Pucknation.com asked me to contribute a list for their The List feature, which can be read here: Top Five Songs Most Often Confused For Love Songs Ever! They’re doing a Valentine’s Day theme with the lists now, and I’m always game for some rock and roll list-making, so it was pretty much meant to be. Which reminds me…I should probably update my top five albums list one of these days, as I haven’t done that for a while. BUT IT’S A SECRET LIST, I’LL NEVER TELL. Unless you give me your after dinner mints.

I don’t remember if I mentioned this yet, but I’ve started recording my next album already. Its tentative title is Missing Briefcase, although that could totally change by the time it comes out (probably sometime in 2008). I have mostly finished “Nuke Song” and am currently working on “The Zaps.” I decided to do the album one song at a time this time instead of the assembly line method of the past, since I’m in no hurry to finish it.

If you want to preview “Nuke Song,” you can watch a very lo-fi video I made for it on YouTube here. It is a poorly made video, make no mistake about it. But the song is good!

Oozing,
Alex

Ya’ll! I just created a new section featuring reviews of my music! Go and read what they’re saying about me in the history books. I won’t be a comma.

I started recording the next album today. I figure I might as well start now, but I’m not in any kind of hurry. But of course, by the time it actually comes out, I’m going to be even more sick of the songs than I would if I recorded it really quickly. Oh well. I mean sick of it in a weird proud perfectionist sort of way. If that makes any sense (it doesn’t). The song I started is “Nuke Song,” which I guarantee will be a bona fide HIT for 2008. And if the recent news about North Korea performing another nuclear bomb test soon turns out to be right, there could be “Another Nuke Song.” You know you’re on thin ice when your muses are CNN and Dr. Phil.

Time to dust the Oscars on my mantle.

Mustily,
Alex

While I’ve been waiting for Applewine to be created from things I’ll never know, I wrote and recorded demos to eight (8) songs. At least two of them are hits: “Nuke Song” (written while watching too much CNN after North Korea tested their first nuke) and “Love Working Over Time.” Good musical notes, you see. But yeah, I should be getting the CDs in my grubby little mitts about a week from tomorrow. And shortly after that, Applewine will be available to order online.

Also, I will be co-recording the second Shaky Hands album along with Nathan Delffs, who has also recorded and played with The Castanets. That will be a fun album to make, like a unicorn party. I swear, homebrewed recordings are the best. WE’RE TAKING THE POWER BACK.

My next album is going to be called Missing Briefcase.

–Alex