Here's a Misfits cover of Devil's Whorehouse. I'm on everything. Drums were programmed. Since it's such a simple song, I wanted to add some feel to it. It's got a bounce/swing. 

My Misfits covers history: 
-Did vocals for "Teenagers for Mars" with Llama Lasagna for a Halloween show. 
-Sang "we are 138" during band practices with Wolf Wang until asked to shut up

Devil's Whorehouse (Misfits Cover)

This is an old one I did with QHJ. I wrote the music/lyrics, and am on everything but drums. Drums were done by Eddie Crino. This was the old day where I'd mic the drum kit by draping a single peavey mic over the ceiling fan. 

The lyrics are about an ex that died. When I found out, it had been awhile since she died and long removed since we were last in contact. I was struck with a weird sense of indifference and permanent loss. We didn't leave on great terms and I didn't really know her anymore but still, there's all these little things you share with people that belong exclusively to that particular dynamic. This song came out of that my gallows humor processing of that ("retroactively fucked a corpse" "never together again without a shovel"). There's some morbid novelty in being able to claim "no living person took my virginity." 

I don't know if this song will ever strike me as bad taste to the point where I disown it. I still like the song. Probably my favorite QHJ song. It's often a staple of my solo acoustic sets, as well. 

The "I don't know why" part refers to me not knowing how she died. It was later discovered to be an opiate overdose. Say "no" to drugs, kids. 

Scary Rides Where You're Gonna Die And Stuff...

Retro Necro (QHJ)

This is a song I did while visiting Massachusetts. I met up with my old band mate, Bill Thompson. We wrote and recorded it in his basement in an afternoon. He's on guitar and bass, I'm on drums and vocals. Rare for me to be on live drums. The lyrics were about my road trip back to Virginia from Mass (that's why the title is MAVA). 

MAVA (w/ Bill of The Turkeys)

This solo remake of an old QHJ song I did. I'm playing everything here. This was made a decade after the original. Drums are live but played on a yamaha electronic kit. The lyrics deal with infatuation and (similar to the "you ask to many questions lady," song) having a sexual reputation. The feeling of this one is more Pepe Le Pew than Frankenstein, though. 

I wrote this pre-army. I remember going to the music rec room on base. There was a drummer already in the practice room who's like "just play anything, I'll follow." I played this song on guitar and sang. He followed along throughout but then left without saying a word. 

Somewhat Childish (Solo Version)

This is the first song the Turkeys wrote together. Bill wrote the music, I wrote the lyrics. I'm singing and on cow bell if I remember right. It was written back when the band only had one guitar player and didn't have a name. When we started again with two guitars, Pat took up the tambourine for the song to let Bill's staccato guitar playing breathe. The song's loose associations floating around the concept the your identity is crafted by what you want others to see and how think others perceive you. Both are often far removed from reality. The chorus reference Johnny Cash playing guitar in prisons. I don't remember the justification for that. At the end you can hear Pat toss the tambourine. This lyrics were sung through a phone mic: www.flaggaudio.com

Cold Cuts (2014 Remaster)

Ridiculous Panniculus (The Turkeys)

I wrote the music/lyrics and sang. This was going to be a Turkeys song, the demo was recorded as a Drown Your Babies song, but then eventually made its way out to Oakland and became a Wolf Wang song. (Yes, I have stupid band names.) It was meant as an anti-drug song, mocking cocaine users I've met. For some reason, anti-coke songs historically become anthems for cocaine users. I tried to be obvious enough in my criticism that that wouldn't happen here. Conor's on backup growls and did the "coke girl" impression at the end. Far as I know, no one in the band supports coke use. That said, it was incredibly fun playing this song with them. Loose and crazy. 

Oh, this was the song where Brett copied my broken string apprehension. (The mousey part starting around 2:48.) I broke a string on the demo but played through it anyway. He can play so accurately he'll emulate your mistakes if you say "play it like this."

$400,000 Bed

Coke Song (Wolf Wang)

This was a sound collage song I made from voicemails a (now) ex-girlfriend received from her (then) ex-boyfriend. My vocals are at the end. QHJ used to play this at live shows with me just ranting off the top of my head in the vein of a stalker. 

Mine (QHJ)

I'm singing and wrote the lyrics. Music by Brett O'Brien. Performed by Wolf Wang. This lyrics are about the empty posturing and threats of a hospital patient. It was part of a mini concept album about a fictitious man stuck in Nappa State Hospital. 

Nappa (Wolf Wang)

8 Bit Something (Solo)

This was a scrap piece of paper left after I learned to loop samples. How many songs can you recognize?

I Figured Out How To Loop Samples

Solo cover of my favorite White Zombie song: Welcome to the planet motherfucker / Psychoholic Slag. I performed/programmed/recorded everything myself. I don't quite have the guttural oomph to my vocals that Rob Zombie does, but I made a decent stab at it.

Welcome To The Planet MF (White Zombie Cover)

Me doing an impression of a Boston furniture store ad during band practice. Inspired by shit like Bob's, Dean's, and Jordan's furniture.

Boston Strong

Note: I took off all the "Drown Your Babies Elsewhere" tracks from the new album to free up some upload space. If you want to hear them, search check youtube. Thanks!

This is the dumping ground for my various musical projects. Feel free to browse. Everything should be download enabled. 

About me: I'm a musician. I sing, play guitar, bass, drums, mix and record. I've been in a handful of bands (mostly rock, mostly as a singer) and I make microphones built from payphones (flaggaudio.com). If you want to use any of my work or want to collaborate feel free to get in touch. -Randy

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