Archive for April, 2010

A Song a Week 17: The Bad Felt – Capital I

Friday, April 30th, 2010

For this song we decided to each sing, since there is more than one vocal track in the original. Bren does his normal Tom Waits inspired voice, while I match his vocals with my Nick Cave inspired voice.
The Bad Felt – Capital I by thenemesis

A Song a Week 16: The Nemesis – Donated Minolta

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Cryptic lyrics are a rock n roll staple, from REM to the Pixies to Nirvana. Nonsense phrases like “Shama Lama Ding Dong” and “Give Peace a Chance” have baffled and intrigued music fans for decades. Here is my first entry into the gibberish canon, “Donated Minolta.”
The Nemesis – Donated Minolta [...]

A Song a Week 15: The Nemesis – Backmasking

Friday, April 16th, 2010

I had the idea for this song a while ago (maybe January?) and finally recorded it. I decided backmasked lyrics weren’t evil enough so I also recorded the song in double drop D, the most evil of all guitar tunings.
The Nemesis – Backmasking by thenemesis

A Song a Week 14: The Nemesis – I Can’t Do It Alone

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Outside of my love songs, this is probably the most personal song I’ve ever written. Also, the lyrics are eight words long.
The Nemesis – I Can’t Do It Alone by thenemesis

A Song a Week 13: The Nemesis – Invisible in the Nighttime

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

This is a cover of a rare James Kochalka Superstar song. He wrote it for a movie (I don’t know if it ever came out), and as far as I know the only way to get a copy of the song is to subscribe to his website. I started working on a cover [...]