Greetings,

We wanted to give you a few updates and thank you again for your patience during our transition. We are completely moved and running from our new web hosting company. We've added a new section to our web site called "Specials and Deals". Periodically we receive discount and coupons to offer to our readers. These tend to be limited time offers so we set up a section on our blog to post them as they come in. To see the latest, please visit:
http://www.onlinerock.com/deals

WEB HOSTING: Originally when we decided to move our servers, we didn't think that we could offer web hosting services however we've worked out a deal with our hosting company to resell hosting packages. These are much more robust than the previous platform and offer your own domain name, multiple email accounts, FTP access, advanced reporting and CGI access along with a long list of options. We can even move your old OnlineRock site into place. For more information on our hosting options, please visit:
http://www.onlinerock.com/partners/webhost.shtml

MONTHLY GIVEAWAYS:

- Win A $50 Gift Certificate From Musician's Friend - OnlineRock is giving away a $50 Gift Certificate redeemable at Musician's Friend. There is no purchase necessary and you may use this for any product that they offer. As you may know, Musician's Friend is the best place to buy musical instruments on the web. You'll find the greatest selection of guitars, basses, keyboards, drums and percussion, live sound equipment, recording software and studio gear anywhere.

- Win A Free Ticket to SF MusicTech Summit - The SF MusicTech Summit brings together the visionaries in music & technology space, along with musicians, entrepreneurs, press, and investors who work with them at the convergence of culture & commerce. There will be panels, workshops, and great schmoozing on the evolving music/technology ecosystem, in an elegant and conducive to dealmaking environment. Hotel Kabuki, San Francisco, CA from 9 am - 6pm + cocktails! We have two free passes to giveaway for the December 7th event.

- Win a Shure KSM9/SL Handheld Vocal Microphone at Music123.com - Engineered to exacting standards, the KSM9 condenser microphone unites the best of studio and stage. With its dual-diaphragm design and switchable polar patterns, KSM9 offers nuance and subtlety in a microphone optimized for the most demanding live environments. It captures vocal subtlety with extraordinary detail to deliver clear articulation, functional flexibility and precise vocal reproduction for live performance.

To register for a chance to win either of these items, just visit http://www.onlinerock.com/partners/giveaways.shtml

FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD: Originally recorded over three sessions with producer Jack Endino at Seattle’s Reciprocal Recording Studios in December 1988 and January 1989, Nirvana's Bleach was released in June of ‘89. The album initially sold 40,000 copies, but was brought into the international spotlight following the release and worldwide success of their 1991 sophomore effort, Nevermind. Subsequently Bleach went on to sell 1.7 million copies in the US alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This 20th Anniversary Edition has been re-mastered from the original tapes and is out now on Sub Pop. We have a free MP3 download from the release at:
http://www.onlinerock.com/partners/freedownload.shtml

CD SPOTLIGHT: With their new release "Embryonic", the Flaming Lips expand upon the tin-can sci-fi mythology evoked in their campy-joyous film, “Christmas On Mars” and the floating abstraction soundscapes of its accompanying soundtrack album. The tunes on this new release flow and gel into and out of one another, full of connective themes and playful refrains. Skittering synths swoop across the aural plane like tin foil comets in a universe painted on plywood. Creaking fuzz bass lines bobble like hubcap UFOs hung from fishing wire. Read the full review at:
http://www.onlinerock.com/CDreview/review_the_flaming_lips.shtml

GUEST COLUMN - Do you ever find yourself wishing the sound man knew your songs or your music a little better? By giving the sound crew your stage plot and an input list, you are supplying them with a blueprint to your set up. and easy to follow directions to get the fastest set up and sound going for your band. Loren Weisman gives us some tips about giving a set list to the sound man. Read it at:
http://www.onlinerock.com/guest/set_list_for_soundman.shtml

ONE ON ONE: Trey Gunn has toured and/or recorded with artists like King Crimson which he joined in 1994 (he is featured on seventeen Crimson albums), David Sylvian, Brian Eno, TOOL, Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, Maynard J. Keenan’s “Pusicfer,” Vernon Reid, Azam Ali, Michael Brook and Robert Fripp. I've seen Trey perform with King Crimson in the past and was always interested in the multi-stringed guitars that he played along with his live set-up. When I saw a post that mentioned he had gone completely digital, I sent him an email asking a few questions about the new rig. Read the interview at:
http://www.onlinerock.com/interview/trey_gunn.shtml

FEATURED ARTIST PROFILE: In a valiant effort to resurrect Boston’s relevance back to a time when bands like the Pixies, Throwing Muses, the Lemonheads, and Buffalo Tom reigned supreme, Mean Creek have shared stages with diverse national and international recording artists including Mew, Buffalo Tom, Margot & The Nuclear So & So’s, Bishop Allen, Dead Confederate, Black Lips, and they made their first trip to South By Southwest this past spring. You can find out more about the bands and download a free track at:
http://www.onlinerock.com/profiles/mean_creek_profile.shtml

Cheers,

Steve Beck
Founder
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