4.22.2002

 
Get back Loretta!
Support Palmermix... and get great music while you do it

You work hard. You save up your money. You sweat, you toil. You hear a Bob Seger song and you say, hey, he's talkin' about me.

The last thing you want to do with your money is just to leave it on some Paypal "Tip Jar" so that some pointy-head conservative on the Slate/Microsoft payroll can put off finding a real job for another month.

Instead, why not use your money for something that gives you pleasure. No, not the lap dancers. And please, not on the blow, that stuff is going to kill you. No, how about on CDs? Yes. You'd like that, wouldn't you? Music is good. Shakespeare said it's the food of love, after all.

But what to buy? You walk into your record shop. It's overwhelming. It's intimidating. So much to choose from!

Well, cheer up, campers. Uncle Palmermix is here to help you out. Because anytime an album title on our site is a link -- which means it should show up purple on your screen -- you can buy the album from Amazon.com. As simple as that. Just click on the title and it will take you to our Amazon site. Here's what's even better -- at no extra charge to you, Amazon then gives Palmermix 5% of the sale, as long as you buy it from my link. No fooling. You get great music that you've just read piercing Palmermix commentary on. And I get a few more nickels so that eventually, I can realize my dreams. My big dreams.

Those dreams? A Palmermix.com domain name. BloggerPro software. Better, sleeker design. And -- oh yes -- broadband connection. I get woozy just thinking about it. Won't you help, and help yourself in the process?

Buy Palmermix CDs. More fun than war bonds. More enduring than lapdances.

posted by Anon. 9:25 PM

3.17.2002

 
About Palmermix

Quick, messy, and fun, like a great two minute song by your favorite garage band, Palmermix is a weblog devoted to music. This includes reviews and recommendations of albums and concerts, both past and present, as well as links to interesting music-related news and reviews from around the web. We'll also talk about industry issues -- related to file-sharing or artists' rights -- when news pops up.

Palmermix was created as a new source of procrastination for its author, a professional writer whose only connection to the world of music is that of fan. The author thus apologizes for any particular slant this weblog may have to favoring singer songwriters, alternative-country, and 50s and 60s R&B and Soul, particularly of the Stax school. Well, actually, I'm sorry, but not that sorry.

posted by Anon. 11:56 AM

3.16.2002

 
Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Who are your favorite musicians?
A. Here's a start. John Hiatt, Steve Earle, Otis Redding, Wilco, John Prine, Richard Thompson, The Replacements (but not solo Westerberg), Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams, Belle and Sebastian, Guy Clark, Son Volt, Nick Drake, Merle Haggard, Husker Du, Billy Bragg, Emmylou Harris, Dave Alvin, Van Morrison, Elliott Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, the Everly Brothers, some Bob Mould, Mississippi John Hurt, Howlin' Wolf, lots more.

Q. Who's your favorite Beatle?
A. George, definitely. Losing Willie Stargell and George Harrison in the same year was pretty tough.

Q. Why do you have a FAQ with only two questions?
A. Now there are three.




posted by Anon. 10:24 AM