cdpixton on Sep 10th 2011 Uncategorized
On this 10-year anniversary of one of the most horrific events in modern memory, I thought I’d offer, for anyone who might care to hear, a song I wrote about it.
I happened to be living in NY at the time and so got a strong taste of the whole thing, the smell of destruction and of smoke, the grey dusty war-zone feel of the streets near ground zero after the tragedy, the general feeling of soberness in the city, and yet the great strength and sense of community that occurred.
This song was written on a piano at NYU in a building that had overlooked the twin towers, and is a reflection of my own feelings.
cdpixton on Mar 29th 2011 Uncategorized
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This episode is the result of my last call for listener participation (on shouldbefamous.com), where I asked you to tell me the first music you actually purchased. Enjoy.
Next time (meaning next time we do a listener participation episode) we’ll do your favorite kid song. Whether as a kid or now or I might let you submit your own kid’s favorite if you think it’s good. I can probably play it so I’ll try to do some myself for the podcast.
More peace.
–Clayton
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cdpixton on Sep 3rd 2010 Uncategorized
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Well greetings, podcast listeners. Tell me, why is nobody commenting and yet so many are downloading? You can’t possibly agree with me so perfectly on everything I say. Am I not provocative enough, in a good way, I mean?
In any case, I still love you and thank you for listening. And I invite your comments. The place to do that, of course, is shouldbefamous.com.
This (in-between) episode features a little ditty written by my sister Kyrstyn. Brilliant little thing she probably came up with one day when she was messing around, I’m sure. Also a couple other things, plus a thought or two on gravity, acceleration, and magnetism.
Peace.
–Clayton
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cdpixton on Jul 26th 2010 Uncategorized
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Pretty exciting. This is the very first video podcast of the Should Be Famous Podcast. Boy are you in for a treat! (hee hee hee, ha ha ha, Oh HO HO HO!!!) Ok I can’t lie. You’re not really. But it does help me to explain gravity and acceleration (they’re the same thing).
And I threw in some other stuff as I played back some hot new recordings by my phenomenon of a sister, singer-songwriter/vocalist extraordinaire Courtney Atack.
The podcast is available in plain mp3 format as well (no video).
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cdpixton on Nov 27th 2009 Uncategorized
I’m too generous. I really shouldn’t be giving you all this great music for free. I don’t know how to justify it, except maybe that it’s Thanksgiving and the recordings are pretty much one-takers. (All done in one take.)
Five fun recordings here: Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Love Story (Taylor Swift), Abraham’s Blood (by me), Thanksgiving Song I (by Skye, Courtney, Me and cousin Gabe), and The Fox (a rockin’ arrangement inspired by Nickel Creek.)
And for the 1st time: Listener Mail.
cdpixton on Oct 14th 2009 Uncategorized
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Front man to the famed 80′s/90′s band The Rainmakers, Bob is still a musical and creative genius pumping out catchy rootsy rock songs. He lives here in Kansas City and is an active performer and has a new album. Also has a lot of very loyal fans and friends. Get ready for some really catchy music and insightful comments from a guy who has experienced a great deal of success as a musician. |
cdpixton on Aug 28th 2009 Uncategorized
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No, I’m not mad. I’m talking about the celtic-american-folk family group. I spoke with Dad Marco and one of the three daughters, Liz. Very interesting family and they’ve done some great things musically. And they’re actually pretty good about getting their music out there (unlike some people I know). Listen to this stuff. If you like, go to www.fiddle-sticks.com. They’re also on iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, and Deseret Book.
At the very end that’s me imitating a song of theirs on piano. |
