Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Work of Saws


Work of Saws is a Minneapolis band in love with the two-minute-or-less pop masterpiece. They're rumored to have a double CD coming out in 2006.

Most of their tracks are short enough to be in the TMW library. They come from these CDs:
- Motivation And Watertower Grammer
- The Pious Flats

Work of Saws web site.

Sunday, October 23, 2005

Big Songs for Little Attention Spans

Once upon a time, Stuart Campbell wondered if it was possible to cram 100 short songs -- good songs -- on a single CD. Well, he did it, not once but twice. And he's made them available for free download, along with cover art. Thanks, Stuart.

Big Songs for Little Attention Spans
Big Songs for Little Attention Spans, Vol. 2

Saturday, October 15, 2005

Quick Fiction: Stories under 500 words

I've subscribed to Quick Fiction since issue #1 and it has never let me down. As with many such publications, money has gotten tight. They've got a fundraiser going on if you'd like to help out, but do yourself a favor and just subscribe. You won't regret it.

Quick Fiction web site.

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

33 Short Songs About America


Andrew Ayers claims his disc is "the flagship album for a new genre of rock and roll: shortcore." Who am I to argue?

You can visit his web site and download every one of the songs. Or do the nice thing and order a CD.

33 Short Songs About America: The Most Important Single Recording in the History of Western Music

Saturday, October 01, 2005

The world's shortest personality test

I won't say what my results were, but man . . .

The World's Shortest Personality Test