Comments on: cortex records matthewchen is spamming

cortex records matthewchen is spamming

stavrosthewonderchicken — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:04:56 -0800

This is a litle weird, maybe, but so cool I wouldn't want anyone to miss it before it drops off the MeTa front page. adamrice said 'matthewchen is spamming', so I said 'there's a jangly, wistful guitarpop song somewhere in the phrase 'mathewchen is spamming'....' and cortex agreed and went ahead and recorded the song. How cool is that? I love this place sometimes.

By: Krrrlson

Krrrlson — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:15:39 -0800

A+++

By: 31d1

31d1 — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:17:03 -0800

Off. The. Hook.

By: shnoz-gobblin

shnoz-gobblin — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:19:26 -0800

That is pretty cool. I listened to it in the thread of the same name. wouldn't it be cool if all metatalk posts gave birth to such creativity.

Like I'm sure everyone else that wanted to listen to it could go there and hear it.
Why is this callout worth three lines worth of Metatalk space, thus forcing other stuff down, when the post you're praising is only 4 posts down?

*lights the villagers, and pitchforks the rope*

By: Baby_Balrog

Baby_Balrog — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:20:29 -0800

bwaaaahaaaa
*falls out of chair*

By: Falconetti

Falconetti — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:23:32 -0800

This will set a bad precedent by encouraging people to spam in order to be immortalized in song.

By: Optimus Chyme

Optimus Chyme — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:24:01 -0800

Thanks for posting this, stav, and thanks cortex for recording it, and hell: even matthewchen for inspiring it. It's honestly in my top ten favorite MeFi moments.

By: Hanover Phist

Hanover Phist — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:24:27 -0800

It's going on my next MeFiSwap... say, when is that anyways?

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:26:11 -0800

Why is this callout worth three lines worth of Metatalk space, thus forcing other stuff down, when the post you're praising is only 4 posts down?

'cause cortex put a lot of work into the song, and I didn't want folks to miss it, because I thought they would get a smile from it, like I did.

By: yhbc

yhbc — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:26:35 -0800

It's reassuring to know that the time between inspiration and realization is > 3 hours.

When there's proper inspiration, of course!

By: Ryvar

Ryvar — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:27:24 -0800

Cortex's site Aural Times desperately needs a link in this thread. In particular, the end of the song about Sean Connery's Kidney Tumor is brilliant.

By: marxchivist

marxchivist — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:29:12 -0800

Woo hoo! I like it.

Like I'm sure everyone else that wanted to listen to it could go there and hear it.

Uh...no. I would've missed this if it wasn't on the front page. How could I want to listen to it if I didn't know it was there?

By: dobbs

dobbs — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:30:30 -0800

Thanks. Terrific!

By: yhbc

yhbc — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:31:49 -0800

Okay - on third listening (and looking at the monitor), even more props to cortex for tagging the song as being from the album "Mefi - The Lost Sessions" and as being in the genre "Wistful Guitarpop".

By: Optimus Chyme

Optimus Chyme — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:32:06 -0800

I emailed cortex to let him know how awesome it was and discovered that I've emailed him three other times for three other truly outstanding comments. He is a credit to this site and a righteous dude.

By: Effigy2000

Effigy2000 — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:36:38 -0800

IMMORTALIZE HIM!

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:36:56 -0800

Wow. Cortex's Aural Times rocks! Why hadn't I heard of that site before? I'm listening to the Stanislaw Lem "eulogy" right now.

By: cortex

cortex — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:37:56 -0800

holy shit metatalk thread

Thanks. It was screaming to be done, and I've been pretty much in hard-core music-production mode for the last two months, so, hey.

As I said in the other thread, someday there could well be a Metafilter: The Album, though don't quote me on that.

By: yhbc

yhbc — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:41:50 -0800

There would probably be several long, repetitive songs in the middle of the album. Have you contacted Roger Dean for the album cover yet?

By: R. Mutt

R. Mutt — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:42:16 -0800

Very nice, I await the video.

By: dersins

dersins — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:47:19 -0800

Cortex, I'm guessing you're a Bob Pollard / Guided by Voices fan.

And if you're not, you ought to be.

Also, the Bevis Frond.

