songs:illinois

I know it’s easy to complain about PR types, but I would like to at least get things out in the open, so that for future reference I can point to this post and say see – it’s written down thus it’s a formal coda or mission statement. Here goes – a la Jerry Maguire (this will probably have the same dismal results) -

1. Please don’t send me any more CDs (they’re so done, plus it’s just a huge waste of plastic, aluminum, paper and cardboard)
2. If you must send music email me a file or better yet a link to an mp3.
3. But, honestly, if you’re working something to all the other mp3blogs, please don’t even bother doing #2 because I’m probably not interested.
4. If you’re an independent artist or band, and you really think that I might like your stuff based on my previous music choices, then contact me through my email or the site and I’ll get back to you.
5. Take me off your email lists.

Thanks and Amen!

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Old Man Luedecke hasn’t ever sent me his stuff. In fact I don’t think they have postal service that far North and to such a small cabin in the woods at that. But Old Man Luedecke couldn’t stay lost for ever.

Old Man Luedecke is a backwoods Canadian communist type who is well known up North and the traditional banjo based traditional folk world; that is to say he’s hardly well known at all.

In this song he takes his angst out on the agri-business giant and multi-national thug Monsanto Corp. This is an unreleased track from 2007, but there’s news of a new disc coming out in March on Black Hen Records and I expect this to be on it.

Monsanto Jones

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Anyone with even a passing interest in music could have predicted that the NYC based singer-songwriter JayMay would be signed to a label like Blue Note. She has the whole package; a great look, the songs and a clear, strident voice. Her debut, Autumn Fallin’, for Blue Note was just released in the UK and The Late Greats has the lovely song “Blue Skies” from it. You can get the digital download here from Amazon for only $8.99.

“Snow White” was on her previous self-released ep, but it’s one of the songs that didn’t make it on to the new record.

Snow White

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