Green Monkey Records

07/19/2026

An Atheist Goes To Church: The latest bloggy stuff from Tom Dyer's Green Monkey Noize!

07/18/2026

Yipes! We just released a new Kaz Murphy single two days ago and I completely forgot to use my new social posting gizmo. Wake up, buddy! From his upcoming album, "Making Noise". The scoop:

IOWA OHIO ARIZONA

Murphy was challenged by a friend to write a love song to U.S. swing states. The result is “Iowa Ohio Arizona,” a song that gives a little love to the other side of the aisle. It has a roving, vintage ‘40s folk vibe with the harmonica playing like a train moving through the Midwest and into Western landscapes. It’s a great road trip song with its singalongable gang chorus of, “Iowa Ohio Arizona / In my heart, I think you're feelin' blue / Iowa Ohio Arizona / Oh, my darlin', I love you.”

"People in my circles were just putting these states down,” says Murphy. “They’re filled with MAGA folks voting for Trump. So, instead of continuing to hate on them, my pal asked if I could write something nice. And I said, ‘Yes sir, I can.” I picked those states because they’re significant of course, but I really like how they sound together. It's almost like one long word; ‘Iowa Ohio Arizona.’”

07/18/2026

Von Cube in da house!

07/16/2026

Next week we start tracking for the 3rd album by my band, The Icons. Our first 1983. Our second 2011. Who dat? This 2003 film fastival movie (with a very young John Richchards - KEXP) made about us explanins it all.

Get some: http://greenmonkeyrecords.com/product/the-icons-masters-o...

07/16/2026

My recording system for the First Christian Church Organ album is assembled and functioning properly! I will be recording into Logic Pro on the iPad, which then I can dump directly into my Mac computer and move it over to ProTools to mix. I can monitor with my regular studio Beyer headphones off the interface or with AirPods off the iPad. Yes, I will be using fancier microphones than that SM 57, but it was good enough for putting the system through its paces and getting everything to work today. As Iggy Pop once said, “here comes success“!

07/13/2026

Taylor Swift is nervous!
Just published "Living The Bot Life" on Substack: what happens when a 73-year-old indie label guy starts working with an AI chatbot. Spoiler: there's cursing, mushroom capsules, and questionable life choices.
Read it here →

Adventures in Artificial Intelligence

07/06/2026

🐒 Tom Dyer's Green Monkey Noize is live on Substack! First post is up and at 'em — with welcome notes, Strongbow news, Icons update, pipe organ madness and more. Come read it now and subscribe: greenmonkeytom.substack.com

07/05/2026

🎵 Sweet mama! Unearthed from 1991 — Jon Strongbow's Music For Intense Cities is back from the beyond! Eight instrumental tracks, freshly remastered by Mr. Steve Turnidge, including the fabulous Ms. Christine Gunn on cello. Never released on any of Jon's Mystery School albums — this one's fresh. Check it out on Bandcamp:

8 track album