By: Saucy Intruder

Saucy Intruder — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:49:44 -0800

[this is fucking awesome]

By: Galvatron

Galvatron — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:54:39 -0800

There's an aggressive, intense thrash metal song somewhere in the phrase "This is a litle weird, maybe, but so cool I wouldn't want anyone to miss it before it drops off the MeTa front page. adamrice said 'matthewchen is spamming', so I said 'there's a jangly, wistful guitarpop song somewhere in the phrase 'mathewchen is spamming'....' and cortex agreed and went ahead and recorded the song. How cool is that? I love this place sometimes."

By: loquacious

loquacious — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:57:54 -0800

Thanks for posting this, as I would have missed it as well. Kick ass.

By: amro

amro — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:03:21 -0800

What a lovely song! Kudos.

By: jenovus

jenovus — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:04:05 -0800

I just ran into it at the bottom of that other thread, working my way up MeTa. Thanks for making my night, cortex.

By: DaShiv

DaShiv — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:12:49 -0800

</speechless>

I really suck at figuring out words while they're being sung -- anyone have the lyrics?

By: cortex

cortex — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:13:44 -0800

Why hadn't I heard of that site before?

Well, it's pretty damned new; I just launched it in mid-Februarary. On the other hand, it has gotten a little mefi love, so really the only thing to blame here is your lack of obsessive, completist Metafilter reading.

I'll probably post it to Projects once I feel like it's really and truly out of beta.

By: cortex

cortex — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:17:48 -0800

I'm guessing you're a Bob Pollard / Guided by Voices fan

As of recently. I have fallen completely in love with their Greatest Hits album. 32 amazing frickin' songs.

I really suck at figuring out words while they're being sung -- anyone have the lyrics?

Ahem:

matthewchen is spamming
matthewchen is spamming

he self-linked on meta filter
[very first comment on his first day]
like some self-promoting realtor
[picture on a bus-stop bench]

now everything is out of kilter
now everything is out of kilter
now that

matthewchen is spamming
matthewchen is spamming
matthewchen is spamming
matthewchen is spamming

Metatalk!

There's an aggressive, intense thrash metal song somewhere in the phrase...

Not a chance, Galvatron.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:20:00 -0800

cortex, if you're not familiar with Songs to Wear Pants To you should be. I think you'd dig it.

By: LarryC

LarryC — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:26:53 -0800

Wonderful. What other songs would go on the Metafilter album?

By: cali

cali — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:28:43 -0800

It's stuff like this that keeps me here. I love you, MeFi.

By: Ethereal Bligh

Ethereal Bligh — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:32:28 -0800

"Wonderful. What other songs would go on the Metafilter album?"

Bell, Rock, Jingle.

By: Cyrano

Cyrano — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:32:36 -0800

What Saucy Intruder said.

With a cherry on top.

By: Ethereal Bligh

Ethereal Bligh — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:34:11 -0800

Oops. It's "Jingle Rock Bell".

And cortex is a national treasure.

By: scarabic

scarabic — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:34:56 -0800

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!

Props to both the geniuses involed!

If I werent sitting in the center of a king-sized bed right now I'd fall out of my chair, too.

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:36:37 -0800

totally awesome, cortex - thanks for calling this out, mr. wonderchicken!

By: ooga_booga

ooga_booga — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:36:57 -0800

Too cool!

By: me3dia

me3dia — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:41:52 -0800

Excellent. Most excellent.

By: dg

dg — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:46:14 -0800

Too fucking cool for ~~school~~ anywhere.

By: fionab

fionab — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:48:12 -0800

An awesome and funny end to a long and frustrating day. Thanks!

By: danb

danb — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:49:06 -0800

I love it.

By: nyterrant

nyterrant — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:51:02 -0800

So, so awesome.

By: peacay

peacay — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:52:23 -0800

Cortex, that's spectacular and I'm glad for this thread - alas, I was remiss in not seeing the Aural Times post. Excellently bent.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:07:41 -0800

Wonderful. Just wonderful.

There's an aggressive, intense thrash metal song somewhere in the phrase "This is a litle weird, maybe, but so cool I wouldn't want anyone to miss it before it drops off the MeTa front page. adamrice said 'matthewchen is spamming', so I said 'there's a jangly, wistful guitarpop song somewhere in the phrase 'mathewchen is spamming'....' and cortex agreed and went ahead and recorded the song. How cool is that? I love this place sometimes."

Not thrash metal: the Minutemen.

