Sooooo....how are ya?
Seriously, though, it's been awhile since Hardline
Blues put out an edition, and that has a lot to do
with my flakiness over the time crunch. Things were great
until the band started getting regular gigs and I started
covering politics for my paper. Then, kablooie.
Something had to give. But here it is back after a short (six month)
sojourn. In an effort to reduce the amount of time
these little blues updates take to put together,
I've decided to get back at it but in an
easier-to-handle blog format. The magazine was a
cool idea, but took about 10 hours to lay out and
design every week, and had other, software-related
limitations.
Anyway, this blog will feature most of the same
content, including CD reviews, news and notes, and
interviews with blues types. Some of our regular
features will be back, and we welcome submissions
from writers, shameless self-promoters, and other
natural blues types. It will also be updated
regularly, usually several times per week as I
get time.
Additionally, the typepad widget format makes it
easy to include a weekly roster of songs here for
your enjoyement.
I'll never have two songs from the
same disc in the same week, and the thing is one big
file, to discourage copying. Just think of it as a
juke box, I guess.
Plus, blogs feature that ever-attractive feature:
instant feedback. So, on the likely occasion that
you think I'm full of bullpaddies, fire away.
And even when you don't, fire away.
In fact, if you just want to ramble in
Cliff Claven fashion about blue esoterica,
that's cool too.
At the time of Hardline's last edition in July, we
had up to 1,500 readers a week, although that was
mostly repeat hits from the same dedicated 300 or
so. Thanks to you folks, and I hope that you keep
visiting. Please excuse my occasional rant, and
feel free to invite someone over you think might
enjoy the blog.
Cheers,
Jeremy Loome
p.s Newstips, shameless plugs and promos and
anything else you'd like to send can go to
hardlineblues@gmail.com
TOMORROW: CD reviews.I've got some catching up to do, with several dozen to come over the next dew days! A plateful of goodness including Sam Lay, Root Doctor, Ronnie Earl, Magic Slim, Nappy Brown, Rory Gallagher and much more. As always, review material can be sent to Jeremy Loome, c/o The Edmonton Sun, 4990 92 Ave., Edmonton, AB. T2B 3A1