Free Music Friday: Come On Carol

Come On Carol

Download the mp3 Here

Hello friends! Here is a free download of "Come On Carol" for your Friday afternoon music needs! "Come On Carol" is the tale of a 1940s pilot spy that finds herself in a bit of trouble. This song was recorded during the time of the "Aimed Arrows" EP, but didn't really fit with those tunes. Anyway its here for you now. Enjoy!
la la love,
Paul

Aimed Arrows selected top 10 EP of 2009!

The folks at Powerpopaholic.com selected "Aimed Arrows" as the 9th best EP of 2009! I have been a loyal reader of the Powerpopaholic blog for a long time now, and am completely honored that they chose my EP as part of their top 10 list. In addition to selecting it #9 of 2009 they also gave it a nice review which you can check out below:

I would like to thank all of you that bought the EP and those that helped so much with its creation: Dana for her brilliant artwork, Iain for his honest opinion, Curtis for his voice & ear, & Justin for the guitar solo on "Weary Arms".

Download "Aimed Arrows" by clicking the paypal button to the right.

The Mission

(view of the original mission cemetery)

(the mission today, with school to the left)
For a long time now I have been interested in California history and more specifically the California Missions. Lots of people find my interest a little odd and often ask what it is about the missions that attracts me. Here is my answer: the architecture, the art, the history, & the cemeteries. They usually respond with "Cemeteries? How morbid." I can understand this response, but I find the cemeteries so fascinating. So many people connected to the missions buried where they worked and lived.
Sadly at mission Sanbuenaventura the cemetery no longer exists. The people are still resting on the land, but instead of having tombstones mark the lives of so many of these early Californians, they are underneath a school. Above you can see a early shot of the mission with the cemetery untouched. How the powers that be could have decided it was a good idea to place a school on top of a cemetery is beyond me. This fact has always rubbed me the wrong way. So much so that I've written about it a few different times in my music. The most direct being my song "The Mission".
It was written about two years ago at my friend Jason's house while we were discussing the mission cemetery. Him and I would often talk about certain ideas and then start strumming our guitars. Most of the time I would start to think about what we had discussed and a melody would form with certain phrases from our conversation. That is what happened with "The Mission". Two years later I finally got around to making a proper recording which now appears on the "Aimed Arrows" EP. You can listen to "The Mission" below.
The Mission:

Arrow Photos From Contest

here are 3 i really enjoyed:

photo by: doug

photo of baby peter by: kristi

photo submitted by: justin

thanks to all of you that entered the contest. it was lots of fun looking at what you came up with.

don't forget to download "aimed arrows". paypal link is on the right ----->

Aimed Arrows EP

4$ Digital Download includes:
*5 Brand New Paul Starling Tracks:
Lay Down Your Weary Arms
The Mission
Yes I Know What Day It Is
Tired Of The Casual Goddess
No No No
* Original EP Artwork by Dana Beierle, Front & Back Covers
* Lyrics to all 5 songs
* Exclusive BONUS track; each download will come with 1 of 3 'secret songs'

How It Works:
When you click the "buy now" button above it sends you to the PayPal site. There you are asked to pay the 4$. Once you've successfully paid, you will automatically be taken to the download site. Then you will download a zip file containing the above mentioned EP.

please contact me with any questions or comments: sirpaulstarling@yahoo.com

Aimed Arrows Contest

Want to win a free download of my new EP "Aimed Arrows"? Well here's how:
1. take a photo of a unique, funny, scary, or interesting arrow. ex: street signs, billboards, lawn sculptures! (doesn't have to be a high quality shot, cellphone photos work!)
2. send the picture to sirpaulstarling@yahoo.com by Friday Oct. 30th 11:59 pm
3. i will review each and every photo and choose what i deem the best.
4. i will announce the winner Halloween morning and send them their free download!!!


Featuring 5 Brand New Paul Starling Songs!
Lay Down Your Weary Arms
The Mission
Yes I Know What Day It Is
Tired Of The Casual Goddess
No No No
Coming November 1st!!

New EP "Aimed Arrows" Coming Nov. 1st!!

4$ Digital Download includes:
*5 Brand New Paul Starling Tracks:
Lay Down Your Weary Arms
The Mission
Yes I Know What Day It Is
Tired Of The Casual Goddess
No No No
* Original EP Artwork by Dana Beierle, Front & Back Covers
* Lyrics to all 5 songs
* Exclusive BONUS track; each download will come with 1 of 3 'secret songs'

Hello Friends,
I am proud to announce the online release of my new EP "Aimed Arrows", featuring 5 brand new songs written & recorded by yours truly over the last year. You will be able to purchase the digital download right here at the Paul Starling blog, Monday November 1st! In addition we will be having a contest in which one of you will win a free download of "Aimed Arrows" one day early!! Check back all this week for more updates & contest details.
cheers,
Paul

Aimed Arrows EP

4$ Digital Download includes:
*5 Brand New Paul Starling Tracks:
Lay Down Your Weary Arms
The Mission
Yes I Know What Day It Is
Tired Of The Casual Goddess
No No No
* Original EP Artwork by Dana Beierle, Front & Back Covers
* Lyrics to all 5 songs
* Exclusive BONUS track; each download will come with 1 of 3 'secret songs'

How It Works:
When you click the "buy now" button above it sends you to the PayPal site. There you are asked to pay the 4$. Once you've successfully paid, you will automatically be taken to the download site. Then you will download a zip file containing the above mentioned EP.

please contact me with any questions or comments: sirpaulstarling@yahoo.com