
The Tragicomedy “La Femme”: FREE Album & “Behind the Music”-esque Retrospective
ABOUT “LA FEMME”: Tracks 1-9 were produced by Scott Patterson. Tracks 10-12 were recorded live at the Nu Brew Coffeehouse in Springfield, MO by Bryan Carlstrom. Tracks 13-15 were recorded as demos to cheapo boombox by one Chad Thomas Johnston. All lyrics and music were written by Chad Thomas Johnston except 1) “Grace” (Lyrics/Music by...

I Met My Wife Because I Made a Christmas Record: Download the LP for FREE
In the summer of 2004, my friends Matt and Rebecca Fillingham gave me a copy of a Christmas album they made together as husband and wife. Being perpetually nine-years-old in my mind, my 25-year-old self listened to it and instantly replied, “I want to make a Christmas record, too!” That fall, beginning in early October,...

Free 35-Song Album + Free Art Exhibit = Audiovisual Feast
Download the Poster Above here. Make it the computer screen wallpaper on your boss’s laptop. He’ll fire you, but he’ll also thank you. Consider this Web page an invitation to an audiovisual feast. The hands that prepared the meal are visible above. If not for the art of Danny J. Gibson, there would be no feast....

DJG LP A-to-Z: Band Bios
DJG Was Here is a free, 35-track album that is free to the public. Download it at NoiseTrade.com here. Below you will find all secrets made public regarding the musicians who have contributed to this epic project. The posters that appear below can be viewed, along with about ten billion other posters by Danny here....

My Nirvana Cover (Free MP3) + My Review of SPIN Magazine’s Nirvana Tribute, “Newermind”
My review of SPIN magazine’s tribute to Nirvana’s Nevermind is up at PrimeParentsClub. Here’s a sample of it: Whoever said there’s no such thing as a free lunch has obviously never supped at the Internet’s free MP3 dinner table. You see, the same MP3 revolution that dried up the music industry’s revenue stream – toppling...

My Elliott Smith Cover: “Stained-Glass Eyes” (New FREE MP3)
My new friend Ben Chlapek inspired me to record an Elliott Smith song. I’ve long loved his unreleased “Stained-Glass Eyes,” and thought it would be fun to record. It was, as it turned out. Fingerpicked guitar, double-tracked vocals (per Elliott’s example), and an organ flesh out the soundscape. Nice and simple. Hope you enjoy it. It...

You Brighten the Room 7″ – Archival 2011 Remaster (FREE MP3)
The A-Side: I wrote “You Brighten the Room” for my friend Traci in the year 2000. People always used to ask me to write songs for them, and I obliged on many occasions because music was pretty much the only thing I did at the time, recreationally speaking. I have recorded it at least 5...

So Primitive (I Hunt Heads) 7″ (Free MP3)
(So Primitive) I Hunt Heads by Saint_Upid Please play this loud. If you have children, tell them that if they don’t do the dishes, you will play this song. This will soil their trousers at the thought of hearing this throbbing jungle paean to cannibalism and dislocation again.

A Reason to Feed Your Sister Cat Food: REWORKED Etsy Giveaway & Discount
I got in trouble for feeding my sister Alyssa cat food when we were children. I told her it was Count Chocula cereal. Now that my sister is all grown up and pregnant with her first child (which she and her husband plan to name Count Chadcula), I can see that the cat food actually...