By: IshmaelGraves

IshmaelGraves — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:08:37 -0800

"Wonderful. What other songs would go on the Metafilter album?"

Not strictly a MeFi song, but we are mentioned: Ben and Mena [mp3].

By: mullacc

mullacc — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:12:27 -0800

cortex wins metatalk.

By: evariste

evariste — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:33:17 -0800

Holy shucking fit, that was hysterically funny. Thank you cortex.

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:43:08 -0800

Woah, that hits a bit too close to home. I guess we really are living in a post-9/11 world.

By: holloway

holloway — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:46:50 -0800

cortex: I always liked allthekids.mp3. Cher bro.

By: Cranberry

Cranberry — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:58:58 -0800

Thanks stavros. Thanks cortex. Aural Times is cool.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:10:53 -0800

MetaTalk!

By: DaShiv

DaShiv — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:11:42 -0800

Thanks cortex -- it was the "very first comment on his very first day" and "picture on a bus-stop bench" that was driving me nuts.

By: thatweirdguy2

thatweirdguy2 — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:12:52 -0800

Wonderful. What other songs would go on the Metafilter album?

Requests?

1. The Ballad of Todd Lokken
2. Me, You, & Pepsi Blue
3. Flag It and Move On
4. Who Needs Tonight, We Have Cameras
5. IANAL

Hidden (bonus) track: WHAT THE FUCK MATT?!

By: dness2

dness2 — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:19:18 -0800

Don't forget

6. The J-run run run, the J-run runs

By: kosher_jenny

kosher_jenny — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:28:54 -0800

This is awesome. And I can't believe I missed the Aural Times FPP!

By: shoesfullofdust

shoesfullofdust — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:03:31 -0800

7. This Call Out is Lame

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:07:42 -0800

Wow, so much better than my "Battle Hymn of the AntiDiosticians".

It's electro-trance pop, with a slightly Ibezan influence.
And by that I mean it's me saying "I don't like Dios" in the whiniest voice I can muster, accompanied by Audacity's click track.

By: Tarrama

Tarrama — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:09:05 -0800

Why is this callout worth three lines worth of Metatalk space, thus forcing other stuff down, when the post you're praising is only 4 posts down?

I'd finished reading the thread and saw no reason to go back to it, before cortex posted his song. Thanks to stavrosthewonderchook I got to hear it and many thanks to the talented cortex for making me smile.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:48:08 -0800

8. Sockpuppet tango fandango

By: Alt F4

Alt F4 — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:55:51 -0800

Tra la! This is GREAT.

And, to echo Astro Zombie, ... Metatalk!

By: longbaugh

longbaugh — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:16:34 -0800

Thicky McHillbilly And His Retarded Need For Jeebus singing "What Would Dios Do?"

By: jack_mo

jack_mo — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:18:42 -0800

Wowsers. Nice work, cortex.

By: soundofsuburbia

soundofsuburbia — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:23:37 -0800

Flippin' ace, that was.

By: soundofsuburbia

soundofsuburbia — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:26:48 -0800

...and MetaFilter is mentioned in »We Didn't Start The Weblogs«, as well.

By: klaatu

klaatu — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:28:29 -0800

That is a beautiful, beautifully pointless, and therefore even more beautiful thing....

By: Jimbob

Jimbob — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:42:28 -0800

MATHOWIE! If you ever need evidence that you need to do something useful and serious with music.metafilter.com, this is it. Step up to the plate.

By: Jimbob

Jimbob — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:46:34 -0800

Ooh. I've just discovered that music.metafilter.com isn't what it used to be (that old list of music by users). It isn't even what it's supposed to be now (Metafilter cut down to the "music" tag). It just dumps me back at the main front page. That's sad, somehow.

By: mr.marx

mr.marx — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 04:14:31 -0800

fantastic

By: quonsar

quonsar — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 04:22:11 -0800

now i'm going to be lamely trying to explain these spontaneous giggling fits all day at work.

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 04:27:05 -0800

cortex is a KING among MEN. I could never top this in a lifetime, but second the burning (burning I say!) need for a Metafilter Department of Songs.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 04:33:13 -0800

Excellent, good job. So much better than anything else in MeTa!

By: rxrfrx

rxrfrx — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 04:36:31 -0800

Well that's cool.

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 04:40:00 -0800

I like how it sounds like he really means it, too. :)

May I inquire as to the technical details of the recording, in the interest of audio geekery, cortex?

