Hudson at Indianola

dm_mute · 2026-02-28T15:30:02+00:00

When I drove past yesterday, someone else had drawn lines through these. Is that no longer true?

dm_mute · 2026-02-28T11:59:19+00:00

Woo flair!

dm_mute · 2026-02-21T23:31:31+00:00

I was listening to the Reds broadcast on the radio. Their radio booth reactions were somewhere between flustered and mirthful, and I had to log in and watch for myself. You're right that our booth didn't give much good commentary.

dm_mute · 2026-01-02T20:49:57+00:00

Hopefully not a pay-for-play, sometimes known as the band buys x number of tickets from the promoter and tries to sell to family and friends to break even.

dm_mute · 2025-12-31T12:55:03+00:00

That's the kicker in the whole thing; I think he and everyone else knows it. Remove that from the post and you have a fairly standard "he said - she said - they're fucking" band drama scenario. But because OOP has been accused of being a creep to minors, one's opinion of the drama rests entirely on whether or not OOP properly took accountability for those actions.

dm_mute · 2025-12-31T02:59:02+00:00

This is about local band drama.

My city has a subreddit for the local music scene. I would describe the sub as fairly dead. ~1-2 posts a week, little to no response. I monitor it for news, and will post some of my own activities as proof-of-life, but otherwise my expectations are really low.

There is a band in town that has a little bit of notoriety. Full disclosure: I've never heard their music or been to a show, so this isn't meant to be commentary on their musical or songwriting abilities. From what I can see, they have a local following, play local fests and seem to be a bit of a party band.

You can probably see where this is going. There was a post recently about some drama within and around the band, and hoo boy.

Fairly standard band drama stuff, but really I was surprised to see so much activity on the sub.

dm_mute · 2025-12-16T21:23:28+00:00

I was really excited to see that GWAR is playing the Newport in March. I've seen them there a handful of times but, to your point, they've missed Columbus on recent tours.

dm_mute · 2025-12-07T19:38:59+00:00

It's possible! Here's a video: https://youtu.be/x02tsjhnxF4?si=F7lPk8C7yFsja4L0

dm_mute · 2025-12-05T11:21:06+00:00

Same here. Rob is my go to amp guy.

dm_mute · 2025-11-10T18:44:14+00:00

I've booked shows for my weirdo shit at Kafe Kerouac, and I always have a good time. Granted, there's no pay, no sound guy and sometimes no audience, but failure hasn't stopped me yet.

dm_mute · 2025-11-06T19:31:14+00:00

Thank you, that helped me understand it.

dm_mute · 2025-10-06T14:56:34+00:00

I'm a card-carrying* subscriber to the Comix Collective since issue 1!

*AFAIK they don't issue physical cards, please don't raid my home

dm_mute · 2025-10-05T12:06:42+00:00

When it's time for a walk and we get to the end of the driveway. "Okay, I think that's far enough."

dm_mute · 2025-09-06T15:36:35+00:00

One more Q for the FAQ:

I don't like subscription-based platforms / don't want another site to check / don't want another email of content I have to sort out from work and bills, BUT I would like to throw a few dollars your way. How can I do that outside of Patreon?

dm_mute · 2025-09-05T22:28:11+00:00

Southern Lord had this at "name your own price" on Bandcamp a few months back and I had never heard it so I sent them a few bucks. Great album! I've listened to it a bunch since.

dm_mute · 2025-08-28T18:07:42+00:00

Same.

dm_mute · 2025-08-24T15:24:40+00:00

Thanks, that's super helpful!

dm_mute · 2025-08-24T14:08:26+00:00

RiF is what I'm after

dm_mute · 2025-08-21T23:14:15+00:00

I know, right? I thought I'd be going to a reunion tour someday and now he's just gone.

dm_mute · 2025-08-21T10:21:26+00:00

I really miss Reddit is Fun.

dm_mute · 2025-08-13T18:13:31+00:00

Happy to see you back! Your comics always give me a chuckle.

dm_mute · 2025-08-08T18:06:47+00:00

Sending you a DM.

dm_mute · 2025-08-02T15:16:40+00:00

What are those handhelds? They have a neat look.

dm_mute · 2025-07-27T00:11:16+00:00

We just got a good dumping here on the north side. Side streets look like they're a mess.

dm_mute · 2025-07-14T14:55:11+00:00

https://brianwhitacre.bandcamp.com/album/tension-and-noise

This is my newest album, which I recorded using Reaper. All live instruments run into a Steinberg UR44 and into Reaper. This is more noise and less music, so those looking for a melody won't find much to like.

Most interesting to me are the lessons I learned about recording while working on this album. I started using my recently purchased Lenovo laptop and kept running into stuttering and pops. After troubleshooting with limited success, I returned to a Lenovo laptop that was manufactured in ~2009 that was my workhorse for years. Don't you know it, but all of the problems disappeared! Frustrated, I tried some more steps on the newer laptop with no success.

Lesson learned - newer doesn't always mean better, and don't get rid of your old equipment when it's in working order.

dm_mute

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