Thursday, March 31, 2011
HMHS 212 - 0 - 60 in 35 Minutes - RPM Show
This week Tony Butterworth and Dave Criddle narcissistically play their own songs. 7 tunes out of last months 20 created for the RPM Challenge www.rpmchallenge.com. Even more confusingly this is one without them being in the same "studio" since they can no longer bare to be in each others presence. Give it a list and you'll understand.
To find more.
http://thetones.bandcamp.com/album/the-loneliness-of-the-long-distance-strummer
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=723841&content=music
The songs:
- Dave - Rich
- Tony - Dressed In Black
- Dave - Punk
- Tony - I'm Afraid
- Dave - Let's Go
- Tony - Never Let Me Go
- Dave - NuWave
Labels: amateur, home recording, music
Friday, March 18, 2011
HMHS 211 - Lyrically Speaking
Dave & Tony return to discuss many interesting home songwriting and recording subjects.
This weeks topics include
- "Borrow" a chord progression from an existing song
- Recording with a click track drum then replacing with hand percussion
- Playing drums is really hard http://zoomforum.us/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16278
- Laptops or Desktops for recording
- Ron Sexsmith
- Walk The Moon http://walkthemoon.bandcamp.com/
- Why do pro recordings sound better
- Rychie Floyd's songwriting philosophy.
- Chordbot http://chordbot.com/
- Lots of Lyrics discussion
This weeks songs
- Ian Holtaway - Colour White
- Mike Anderson - I'm Still Taller Than You
- Rychie Floyd - Everybody Wants To Drink Your Water
- Andrew Richardson - Mary Cries (words by Alan Gentle)
- Edward Wainwright - If You Don't Want Me
There are a bunch of videos below related to the show this week
Ron Sexsmith - See It To Believe It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFww3fLhjl8
Justin Currie - No So Sentimental Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDEYxkaTZo0
Justin Currie - I Guess I Didn't Love You makes Chris Difford from Squeeze Cry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9xS1WkJdKk&feature=related
A search for the BBC Songwriters Circle stuff on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Songwriter+Circle+BBC&aq=f
Fran Healy Buttercups (not Daffodils as I said on the show)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSRpATc0lz0
Labels: amateur, home recording, music
Friday, March 04, 2011
HMHS 210 - Stop Your Engines
More mysterious and deep discussion of songwriting and home recording from your master - Dave Criddle - and slave - Tony Butterworth.
This weeks discussions
- A charity CD ??
- Home Made Soundbooth (from John Poulton)
- Covering your own songs in a different style
- Revisiting Tunes
- More structure helps Dave
- Having a strong theme helps Dave
This weeks tunes.
- Back To The Beginning - Ronnie Marler
- Peoria - Frank Canonica
- Windwalkers - Richie Floyd
- Wave - The Experiments
Labels: amateur, home recording, music
To find more.
http://thetones.bandcamp.com/album/the-loneliness-of-the-long-distance-strummer
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=723841&content=music
The songs:
- Dave - Rich
- Tony - Dressed In Black
- Dave - Punk
- Tony - I'm Afraid
- Dave - Let's Go
- Tony - Never Let Me Go
- Dave - NuWave
Labels: amateur, home recording, music
Dave & Tony return to discuss many interesting home songwriting and recording subjects.
This weeks topics include
This weeks topics include
- "Borrow" a chord progression from an existing song
- Recording with a click track drum then replacing with hand percussion
- Playing drums is really hard http://zoomforum.us/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16278
- Laptops or Desktops for recording
- Ron Sexsmith
- Walk The Moon http://walkthemoon.bandcamp.com/
- Why do pro recordings sound better
- Rychie Floyd's songwriting philosophy.
- Chordbot http://chordbot.com/
- Lots of Lyrics discussion
This weeks songs
- Ian Holtaway - Colour White
- Mike Anderson - I'm Still Taller Than You
- Rychie Floyd - Everybody Wants To Drink Your Water
- Andrew Richardson - Mary Cries (words by Alan Gentle)
- Edward Wainwright - If You Don't Want Me
There are a bunch of videos below related to the show this week
Ron Sexsmith - See It To Believe It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFww3fLhjl8
Justin Currie - No So Sentimental Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDEYxkaTZo0
Justin Currie - I Guess I Didn't Love You makes Chris Difford from Squeeze Cry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9xS1WkJdKk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDEYxkaTZo0
Justin Currie - I Guess I Didn't Love You makes Chris Difford from Squeeze Cry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9xS1WkJdKk&feature=related
A search for the BBC Songwriters Circle stuff on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Songwriter+Circle+BBC&aq=f
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Songwriter+Circle+BBC&aq=f
Fran Healy Buttercups (not Daffodils as I said on the show)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSRpATc0lz0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSRpATc0lz0
Labels: amateur, home recording, music
Friday, March 04, 2011
HMHS 210 - Stop Your Engines
More mysterious and deep discussion of songwriting and home recording from your master - Dave Criddle - and slave - Tony Butterworth.
This weeks discussions
- A charity CD ??
- Home Made Soundbooth (from John Poulton)
- Covering your own songs in a different style
- Revisiting Tunes
- More structure helps Dave
- Having a strong theme helps Dave
This weeks tunes.
- Back To The Beginning - Ronnie Marler
- Peoria - Frank Canonica
- Windwalkers - Richie Floyd
- Wave - The Experiments
Labels: amateur, home recording, music
This weeks discussions
- A charity CD ??
- Home Made Soundbooth (from John Poulton)
- Covering your own songs in a different style
- Revisiting Tunes
- More structure helps Dave
- Having a strong theme helps Dave
This weeks tunes.
- Back To The Beginning - Ronnie Marler
- Peoria - Frank Canonica
- Windwalkers - Richie Floyd
- Wave - The Experiments
Labels: amateur, home recording, music
