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<p>Apologies for any reviews I may have lost, &nbsp;but the song is posted again, sorry for the blunder Eric and those kind enough to listen and review earlier!! Here it is though, Footprints, a really happy, jazzy, funky song, beautifully sung and performed by Eric. This is a feel good song!! Hope you love it as much as I do. Melsi x</p>

If you haven't heard it yet, you might like to listen to "White Sky Dark Earth", a collab put together with real style by Gabriel Sabadi&nbsp;and featuring his music and production and some vocal and guitar additions from Kephas and me.&nbsp; You can find it here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www2.mixposure.com/Gabriel_Sabadi/song_focus_10530.php">http://www2.mixposure.com/Gabriel_Sabadi/song_focus_10530.php</a><br /><br />The lyrics I wrote to go with Gabe's music&nbsp;were a sort of metaphor for the financial crisis that is going on right now - mankind climbs the mountain (because it's there) and then once at the top, tries to get still higher by fabricating stuff to build on top of it -&nbsp;but then the storm&nbsp;hits and it all comes crashing down again.<br /><br />And having got into that frame of mind, I got to thinking:<br /><br />There are 6.5 billion people on this earth.<br />Soon, there will be 10 billion.<br />Until about 1600, the earth's population was pretty much under control&nbsp;because of&nbsp;disease, famine, wars.<br />Technology put that right.<br /><br />Right now, the world economy is having a bad day.<br />Everyone tells us we need growth, more of everything.&nbsp; <br />That will get us out of the pit the world is in right now.<br />Truth is, it all has to come from somewhere and there isn't that much of anything&nbsp;left.<br />We have enough oil for maybe 40 years.<br />What are you gonna do then?<br /><br />Oh, and&nbsp;of course there's greenhouse gases.<br />Global warming.<br />Climate change.<br /><br />I keep hearing the words "save the planet" like it's a mantra or something.&nbsp; I don't know why we worry so much about the planet, it's been here 4.5 billion years and it will still be here a very long time after we're all gone.&nbsp; It's shrugged off enough calamities in the past, asteroids, meteorites and the like - a couple of million years and everything's right as rain again.&nbsp; And for those of us who like playing with numbers, like me, in relative terms that's about the same amount of time that it takes a 45 year-old to recover from a cold, (i.e. a week) so what's all the fuss about?<br /><br />It only really hit me the other day that when people say "save the planet" what they really mean is "save us".<br />The planet will be fine, but we won't.<br /><br />Actually, I am one of life's major optimists, and I don't really believe in catastrophe.&nbsp; And I'm not turning into an eco-warrior, either.&nbsp; I'm just thinking here.<br /><br />When you put timeframes into the perspective of the age of the earth relative to that 45 year-old, it looks like this:<br /><br />Two years ago, there were dinosaurs walking the earth.&nbsp; Man's early forbears (Homo Erectus)&nbsp;appeared this time last week and men (as we know them) appeared for the first time late yesterday afternoon.&nbsp; The fossil fuels that we started to extract a couple of minutes ago and have now nearly exhausted had been there about two years.<br /><br />The human population started to grow uncontrollably two minutes ago - about as long as it might take you to notice a fly buzzing round the room, find the newspaper&nbsp;and despatch it...<br /><br />That's how fragile we all are.<br /><br />And that's what my song "Contranature" is about.<br /><a href="http://www2.mixposure.com/chris_moore/song_focus_10715.php">http://www2.mixposure.com/chris_moore/song_focus_10715.php</a>

<p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #00ffff;">What a great "Saturday Night Rocks" show we had with <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/slowmarchingband/">Slow Marching Band</a> with some awesome music by Larry and James on Center Stage January 31, 2009. Great entertainment supplied by Larry and James and a great crowd in a busy chat room. Thanks, guys - a really awesome experience this was!!!<br /><br />Please, do NOT miss this important announcement about <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/index.php?c=live_callers__future_center_stages">Live calls and live Center Stage Presentations on our shows</a>!!! Just click that link to find out all about it!<br /> <br />Here are the rebroadcast links for this past weekend: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.guitaristworks.com/iMSRadio/20090131SaturdayNightRocks.3.mp3">Jan 31 '09 Saturday Night Rocks with Slow Marching Band</a><br /><br />and <br /><br /><a href="http://www.guitaristworks.com/wim/uploads/SUNDAY%20VIBE%20FEB01.mp3">Feb 1, '09 A Sunday Vibe with Wave Roofer - Special Guest: Chris Mahon</a><br /><br />and <br /><br /> <a href="http://www.guitaristworks.com/kephas/uploads/Thursday%20Night%20Out.090129.mp3">Jan 29 '09 Thursday Night Out with Kephas</a><br /><br /> The complete playlist of this past Saturday's show is <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/index.php?c=2009-01-31_saturday_night_rocks_playlist_its_a_long_one">HERE</a>. For all other re-broadcast links, please visit the <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/MixRadio/blog.php">Mix Radio Blogs Page</a>.&lt;<br /><br />We hope to see you again next Saturday for another exciting Mix Radio Center Stage Presentation via Mixposure.com - "Interactive Radio" at its best! And for those of you who want to play the guessing game as to who the next CSP will be, join our <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=104&amp;sid=dbbca20e97ffd01dbc7482fd0579f5dc">Mix Radio DJ's Corner.</a> For our LIVE DJ schedule, please vitit <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/index.php?t=mix_radio_dj">this page</a>.<br /><br />Until next time - your Host,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mixposure.com/Mike_Kohlgraf/">Mike K</a></span></p>

