Paul and Storm

So it’s just been announced that we’re taking part in a brand new musical contest, courtesy of Quick Stop Entertainment:

Masters of Song Fu

Okay, first off: we take no responsibility whatsoever for that name; That’s all Plumey‘s doing.

Next: what the heck is it? Well, you can follow the link above for the complete details; but the short version is that it’s a sort of musical Iron Chef: musicians may sign up to participate on the Quick Stop website; once 20 competitors are selected, everyone will be given a specific songwriting challenge—such as, say, "write a song that includes a valid rhyme for ‘orange’," or some such (but not that one)—and are given one week to complete and submit their songs. Then the public votes, and the top 5 vote getters move on to the next round. Easy, right?

But on top of that, everyone also competes with a series of "Masters" to raise the stakes. The Masters for this round: us (such as we are); Internet Superstar Jonathan Coulton (and you all know who he is); and co-creator of [adult swim]‘s The Venture Bros. and all-around multimedia juggernaut Doc Hammer. (Doc is the one we’re really worried about: partly because we’re intimidated, as we’re both huge Venture Bros. fans; and mostly because Doc has genuine Musician Hair^TM)

Once things get rolling in earnest (the musician selection process is going on as we speak), we’ll let you know what the first challenge is. Wish us luck!