Shane Faubert
@shanefaubert.bsky.social
Music maker (Cheepskates, solo), music lover, serial list maker.
Only took 39 years, but “Star” by the Cheepskates is now available to stream! For all you sad psych Christmas fans… I know you’re out there somewhere.
music.apple.com/us/album/sta...
music.apple.com/us/album/sta...
Star by Cheepskates on Apple Music
Song · 1986 · Duration 2:45
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December 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Only took 39 years, but “Star” by the Cheepskates is now available to stream! For all you sad psych Christmas fans… I know you’re out there somewhere.
music.apple.com/us/album/sta...
music.apple.com/us/album/sta...
I’ve got dibs on the FIFA Lifetime Achievement Grammy. Who do I need to get in touch with?
December 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I’ve got dibs on the FIFA Lifetime Achievement Grammy. Who do I need to get in touch with?
Another follow-up comment. The Beach Boys are set to have a box released covering the 15 Big Ones/Love You/Adult Child years. These were not their most commercially accepted albums, but we’re going to get them with some TLC applied. It can’t be about money, can it?
December 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Another follow-up comment. The Beach Boys are set to have a box released covering the 15 Big Ones/Love You/Adult Child years. These were not their most commercially accepted albums, but we’re going to get them with some TLC applied. It can’t be about money, can it?
Just as a quick follow-up: all(?) of Robin Gibb’s recordings done during the brief breakup were released. Barry and Maurice solo and the unreleased Kick in the Head shouldn’t remain disappeared. It’s good!
December 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Just as a quick follow-up: all(?) of Robin Gibb’s recordings done during the brief breakup were released. Barry and Maurice solo and the unreleased Kick in the Head shouldn’t remain disappeared. It’s good!
Does anyone know why The Bee Gees catalog hasn’t gotten the copyright release treatment? Beach Boys’ previously unreleased material was a revelation once it got cleaned up and released properly. There are dozens of Bee Gees songs I’m aware of that need to be heard. I’m sure lots that I’m unaware!
December 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Does anyone know why The Bee Gees catalog hasn’t gotten the copyright release treatment? Beach Boys’ previously unreleased material was a revelation once it got cleaned up and released properly. There are dozens of Bee Gees songs I’m aware of that need to be heard. I’m sure lots that I’m unaware!
Reposted by Shane Faubert
Oh, you make music?
I'd love to hear (about) it, and I'm not the only one I'm sure.
I will repost everything ✌️🖤
I'd love to hear (about) it, and I'm not the only one I'm sure.
I will repost everything ✌️🖤
October 24, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Oh, you make music?
I'd love to hear (about) it, and I'm not the only one I'm sure.
I will repost everything ✌️🖤
I'd love to hear (about) it, and I'm not the only one I'm sure.
I will repost everything ✌️🖤
New release! Two songs originally recorded for inclusion on a Bee Gees tribute Lp. Either I was too late or the compilers didn’t have room… I never found out the reason. Available on Bandcamp now, will hit the usual streamers soon. Enjoy! Repost!
shanefaubert1.bandcamp.com/album/songs-...
shanefaubert1.bandcamp.com/album/songs-...
Songs Volume 3: The Bee Gees, by Shane Faubert
2 track album
shanefaubert1.bandcamp.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
New release! Two songs originally recorded for inclusion on a Bee Gees tribute Lp. Either I was too late or the compilers didn’t have room… I never found out the reason. Available on Bandcamp now, will hit the usual streamers soon. Enjoy! Repost!
shanefaubert1.bandcamp.com/album/songs-...
shanefaubert1.bandcamp.com/album/songs-...
Are there any independent agencies keeping track of everything that’s being destroyed by the current US administration? The rebuild is going to be a bitch at best, impossible without a coherent roadmap.
November 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Are there any independent agencies keeping track of everything that’s being destroyed by the current US administration? The rebuild is going to be a bitch at best, impossible without a coherent roadmap.
A non-Cheepskates Christmas… song #5. Co-written/performed/produced by myself and the late Michael Workstel (lead vocalist), this one is a pseudo-rockabilly pop song. I had forgotten completely about this recording until recently!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYQP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYQP...
The Holidays, Sleighbell Bop
YouTube video by Randy's Rodeo
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November 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A non-Cheepskates Christmas… song #5. Co-written/performed/produced by myself and the late Michael Workstel (lead vocalist), this one is a pseudo-rockabilly pop song. I had forgotten completely about this recording until recently!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYQP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYQP...
A Cheepskates Christmas… song #4, a long dreamy instrumental perfect for listening to on Christmas Eve while sitting by the fire (or watching the Yule Log channel on TV). Recorded at the sessions for the first Midnight Records Christmas comp but not released at the time.
youtu.be/ne7Ho1OZYxA?...
youtu.be/ne7Ho1OZYxA?...
"Midnight Mass" - The Cheepskates
YouTube video by Xtracollestrial
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A Cheepskates Christmas… song #4, a long dreamy instrumental perfect for listening to on Christmas Eve while sitting by the fire (or watching the Yule Log channel on TV). Recorded at the sessions for the first Midnight Records Christmas comp but not released at the time.
youtu.be/ne7Ho1OZYxA?...
youtu.be/ne7Ho1OZYxA?...
Cheepskates Christmas song #3:
Recorded inside (and outside!) the Music Building in Manhattan. A fun, surfy instrumental about… shopping?
youtu.be/ADENT-PNUAU?...
