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New demo and love for SoundCloud

Hi there, check out this demo: It’s the first finished song for an album concept I’m working on and the first thing I’ve published on SoundCloud. I’ve been shilling SoundCloud to my friends a lot lately because I’m so impressed … Continue reading

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The New Boss

Here’s an excellent article by David Lowery of Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker that totally explodes the premise (and promise) of how artists can expect to benefit from digital distribution. His arguments underscore my lately festering opinion that we’re moving … Continue reading

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Hanford tour, checking out Richland

About a month ago, on April 24, I took a tour of the Hanford facility outside of Richland, Washington, and it was awesome. Hanford is the most contaminated nuclear site in the country. It’s also the nation’s largest and most … Continue reading

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“The essence of any utopianism is: Conjure an ideal that makes an impossible demand on reality, then announce that, until the demand is met in full, your ideal can’t be fairly evaluated. Attribute any incidental successes to the halfway meeting … Continue reading

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Nice NMH cover

I just heard this: http://www.covermesongs.com/MP3s/News0412/30Quickies/EverythingIs.mp3 on a site devoted to covers, via Brent Amaker, who also has a song on there. It’s really well done by an Albuquerque band called Sad Baby Wolf. Their recording is very close to the original, … Continue reading

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