If you've enjoyed HBO's Hard Knocks training camp mini-series, or VH-1's Behind The Scenes documentaries, you'll probably enjoy this ongoing weblog on what it's like to be a recording engineer with an out of control band that's new to recording. It's a sometimes-astonishing behind the scenes look at why albums invariably take much longer to record than any sane human being thinks they should, and why so much money is wasted in the recording industry.

It has its share of PG-13+ language, but it's a fun read if you're interested in how a rock band is recorded. If you've seen credits for "recording engineer" on a CD and wondered just what the person did, here's the inside scoop.

And it's not pretty.