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New Tunes, Old Croons and Side Hustles

News From The Week That Was

Is everyone as excited as Boyne (pictured) about the recording process?  A double session this week as we finished the bones of a new song and did a review of what we feel might be ready to go for the newest album.  We have 5 songs that we are confident are ready and 7 more that may need a little tweaking.  Your newest Fighting Whiskey release may not be that far off!

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Scarfo’s #2 – Greatest Stories Live

Who? Harry Chapin

What? Greatest Stories Live

Why?

Okay, so I cheated again, picking a live album.  This hadn’t even been on my radar for this list until I found myself on a long drive back from Windsor last week.  It was kicking around in my car’s CD changer (it’s an ‘06 Yaris – live with the jealousy) and as each song passed, I remembered more and more how underrated and undervalued he was.

Known primarily as the “Cat’s in the Cradle” guy, Harry Chapin was a master storyteller and this delivers what it promises – some of his greatest stories, live in Los Angeles.  He has fun with the crowd between tunes and with his band – the songs are above and beyond great.  If you’ve ever had a dream, “Mr. Tanner” will break your heart, “30,000 Pounds of Bananas” will make you laugh and “A Better Place To Be” is both the greatest story song and greatest love song ever written.  I’m not adding a humble “IMO” to that – bow before the facts of Scarfo.

Three Things I’ve Learned This Week

  1. Trying to relearn a song that you had written, recorded and forgotten how to play is a frustrating and humbling experience.
  2. Boyne may have a secret second job trying to sell Youtube Premium subscriptions.
  3. There is a good time to be evicted.

***Note: For those wondering about the potato with a face from last week, a quick update.  “Mr. Potato” is having a rough time, feeling depressed and spent last weekend watching TV on his laptop and knocking back cartons of milk.  Your plant based thoughts and prayers are appreciated.

Writing, Recommending and Learning

News From The Week That Was

It has been a writing week here in The Cube.  As has been noted on the Dandelions release page, as we were writing that album, we also had a number of songs that were softer, piano based tunes that didn’t really fit.  Those are now being worked on to create a completely separate release, tentatively titled “Songs About Crying”.  If you preferred the acoustic version of Old Gil to the original or think we are “ . . . just too darn loud”, this will be the album for you.  This week saw vocals being added to “Ugliness in You” as pictured at the side.

We’ll be talking more and more about this album as it comes together.  At the moment, we have 14 songs in various stages of completion.  If we follow the Dandelions pattern, we will likely land somewhere between 16-18 total and pick the best to go on the record.  Rumours that there may be a tribute to “Heart Attack Santa” as mentioned in last week’s 3 things.

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Boyne’s #5 – American Teenage Rock N Roll Machine

Who? The Donnas

What? American Teenage Rock ‘n Roll Machine

If you like, you’ll like: The Ramones, the Runways and those who wanna feel waaaay cooler than they could ever be in real life.

Why? From Chris Boyne:

“If the title doesn’t sell it, I cannot help you.  You are beyond all reasonable help.  I don’t have time for your shit.”

Trust me it delivers on what it promises and more.”

With a blurb like that, doesn’t it make more sense that we wrote a song called Smug?

Three Things I’ve Learned This Week

  1. Politely saying to your cat “Please don’t put your butthole in my face” is the quickest way to get a face full of butthole.
  2. Some people should not shave their heads.
  3. After a few beers, referring to said people as being trailblazers for the effeminate Nazi movement can hurt feelings.