An open letter to BP’s PR department

Dear BP’s PR department: First of all, let’s get one thing very, very clear before we go any further: your company has fucked up. Not “made a regrettable error” or “inadvertently” anything. You have caused a massive unnatural disaster. Right now, pretty much everybody on the planet hates your guts. There are guys in caves […]

Vaguely Mediterranean Vegetarian Barbecue Thingy

Main Ingredients 2 Portobello mushroom caps 1/2 onion (your choice of color) 1 red pepper 1 cup large couscous* 2 cups chicken broth 2 tablespoons real butter 1/4 cup oil (olive or corn will work) 1/2 cup of yogurt, plain Barbecue Sauce 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce 1 small can tomato paste (not sauce) 1/3 cup […]

Things I have discovered in three days of selling my album online

People are willing to buy online music via PayPal from your website. Not all of these people are my mom. Or actually people I know. This is encouraging. Not having a label or distributor means the music goes directly into my PayPal account. No quarterly reports, no sending my boys to the label accounting office […]