Housing Bubble

Looks like we're not the only band that has a housing bubble song. Dave from Blimp sent us a link to their video. Damn funny.

Command Line, Back Again

Last weekend at Dragon*Con, BT, represented by our own Randy Chertkow, had its third TCLP Interview with the Command Line himself, Thomas Gideon. To give it a listen, just click here.

By the way, as Randy clearly states, some members of the band are not wimps for not making it to Dragon*Con. However some might be Bedwetters.

Drunk Man's Junk

This week's song at TheSongOfTheDay.com tells the tale of the "Drunk Man's Junk," based on actual events. It goes back to Dragon*Con 2008 when it was told to us at a party by Dave Slusher, one of the world's first podcasters and the mastermind behind The Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast. Apparently an individual in a kilt drank one too many beverages and passed out in a public spot displaying his, er...um..."junk" until a fellow party-goer took the initiative to, uh..."fix" the problem.

Dave wondered if he wrote the lyrics, could we write the music? We of course agreed and so Dave penned the lyrics to the tune and handed it off to us to record as soon as we had the time. We recently grabbed our guitars, cranked our amps, and did a few lyrical touch-ups (adding the moral of the story). So, here it is, one year later, our collaboration in "all its glory." Enjoy!*

*Remember to drink responsibly (that is, don't wear a kilt and decide to go commando when you decide to party all day, okay?)

DragonCon, Just Plain Folks, and Best of TSOTD

Lots going on lately. If you've been following our Twitter Tweets, you know our away team hit the JPF Awards last weekend where Sham Rock was a finalist in the Celtic music category. This week-end, Randy Chertkow is going commando into the very heart of Atlanta at Dragon-con. We hope to hear many Tweets and see lots of twitter pics.

Also this weekend, Jason and Tom are making a big push to get Best of TheSongOfTheDay.com albums ready for this fall. Which of the 365 songs made the cut? Stay tuned to find out.

BT playing Saturday at Sylvie's - 1902 W Irving Park Rd.

Beatnik Turtle will be live giggin' at Sylvie's - 1902 W Irving Park Rd. Chicago, IL on August 15th (this Saturday). I'm guessing things should start around 8-ish, so show up at start drinking at 7 just to be sure. (Yeah, Silvie's is always an over 21 show) Admission: $5

Rock Band Beatnik Turtle

Some time soon, we might dive into the REAL Rock Band scene, submitting a couple of Beatnik Turtle songs for Rock Band through the Rock Band Network. Exactly which songs remain a closely guarded secret that even yer ma won't tell ya. Hint hint...

Stay tuned for more info!

Sham Rock Nominated for JPF Award

Beantik Turtle's album, Sham Rock (A compilation of rocked-out irish drinking songs made for RPM) was nominated for the Just Plain Folks (JPF) Music Awards in the Celtic category.

This is a peer-reviewed award. And we were one of over 42,000 albums submitted. Less than 1/3 of 1% get nominated: that's some kind of crazy fraction I can't figure out using Verizon Math.

Obviously, we're pretty floored and appreciative. Thanks to JPF and to all our BT Fans!