Satisfying my desperate need for catchy tongue-in-cheek pop-rock, check out the latest release by Council “Never Give A Fuck Again” Check it out on their website here where you can buy the download for a cool 99 cents or stream it on Spotify: For fans of: All Time Low before the controversy. Have a song you’d like featured on the blog? Send me an e-mail … Continue reading Council Release: Never Give A Fuck Again
When I first set out to track A Quiet Place To Scream, I did so in a way that I always intended to go back and re-track things and show as much of the process as possible. I had three goals in mind when I did this: see how far I could get without spending hardly any money, show newcomer songwriters/rock producers some of the … Continue reading The Making of The Clearing: Part 1
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today I have a special release which is a brand new recording of If Not Now. This song will be on my upcoming full-length record The Clearing but enjoy this alternate version in the meantime. I’ve mentioned before this is the closest thing to a love song I think I’ve ever written and I maintain that thought now as I listen back … Continue reading Crooked Forest Release: If Not Now (Acoustic)
Re-introducing for the first time since about 2009, today I’m releasing the first demo recording as part of my revisiting the first songs I ever wrote with my first band A Big Dumb Rocketship. To kick things off we have “Infinitive”. When I first approached a kid in my high school named Mike who had been drumming with the only other pop-punk band in our … Continue reading Infinitive
The first acoustic cover as part of the complete discography series is here! Only available on Instagram, YouTube and here. Check it out: Make sure to come back tomorrow for another brand new full-band cover we selected off of the 1994 self-titled record. Continue reading Jaimee Eat World Release: You Are Free (Acoustic)
Today I’m pretty stoked to share with you all the first release exclusive to crookedforest.ca – Blister. Press play to list to it now! (This track was previously released under the Crooked Forest band name but now lives on as an early Neither Could Dylan cut 😉 Lyrics I open my mouth and my teeth turn on my tongueand now I’m bleeding straight from my … Continue reading New Music Release: Blister
While I could absolutely fill this blog with all sorts of hilarious, witty descriptors of the music I’m about to relay to you that were sent to me from a wide variety of artists over Twitter recently, you might lack the sensibility to find me funny, leading you to not checking out these great singles and albums, so I’m gonna skip the jokes and get … Continue reading 2021 Indie Music Round-Up: The Best Of’s List
From the back of the Vault. I wrote this sometime in like 2005 after watching Ladder 49 with Jaoquin Phoenix. Great film if you haven’t seen it. This was originally submitted for a school assignment, ha. I wish I hadn’t waited for the time to be right‘Cause time won’t wait,and then it’s far too late I never thought I’d make a mistake,that could affect me … Continue reading The Final Ladder
Man this guy must think I’m so stupidHe lies without second thoughtsIt’s the only thing about him that’s consistentOther than how often he’s wrong Doesn’t get why she’s so tiredWorking multiple jobsThe bills come out of her accountHe buys Pilsner and PBR Lights go downPour it outA puppet showFor an eager crowdAround it spinsAn interactive gameOne foot outNo escape She loves convenient truthsCan’t fail what … Continue reading Puppets
From the Vault, circa 2007 or so. We’re throwing lit matches and you’re spilling gasolineAny kid who’s seen a Hollywood movie knows this is a bad sceneWaiting on the gas leak to settle through this vacancyI might be able to make an entrance but you were always best at exits If this all you wanted then you could have just saidThis is the best you’ll … Continue reading Aesthetics
