PIZZA!

Pizza: The Rock Opera is Beatnik Turtle's 10 minute opus chronicling one man's struggle to order pizza. We've all been there...except this time it's put to music.Written in one song-writing session in summer of 2007, it debuted at TheSongOfTheDay.com on November 2007 after a few overdubs were added. And, it's now available FREE for download.

Download Pizza: The Rock Opera ZIP File here.

You get: "Pizza: The Rock Opera" in MP3 at 256Kbps (that's like really high quality!) Lyrics & Information Sheet Album Cover No DRM crap - issued under a Creative Commons Music Sharing License (Attribution-NoDerivatives-NonCommercial) Some extra toppings, er...bonus stuff just for being cool

All we ask in return is help us spread the word about Beatnik Turtle, our music, and TheSongOfTheDay.com.

Share the song with your friends, add it to your online players, blog about it or our little band, and help spread the word about Beatnik Turtle, our TheSongOfTheDay.com podcast, and our music.


Hey, enjoy the free pizza!