Amanda Palmer and Courtnee Fallon Rex Photographed by Steve Kuhn The Art of Asking Book Tour. Sat, November 22, 2014. First Unitarian Church – Los Angeles When I was young, I thought I had all the answers. Or at least, I thought I knew the problems, the deeper causes of the things I was seeing… Continue reading Finding Amanda: An internet love story
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Heavy in your arms (updated)
https://soundcloud.com/soundofnee/im-so-heavy-fatm-cover-in-progress Originally created by Florence and the Machine I was a heavy heart to carry My beloved was weighed down My arms around his neck My fingers laced to crown. I was a heavy heart to carry My feet dragged across ground And he took me to the river Where he slowly let me drown… Continue reading Heavy in your arms (updated)
An ode to acrimony
https://soundcloud.com/soundofnee/blackasnightsoloeffectsbeta
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
https://soundcloud.com/soundofnee/covering-nirvana-heart-shaped-box-whim Heart Shaped Box on a whim. Because fuck it. Played live with my Harmony G-XT which I am still getting used to.
Sketchbook update
First page with color in my tiny sketchbook. It will be full by summer, I’m betting.
Can has accordion? (NSFW)
I’ve been itching for an accordion for a couple years – a little one, that suits little me, and doesn’t have too many bass buttons and isn’t too heavy. Generally, the less complicated, the better, for a musician like I am. I had a musty Milano at one time, which was a bit too big… Continue reading Can has accordion? (NSFW)
Open Mic Achievement: Unlocked.
I have finally been to and performed at an open mic. I finally found one that I liked the vibe of, at Scratch Deli, where I am also currently showing my artwork. Saw it last week, tried it this one. I was definitely off my game, as well as being tired and poorly fed today.… Continue reading Open Mic Achievement: Unlocked.
Mixed in Mono
Before the Tomb and the Womb and Covering Lisa, there was Mixed in Mono. Mixed in Mono is a primitive recording I made by layering multiple vocals into a single track with Goldwave circa 1996, using the Windows sound recorder. It was discovering the music of Dead Can Dance during a time in which everything… Continue reading Mixed in Mono
Learning the Liquid Spear Waltz
By ear, about 45 minutes in or so, started learning it today on a whim. I think this will be a really fun song to improvise to vocally once I can play it without squinting and trying so hard. Lord knows I have it memorized deep into the pits of my cavernous bitchy little soul.… Continue reading Learning the Liquid Spear Waltz
Too close to see
Thanks to reviews and interviews from my mp3.com days, and the feedback you’ve given me over the years, I have a pretty good idea how to describe my original music to people who haven’t heard it. Most of the content of Embodied, though, not so much. How to describe my covers is a task that… Continue reading Too close to see