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Steve Swindells's avatar

Hi Kevin! A big-up for your generosity of spirit, great taste and a creative community! I have 7 albums on Spotify and most streaming platforms. The latest is 'Woke Up This Morning' (geddit?). Roger Daltrey recorded four of my songs in the mid-80s, with me on keyboards. The biggest one on Youtube is' Bitter And Twisted' with over 300k plays (although some say they prefer my original, on my 'Fresh Blood' album). I'm on Bandcamp too. steveswindells.band.com :-)

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

No probelm! happy to signal boost!

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Steve Swindells's avatar

🙏🏻

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Andres's avatar

Such a great idea. And your last sentence, directly above that picture 🤣 If mainstream Christmas shopping isn't the definition of hell, then I don't know what is.

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Right?!

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Norman's avatar

I have a blog that I write every Monday. Since January 1, 2023, I have been listening to our vinyl collection and listening to every record alphabetically. I have skipped some where there is a crossover or best of albums that I don't need to hear because I have already listened to all of that artist's albums. This week, I am listening to the letter K, as in King Crimson. When I have finished the 12" slabs of vinyl, I will do the same thing with our CDs. It's been good to revisit some old records I haven't heard in a while and rediscover some of the newer releases that need another listen. We have over 4000 records/CDs/cassettes for anyone wanting to know ( Norman shamelessly boasts). I also stream review new releases that music publishers send to me for my opinion. When I do end-of-year tallying, I get about 600 full-length albums I have listened to front to back and several thousand singles/videos.

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Will do! Weathered Music is a fave online stop of mine.

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Dave Purcell's avatar

Love that you're doing this, Kevin -- thank you!

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Of course!

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Charles in San Francisco's avatar

Hi Kevin. I co-produced the resurrection of the Japanese band Bridear--their new album, appropriately titled "Born Again", and their ongoing world tour (they just finished the Australia leg). BURRN is calling the album a masterpiece. Metal Hammer compares them to the uber-group Lovebites. Here is their recently posted live version of the title track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i_nvB05ktU

Re. holiday gifts: To buy their stuff go to www.psychoshop.net. It's a perfect gift for the metal-head in your family.

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Right on! Thanks for this. I'm on it.

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Dusty Wright's avatar

Hey, Kevin, what a delight; I'd love to share my music catalog with your readers. As you know, I have 11 albums and multiple singles availabe. All of my digital music links (Amazon, BandCamp, iTunes, Spotify, et al.) and autographed CDs can be found here:

http://DustyWright.com/store

Cheers, Dusty

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Done and done! "Dusted Off" is a fantastic record!

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Dusty Wright's avatar

Thank you, Kevin! Very much appreciated.

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Dan Epstein's avatar

Hey, Kevin! This is a great idea — and if you can fit my new Redd Kross book into your gift guide, I would be extremely grateful! (UK publisher, it's out in the US as well!) https://omnibuspress.com/products/now-youre-one-of-us-the-incredible-story-of-redd-kross

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Happy to add it! it's on my TBR list already.

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Dan Epstein's avatar

Molto grazie!

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