State of the Studio #9: May '08

Let us see what is in store for the blog in May...

The weekly Studio Chapter feature has ended. It had a nine-week run that covered the history of the Studio from its earliest days to present day. The series will be summarized in an upcoming article.

Replacing the Studio Chapter feature on Mondays will be a feature called Singles. An article was written last October explaining Mune Mud singles. Each week this feature will spotlight one of the twelve Mune Mud singles that was released.

The 'vintage' Album of the Weeks will end mid-May, the feature that has shed light on old cassette compilations that were made before the Studio was a studio. But the Album of the Week feature will continue. [A note worth mentioning: this is the only feature that has been posted every single week since the blog was created. And it will be around for at least a couple more months.] The feature will shift to the Mune Mud 10th Anniversary Collection of CD's that started in 2001. Tune in on May 18th for the first one that will discuss Olympus 10th Anniversary Collection.

The Studio has used a lot of equipment throughout the years. So the Equipment File feature will definitely be around for a while.

There are a couple of additions to the Project Spotlight feature that will be posted this month. You will soon be able to read about the two 90's bands called The Spartans and The Duke Boys.

The Video File feature will expand once again with the release of the second Isthmus video this month. Last month saw the release of the first Isthmus video ("Lost in Detroit (Free II)" from their 1998 album Parabolic Dish Festival Volume 1). The second video is being edited as I write this. So look for it to be released some time soon.

And rounding out the features list will be a new one called Web Log. These posts will be .PDF collections of what has been posted on this blog site. Issue #1 will contain posts 1-50, issue #2 will contain posts 51-100, etc. Currently there are enough posts to release four issues, but as each fifty posts are made, a new issue of Web Log will be released.

On the project front, Paige will have yet another recording session for her next album. Isthmus is closer to having a ten-year reunion jam which will be used as their next album. And a new, still unannounced project may make its debut within the next couple of months. Keep checking here for news on that.

It is obvious that with summer on its way, the Studio will not have time to stretch out and take a nap in a hammock. And as the weather outside gets warmer, all I can say is I can't wait for fall!!!

Next update in 31 days. . .