MARC’S MUSINGS — August 11, 2008 – Marc’s Music News– 4-Hour Work Week– New CD: What Color Is Your Dragon?– GenCon and DragonCon– Twitter Published 1-4 times per month. To manage your subscription, go to the end of this newsletter. Visit My Store Now! Marc’s Musings Greetings Amici, I started reading a book yesterday called […]
Author Archives: Marc Gunn
Weeklies: I Fed 100 Animals Last Month
My mind is in Italy right now. I’m not sure what got me started, but I’m jonesing for a trip. Italy is my home away from home. I graduated from high school in Vicenza. Now I have a bunch of wild and crazy ideas for bringing people to Italy and seeing places I know and […]
The Loudness War
Those who read my blog know I have a big problem with over-compressed music. New Music Strategies labels it “The Loudness War”. There’s a cool video where you can hear the problem I have with compression. Originally published at Marc Gunn .com. Read. Interact. Breathe. It’s easy; it’s free.
How to Make Almond Biscotti Recipe
Someone asked about my recipe for how to make homemade almond biscotti. I got the recipe from Joy of Baking .com. It came out tasting great. I want to try another batch with raw sugar since I’m not a fan of white sugar. But at the very least, I got exactly what I wanted. The […]
Unloading DVDs, Gourds, and Other Stuff
I updated my Merch page with a bunch of used DVDs I don’t want any more. Please take them off my hand. There’s also a gourd, leather pouch and more. Originally published at Marc Gunn .com. Read. Interact. Breathe. It’s easy; it’s free.
How Do You Relax?
I love my life as an independent musician. It’s not glamorous. I’m not raking in cash, rather just staying afloat. However, I still feel like recently I’ve been in a rut. It’s from sitting in front of the computer too much. I love interacting with people online, but sometimes it gets to be too tiring. […]
What Color Is Your Dragon? Now On Sale at CD Baby
I am thrilled to announce the release of my fourth new CD of 2008–What Color Is Your Dragon? is now on CD Baby. This album represents something different, especially to FuMPers like Worm Quartet. Why? I cover a LOT of different folk songs and filks on this CD and none of them have to do […]
Free MP3 – Monahan’s Mudders Milk
It all began in 2005 when I was introduced to Firefly, a Sci Fi Western by Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. I became a huge fan. The TV series is still one of my most-watched DVDs. One of my favorite episodes is “Jaynestown” where the ruffian Jayne Cobb becomes a […]
Strange Turn of Events. DragonCon Officially Confirmed
I just got a call from Andrew who heard from the Con Director. Brobdingnagian Bards are now officially confirmed for DragonCon. How this happened, I’m still in a daze and unsure. But I’m told we are official, and we will be on the Filk Track. We should be up on the website in a couple […]
What Color Is Your Own Podcast? Getting an Eternal Membership to DragonCon
I love DragonCon. Knowing now that I might not get invited back as a guest and get a guest membership pass, I decided I really, really want an Eternal Membership badge. The problem is that it costs $750! So I decided I’m gonna try and raise the money for an Eternal Membership badge. At first, […]
