Monthly Archives: May 2012

If You’ve Seen One Mall, You’ve Seen…The Mall.

New York is boring. There, I said it. When I first moved here over twenty years ago, old-timers would lament the passing of The Good Ol’ Days™ – a time when one could stroll safely through Central Park at night, … Continue reading

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Song of the Week: “Atlantic Blue”

In honor of Memorial Day weekend and the start of the summer season, here’s a track from Comfortable Shoes’ Happy Joy CD (1998). Next week we’ll do some rocking. CREDITS: Lead and backing vocals (in order of appearance): Peter Donnelly, … Continue reading

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Practicing Scales: The Weigh We Were

So there I was, minding my own business at the local Target (I know, people are still doing that cute Tarzhay or Targét thing, but up here in the mean streets of Inwood, we refer to it as El Targhetto. … Continue reading

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Song of the Week: “Run”

This was gonna be the first song on my fifth CD, but then I forgot to make one. Recorded live after hours at The Wintertide Coffeehouse on Martha’s Vineyard – 800 years ago, on state-of-the-art DAT!!!

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Art Has No God (and he drinks)

One of my current projects is writing the music and lyrics for a new show. The producer has decreed that in exchange for the privilege of my being paid in gumballs, delivery of a complete first draft is expected in … Continue reading

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Song of the Week: “If She Really Loved You”

“If She Really Loved You” from Beach Toys Won’t Save You (2003) Check this space for various odds’n’ends (with emphasis on the odds) – lost tracks, demos, new songs, whatever! Lotsa stuff kicking around in the vaults. CREDITS: Written, produced, … Continue reading

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Gashole!

We’re doing our “Hole-O-Matic” show of mashups-by-request at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W46 St, NYC every Saturday at 8, from now till we forget where it is probably, but at least through June. http://donttellmamanyc.com/

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Yet More Noise for the Blathersphere

So George is making my website. But he’s also making me write one of these infernal blog things. It’s not that I’m resistant to the idea; it’s just that I’m kinda busy, and I’m worried about making another commitment. Okay, … Continue reading

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