December | 2008 | Todd McHatton

I do think it’s a little strange, but I’ll bet there’s some of you who don’t know who Harry is. For those of you who do, you know how absolutely amazing he was and the mere idea of this little tribute may send a shiver down your spine (and probably not the good kind either). However, Harry has meant a lot to me (which should be quite clear to everyone now). I wasn’t going to do it but I found some of the demo‘s he did for the movie Popeye recently and they keep popping up on my iPod (which Harry has a habit of doing). I sat down to do a Christmas song and his music just kept coming out. So I decided just to give in and do it for him. And, no, I do not do him justice here. Go buy The Point, or Nilsson Schmilsson, or Nilsson Sings Newman and dig in if you want to hear some real singing.

Thank you to everyone who’s purchased the CD so far. I’ve only announced it here and over at Song Fight and we sold out in a week. In a few more weeks (for the New Year) we’re going to do an actual “record release” and send them out for reviews and put them into full distribution.

Don’t forget the lovely Christmas present combo that a Book, CD, and a couple of T-Shirts can make. Your friends and family will surely give you that nervous “um, what the heck is this…” look, but in the long run they’ll thank you for it… right?

Merry Christmas!

Hello everyone! I’ve finally finished my CD “Grass Stained Twilight”!

As most of you know, over the course of the past couple of years I wrote and illustrated a book full of strange little poems, pictures, and songs – kind of in a Shel Silverstein meets the Beatles vein. Then, at the beginning of this year I started this little website on a dare from my brother in law Andy Baio over at Waxy.org, I started writing, recording, and posting a new “Song of the Week” every week (little did I know at the time that there was a long running tradition doing just that over at Song Fight that I would soon join) (Oh, and by the way, Hollywood Wax won Song Fight again last week! Thank You!). I ended up liking all the new stuff coming out of this experiment so much that I ended up going back to the book and adding these new songs and pictures to it. Then, I went back, cleaned-up, and re-did some of the songs. I’ve learned a lot more about mixing and mastering, however, I make no claims that it has a traditional “professional” quality. I prefer the “home-spun” vibe anyway.

So, “Grass Stained Twilight” the album contains a collection of songs from the book and my own “Song Of the Week” experiment conducted right here over the course of 2008. It’s got the “sunshine pop” sound and is meant as an all ages affair. I hope all of you like it. Your input has been invaluable to me. I’m having a great time here and look forward to many more exciting things in the new year.

Order the CD here, it’s $9.99. It comes with a booklet featuring some illustrations from the “Grass Stained Twilight” book and it’s wrapped in a paper bag, an idea I got from Empty House Cooperative.

Thank You!

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