The Song-a-Week Podcast

Haiku Rd.
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Totally new, never-heard-before music every week! The SAW is a loose collective of artists led by the former members of the band Haiku Rd., engaging in a creative experiment to write and record a song in one week, and post it here. We managed at least one every week through 2007 and one new one in 2008. Now, in 2009, we're back in earnest! Anyone who's game is welcome to participate.

  1. 07/30/2009

    Song a Week Podcast 2009, No. 25 - Downstream by Chris Devine

    Chris gets (relatively) funky, employing rhythms and guitar stuff never before seen in one of his songs. But what does it mean?

    3 min

  2. 07/08/2009

    Song a Week Podcast 2009, No. 24 - You Already Know by Erik Matthew Hendel

    EMH contemplates the idea of being set in one's ways, especially if the ways aren't that beneficial.

    3 min

  3. 06/26/2009

    Song a Week Podcast 2009, No. 23 - Natural Disasters by Chris Devine

    OK, so the SAW has slipped to a schedule that might be more aptly termed 'occasional', but we're still determined to get caught up. For this week, Chris cuts it up with a KLF/JAMs/Timelords-inspired dance number containing little other than drum loops and samples from other sources (and some other synths to round things out). The samples included come from CDs by Consolidated, Shawn Colvin, Ashley MacIsaac and Leonard Cohen. How's that for an eclectic mix?

    3 min

  4. 06/17/2009

    Song a Week Podcast 2009, No. 22 - Firing Line by Erik Matthew Hendel

    Still behind schedule, but destined to catch up (someday), SAW plows forward with this EMH contribution. Enjoy the Bruce Springsteen inspired vocal performance in this rocked up acoustic gem of mixed metaphors.

    3 min

  5. 06/04/2009

    Song a Week Podcast 2009, No. 21 - I Wanted to Be by Chris Devine

    Vacation, desperate illness, writer's block ... These all had a hand in much delaying this latest creation from Chris. He says he's really sorry. This difficult slice of soul-searching was written at the guitar in a few minutes and recorded in under two hours. After weeks or months of desperate nothingness, this is a good thing. The arrangement is pretty spare ... just guitars, bass, piano and vocal. A bonus song will follow within a few days, then Erik will be back next week to get us back on schedule. Cross your fingers!

    3 min

  6. 05/22/2009

    Song a Week Podcast 2009, No. 20 - Difficult Goodbye by Erik Matthew Hendel

    Erik is very late with his submission for this week's SAW, and though he'd like to solely blame his malfunctioning computer for this tardy tune, procrastination is definitely a co-conspirator. Enjoy the nonsense!

    4 min

  7. 05/13/2009

    Song a Week Podcast 2009, No. 19 - Richard E. Moore

    Chris finally gets a break with this song from the NyQuil-addled mind of Richard. He blames illness for a lack of polish and weak vocals ... Honestly, though, he sounds fine!

    3 min

  8. 05/06/2009

    Song a Week Podcast 2009, No. 18 - There Are No Words by Chris Devine

    'There Are No Words' is more of a description than a title for this one, but titling instrumentals is always tough. Chris offers up his second-in-a-row SAW, this one a blatant attempt at dance pop, only without words.

    4 min
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Totally new, never-heard-before music every week! The SAW is a loose collective of artists led by the former members of the band Haiku Rd., engaging in a creative experiment to write and record a song in one week, and post it here. We managed at least one every week through 2007 and one new one in 2008. Now, in 2009, we're back in earnest! Anyone who's game is welcome to participate.

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  • Creator
    Haiku Rd.
  • Years Active
    2007 - 2009
  • Episodes
    80
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © This site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, 2009
  • Show Website
    The Song-a-Week Podcast