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I feel like the week is just starting and now it is over. :-)
I still have a ton of submissions to dig through, but I already have a large "New Music Playlist". So, let's knock some songs off that list.
Just some housecleaning/reminders: Most days, the shuffle comes from MP3s of songs I have saved on my phone. It's what I listen to on my way to work. (Monday - I used a special Music City-centric Spotify playlist.
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday are dedicated to featuring songs from my "New Music" playlist. These are almost always music that was sent to me through various channels (directly from artists, through publicists, etc).
I do not often do album reviews (I would love to, but time ends up being an issue). By featuring music like I do through shuffles - it gives me a chance to write about albums in-depth over time. It's kind of my thing.
I do, on occasion, do video and song premiers - when opportunities and time allows.
I'm not super picky about submission methods. I accept CDs and/or downloadable links/files. MP3 (320) would be my preference for electronic submissions. The problem I have with WAVs is that either have to convert them to MP3 or I don't have complete meta data, and I end up with files I can't identify.
I am located in Nashville, Tennessee - and in recent years, there is a definite Nashville leaning but I welcome submissions from anywhere, and I try to be as diverse as possible - so I have no limits on genres or styles. Over the years, I have covered about every genre I know of and a few I didn't even know about. And I love hearing new things.
Here you will find a fair amount of "Americanaish" music - roots-influenced, blues, folk, country. But, you will also hear punk, metal, experimental, hip-hop, shoegaze, shitgaze, power pop, rock (of various flavors), electronic music, instrumental music (of various flavors), and more.
I believe in connections - both obvious and obscure. I tend to focus on more under-the-radar type artists. Lately, I have had the good fortune to get some new music from higher-profile artists (at least in my limited realm).
Oh, and I create a YouTube playlist to match each day's shuffle. The purpose is not specifically to showcase music videos, but it provides a simple for readers to stream the music they are reading about. I used to be able to embed the Video Playlist directly into my post, but You Tube "improved" that feature away, so now I provide a link.
When I cannot find a video for the specific song featured, I try to substitute a relevant video by the same artist. When possible, if a video for the song is not found, but I can find a link to stream the song being featured, I will include that in my post (like I did today)
That's enough... let's shuffle!
