If you happen to be in the Chicago area, my old buddy Patrick Ogle is having a Thanatos reunion show, the first show he’s done as Thanatos in 7 years. Some of you may remember his band from way back in the Projekt Records days and I’ve shared the stage with them on several occasions. I won’t be able to make it but if you can it’s Sunday May 29, 2005 at Bottom Lounge.

I’ve scheduled my 1/2 interview feature with Hungry Lucy to run twice daily at 1pm and 8pm PST so that hopefully everyone will get a chance to check it out. I think it turned out pretty cool and am planning to get some other features up in the near future. I’m also considering doing band features like this as Podcasts. Just not sure how long to make them or how often or how I’ll issue them...

The entire back catalog of albums by Love Spirals Downwards is now available on iTunes Store USA, UK, Canada, & Europe. If you are unfamiliar with the former band incarnation, this is a great opportunity to explore the many sound and style changes Ryan explored from 1992 to 1998. We’ve created a special  Lovespirals/Love Spirals Downwards iMix with some of the highlights from both Love Spirals Downwards...

Man, what a fricken flake I am! I just now realized that my personal site has been down for months and I had no idea. I paid to renew my domain not that long ago, too. I totally forgot I was hosting it on Earthlink, and when I switched servers, I just totally neglected to move my site. Duh! I’ve been thinking the past week or so that I really need to redesign my site because I made it in, like 1999, and...

This weekend I edited together a half hour Hungry Lucy interview feature for my Live365 internet radio station, Chillcuts. I’m kinda sneak previewing it in a half hour, just to check it out. Not sure what time will be the best to play it at for folks to tune in. Ryan thinks most people listen at work, so that would be daytime weekday hours. Even if I just plan for American listeners, I have to consider...

The 1998 Love Spirals Downwards track, “Psyche,” featuring vocalist Kristen Perry-Gow, was included on episode #501 of Dawson’s Creek, on the WB Network. This season premier episode was just released on the Season 5 DVD set on May 3, 2005.

Ryan is currently the Personality of the Week on the South African based Underground Press website. They’ve included some nice photos of him alongside his rather brief interview. He’s a man of few words…

Man, we are totally lagging on getting our new album out. Everything is so fricken weird in the music biz right now that it leave a lot to consider. We are in the midst of one of the most revolutionary times, making everything seem really unstable. I mean, seriously, are kids even buying CDs anymore? It seems like all I see are iPods these days. Are CDs going the way of vinyl and cassette? And which digital...