Back in March, friend and co-worker Christopher Ave wrote a song from the point of view of a just-laid-off copy editor, “Copy Editor’s Lament (The Layoff Song).” Now you can get a copy of that song — only 89 cents at Amazon. Next month, the music video should be ready, too. I can’t wait to [...]

Friend and colleague Christopher Ave has written a song from the view of a just-laid-off copy editor: “Copy Editor’s Lament (The Layoff Song).” Christopher says the lyrics are fictional, but they’re still true. Head to his blog, Music for Media, to hear the song. Last month, George Kelly brought us “Furlough,” a revision of Peggy [...]

A couple of friends have launched new blogs. You should check them out. Up first: Christopher Ave. You know his work from the “Gimme the Truth,” the Politifact song (video at left). He’s also the political editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. His other job is Music for Media, which creates music for all sorts [...]