By: bluesky43

bluesky43 — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 04:42:36 -0800

I'm scared. MetaTalk is getting way more interesting than the blue.

By: rxrfrx

rxrfrx — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 04:46:24 -0800

10 minutes later: This is seriously going to be in my head all morning.

By: crunchland

crunchland — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 04:57:29 -0800

"it's got a good beat, and it's easy to dance to."

By: ThePinkSuperhero

ThePinkSuperhero — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 05:44:29 -0800

Holy cow! So good. So so so good.

By: If I Had An Anus

If I Had An Anus — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 05:45:40 -0800

I'll never hear 'spamming' the same way again.

By: safetyfork

safetyfork — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 05:59:08 -0800

Wonderful!

By: gleuschk

gleuschk — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:13:11 -0800

Supermegaawesome.

By: cortex

cortex — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:18:55 -0800

May I inquire as to the technical details of the recording, in the interest of audio geekery, cortex?

Dramatis personae:
- Josh
- Josh's brother, for extra clapping
- a completely unreplaceable beater acoustic guitar
- a Hohner Blues Harp MS
- a Studio Projects B1 condensor mic
- a pair of Sennheiser HD-280 headphones
- a yamaha MG10/2 mixer
- an M-Audio FastTrack USB breakout box
- Adobe Audition 1.5
- a laptop

I wrote the song on the way to pick up some take-out sushi, walking down the street and trying out lines about spamming and words that rhymed with 'filter and generally looking like the quieter sort of crazy person to anyone who passed me.

Recording:
- I layed down a rhythm track on guitar against the click track, did the two guitar lead bits, layed down the harmonica.
- Commenced to singing: did lead vocals, did a shadow track of that, threw it out, did another shadow track that diverged at the move into the chorus and became the harmony track.
- Sang the ah-ahs next, good-enough job.
- Cleanup -- silenced empty bits of the tracks to knock out ambient traffic sound (downtown apartment, cars always whispering by), threw greater or lesser amounts of compression on the vocals and guitar to tighten things up a little.
- Distortion applied to the harmonica track to make it a little more consistent in volume and give it that nice blues-rock tone.
- Started clapping. Called brother -- he lives next door in the building -- and made him come clap too. Did a couple more tracks jingling my keys and a handful of coins. Wondered why I don't own a tambourine.
- Stopped to eat dinner with wife, who pointed out that the sushi was getting warm.
- Came back, finished up the mix, listened, tweaked, listened again, saved as wave, threw at WinLAME to encode mp3, tagged mp3, uploaded to fileserver, reloaded thread, prayed it wasn't closed in the interim.

Probably about an hour's work, total.

By: PinkStainlessTail

PinkStainlessTail — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:28:20 -0800

That is awesome.

By: If I Had An Anus

If I Had An Anus — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:30:55 -0800

Sang the ah-ahs next, good-enough job.

They are my favorite part.

By: Fuzzy Monster

Fuzzy Monster — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:31:23 -0800

Fantastic! Well done, cortez!

Damn catchy song.

By: Fuzzy Monster

Fuzzy Monster — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:32:07 -0800

Damnit-- corteX.

Too early for my fingers.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:36:28 -0800

They're relatively new, but I would like to see songs with these titles:

"I'm pissed and slightly baffled"
"You deleted it? You DELETED it? I was quoting SCIENCE!"

By: Mid

Mid — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:41:10 -0800

And something about cutting off your hand.

Awesome.

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:46:59 -0800

" Metafilter: The Album"

I'm still waiting for Metafilter: The Musical.

By: cortex

cortex — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:48:09 -0800

minya would without question be a title track

I am honestly restraining myself from launching into a discussion of the Mefi Album concept because (a) I really am busy with Aural Times, (b) I am an ruthless, friendless editor when it comes to brainstorming, and (c) I really, really like the idea.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:52:28 -0800

I'm still waiting for MetaFilter.

By: iconomy

iconomy — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:04:34 -0800

This is good.

Has anyone else heard the cortex/victors mix of "Things Fall Apart"? I LOVE it. I downloaded it from music.metafilter. Which I miss. Where is it?

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:25:36 -0800

cortex - That rocks.

By: ericb

ericb — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:27:29 -0800

1. The Ballad of Todd Lokken

Wouldn't that actually be:

'The Ballad of Todd Lokken. Todd Lokken?'

cortex -- great stuff!

