Eargasms!
Posted by Plaidman on April 27th, 2007
I want to take a minute to tell you a story about a musical expert.
A friend, and soon to be co-worker, of mine (we’ll call him Brian) recently told me to check out Jonathan Coulton on my nondescript portable media player management software. I brushed his suggestion off as just some silly song that I’d laugh at for a bit then promptly forget. Brian pestered me to check out some of his stuff a few more times, so I gave in and listened to some of his stuff. I’m glad I did. His music reminds me of a mix between Presidents of the United States of America and Barenaked Ladies. If you like folk/alternative music give it a listen.
I fell in love after hearing 3 songs. First, was a remake of Baby Got Back that reminded me a lot of Boyz-n-the-Hood by Dynamite Hack. Next was a song I heard a while ago but didn’t know who wrote it. It’s called Code Monkey and it hits quite close to my heart. Third was another remake; Bills, Bills, Bills. Having heard Baby Got Back I was confident this would be awesome. However, when he fired up the banjo, I couldn’t contain myself. I had an eargasm right then. Other notable songs include Tom Cruise Crazy, I Hate California, Skullcrusher Mountain, and First of May.
You can find some of this stuff on his podcast, Thing a Week. If you’re financially blessed, you can hop by his site and purchase all his music – including songs not offered on his podcast – for prices comparable to iTunes’. Additionally, the songs on his site are DRM free. Good deal!
Note: Don’t subscribe to Jonathan Coulton Project. It’s done by some fans who add video to his music. Mostly they aren’t even video, just pictures that match up with the words Jonathan is singing. While I’m sure he appreciates the fan support, the ‘videos’ are pretty bad (thus don’t deserve italics).
Edit: apparently italics show up as bold in my new theme. Bummer.