Uncle E
I work for a newspaper in Northern California, so yeah I’m a little nutzo. My musical tastes are eclectic (by my own standards, anyway) and run the gambit from Miles Davis to The Dead Kennedys to Wilco to electronica to classic rock and funk. Some of the stuff you’ll read here will be fiction (Bogus Band Bios, fun rock and roll facts, etc), some will be my biased opinion on music, and some will be the bullshit ramblings of a 40-something rock snob. It won’t be pretty but it’ll be the truth (most of it, anyway). Although I work for a newspaper I am not a journalist, I belong to the “other side”, which for those of you not accustomed to the inner workings of a newspaper means the advertising department.
Enjoy it here and always feel free to leave your opinion. Nothing will be suppressed.
Uncle E! There is a new post on my blog featuring The Monks. Thought you might enjoy it…
http://4minutesoffame.blogspot.com/2009/01/age-of-enlightenment.html
Yo, Uncle E, need you to email me about something about a recruiter….
Ian,
Glad to see you are back at it. Great list.
Nice work on the site. I’m a recent transplant to Auburn from L.A. and plan to check out Joanie’s soon on your recommend. If you get a chance, peek at my band, we’re all over the area:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheDyinBreed
Thanks and I’ll be checking in regularly – Charlie Nickrenz
Uncle E-
please give my new album a listen at:
expo.bandcamp.com
also can be found at…
Expo videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/solarexpoflares
Expo @ myspace: http://www.myspace.com/expoh
If you had an RSS feed, I’d be delighted.
(sorry, none of the links work, this was intended for a regular e-mail, please don’t be
Hello!
I am writing you today to ask for your help in spreading the word of an independent music based project I am currently developing. The project is a book entitled Children Of Mercy: Tales and Teachings From The World Of Independent Music. It shall be a collection of essays and poems written by several elite individuals from all over the world, as well as all over the independent music spectrum. Contributors to the book include artists, journalist, bloggers, label owners, dj’s, etc. And in some cases, a contributor might hold all of these titles.
Contributors of note include: Anna Lynn Williams (one half of Trespassers William), Shawn Fogel (Golden Bloom, Neutral Uke Hotel), Cyndi Kimmel (DJ, KZUU 90.7 Pullman), Kaytea McIntosh (XO Publicity), Christopher B. (Series II Records, founder of the Nebraska Pop Festival), Angel Russell (Sergeant Sparrow Records & Magazine, DJ WVVY 93.7 Martha’s Vineyard, MA), Alan Cohen (Alan Cohen Experience, “The Obama Groove”), Janelle Rogers (former BMG publicist, Green Light Go Publicity founder), Jess Gulbransson (artist, graphic novel writer) and so many more wonderful people. Over 40 in all!
What makes this project even more special? It is all for charity. All royalties and proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in the U.S., as well as the Cystic Fibrosis Trust in the UK. Ola and Collen Nyberg, a musical family based in Sweden, two of our contributors to this project, have a son Gunnar who has been diagnosed with a severe case of CF. It is our hope that by using the power of independent music, and the spirit that it embodies on a regular basis, we can make CF stand for “Cure Found”.
And a project about independent music would most definitely not be complete without, well, music! This is why we have developed the Children Of Mercy Compilation: Volume One. This album is a wonderful collection of tracks that perfectly embody the said spirit of the book, and are just downright beautiful tunes. Several of the contributing artists to the album will be featured as writers as well. And some are just brilliant artists that were kind enough to lend their music to help support this project.
Artists include the likes of Anna Lynn William’s solo project Lotte Kesner, former underground legends The Pristines, one of Thom Carter’s many praised projects Menhirs Of Er Grah, the top Creative Common License downloaded folksmith Robin Grey, Copenhagen’s own best seller Cleemann, and Indonesia’s acclaimed indie pop superstars Bangkutaman. As well as terrific indie acts such as Westfold, The Cryogenic Strawberries, Ira Rat, The Factory Kids, Phil The Tremolo King, Moneytree, and more!
The album will be released as a digital download courtesy of The Beechfields Label, based in Baltimore, MD. The album will also soon be for sale via the Children of Mercy Bandcamp page. But, as of now, the only for fans to receive a free handcrafted physical copy (as well as a digital download) is to pledge at least $10 to the project’s Kickstarter page by January 18th 2011. Those who do this, shall receive a CDR with a beautiful album sleeve created by pop artist Kathie Bayne, and developed courtesy of Workerbee Records which is base in Ames, Iowa.
Our latest efforts have involved trying our damnedest to raise funds to help with the self publishing costs of the book. We absolutely have to raise $2,500 by January 18th 2011 in order to make this dream a reality. The Kickstarter link can be found HERE.
If you find that this might be the kind of project you might care to support, I thank you in advance. And if you would like a physical review copy of the Children Of mercy compilation album, simply send along your address, and I will have a copy of the album sent out ASAP. If you would prefer a digital download of the album, I would be more than willing to send you one within moments after your request. Just let me know. This is an album that is sure to fit into any sort of programming imaginable.
To hear the songs in advance, please take a listen to the Children Of Mercy Bandcamp Page.
If you would like to request an interview with myself, or any of the artists involved, any arrangements can be made for anything you would like. Or if you have any further questions or concerns, I can be reached at the following e-mail address:
Childrenofmercybook[at]gmail[dot]com
Or via telephone at:
(503) 964 -9579 (call ANYTIME!)
I thank you in advance for any consideration you might give to either highlighting our project on your program, station or publication, or simply having our songs heard by your lovely listeners, whatever you might decide to do to help us inform the world a bit more on the power and glory of being independent in this day and age. And all the while, doing some good for folks with Cystic Fibrosis, who might just get a chance at a better life….with your help of course.
Below you will also find links to the projects official Facebook Fan Page, Myspace, and Blog.
Thank you again for any and all consideration you may give.
Sincerely,
Ron Trembath
editor/creator, Children Of Mercy
Hey Unc,
We’ve got a new home.
Hope you can update your Never Get Out Of The Boat links for us (we’re NOT the religious one you’ve got posted).
You’re posted over at our new place, of course.
Willard’s Wormholes
http://thewormhole1.blogspot.com/
Thanks as always for putting up with our exits and returns.
Cheers,
Willard
Willard’s Wormholes – http://thewormhole1.blogspot.com/
For The Love Of Harry – http://fortheloveofharry.blogspot.com/
The Henry Kaiser Collection – http://thehenrykaisercollection.blogspot.com/