Cubicle Songs Episode 1!
Tune in every Wednesday at 1pm for more guests, more tunes, and general office shenanigans.
New Web TV Show!
Sorry for not writing to you for a little while. It’s been a busy bunch of weeks here, but full of good things. Writing new songs, booking gigs (Rockwood Music Hall on July 29th is up next) and planning a wedding. Yup. I’m getting married this fall! So, like I said, busy bunch of weeks…
And I am really pleased to announce the debut of one of the new projects I’ve been working on. It’s a Web TV show and the debut episode is TODAY:
Cubicle Songs
The World’s Smallest Office-Based Music Talk Show
When: Today at 1pm EDT
Where: http://www.cubiclesongs.com
Special Guest: Bucky Hayes
What?!: Cubicle Songs is your official lunch-break music talk show. Each week, I play a song and then invite a different singer/songwriter to share a song of theirs. We do a mini talk show style interview, play a cover song together, and then it’s time to get back to work. Best of all, we shoot the show live in an actual office space because, let’s face it, most office cubicles could use a little more creativity!
Our first guest is the one and only Bucky Hayes and, in addition to the musical highlights, you can learn more about the intimate relationship between Bob Dylan and cheese. Tune in at 1pm EDT at http://www.cubiclesongs.com to find out what the heck I’m talking about. The show airs every week at 1pm EDT on Wednesdays and we’ll archive the shows on Friday.
Tell your friends and give us your feedback. Guests you’d like to see? Songs you want to hear? Hit us up!
http://twitter.com/cubiclesongs
Love,
Matt Lenny / The Elm City Council
Frustration does not = total failure
So…this is quite the way to begin my new blog, but so it goes.
For those of you who don’t know me, I’m a Brooklyn guitarist/songwriter/singer who, like many others, has not yet achieved the success and popularity I always imagined would be mine. As a result, like the vast majority of the world, I have to work a day job in order to pay the rent, put food on the table, etc. (Boo hoo…I know…believe me I know that, relatively speaking, my life is one of extreme comfort and blessings beyond those of the wildest imaginations of so much of the world…)
But, even with a healthy dose of perspective, I often find myself frustrated. I get worried if I don’t feel like I’m on the right track, if I feel like I’m not pursuing my dreams with enough ardor or with the right strategy. I think it’s human nature: if you’re not living up to what you feel is your full potential, frustration creeps in.
Anyway, a big part of the reason for this blog is to create a public forum, as it were, where I can work through and (hopefully) exorcise one of the most persistent obstacles I face in trying to achieve my musical/artistic/life dreams. I’m a big believer that everyone’s greatest strength is also, on its flipside, their greatest weakness.
In my case, it comes down to one major thing (there are others…but I can’t focus on all my flaws/strengths without having to rename this narcissism.tumblr.com): PERFECTIONISM.
