“I spend way too much time on chess.com. I’ve played thousands of 3 minute blitz games against people from all over the world since the pandemic started.”
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
All in ODDS
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ JP LANCASTER
“Take a month off whatever your vice or choice is. The mental/physical reset and exercise in discipline is wonderful.”
FANDCAMP: No Medium
“Fantastic -- as if Chrissie Hynde were backed by Crazy Horse, with incredible songwriting depth.”
DO YOU ¿ YOGA | A STARTER PACK
“Speaking of stretches, I recently started getting into a daily yoga routine. And since I am a total newbie that can barely hold any proper poses, I’ve found it really helpful to just embrace the fact that I am a total newbie that can barely hold any of the proper poses.”
FANDCAMP: No Need For Alarm
“1993 was a very good year for hip-hop, with many classic album releases. Although this album doesn’t get anywhere near the recognition it deserves, I couldn’t imagine my life without it.”
LATEST INFO ON THE HI54 MUSIC SUBMISSION PROCESS (Mar 2022 Update)
The HI54 Submithub queue had switched to only being open for new submissions on Mondays, but… at the moment, I’m actually just on a total music submission break in general (extended until April 2022). Read this blog post for more info if you’re interested in the whys & hows.
FANDCAMP: Elephant In The Room
“Such a solid piece of work. The poetry really stands out and flows on this heavy. Thank you for another amazing album.”
THE MIX TAPE RADIO MIX CDs | DISC 33
Here's the 33rd instalment of the (mostly) bi-weekly Mixcloud series where I go back to the iTunes organizational system I had setup when I used to run a 24/7 internet radio station, and then I shuffle up a selection of 95-tracks that have been rated as 'Mix Tape Radio approved' and put together an 18-track HI54 Mixed CD.
FANDCAMP: Lighten Up
“Erin Rae's got a voice that floats me up to the clouds and says, "Everything's not ok, and that's ok."”
FANDCAMP: Tri Magi
“When you throw a cellist who can perfectly present classical, jazz and hip hop music with equal dexterity and a saxophonist who magnificently murders the instrument with an unspeakably cool and funky overseer, what do you get? This!”
FROM THE SUBMITHUB ARCHIVES | #HI54MIXCDS
It's not all broken hearts and rejections over on SubmitHub. For example, here's an ongoing collection of all the songs that have made it past the HI54 submission firewall and over onto the blog.
HI:54 / LO:5 — Over the Garden Wall
“I sent my nieces Over The Garden Wall as a "sorry covid prevented us from bringing bday presents, but we're not mailing all these books" gesture—not sure if they watched it yet, but I did, and it's fun and charming & now I can't stop saying "ain't that just the way" all the time.”