Featured IPO vol 26 Artists: Log Island, TV Pins, Micah Gilbert, The Transference, Mrs. Smith and the Present
Featured IPO CD Artist: Log Island IPO Vol. 26 CD Song: “Color Me” 1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD? “Color Me” is an up-tempo pop-rocker that seemed to me to capture the power pop spirit of the IPO. Plus, I was rather proud of the clever lyrics! 2. Please describe your most fun or most rewarding experience thus far as a musician / band For the release of “Color Me” as a single we held a show and release party at my local bar here in Stockholm, and invited...
read moreFeatured IPO vol 26 Artists: Robin Schell, Captain Storm, The Arcadeans, The Flower Machine, The Underwhelmed
Featured IPO CD Artist: Robin Schell IPO Vol. 26 CD Song: “Falling Down The Stairs” 1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD? I chose this song as it was one of the first that I finished since my last album. And also, as I figured the majority of the music on the CDs would be more guitar-driven, it might be a nice change. 2. Please describe your most fun or most rewarding experience thus far as a musician / band Hard to think of any one standout event, but I’d say some...
read moreFeatured IPO vol 26 Artists: Sue Hedges, Minuscule 605, Kimberley Rew & Lee Cave-Berry, Forre Sterra, The Sonny Wilsons
Featured IPO CD Artist: Sue Hedges IPO Vol. 26 CD Song: “Yesterday You Loved Me” 1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD? I put “Yesterday You Loved Me” on the current IPO CD because I feel it is one of the strongest on the album and it showcases me as a song writer. 2. Please describe your most fun or most rewarding experience thus far as a musician / band Gosh! That’s a hard one as I’ve had a lot of rewarding experiences over the years, but one of them might have...
read moreFeatured IPO vol 26 CD Artists: Athanor, Andras Jones, Blake Jones & The Trike Shop, Andrew Stonehome, Peter Baldrachi
Featured IPO CD Artist: Athanor IPO Vol. 26 CD Song: “If You Want To Know The Truth” 1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD? I had just written and recorded “If You Want to Know the Truth” with ATHANOR, and it was getting a really good reception on independent charts and on Sirius XM Radio’s “Little Steven’s Underground Garage” show. The song itself was a tribute to J.D. Salinger’s Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of my favorite novel. It was a...
read moreFeatured IPO vol 26 CD Artists: GeezLouise, The General Store, The Viewers, Orbis Max, Caper Clowns
Featured IPO CD Artist: GeezLouise IPO Vol. 26 CD Song: “Mexico” 1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD? It seems the most popular with my peeps, I love it, and it’s joyful. I love to share it! 2. Please describe your most fun or most rewarding experience thus far as a musician / band Receiving feedback from my album, recording the latest album (Dancing in the Storm) and hearing applause. 3. Please describe your worst or your most humorous experience thus far...
read moreFeatured IPO vol 26 CD Artists: The Falling Doves, Cosmo Topper, For Sale, The Lemon Clocks, Refestramus
Featured IPO CD Artist: The Falling Doves IPO Vol. 26 CD Song: “Love On The Runway” 1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD? I think it’s important to support IPO — it has given a format for discovery to younger, newer bands and also to older musicians who don’t get opportunities to do cool festivals. 2. Please describe your most fun or most rewarding experience thus far as a musician / band I have been playing professionally now for 26 years. I will say I do enjoy the...
read moreDavid Bash’s Best of 2025 Lists
Hi Everyone, Here are my lists of favorite albums of 2025. As is my usual custom, I’ve broken this down into several categories, as I’m just not comfortable ranking unlike entities on one list. Contemporary Categories Disclaimer alert: I heard A LOT of fine albums in 2025, more than in several years; the competition was fierce! If your album doesn’t appear on the list, please trust me when I say that it in no way means I didn’t think it was good, so please don’t be hurt (assuming you even care what I...
read moreFeatured IPO CD Artist: The PoZers
Featured IPO CD Artist: The PoZers IPO Vol. 24 CD Song: “Two” 1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD? Jim Richey: We chose the song “Two” for the IPO Volume 24 compilation CD. The song originally appeared on The PoZers’ CD, Crybaby Bridge. It is one of my favorite songs that I’ve ever written. We always try to do something special for the IPO CDs, so we decided to submit a different mix/version of “Two”, which we aptly titled “Two (IPO mix)”. This special mix...
read moreDavid Bash’s Best of 2024 Lists
Hi Everyone, Here are my lists of favorite albums of 2024. As is my usual custom, I’ve broken this down into several categories, as I’m just not comfortable ranking unlike entities on one list. Those marked with an * are vinyl-only releases. Those marked with an ** are cassette-only releases. Contemporary Categories Disclaimer alert: I heard A LOT of fine albums in 2024. If your album doesn’t appear on the list, please trust me when I say that it in no way means I didn’t think it was good, so please...
read moreFeatured IPO CD Artists: The On and Ons, Fugitive Billionaire, Grand Drifter, Mr. Bruce Gordon, Eric Crugnale
Featured IPO CD Artist: The On and Ons IPO Vol. 24 CD Song: “Don’t Wanna Talk About It” 1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD? We chose “Don’t Wanna Talk About It” for the IPO CD because we felt as the second song on our Menacing Smile mini-album it had been perhaps overlooked and deserved another listen. It is pretty much the essence of The On and Ons distilled into under 3 minutes. 2. If you had to pick only one artist (living or dead) as your musical hero, who would it...
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