Charles Ives wrote “The Unanswered Question” in 1908. Although the responses to the question ("The Perennial Question of Existence") break down in frustration, he met the current Nur Ein challenge brilliantly. The woodwinds respond to the question a number of times. Some submissions don’t ...

Fuck! Sorry to hear all this and glad you’re ok. Life these days is fucked up enough. Songfight’s here for you!

c.layne had a bird outside his window that appeared in many entries. Some people talk with their dog. I think there are many opportunities “outside the box”.

glennny wrote: ↑

Thu May 29, 2025 12:24 pm

are you a man or are you a mauer?
If you're a mauer, oh you're a very manly mauer
Are you a mauer or are you a man?
If you're a man, that makes you a mauer of a man

Sounds like David Lindley’s “quarter of a man”.

I see the challenge as a required element. It doesn’t need to be featured but if it’s so obscure that attentive listeners can’t find it you’ve missed the boat. If your ego keeps you from stating it in your lyric post then you’re effectively hiding it, or you didn’t meet the challenge…how are we to k...

Niveous wrote: ↑

Mon May 26, 2025 7:01 pm

Lucky Witch and the Righteous Ghost (the full band) will be at the Seattle show. Can we request that we play on the Saturday? It would make flight scheduling easier for us.

Rock! Been too long.

If you get The New Yorker you know, but if you don't, check out the "Guitar Heroes" article in the current May 26 edition. It's about Dirk Ziff's guitar collection that's been donated to the MET Museum in NYC, and will have a big show in 2027 devoted to the evolution and cultural impact of...

Not only did I not know this, just last week I was pondering why this wasn't the default on stereo tracks!

Pretty extraordinary, Niv! The quality of songs produced under the Nur Ein brand surpass all other side fights (my opinion).

I’d be happy to be a judge again.

It’s gonna be tight. I may arrive Thursday late, work Friday remote, leave Sunday. But it’s worth it!

Following old links, over the years, becomes a disheartening experience that never ends well. But, I recently found myself on the 2007 Gift of Music page somehow and had a blast revisiting these brilliant interpretations. Highly recommended!

Thanks to the people who keep archives around.

I was looking for a Tele when I found the Reverend...

I’m at raweb61.bsky.social

been a while... Add : it's pretty cool when somebody crafts an actual story line that reads like a libretto but is delivered in the simplest appropriate manner. And the suspense throughout was gold. So thanks for this entertaining mini-series pilot. "It's all trash but at least it's a lot"...

So, a cover of Baby’s On Fire won’t do?

Boner Jamz 08 roymond I’ll wash your clothes I’ll mow your lawn I’ll fix your bike, your roof, fill chimney cracks Till they’re all gone I’ll cut your hair And do the dishin’ I want to see, you smile, and sigh And know what you’re not missin’ Cause when the boner jamz starts playin’ My god, what we...

(a faint voice from a distant cave) I will be in this fight

Here's my entry for last week's Eno class homework. The theme of the week was digital detox. The prompt was to write a simple protest song, like classics from Woody Guthrie, that the people can sing. I may not fully fulfill those expectations. But it’s simple. And acoustic. This Golden Age i see a c...

Props on the artwork, Pigfarmer Jr.

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Sun Jan 12, 2025 5:50 pm

Love it when, what I expect is, the eBow kicks in.

Yeah. eBow with glass slide is my current weapon of choice.

That's a cool texture you have going on there. And I like the hint of the acoustic in the more fully arranged sections to keep things glued together. That's an interesting song. Another friend (Fawmer Charlie Cheney) is taking this class as well and had good things to day. I wish I weren't so busy....

So, I'm in this songwriting class with Brian Eno this month. Lectures on Sunday, Q&A on Wed, Song-share listening Sat. Here's my entry for this week's homework: I Can Read My Mind . Prompt was to be inspired by a "...scape". I sat at the end of the pier behind my office on the Hudson r...