ALL MUSIC (OURS) POSTS
Our Polka Moment
I Wish That I Were Gay - Polka Version
Once upon a time we made an EP with some remixes of our song "I Wish That I Were Gay". If you can turn that song-loving market over to polka: bingo! Jackpot! (That joke works if you've seen The Last Polka with John Candy and Eugene Levy.)
* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2023-03-14 Read post
Dollar For Every Dime
aka "The Lotto Song"
Why don't more people write songs about money and more specifically: not having enough money? We're doing our part.
* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-11-29 Read post
Always Be
An Unusual Song ... For Us
Reflections on a song that doesn't really sound like us about a topic most people don't sing about. (Spoiler Alert: it's about suicide)
* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-09-20 Read post
The Ballad Of Bob Dylan
"Like A Maggie's Positively Leopard-Skin Homesick Blues"
Full disclosure: I'm about to brag a little about a song I love that I wrote and performed. It's a LONG love letter to Bob Dylan that sounds like mid-1960s Dylan while singing in 2020 about his past 55 years.
* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-08-09 Read post
Adam & Eve & Ted & Alice
The Comic Book That Instead Became A Song
Once upon a time, we wrote and recorded a song called "Adam & Eve & Ted & Alice" which isn't as irreverent as one would think. Here's everything you want to know about the song. And more.
* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-05-31 Read post
4:20
Bah Humbug
Why we wrote and recorded the 4:20 song about the tradition of 4/20
* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-04-19 Read post
Score One For Our Side (Part 2)
How Our Music Fit Into A Movie
Reprint of Charlie article for San Diego Troubadour. Second of 2-part article detailing how we came up with music for an indie documentary.
* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-04-05 Read post
Score One For Our Side (Part 1)
Writing Music For Film & TV
Reprint of Charlie article for San Diego Troubadour. First of 2-part article detailing how we came up with music for an indie documentary.
* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-03-29 Read post
Why It Took 3 Years To Release A Finished Album
Hiya
Our album Hiya was pretty much in the can in Summer 2017. Why in the world did it take us until October 2020 to release it?
* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-03-08 Read post
California King
More Than You Wanna Know About Our Song
Plenty of info about our original song, California King. A reaction to a state recall election in California prompted our most beloved piece of music.
* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-01-18 Read post