Musings from Chicago's Punk, New Wave, Alternative and Indie Godfather
Yes, you heard right! Starting today, Monday, July 9, 2018 through Sunday, July 15, 2018, take advantage of this unheard of price and get my holiday jazz album “Tidings of Comfort and Joy – a Jazz Piano Trio Christmas” on CD for just $5 from CDBaby! Keep in Read More …
The pictures used in this post were taken at the Chicago premier of Urgh! A Music War, June, 1982. Photos: Paul Natkin. RE Urgh! A Music War being shown in Chicago this July: I’ve asked everybody to stop contacting me about this because I Read More …
You Tube has just made it harder to monetize videos. Now, a channel will have to have at least 1000 subscribers to be able to monetize. This will really hurt the working musicians, for whom every penny counts. Currently, the Skafish channel has 179 subscribers. Read More …
I promised everyone that I would let them know what I decided to do regarding the re-release of the first Skafish album, and I certainly have been looking forward to sharing my thoughts with everyone. In case you’re just tuning in or only know bits Read More …
Throughout the 1st Skafish album re-release project’s evolution, I’ve tried my best to keep everyone informed every step of the way. So, now that the fan funding survey has been completed, I wanted to share the results with everyone. The total number of responses we Read More …
I need to know what people are looking for, and if there is enough fan support to fund this project. Thanks! Skafish
In my most recent entry here, I told everyone that I would be sharing a survey soon. You can read the history and recap of where the first album project is at here. The survey is now done. I’m asking everyone who is interested in Read More …
I am so pleased to be able to announce that after nine months of consistent, diligent work, the re-mastering project for the first Skafish album has finally been completed. I want to give a big shout-out to mastering engineer Trevor Sadler for his meticulous attention Read More …
I’ve got good news to report. The mastering is almost done! My mastering engineer, Trevor Sadler, and I have been working diligently on this project with the same two objectives in mind that have been there from the very beginning of this project: First, I Read More …
About a week ago, I promised an update to let everyone know just where the 1st Skafish album re-mastering project is currently at. And, for those of you who have just tuned in, let’s start with a little recap: So far, two never-before-opened vinyl copies Read More …