9 Mar 2011

The Tenacious D of Twitter: @wesignyourtweets

It's great when musicians come up with a creative outlet for their talents.  "Dude, you should totally write a psychadelic folk pop concept album that re-tells Herman Hess's Siddartha".  What I love even more, is when musicians come up with a creative outlet for their talents that they actually can tackle.  Kevyn Smith and Jeremy Johnson, otherwise known as @wesingyourtweets have done just that.  

Here's how it works.  Whenever they feel like it, they choose a batch of tweets that they like and set them to music.  There's definitely a formula here combining two acoustic guitars with tight harmony. Think Tenacious D meets Crosby Stills Nash and Young. They've even created their own lingo.  You can check out their website at: http://wesingyourtweets.posterous.com

Here's one of my favorites: