Tag Archive for the term: song

I figured before heading out to start collecting the equipment we need for the show tonight, I’d do a quick post spotlighting some of the live musical talent that we’ll be featuring. All of these artists will be performing special cover songs for the Mixtape Mess.
Here’s a goofy interview with Emilie Marzinotto, who is performing [...]

This scene and this song always make me smile, and I could use a bit of that today and thought maybe you could too.

Here’s a version of the original by Wreckless Eric:

” Moe Clark’s debut spoken word album announces itself quite accurately with the title of its first track: “Irresistible.” “Circle of She: Story + Song” is just as impressive musically as it is poetically.” Corey Frost, NYC. [https://wfs.gc.cuny.edu/CFrost/www/WaxFeature2.html]

An online songwriting contest that focuses on giving individualized feedback, and comes with prize packs aimed to equip the winners with software, contacts, cash and such for a successful career making music a la indie…

The Indie International Songwriting Contest is a semiannual song competition to give recognition to some of the best emerging songwriters [...]

Ok, so many may feel they’ve had their fill of comedy in song, mostly because these attempts are frequently not-so-interesting musically, and not sooo funny comedy-wise. But sometimes the stars do align and it’s fricken brilliant. Comedy can open a door to subject matter that’s taboo and song can trigger layers of emotion, so when [...]

Dear Diary,
“Honestly, I just want to play.” Courtney Love, “Rock n Roll Needs Courtney Love” by Pamela Des Barres, Interview 1994
I’m reading a wonderful collection of essays in a book entitled “Rock She Wrote: Women write about rock, pop, and rap” edited by Evelyn McDonnell and Ann Powers. The quote above is from an essay [...]

Here are the lyrics to 2 of the original songs we sing with the LadiesAux…
Bones
by Risa Dickens
[You can check out a recording of this one done in a different style altogether here.]
Said the diver to his bride
“I’ll be back tomorrow on the 3:45”
those are the pearls,
those were his eyes
All we are are our goodbyes
and [...]

Review: So Called @ Excentris on Dec. 6, 2007
By Darren Curtis
As someone who has never participated in the Montreal Chamber Festival, or actually aware of its existence for that matter, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that one of Montreal’s most innovative artists would be getting a showcase and I would be asked to photograph [...]

We love contests out here at Indyish and here’s a good one. While the scheming for the next Monthly Mess is getting finalized, we’ve started recruiting some more performers for the December one. Here’s the part where you take your agendas out and write this down:
-November Monthly Mess, November 24th at the Maxwell Haus
-December [...]