Recorded inside (and outside!) the Music Building in Manhattan. A fun, surfy instrumental about… shopping?
youtu.be/ADENT-PNUAU?...
Last Minute Rush
YouTube video by Cheepskates - Topic
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Cheepskates Christmas song #3:
Recorded inside (and outside!) the Music Building in Manhattan. A fun, surfy instrumental about… shopping?
youtu.be/ADENT-PNUAU?...
Recorded inside (and outside!) the Music Building in Manhattan. A fun, surfy instrumental about… shopping?
youtu.be/ADENT-PNUAU?...
Cheepskates Christmas song #2, this one more Child Ballad than psych/garage - eerie, cold and a little bit sad. Out of place on the Lp it was released on but has always held a place in my heart.
youtu.be/wpbeBtxT0BE?...
youtu.be/wpbeBtxT0BE?...
The Cheepskates, Star
YouTube video by Randy's Rodeo
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Cheepskates Christmas song #2, this one more Child Ballad than psych/garage - eerie, cold and a little bit sad. Out of place on the Lp it was released on but has always held a place in my heart.
youtu.be/wpbeBtxT0BE?...
youtu.be/wpbeBtxT0BE?...
It’s that time of year I guess - time to post The Cheepskates’ Christmas songs. Hard to believe we recorded these over 40 years ago! They still sound good to me, hopefully they will to you too.
Cheepskates Christmas song #1 with more than a passing nod to The Beach Boys:
youtu.be/H9PjrXeBHZA?...
Cheepskates Christmas song #1 with more than a passing nod to The Beach Boys:
youtu.be/H9PjrXeBHZA?...
"Christmastime With You" - The Cheepskates
YouTube video by Xtracollestrial
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It’s that time of year I guess - time to post The Cheepskates’ Christmas songs. Hard to believe we recorded these over 40 years ago! They still sound good to me, hopefully they will to you too.
Cheepskates Christmas song #1 with more than a passing nod to The Beach Boys:
youtu.be/H9PjrXeBHZA?...
Cheepskates Christmas song #1 with more than a passing nod to The Beach Boys:
youtu.be/H9PjrXeBHZA?...
Life in rural America: the polls have been open for three hours in my town and my ballot was the 39th cast.
November 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Life in rural America: the polls have been open for three hours in my town and my ballot was the 39th cast.
A lifelong Yankee fan, but rooting HARD for the Jays. Even broke out a new box of maple cookies for luck during game 7. My condolences to all Toronto fans, but the series will be remembered as one of the greatest in history. The 2025 BlueJays were a hell of a team.
November 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A lifelong Yankee fan, but rooting HARD for the Jays. Even broke out a new box of maple cookies for luck during game 7. My condolences to all Toronto fans, but the series will be remembered as one of the greatest in history. The 2025 BlueJays were a hell of a team.
Have been listening to early Bee Gees the last few days. We all know how great they were vocally and the songwriting was outstanding. What I never paid enough attention to was just how good a bass player Maurice was. He should be in the conversation as one of the best of the era.
October 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Have been listening to early Bee Gees the last few days. We all know how great they were vocally and the songwriting was outstanding. What I never paid enough attention to was just how good a bass player Maurice was. He should be in the conversation as one of the best of the era.
NoKings II in Massena NY.
October 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
NoKings II in Massena NY.
Today’s NYT Connections has a bunch of Big Star references!
October 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Today’s NYT Connections has a bunch of Big Star references!
Yankees! Schlittler! I love baseball.
October 3, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Yankees! Schlittler! I love baseball.
Yankees and Guardians each begin their playoff runs on Tuesday. For at least three days I will be rooting for them both!
September 29, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Yankees and Guardians each begin their playoff runs on Tuesday. For at least three days I will be rooting for them both!
Just listened to the first two Tyrannosaurus Rex albums and for the first time realized that the Shaggs share much of the same musical space!
September 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Just listened to the first two Tyrannosaurus Rex albums and for the first time realized that the Shaggs share much of the same musical space!
Yankees/BlueJays game: organist just played “No Time” by the Guess Who. I haven’t been paying close attention and wonder what other Canadian Classics I might’ve missed.
September 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Yankees/BlueJays game: organist just played “No Time” by the Guess Who. I haven’t been paying close attention and wonder what other Canadian Classics I might’ve missed.
I saw Bananaball for the first time last night. Breath of fresh air after sitting through the first 3 games of the Yankees/Red Sox series.
August 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I saw Bananaball for the first time last night. Breath of fresh air after sitting through the first 3 games of the Yankees/Red Sox series.
Tryfles, Outta Place, Fuzztones, Vipers, Mosquitos and (of course) The Cheepskates live in NYC at Fuzzfest ‘84. Vinyl available wherever… um… I’m not sure where you can buy it but it’s out there. That’s 2 live Cheepskates releases and 1 live show so far in 2025! It’s been a while.
August 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Tryfles, Outta Place, Fuzztones, Vipers, Mosquitos and (of course) The Cheepskates live in NYC at Fuzzfest ‘84. Vinyl available wherever… um… I’m not sure where you can buy it but it’s out there. That’s 2 live Cheepskates releases and 1 live show so far in 2025! It’s been a while.
Politics killed the video star.
July 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Politics killed the video star.