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I can only hope this will be a Nicolas Cage movie one day

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nice read from David Chase on that infamous finale scene

"I wanna talk like they talk on the TV" Mystery Twins have a new video for our new 7" single. The record has... http://t.co/b3pqX4OU8f

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Lots of great news to announce today in the world of Mystery Twins (and yk records). With Record Store Day right around the corner, it seemed fitting to celebrate independent music with a new 7". This is 30th release for my little hobby of a record label and I can't think of a better way to celebrate it.

The music within is a great onslaught of catchy garage rock - with a little send up to our favorite idol, television. The cover, as you see above, is a bit of old school animation using a clever printing technique courtesy of Bryce McCloud at Isle of Printing. As you remove the inner sleeve, the cover art animates through the scan lines of the outer sleeve. It's a great effect. You can pick up the limited edition 7" over on Bandcamp or at the band's multiple RSD appearances around Nashville - namely Fond Object and The Groove. The whole package is great.

The new animated cover 7" from Mystery Twins requires a bit of explaining. So, who better to clarify the process of how it works than the man himself who designed it - Bryce McCloud of Isle of Printing. Watch the above explanation video to understand how the cover was designed and brought into the world.

Mystery Twins have a nice announcement for the world today - a new 7" featuring their song "TV Talk" and the Wreckless Eric track "Whole Wide World." The real clincher with this release is the animated cover art courtesy of Bryce McCloud at Isle of Printing. The official video for the A side showcases the entire process that was undertaken to create the animated cover - in reverse.

The song is great, the video is amusing (and educational) and even features a few familiar faces along the way. You like the song? Get the 7" - the cover alone is worth the cost.

Many thanks to Austin for the heads up on this Kickstarter project - Accidents Waiting to Happen: The 12 Rods Story. If you are not familiar, 12 Rods was a Minneapolis band that was active from 1996 to 2004 - releasing a bunch of great albums in that time. Their sound, to me, was similar to Self but a little more vulnerable. I can't tell you the number of times I've listened to this song. Beyond that, I actually don't know much about their story.

Fortunately, Director James Francis Flynn (brother to 12 Rods bassist, Matt Flynn) is taking on the task of putting together a documentary about them. Their campaign is a ways off from being fully funded but hopefully they can get the exposure they need to make it happen. It's a story I'd love to see.

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I realize this is a very 2013 topic but I'm having a helluva time figuring out what to do with my iTunes Library and this is my site, so I'm just going to think out loud. I, unlike most folks, have not fully embraced the likes of Spotify or Rdio or any streaming service. I like them fine but I've just never been able to get over the hurdle of having all my music readily available. The distinction here is that I've got a boatload of music that's not digitally distributed to the heavy hitters. I also have some mental blockers with feeling a serious disconnect to the world of all music in which I am not having to really make any choices - but that's a different post.

Long story short, my iTunes Library is just taking up too much space. They say storage scarity is a thing of the past but I can tell you firsthand, a 200GB+ music library really dampens that idea.

So, where to turn to? This Comparison of online music lockers is a great place to start. I assume I'll go with Amazon Cloud Player, Google Play or iTunes Match. There's really not one service that is better pricing deal and in terms of overall experience, it seems that people aren't passionate about the solutions - though Google Play is getting the best endorsement. iTunes will store 25,000 songs, Google will store 50,000 and Amazon will store 250,000. That feels like a huge draw but I'm nowhere near that number so it's seems like a silly selling point.

All and all, I assume this boils down to the software. I don't love the Amazon Music Player - it feels sluggish. iTunes is fine but I don't think Apple does the Cloud that well. For now, Google wins my option. I'm going to give it a spin and see what happens. Though I remain terrified of the day when I send that iTunes library to the trash and rely entirely on the cloud.