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American Ayatollahs & Artless Fundamentalism

5 Sep 2022 12 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

I can't write about this topic anymore.  Not only because it makes me viscerally nervous and ill, but because to say it a thousand more times would be even more gratuitous than it already is.  The only reason I'm writing this is so I never have to wr...

Update: I Now Have an Album Available on Audius

30 Aug 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark

In my last post, I wrote about Audius and mentioned that I'd be creating an account there. I've now done that. If you feel inclined to join, here's my invitation link. One thing that I wrote is that $AUDIO is an ERC20. That is actually incorrect. It'...

NEW Music Release - Play Me Like A JRPG by TrippyB3ats

29 Aug 2022 1 minute read 0 comments amberbyers

The electronic musician TrippyB3ats released another new single titled "Play Me Like A JRPG" today and it's a great one! It's actually from their new album, which also released today, titled Game Over. You can listen to it on Web3 at Audius here. It'...

Mz. Independent: Earn Crypto for Your Music

28 Aug 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark

A while ago, SoundCloud changed the content of its TOU/ToS. I was not happy with them, so deleted my content and account from their platform. About a year ago, I signed up with Band Camp. However, that's not ideal for two reasons:1. Although a lot of...

NEW Music Release - The Killer's Inside(s) by TrippyB3ats

21 Aug 2022 1 minute read 0 comments amberbyers

Okay, I know this was supposed to be a book blog but I've decided it's whatever media form I want because I'm a multifaceted person. The electronic musician TrippyB3ats released their single "The Killer's Inside(s)" recently and it's a good one! It's...

Garage d'Or

18 Aug 2022 4 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Today is the 10-year anniversary of Garage d'Or, my distorted rock album.  Many of the songs were very old when they were recorded 10 years ago, but they never found a place on any of the other albums.  Tired of waiting, the songs started a mutiny, a...

Invisible Manifesto For A Rising Outlaw Nation (Take 2)

14 Aug 2022 6 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"Everybody's got a bombWe could all die any dayBut before I'll let that happenI'll dance my life away"Prince   It doesn't take much to make me want to play these days.  But I never do.  It isn't playing I don't believe in.  You don't want to know wha...

Everything I Have Is Yours

11 Aug 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Today is the 10-year anniversary of the release of Everything I Have Is Yours, my only gospel album to date.  It consists of about half originals and half covers.  The originals and public-domain cover songs are on the YouTube playlist.  The entire a...

MoonShifter DAO - Funding Round Open!

10 Aug 2022 1 minute read 0 comments amberbyers

Moonshifter is the brand new, native to $DeSo, web3-exclusive indie music label built as a DAO via @DAODAO that is officially launching this August. There was a previous round that was closed for reworking earlier in the summer, but now MoonShifter i...

White Knuckles in the Spirit World

5 Aug 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

  White Knuckles in the Spirit World   when your world falls apart and you can no longer deny your broken heart may it all come down peacefully   may the mountains collapse like cotton kittens in your lap and smother your dreams while you are sleepi...