Swim Herschel Swim — Billion

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Of all the songs we did, this one was the most “metal” Fishbone from the early 90s sound they had … Continue reading

Swim Herschel Swim: Bohemian

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Continuing on in the remastering saga that has spanned multiple years and survived the birth of my second child, expansion … Continue reading

Yes, this is the song I’ll choose to test the Tumblr audio…

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Yes, this is the song I’ll choose to test the Tumblr audio post feature. I’ve already posted this on my personal internet website blog so this is just going to be a test.
p.s. Wasn’t everybody in a ska band in college in the late 80s/early 90s? I… Continue reading

Swim Herschel Swim: Montero

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Let’s celebrate healthcare reform passing with one of my all-time favorite Swim Herschel Swim songs, Montero. This song features music … Continue reading

Burn Swim Burn: Scourge

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This song is a straight up Merkley joint. He brought this in fully written and the rest of us just added … Continue reading

Burn Swim Burn — Bob

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HI! Remember last spring and summer when I started sharing and remastering tracks from Swim Herschel Swim? And then we had … Continue reading

Burn Swim Burn — Clueless, etc.

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Here are three tracks that we released on I Wish I Had a Raygun that we redid for the CD. These were all … Continue reading

Burn Swim Burn — General

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This and about a dozen other tracks on the CD were recorded at the same studio that we did I Wish I Had … Continue reading

Pastor

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This track was part of the all-night tracking session I talked about here. Rod’s vocals were recorded at 5 in the morning … Continue reading

Burn Swim Burn — Shut Up

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I thought I’d do a similar thing that I did with I Wish I Had a Raygun with the CD Burn Swim Burn that my … Continue reading

Swim Herschel Swim Skeleton 9: Fuz

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We wrote this song in the late winter/early-spring of 1990. This was the first song we wrote after the initial … Continue reading

Swim Herschel Swim Skeleton 8: Ring of Fire

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This cover of the Johnny Cash song was heavily inspired by the 80s version done by Wall of Voodoo. You … Continue reading

Swim Herschel Swim Skeleton 7: Suzy Q

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Panel for the SubBass plug-in in Logic Express Another in the reggae then ska then reggae then ska songs we … Continue reading

Swim Herschel Swim Skeleton 5: Chevy Bossa Nova

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In 1987, a keyboard was introduced to the mass market by Roland called the D-50. It blended a synthesis technique of sampled … Continue reading

Swim Herschel Swim Skeleton 4: Kick Me

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Swim Herschel Swim, live at Center Stage, Provo, Utah, 1991–2(?). This photo used without permission from Rich Hillquist’s personal collection. … Continue reading