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I’ve been working away on my one-man live show. Full recorded rehearsal/run-through at a real live venue is this weekend. Hopefully it will go OK and I won’t just flat-out die.

I’ve been looking around for a lead instrument I could play with my mouth while playing guitar. I’m no good at harmonica and I wanted something that just gave a simple tone that I could process. I’ve been trying to make the kazoo work for me with mixed results. It’s been a pain trying to set up a decent mic setup.

But today a friend of mine found the Kazooka electric kazoo on eBay:

It’s a kazoo with a pickup in it that you can just plug straight into any old guitar pedals or effects processors. You can listen to demos here, it’s pretty awesome. I ordered one for $14 and I’m looking forward to getting it. Seems unlikely I’ll have it by the weekend though so I’ll just have to pretend I guess, pawing sadly at the air where my super awesome kazooka should be.

SexyJosh, who contributed the cool Making Me Nervous cover the other day sends in the Borderline (SexyMix)

Hetesi Peter Pal sent in the Making Me Nervous Cyberpest Mix and the Borderline Cyberpest Mix.

Here’s a Quicktime video of famous producer Steve Albini giving a talk to the MTSU Recording Industry Audio Engineers Society. I haven’t watched it all yet, but from the intro I think the gist is going to be about running a recording studio and also that digital recording sucks.

Update: There’s a bit of digital recording sucking in there, but all in all he seems like a pretty balanced guy who prefers analog. Cool video, lots of interesting stuff.

And here’s my Borderline (Stutterbug Mix). I’m pretty happy with how this one turned out. It keeps a lot of the original but turns into more or less a whole other song. I think.

Bill Berry sent in this pretty awesome remix of Making Me Nervous, which uses parts of the unfinished remix I did the other day.

HalfLifeRadio‘s SexyJosh sent in this acoustic Making Me Nervous cover which is pretty cool.

Some of the Songfight! fellas are taking the Album A Day challenge.

Sonofsupercar‘s blue lang did Beautiful Lunchbox

Jute Gyte put together Jennifer

And my pal Glenn Case is doing his as-yet-untitled one today and has finished track #4 as of this posting.

How Copyright Law Changed Hip Hop is a real interesting interview with Public Enemy’s Chuck D and Hank Shocklee on sampling and copyright and remixing.

Stay Free!: As you probably know, some music fans are now sampling and mashing together two or more songs and trading the results online. There’s one track by Evolution Control Committee that uses a Herb Alpert instrumental as the backing track for your “By the Time I Get to Arizona.” It sounds like you’re rapping over a Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass song. How do you feel about other people remixing your tracks without permission?

Chuck D: I think my feelings are obvious. I think it’s great.

Chuck D is pretty cool.

Borderline – Justin McGonigle Remix is now online for your enjoyment and feedback.