#singyourlife
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Saturday, November 2, 2013
My music in a feature film! Let's make it happen!
I'm thrilled and honored to have one of my original songs appear in the feature film Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse. Gabe Diani and Etta Devine are incredibly talented indie movie makers who not only wrote but also star in this new feature. They are currently doing an amazing kickstarter campaign with a new video every day of hilarious "Apocatips" to make sure you're prepared for the end of the world.
Cast members include: BARRY BOSTWICK ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Spin City"), HARRY GROENER ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Dear John"), ARMIN SHIMERMAN ("Star Trek: DS9," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), COLE STRATTON ("Pop My Culture" podcast), KITTY SWINK ("Star Trek," "Nikki and Nora"), JOCELYN TOWNE ("I Am I"), and JANET VARNEY ("The Legend of Korra," "Burning Love").
Please help my music make it into the world of movies! Every dollar counts and you get seriously cool rewards. If I were you, I'd back at a level that at least gets you a digital download of their first movie, a spooky comedy called The Selling. So worth it!
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Thursday, June 27, 2013
A few seconds of Megalodon
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Buried
Working hard in the afternoon
Slave away and rhyme
My body will feel it soon
But that’s just fine by me
I see the purpose
I know the “why”
It all comes down to this
Long awaited night
Watch and wait
He’s getting closer now
All this work…
I hate and I know how to cope
Long live me
I am victorious
She is free now
Today is glorious
All my life is hinged on this night
A bullet glitters on the highway
But did he know, did he understand
I had the last word to say?
Watch and wait
He’s getting closer now
All this work…
I hate and I know how to cope
Long live me
I am victorious
She is free now
Today is glorious
If you’re wondering why…
I did it all for her.
You know why.
I did it all for her.
You know I
I did it all for her.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Hold your breath.
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Saturday, June 1, 2013
MEGALODON
MEGALODON
I am invisible and you can only see
With your eyes
But deep down, you know it’s me
It is on the tip of the iceberg
That’s stuck to my tongue
With every passing phrase
I’m here. I’m right here.
The words I left unsaid
Are thrashing violently now
Like a megalodon in the room
Please tell me you know I’m here
If only I were a ghost
Brave and sure
You’d feel my words on your lips
The rush of an embrace
The words I left unsaid
Are thrashing violently now
Oh the megalodon in the room
Please tell me you know I’m here
I’m here
Here me now
See me now
Know me now
You know how
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
A Letter to Elise
A few days ago, I found myself dusting off old CDs to listen to in the car for my daily 3+ hours of commuting to my thankless job. I put on The Cure: Paris and it has been on endless-loop ever since. I had forgotten how beautiful A Letter to Elise was and when I tried to sing along, I choked up a little. The song has been in my head ever since, so I decided to sit down this morning and play it on the piano.
It's not fancy or thought-out, my fireplace is out of tune...it just is what it is. And just for fun, I thought I'd share it with you.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Happy Birthday, Morrissey!
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Opperation: The Smiths Project YouTube Videos
People write to me all the time telling me they found me through youtube and I know there is an audience there. Currently, with absolutely no effort on my part and not even having proper videos, some of these songs have thousands of views already. Imagine how many views they would have if they had real videos and links to/from other videos in The Smiths youtube community.
I know these songs mean a lot to you- and several people have even gone as far as to create their own fan videos for the songs. (I've seen many, so if you have made a video, please send me the link!) Much like The Smiths album covers, I am not visually represented in these fan-made videos, but I think it's in keeping with the aesthetic of The Smiths and it works. Plus, I like the idea that the videos are completely open to interpretation.
For Example:
by The Mystery Parade
It is with this in mind that I propose Opperation: The Smiths Project YouTube Videos
1. Comment below to pick the song you want to create a video for and I'll cross it off the master list of available songs
2. I send you a re-mastered mp3 of the song to use
3. You create a video and send it to me for upload on my channel (you can put it on your channel as well)
4. I give you free stuff such as digital album downloads, CDs, records, T-shirts, necklaces, posters, stickers, or even temporary tattoos
5. I promote the videos on youtube, twitter, tumblr, facebook, mailing list, reverbnation, last.fm, Jango, etc.
End result:
- You are forever associated with The Smiths Project and your work is seen by a lot of people
- I will have a youtube channel filled with creativity and love from people around the world
- Karmic dance party of internet awesomeness
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For each video, please include the following information:
Song Name, an a cappella cover by Janice Whaley, The Smiths Project, 2010
www.janicewhaley.com
The Smiths Project Song List
A Rush and a Push and the Land We Stand On Is Ours
Accept Yourself
Ask
Asleep
Back To The Old House
Barbarism Begins At Home
Bigmout Strikes Again
Cemetry Gates
Death At One's Elbow
Death of a Disco Dancer
Draize Train
Frankly Mr. Shankly
Girl Afraid
Girlfriend In A Coma
Golden Lights
Half a Person
Hand In Glove
Handsome Devil
Headmaster Ritual
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
How Soon Is Now
I Don't Owe You Anything
I Keep Mine Hidden
I Know It's Over
I Started Something That I Couldn't Finish
I Want The One I Can't Have
Is It Really So Strange
Jeane
Last Night I Dreamt that Somebody Loved Me
London
Meat Is Murder
Miserable Lie
Money Changes Everything
Never Had No One Ever
Nowhere Fast
Oscilate Wildly
Paint a Vulgar Picture
Panic
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I want
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Reel Around the Fountain
Rubber Ring
Rusholme Ruffians
Shakespeare's Sister
sheila Take a Bow
Shoplifters of the World Unite
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Still Ill
Stop Me if You Think You've Heard This One Before
Stretch Out And Wait
Suffer Little Children
Sweet and Tender Hooligan
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
The Queen Is Dead
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
This Charming Man
This Night Has Opened My Eyes
Unhappy Birthday
Unloveable
Vicar In A Tutu
Well, I Wonder
What Difference Does It Make
What She Said
William, It Was Really Nothing
Wonderful Woman
You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby
You've Got Everything Now