A Glenn instrumental. Slide gtr, Kavin.

Cover of Jahn's "Retained Lives" off his 2010 RPM submission. I hope I did it justice.

Some shun or dare not partake in the discussion of passing on from this life. Many search for meaning and fanciful places to reside, after their earthly shells have been left behind. This song is sweet reminder that ignoring and falsifying of…

Once of City Steve and the Neon Lights. this was my first cover. This song is done in the style of "the rake Song" by the decemberist. yeah. that just happened.

Track 3 from A Half An Hour In the Dark.

The execution is not perfect, but the concept works.

This is a cover of a song by Sister Savage, from her kickin' 2010 RPM Challenge album, Juped 2k10. It also introduces the genre of acoustic crossdressed spacecheese (these damn kids today with their flying cars and their hyperspecialized genres…

Cave Street posted a track recently, their contribution to the Woody Guthrie Project, organised by Akron Family. http://akronfamily.com/woodyproject/W.G.A..html I wanted to take a shot at this too, so here's my demo. It was really just half…

Archtop Guitar, electric guitar and Roland vocoder. Drums are BFD2 and a tabla I picked up that week at a thrift shop.

Archtop song... usually I play this faster... Vocoder for the lyrics... Drums BFD2.

A throwback to rampant sentimentality. Not for the jaded and cynical ears of the early 21st century, but for men and women traipsing around in evening attire in a black-and-white movie from the '30s.

i'm not afraid of being alone i just like the company in a forest with no one around tears are dry and wounds don't bleed

Publicado bajo autorizacion y sin animo de lucro. www.carranga.org

If you're not in top shape, you're listed as day-to-day.

The story of a shooting. I only wish I could take credit for the guitar work. The solos are by the fabulous Andy Samford.

written and recorded for rpm 2010. lyrics by b french - thanks again!

written and recorded for rpm 2010.

written and recorded for rpm 2010.

Inspired by a perfect day in Clevedon, North Somerset.

quick little mandolin number to round out my album for the year!!

Track 6 is about a poor sod who has to stay at home while his lady is at a Pure Romance party... or something like that.

The first single off of Dragons & Lace my completed 2010 RPM Challenge album.

Track 2 for the 2010 RPM Challenge.

Track number 1 from the 2010 RPM Challenge. Title track.

This is one of the tracks that ties into the theme from my RPM 2009 album [Like A Dark Mirror Keeping Its Secrets]. A fall from grace. Every up has its down. Every down has its up. There's definitely a "ying and yang" thing at work here.

A silly song questioning the value of using songs to get a message across. Just say 'sorry' - don't write me an opera about it. Incidentally the note choices in this song really did hurt me. New lies Written like you cared for me A…

Part 3 - Appeal and Backstory (reprise) Appeal. In which Johnny puts his side of the story. Backstory (reprise) In which Julia re-appears and more evidence is revealed. Yours is The body in the bath That keeps me overflowing…

Homage, in various ways, to Bowie, Arcade Fire, Airborne Toxic Event. I wrote most of it while out running on dirt roads near the Cody landfill.

En Francais. English lyric: I don't know why there is not another girl for me here Or near here, But over there are plenty of girls for him What a shame - what a shame Every day I watch the men and boys with girls on the beach…