By: cortex

cortex — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:31:50 -0800

It has been pointed out to me by my spouse that the aforementioned harmonica and clapping/jingling parts were not in the matthewchen song, but rather the Times' Lem obit. We regret the error.

By: CunningLinguist

CunningLinguist — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:33:00 -0800

Cortex, you rock.

Also, the mefi album needs a song extolling the virtues of a bucket of cocks.

By: peacay

peacay — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:47:03 -0800

cortex writes "It has been pointed out to me by my spouse that the aforementioned harmonica and clapping/jingling parts were not in the matthewchen song"

Thanks for the clarification...I went and listened a few times and I'm going: "wtf?! Is I deef?"

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:00:21 -0800

this rocks. we don't do gold stars anymore, but if we did, cortex and stavros should both get one.

now someone do one called "The dream of Matthew and Chen" in the style of Dntel/Postal Service.

By: empath

empath — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:05:01 -0800

When do we get the flash video?

By: yankeefog

yankeefog — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:36:02 -0800

Wow--that's genius. And I missed the original Aural Times post, somehow, too. That's one RSS feed I'm signing up to. Cortex, I doff my cap to you.

By: fandango_matt

fandango_matt — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:50:41 -0800

Cortex, please contact me about MetaFilter: The Album--I've been working on a project of which you ought to be a part.

By: generichuman

generichuman — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:11:06 -0800

I picture you sliding across a stage on your knees at the last bit: "METATALK!"

By: flabdablet

flabdablet — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:13:23 -0800

playing the part of a mystic defector
who hurts without thinking
and never says sorry

By: Lynsey

Lynsey — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:58:05 -0800

Joining in the Aural Times lovefest, sorry I missed it before! And...I ♥ cortex!

By: cortex

cortex — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:07:53 -0800

You know, the Aural Times has a brand new mailing list. Y'all are more than welcome to join it.

all this love is doing terrible things to my ego

By: longbaugh

longbaugh — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:14:30 -0800

Huh, cortex is a sellout huckster and an iconoclast.

/jonmc

By: mowglisambo

mowglisambo — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:30:15 -0800

*wipes tear from eye*
This captures the culture here so well it scares me.

By: dame

dame — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:31:23 -0800

I too cannot stop listening & giggling, then going back for more listening.

By: Packy_1962

Packy_1962 — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:02:20 -0800

lugwig_van says: nice one stavros. Here's mine.

By: rxrfrx

rxrfrx — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:09:32 -0800

Packy_, that one isn't as catchy, but I think it really addresses the important issues that we face today.

By: cortex

cortex — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:25:49 -0800

Something Buddy Holly going on there. Nice.

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:29:19 -0800

It's like we're an effete, sensitive SomethingAwful.

By: Stynxno

Stynxno — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:53:40 -0800

cortex: <3

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:43:16 -0800

A requiem. For <blink>.

By: cortex

cortex — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:06:24 -0800

fan fucking tastic, gnfti.

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:11:22 -0800

Thanks, and thanks for the technical rundown, cortex - I'm always interested in such things. (And I didn't realize you ran Aural Times, even though I check by there from time to time.)

I'm off to bed for now, it's late here.

By: cortex

cortex — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:20:24 -0800

And I didn't realize you ran Aural Times, even though I check by there from time to time.

That's the sort of statement that thrills me to the bone. The day I walk down the street and hear a stranger humming one of the songs, I will be as complete as Tom Cruise at the end of Jerry McGuire. And I won't be a Scientologist.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:39:27 -0800

And I won't be a Scientologist.

Or so you think now...

By: cortex

cortex — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:47:08 -0800

Who do I look like, Isaac Hayes?

Note: I do not look like Isaac Hayes.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:49:58 -0800

Note: I do not look like Isaac Hayes.

Well, that's ruined it all for me, now.

By: cortex

cortex — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:50:47 -0800

Shit.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:58:22 -0800

That's OK. I'll just use the POWER OF IMAGINATION!

By: snsranch

snsranch — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:00:13 -0800

cortex is gettin' laid tonight, baby!

Dude, can I be in your band?

languagehat is a Minutemen fan!
Wow, what a great day!!!!!!

Thanks stavros!
Thanks cortex!
Thanks langquagehat!

