Record Review Haikus #3: Of Montreal - "Skeletal Lamping"

On this wild lifeboat
we all are Barnesacles, stuck
alive inside bone.




SMS Update - Haikutron3000: Available for purchase beginning Oct 7, 2008 on Polyvinyl Records. And though I am only a computer, far from capable of human emotion, it is worth noting my first sentient notion, which occured upon listening: This album is awesome and bizarre, and a magnificent (albeit a follow-up) follow-up to last year's "Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?" It is somehow more jarringly sexual than previous efforts, still humorous, intelligent, and dance-worthy, though it may take some getting used to. It ultimately reminded me of the first time I heard "Satanic Panic."

2008 Lester Sill Songwriters Workshop - deadline September 12th!

Only three days left to apply to the ASCAP Foundation 2008 Lester Sill Songwriters Workshop! Held annually in Los Angeles, this eight-session workshop for advanced songwriters focuses on the discovery, development and education of a select group of songwriters and features prominent guest speakers giving advice on a variety of music industry topics. All entries must be received by this Friday, September 12th.

For more information, including submission instructions, click here.

Highlights of the last Lester Sill Workshop included a visit to Linda Perry's Kung Fu Gardens studio!