“Take a month off whatever your vice or choice is. The mental/physical reset and exercise in discipline is wonderful.”
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
FANDCAMP: Africa
“Closest thing I've found to a Grateful Dead album. And yet, with a totally different sound and direction, but so catchy. Zamrock gold.”
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.”
NOT LOST / NOT FOUND | #HI54MIXCDS on MOUN.TOWN/FM
Some music sounds better suited for those times when you're walking around lost in your thoughts, looking for some peace of mind. Maybe it's dusk, maybe it's dawn, maybe it doesn't matter.
HIP STIR HOP @ HOURGLASS KIMBERLEY | A HI54 SOCIALLY DISTANT DJ SET (03032022)
I asked a local cocktail lounge if they’d be interested in playing a 54-track hip hop mix cd (aka: a 3hr playlist) and they said ya and then on the first Thursday of March, 2022 at 6:55 pm this playlist was pressed play on. And now you can press play on it whenever/wherever you are.
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.”
Thoughts on how to make music streaming better/fairer
If we stop trying to think of streaming as a replacement for buying/owning music, and instead focus on making streaming a much better replacement for what FM radio used to provide (ie. finite music discovery that leads to music purchasing) maybe we could get away from trying to figure out how many fractions of a penny every listen should be worth?
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."”