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Out Of My Head

Tuesday night I sat in on a songwriter’s group in Brunswick, organized by Jud Caswell. We did quite a bit of “object writing,” ie. taking an object, person, or situation, and describing it in as much sensory detail as possible, … Continue reading

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New music for Spring!

Yes, it’s true. March 20th is the official First Day of Spring. After the winter we’ve been through, both weather-wise and life-wise, Carla and I (and, it seems, everyone else in our lives) could use the thaw. To celebrate the … Continue reading

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New Year, New Music!

It’s 2009. I was recently burning a few extra copies of Prodigal Songs when I noticed the copyright date – 2003. Yes, it’s been 6 years since I’ve released any recorded music. 2009 marks the end of that silence. Over … Continue reading

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Dictionary Saturday: "Gig"

gig -noun: 1) A light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage. 2) Something that whirls. 3) What Andrew’s doing this afternoon at Java Joe’s in Augusta.

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Why should I change? He's the one that sucks.

Gone are the days when a simple link from Geof Morris would catapult me to the front page of Google results for my own name. Apparently, “Andrew Thomas” is far too common of a name, especially among musicly types. This … Continue reading

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Glen Phillips remix

Glen Phillips, one of my favorite songwriters, is sponsoring a contest to promote his new EP, Secrets of the New Explorers. Much like Nine Inch Nails, the Beastie Boys and Jim’s Big Ego before him, he’s provided the multi-track .wav … Continue reading

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Friday Frivolity: Greyboy & Vader meet Avenue Q

I discovered this video last night that combines the puppetry of the people behind Avenue Q and the directors who brought you The Vader Sessions, along with a band I’d heard of, but never actually heard before. It’s three great … Continue reading

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New Content!

This is actual photographic proof of the existence of Hobbits a picture of heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, taken straight from his Wikipedia entry. Why am I posting it here? Well, firstly, to put something new on the site. … Continue reading

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Meet the new WCLZ

Only days after 93.9 FM switched to an automated, announcer-free blues playlist, WCLZ appears to have been taken over by Saga Communications/Portland Radio Group. Not much has changed so far. It’s basically the same playlist (I’ve heard Death Cab, Feist, … Continue reading

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Carlos Santana Shreds!

This has to be one of the funniest/most awful things I’ve seen on the YouTubes in ages. Some background reading may aid in your understanding, but even without knowing what’s going on, just revel in the sheer hideous incompetence of … Continue reading

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