By: livii

livii — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:03:26 -0800

Late, but, well, all I can say is awesome. Off to check out Aural Times right now, too.

By: Ryvar

Ryvar — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:36:28 -0800

BTW gnfti I didn't think you got enough praise for your song - it was really great. Props.

By: JZig

JZig — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:02:14 -0800

I'm just going to chime in and say that gnfti's song is TOTALLY FUCKING AWESOME. You really captured the essence of the blink tag with that chorus.

By: Freen

Freen — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:29:09 -0800

Woo-Hoo!

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:31:11 -0800

Someone could wait a week for laggard entries, tie 'em all up into a single torrent, and do a nice FPP for us...

By: Afroblanco

Afroblanco — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:53:46 -0800

The great part about all of this is that it really is a good song. I think I'm going to be humming it tomorrow.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 05:14:38 -0800

gnfti-You fucking slay me! It's you that I'm missing!

By: If I Had An Anus

If I Had An Anus — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 05:57:14 -0800

Packy_, .... but I think it really addresses the important issues that we face today.

Yeah, great lyrics.

gdiddy, the requiem makes everything better somehow.

By: dios

dios — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 07:07:23 -0800

More press for cortex and Aural Times!

I can't believe so many people missed the FPP I just made like a week ago.

It is quality stuff. Keep it up cortex, you stud!

/me winks

By: dios

dios — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 07:07:35 -0800

stinky!

By: mullacc

mullacc — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 07:43:56 -0800

Can someone rap about SCIENCE?

By: holloway

holloway — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 08:50:58 -0800

MC Hawking?

"All my shootin's be drive-bys"

By: UKnowForKids

UKnowForKids — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:23:39 -0800

This song is still in my damn head!

By: rxrfrx

rxrfrx — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:58:25 -0800

mine too.

By: Ethereal Bligh

Ethereal Bligh — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:24:18 -0800

If anyone missed goodnewsfortheinsane's Requiem for <blink>, listen to it now. Also pure genius. And a bit of an earworm, too. In fact all three of these: matthewchen is spamming, Requiem for <blink>, and Jingle Rock Bell are a bit too catchy for our own good.

By: Ethereal Bligh

Ethereal Bligh — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:27:48 -0800

And somehow I happened to miss Packy_1962's matthewchenisspamming until just now. So get it, too! It's great!

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:51:45 -0800

Sorry, I thought I'd left a comment to that effect, too, but I guess I dreamed it. Packy_1962 and gnfti's songs are way cool, too. And so was Jingle Rock Bell!

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:35:06 -0800

Yeah, Packy_1962 rocks, damn right.

I may be the first to say, but I can't be the first to think, that Packy_1962 ~= Ben Gibbard?

Also: <small> tag? From my cold, dead hands.

By: cortex

cortex — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 18:46:51 -0800

Also: <small> tag? From my cold, dead hands.

Amen. The day that tag goes is the day I flame out in tearful, heartbroken ALL FUCKIN' CAPS.

By: danb

danb — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:44:05 -0800

I ran into a Matthew Chan today. I broke out laughing without realizing why.

Then I remembered. Metatalk!!

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 05:18:41 -0800

Was it *him*?

By: Afroblanco

Afroblanco — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:52:34 -0800

You know, matthewchenisspamming is still in my head.

By: cortex

cortex — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:32:34 -0800

I am a little embarrassed to admit that I just wrote a bridge for it whilst showering.

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 09:59:19 -0800

Listen. You can't just say that and not share it. To say is to play.

By: cortex

cortex — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 15:22:18 -0800

i'll put it on the album

By: ludwig_van

ludwig_van — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 13:27:30 -0800

And somehow I happened to miss Packy_1962's matthewchenisspamming until just now.

No, it was my song! Mine! I just had Packy post it for me because I couldn't get online.

Packy_1962 does rock, though.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:50:53 -0800

Well, then kudos where kudos belong.

Also, I just noticed matthewchen is still posting (comments) to the site. He wasn't banned, apparently. Who knew?

My question, since he hasn't posted in this thread: does he know he's (Meta-)famous?

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 13:55:23 -0800

stavros - apparently he did like the song.

By: cortex

cortex — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 14:10:12 -0800

Holy shit. Contacts.

By: Afroblanco

Afroblanco — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:14:18 -0800

Day 6. Still stuck in my head.