Hey, eBook readers… January 10, 2012
Posted by Erik Tomblin in Uncategorized.Tags: eBook, free, horror, Kindle, Love, mystery, reading
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Starting tonight about midnight you can get Riverside Blues for free on Amazon. Just click the link. You can also use the Kindle app to read it if you don’t have the device. If you grab a copy and give it a go, please rate and/or review it here or at Amazon. This offer lasts until about midnight this coming Sunday night, so grab it while you can!
Hope you enjoy it and thanks!
Color me excited… April 2, 2011
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12 years after it initially appeared, we’ve re-released MSI’s long sought after and out of print debut album, “Tight” as “Tighter“, a newly remastered CD/DVD and Double Vinyl set.
When goils were goils… March 17, 2011
Posted by Erik Tomblin in Choices, Magic, Music.Tags: Angry Old Men, Bon Jovi, Steve Jobs
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According to a few sources out there, Jon Bon Jovi made the following statement, which I will assess bit by bit:
“Kids today have missed the whole experience of putting the headphones on, turning it up to 10, holding the jacket, closing their eyes and getting lost in an album;”
What exactly are the kids missing? I’m pretty sure they still put on headphones and crank it to 10, probably even close their eyes and get lost in the music. So is it the holding of the jacket that the kids are missing? Looking at a few pictures or liner notes meant to enhance some music that should stand well-enough on its own?
“and the beauty of taking your allowance money and making a decision based on the jacket, not knowing what the record sounded like, and looking at a couple of still pictures and imagining it.”
I learned my lesson quickly about that “beauty”. It was an album by a band called Cacophony and it sucked. Had I been able to sample any album and any song I wanted (like you can today on the internet), I’d have spent my money on something that didn’t suck. I think Bon Jovi needs to dig into a Whitman’s sampler and realize there are just as many good results from a blind choice as there are bad.
“God, it was a magical, magical time.”
Yeah. Poof! Your $12 has turned into some sucky music. Better luck next time!
“I hate to sound like an old man now, but I am, and you mark my words, in a generation from now people are going to say: ‘What happened?’.”
Here’s what happened: we saved some trees and forced music to stand on its own merits.
“Steve Jobs is personally responsible for killing the music business.”
Wait…couldn’t we really blame Al Gore for inventing the medium through which Jobs destroyed the music business? I get where he was going with his statement, but it really just boils down to his own pleasant memories. Kids used to love to role hoops around with sticks; does that mean today’s kids are missing out?
Tune in next week when we hear from someone waxing nostalgic about how vinyl sounds better than the real thing…
Dear I_ M_ January 28, 2011
Posted by Erik Tomblin in Emotion, Music, Relationships.Tags: Graci Phillips, summer
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I’m not allowed to talk about you anymore. I’m afraid if I do, I might be beaten about the head and shoulders as I sleep. So I must broaden my horizons, branch out, and see who else might sing to the deepest parts of me. And if it will keep you safe as well, then so be it.
Speaking of which, I don’t know about you folks, but I’m ready for some warmer weather…
Setting the mood… January 19, 2011
Posted by Erik Tomblin in Books, Choices, Music, Writing.Tags: Collapse Under the Empire, Deep Elm, emo
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I enjoy listening to music when I write, as I suppose many do. Today, after receiving their newsletter, I decided to check out the Deep Elm web site. I discovered this label back in the late 90s, got into a few of their bands, but honestly haven’t paid much attention lately as the internet is saturated with opportunities to explore new music. But Deep Elm has quality product. They were emo before it was Emo, before it became (like most musical genres) something else.
And now I’ve found two new bands whose sound grabbed me in the first few seconds. The first is Athletics, but Collapse Under the Empire, in particular, has instantly become the front-runner for the new soundtrack for my next book. Check them out in the trailer for Deep Elm’s latest sampler.
http://www.collapseundertheempire.com
