I know there are a few RCPM fans here, but these videos should be interesting to anyone recording at a grassroots level.
RCPM rented a house in Puerto Penasco, Mexico for an 8-day writing/jamming/recording session. They're keeping track of the progress and putting daily videos on the net. Interesting to see these songs grow, from the initial jam ideas, to the arrangement, to tracking.
The first five days are up
HERE, with a few more coming in the next few days.