The Nemesis

A Song A Week 35: The Nemesis – Library Books (Upside Down Cat cover)

The Nemesis — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:57:20 +0000

I’ve been avoiding covers for a while but I got the new Upside Down Cat album last weekend and had to cover a song off it. It was a tough choice, but I decided Library Books was the most like something I would have written. The original is keyboard driven with female vocals, [...]

A Song A Week 34: The Nemesis – Five Years

The Nemesis — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:00:06 +0000

This is the serious song I wanted to do last week, in honor of the five year anniversary of my marriage to one Ashley Friend (now Ashley Brassea). This song is a little longer than last week’s… I’m up to 43 seconds! Five Years by thenemesis

A Song A Week 33: The Nemesis – Gangsta Rappers Growing Up

The Nemesis — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:36:28 +0000

Another quick, fun punk song. I think this might be my shortest song to date, clocking in at 38 seconds. It took much longer to write than it should have… Gansta Rappers Growing Up by thenemesis I wanted to do a more serious song this week, but I didn’t have the [...]

A Song A Week 32: The Nemesis – Running Through my Mind

The Nemesis — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:07:48 +0000

It was time for another punk track. I started with the title, then decided to make it literal, which of course makes the song about Scott Pilgrim. The Nemesis – Running Through my Mind by thenemesis You might notice the player looks different this week… Virb has changed their service, so I’m [...]

A Song A Week 31: The Nemesis – Chainsaw Guy

The Nemesis — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:37:38 +0000

I decided to do a song in honor of the 10th anniversary of Chainsaw Guy this week, after creating the 100th episode of the comic. My original idea was to have a video game sounding melody over heavy guitars. The timing of the melody ended up too weird for me to play guitar [...]

A Song A Week 30: The Bad Felt – I’m Sad Because I’m Happy

The Nemesis — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:07:35 +0000

I was explaining the concept behind The Bad Felt to a friend the other day, and told her that we tend to pick darker songs from Sesame Street. She was surprised that there were any dark songs on Sesame Street. I told her that Count songs and Grouch songs tend to work the [...]

A Song A Week 29: The Hitmaker Algorithm – Search and Destroy (Iggy and the Stooges cover)

The Nemesis — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:48:52 +0000

I liked the sound of the electronic cover of Carbona not Glue so much, that I decided to retoractively call it a Hitmaker Algorithm song, and do a whole Hitmaker Algorithm album of classic punk covers. This will also come in handy when the baby is born, and I need to mostly do songs [...]

A Song A Week 28: The Nemesis – You’re Gonna Die (A Love Song)

The Nemesis — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:06:42 +0000

This song comes off a little jokey, but it’s actually really sincere. This has been one of my biggest fears for almost as long as I’ve been married. Also, not including The Bad Felt, this is the first song I’ve recorded guitars for since May! What?!?

A Song A Week 27: The Nemesis – Too Hot to Rock

The Nemesis — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:41:00 +0000

Between the holiday on Monday and jury duty on Wednesday, this has been a really short and weird week for me. I almost forgot I needed to start a song yesterday. Also, as the song explains, it’s been really hot here the last few days. This ended up a lot closer to last week’s [...]

A Song A Week 26: The Nemesis – Funeral

The Nemesis — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:46:04 +0000

As some of you already know, I flew down to California last weekend and attended my grandfather’s funeral on Tuesday. This is kind of a sound collage, combining the Hail Mary prayer from the rosary service, Ave Maria from the funeral, and Taps from the burial. I wish I could have actually recorded [...]