Recently in Pictures Category

The Fam's In Pajams

| Comments (3)
The Fam's In Pajams.mp3
fam in pajams.jpg
It's a brand new bed-time tune!
And Hazel helped me out with a picture for it too!

hazel fam.jpg

You've Got Something Here!

| Comments (1)
You've Got Something Here.mp3

green thing bird sketches.jpg
Okay, so I've been holding out... I've got a lot of new songs that I have not been posting here. They're all being saved up for "The Green Thing" record which probably won't be released until next year now. We've got a lot to do with the brand new album "Sundays at the Rocket Park" coming out in 3 days!!! There's videos to make and much fun to be had but I just did this tune this morning and really liked it so thought I'd share. It may not make a lot of sense out of context as it's part of a larger story but I hope you enjoy it.
I want to give a huge thanks to Pied Piper Radio for pulling me out of my shell and getting me to do an interview for "Sundays at the Rocket Park" - you should be able to get it here any day now. I also want to thank The Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl, OWTK, and Zooglobble for previewing the album (and my tribute to Harry)...Thank You!

It's Summer Time!

| Comments (3)
It's Summer Time.mp3
Summer Time.jpg
Happy Father's Day!
and,
Happy Summer Time everybody!
Here's a brand new happy summer time tune I wrote this afternoon.
And,
Here's a link to my most incredible Father's Day Present... a brand new animated video from my amazing son. It's for a song from the second volume of Grass Stained Twilight (release date still yet to be determined). My kids are absolutely amazing. I love you guys!
Just a reminder, the new record "Sundays at the Rocket Park" comes out July 21st, 2010 and you can download the first single absolutely free right here.

Happy Birthday Harry

| Comments (1)
Happy Birthday Harry.mp3

Happy Birthday Harry Nilsson.jpg
Harry Nilsson was born June 15th, 1941.
He will always be celebrated and remembered
Happy Birthday Harry!

Dana Wears Dresses

| Comments (2)
Dana Wears Dresses.mp3

Dana.jpgHere's a brand new little power pop tune. Let me know what you think.

We've been preparing for the release of the new album, working on videos, and having some fun around here.

We attended the AWESOME Cinefamily event in May showcasing the origins of Yo Gabba Gabba. We met DJ Lance Rock and sat there with the entire cast and crew while creators Christian Jacobs (lead singer of the Aquabats) and Scott Schultz showed film clips (including their first home-made test shoot) and discussed what influenced the creation of the show.

In my spare time I decided to throw my hat in the ring over at Song Fight with a new tune this week. I played the game a lot last year but this is my first entry for 2010. "Dana Wears Dresses" is their title for the week. Give all the tunes a listen over there and vote for your favorites!

If you'd like to hear my new record, Sundays at the Rocket Park, before it comes out and you think you might write something nice about it and spread the news online please drop me a line.

Don't Stop It Won't Pop

| Comments (3)
Don't Stop It Won't Pop.mp3
don't stop it won't pop.jpg
Happy Brand New Tune Day Everyone!
Go blow a couple of great big bubbles and have a great day!

Time to Start the Countdown...

| Comments (0)
Sundays at the Rocket Park (bonus track).mp3

rocket park countdown.jpgIt looks like we can finally start the countdown to the new album release. It takes so much time getting everything together but it looks like we're finally on our way. I let myself get a little distracted with the saz this morning and put this together as a possible "bonus track" and, as usual, if you're visiting here you know you're getting everything before the "official" version comes out (usually it's a little, sometimes a lot, rougher version- but hey, it's free!).
Stay tuned for the release date and more tracks from upcoming releases.

A Flurry Of Furry Birdies

| Comments (2)
A Flurry Of Furry Birdies.mp3

a flurry of furry birdies by todd mchatton.jpgA brand new song... yay!
I really like this one. Download it, pass it around, email it, facebook it, re-mix it, make videos with it, do whatever you like, but most importantly...
Have fun with it.

A Flurry Of Furry Birdies
A flurry of furry birdies went over my head - Birdy beards wrapped in beaks and feats and this is what they said - They said, "what would you think about before we all started headin' south you gave us a shave" - A flurry of furry - A flurry of furry birdies - I said little birdies I'll do just what I can - Down flew birdy Dave and down flew birdy Stan - They helped get a birdy barber chair set up on top of a mountain - So I went to get my razor and birdy scissors - While birdy Dave and birdy Stan went back to get their brothers and sisters - And when I got back to that mountain top the entire thing had been filled right up - There was a billion birds and their hair was everywhere - A flurry of furry - A flurry of furry birdies - Birdy Dave and birdy Stan said, "that's all that we can ask" - They hopped into the chair we'd set up on top of a mountain - A flurry of furry - A flurry of furry birdies - And we're still here - There's hair everywhere - Yes we're still here - And there's birdy hair everywhere

Yes This Is a New One

| Comments (2)
A Plate Of Cookies (Yes We Believe).mp3
introducing my new christmas cd for free.jpg
Introducing my new holiday collection:
"Todd McHatton Christmas Songs"! (catchy title huh)
You can download the entire thing for free right here, right now (my gift to you), and start getting your Christmas rocking on. Or you can get started with the little tune right there above my head. There is a limited number of actual physical copies available. If you want one of those you'll have to drop me an email me using that little link up there in the right hand corner. I require nickels... Nickels, nickels, nickels! That beautiful sound of plinking nickels!"  (approximately 100 of them) "All I want is what I have coming to me; All I want is my fair share." And if it wouldn't be too much, I'd like to get something for you Clark. Something really nice."

Happy Holidays to all of you and thank you for a fantastic year. I look forward to sharing my new full length cd "Sundays At The Rocket Park" with you in the new year as well as a new collection of comics and the epic concept album "The Green Thing."
Merry Christmas!

About this Site

mchatton.com is the home of Todd McHatton, an independent musician, artist, and writer living in Ojai, California. Email me!

Buy the CD's

Todd McHatton: Sundays at the Rocket Park
TODD MCHATTON: Grass Stained Twilight

Buy the Book


Grass Stained Twilight, now on sale!

Buy Shirts