I've been listening to Solace's new album, A.D., since I got it from SR.com. It's my favorite Solace album since Further, and, I think, their most sonically dynamic release yet.
Although it's out on Small Stone Recordings, MeteorCity paid for it, so I kind of feel like it's my last contribution to the heavy rock scene.
I'm also pleased to see Paul Vismara return with the cover art.
Excellent news for PR Newswire customers, not so great news for people skimming news headlines online: I was just reading an AP article (well-researched, sourced, nominally objective traditional journalism) when I saw a link in Yahoo News to a related topic. I clicked on the link, then read the first two paragraphs with increasing puzzlement. Finally I glanced up at the logo and realized I was reading a press release distributed through PR Newswire; the press release was not, of course, well-researched, sourced, or even nominally objective. But clearly other readers didn't get it; the bottom of the page was filled with comments from people complaining that it seemed like a particularly biased news story.
Which, I guess, is a pretty good sign, because it means that many readers still do consider real reporting to be a desirable standard.
Today Alissa and I explored the first-ever Amnesty International Human Rights Arts Festival in Silver Spring, Maryland. Among other events, we visited Kefa Café to see a new piece by Jeremy Austin and learned about the campaign for Fahad Hashmi.
I also had the chance to support some independent music stores, which, along with a used and rare bookstore, I'm proud to say are still alive and well just outside of downtown. Long live art.
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