In this letter: angelic force retreat news, andy’s ARB update (cd dates), nerd news (mp3 bill), staff emails.
Nick: practicing like crazy, about ready. Planned lineup:
Site update after the retreat with maybe video and new recordings. Points to john’s angelfire aforce page for news/downloads.
Release calendar: stacie orrico, smalltown poets, rebecca st. james (oct 24), raze (nov 7), dc talk (nov 21), supertones, juliana theory, caedmon’s call; hard side POD Brown, Living Sacrifice The Hammering Process (nov 7), Overcome, Pillar; Zao in studio for 4th album.
Music Owners’ Listening Rights Act of 2000 (Rep. Rick Boucher) — would allow a personal digital copy once ownership is proven, and moving it around for your own listening; not trading/distribution. Supported by MP3.com / “million e-mail march.”
Closer: sorry for the late email this month — nick oberg, “addrecords loser.”
New address add-records.com. Nick building the new site; songs still scattered (angelfire, reese’s server); working on killing pop-up banners.
Hard getting the guys to email the list. Retiring “crappy songs only about my problems” — trying happier lyrics. Example: untransloopmesee is about a girl who doesn’t notice him. Retreat letter coming after that saturday.
The Hammering Process in 15 days. Reborn won tons of awards; an Arkansas station had a new-album track at #1 so long they retired it (beat Marilyn Manson and Korn). Buy it or at least listen.
Living Sacrifice Nov 7; new dc talk ~Nov 23. Nerd news: airport wireless lounges for faster surfing…