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HousekeepingSeptember 3, 2007... No, Afterbirth ain't dead. But like Something I Learned Today, Vinyl Mine and 1,001 other mp3 blogs these days, there is the stink of decomposition about it. Between a more than full time job, a sick mother, a feuding family, a new cat, a modest social life, and summer, glorious summer, this blog's been facing stiff competition... Still, here is a housekeeping post about things that have caught my attention these last few weeks that might also interest you. If things go according to plan, there will be a post chock fulla mp3s you ain't never heard before soon.
Kwaya Na Kisser has posted an interesting exchange of e-mails between itself and Merge Records, occasioned by a contest in which KNK awarded the code for a free download of a Merge CD to the winner. Thing is, Merge actually gave KNK the code for the free download when KNK bought a copy of the CD! To what uses Merge felt it would be appropriate to put their giveaway is unclear, but apparently passing it on to a total stranger was not one of them. In case I ain't made it clear yet, KNK did not post the CD on the internet, it e-mailed a single-use code for a download of the CD to a contest winner. Weird. ***** "Between 1968 and 1977 [Mingering] Mike recorded over fifty albums, managed thirty-five of his own record labels, and produced, directed and starred in nine of his own motion pictures. In 1972 alone he produced fifteen LPs and over twenty singles, and his traveling revue played for sold out crowds the world over. How is it that such a prolific musician has gone under the radar for the past 30+ years?" For the answer to this question, check out the podcasts and transcripts here first, then here. Also, check out the Mingering Mike MySpace page. Thanks to 33/45 for hipping me to this story. ***** Cruisin' around on the information superhighway one night recently, I ran across a long-defunct mp3 blog called JB's Warehouse Music Annex with still-live links. One in particular caught my eye: an mp3 of the 1969 song "2+2=?" by the Bob Seger System. Now, if you ain't growed up in the Detroit area like me, you prolly don't know this song. But me, I've wanted to hear it again for years. And that night, two weeks ago, I heard it like I'd never heard before... The Bob Seger System - 2 + 2 = ?In 1969, long before selling his rusty pipes to Ford Motors for its truck ads, it seems Bob Seger had something more weighty on his mind. Consider this an update to May's Songs About (the) War post. ***** Finally, if you've e-mailed in the last few months, but never got a response, don't take it personally. Somehow, the domain forwarding thing I'd set up when Afterbirth was in its infancy came unglued and stayed that way, unbeknownst to me, for months. The problem has since been fixed and I would now be pleased to respond to your e-mails, if you re-send them. On a related note, Armand V. Beasley, Armand L. Beasley, Armand C. Beasley, Armand B. Beasley, Armand H. Beasley, Armand F. Beasley and Armand W. Beasley: sorry, but I do not know why your boyfriend's pecker keeps slipping out. Please consult a health care professional. Permadink | | |
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