<span style="font-size: large;">I have temporarily disabled the Flash Players on the Artist Pages. We identified an issue in them so song links will be played with your player like before. <br /><br />Thanks and sorry!<br />Dazed</span>

Hi All<br /><br />Went and saw Jeff Beck in concert last night here in Sydney. <br /><br />I must say it was one of the&nbsp;most amazing musical&nbsp;displays I have ever experienced. From begining to end I had a huge grin on my face,the band was amazing and Jeff was just stunning. I left the gig just buzzing - it was awesome.<br /><br /><br />Just had to say something<br /><br /><br />Rob<br /><br />&nbsp;<br /><br /><br /><br />

Hope you all will stop by &amp; listen to the fantastic INTERVIEWS done by Jim's Artificial Earth - of course, that IS a hint that I think you might find the one he just did (posted yesterday) might be interesting to you!<br /><br />It's on the MAIN PAGE (down the LEFT-hand side), or <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/Mixposure_Interviews/music.php" title="HERE">HERE</a>!<br />

I just uploaded a brand new song; "Virginia" taken from the forthcoming new album "The Game" which should be ready later this year. Hope you all like it.<br /><br />Cheers, Phill

<p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #00FFFF;">Mix Radio on Mixposure.com presents our next Mix Radio Center Stage Presentation during my "Saturday Night Rocks" show: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.mixposure.com/SlowMarchingBand">SlowMarchingBand</a><br /> <br />If you have not heard these guys before, this is a MUST HEAR and attend the chat during the show! James Griffiths &amp; Larry Hansen are a class act and put up some FINE music you MUST hear and enjoy!<br /><br />Please tune in to <a href="http://mixposure.com:8010/listen.pls">Mix Radio, the "Interactive Radio" via Mixposure.com</a> at <strong>the EUROPEAN friendly time - 6 pm Eastern Time - USA on Saturday, January 31, 2009</strong> and join us in the <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/index.php?t=mix_chat">Chat Room</a> for some fun chat during the show! There's always a great crowd hanging out, so don't be shy and come on in! <br /><br />In addition to <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/SlowMarchingBand">SMB's</a> fantastic Center Stage Presentation, I will bring you a great mix of Independent Artist's music from all over the world! After all, Mixposure is not only the home, but also the "Future of Independent Music"!!! <br /><br />We also will be simulcasting this show on <a href="http://www.cygnusradio.com">Cygnus Radio</a>, which we are very excited about. So Cygnus Radio listeners and also listeners via iTunes will be tuning in! <br /><br />Requests are welcome, as I had a very busy week and have not had any time to check out new music!<br /><br />As a reminder: you still have the opportunity to listen to last weeks shows (mine, Kephas and Wave Roofer's show by going to the: <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/MixRadio/blog.php">Mix Radio Blogs Page here on Mixposure.com</a>, which also includes a link to last week's artists/songs I've played as well as the previous Artists, featured as a CSP during my shows, along with all the comments and rebroadcast links. Not only that, but it those blogs also have the rebroadcast links of Wave Roofer (Sunday Vibe) and Kephas (Thursday Nght Out) included.<br /><br />TONIGHT (Friday the 30th of January) AT A NEW TIME - 6 pm USA ET - Terry Martin LIVE with TGIF!!! Tune in!!! <br /><br />For our entire Live DJ show schedule, check <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/index.php?t=mix_radio_dj">This Page.</a> We hope to see you this Saturday. I know you will NOT be disappointed! <br /><br />Cheers,<em><br /><br />Mike</em></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have added in several Flash Player color choices that you can now use on your Mixposure Page. There are a few bugs with the players other than the Default Player but they do work. The issues are relatively minor and should be fixed in a few days. You can see them <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/images/player_colors.jpg">Here</a>.<br /><br /> To choose a different color, go into your control panel and choose Artist on the Top Left and then Modify Artist. From "Flash Player Color", select your choice from the dropdown menu. <br /><br />Now I mentioned a few bugs. Currently the color players will not work with the AutoStart Feature on your page. That is not an issue for everyone but just be aware. Please do not use the embed code on the players yet since it is not correct. If you want to embed a player, please use the one on your Widget Page for now. Once these are fixed, I will add all of the players to the Widget Page. My other issues is there is no Default Player set. So if you just signed up, you will need to set this until that is fixed! For existing members I corrected this in the database so you are on the default setting. <br /><br />I am working with the developer on hese and hopefully we will have a fix shortly. He is also putting together a MySpace style player that you will be able to choose between the existing players or the MySpace player. Stay Tuned!<br /><br />Thanks everyone for your patience on the corrections. The one problem with trying to bring the coolest features to Mixposure is they do not always come without a little pain <img src="http://www.mixposure.com/include/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif" border="0" alt="Tongue out" title="Tongue out" />.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Dazed<br /><br /><br /><br /></span> <br />

Just added a partly completed track/demo of "Can't Stop Thinking About You". See the song info section for the inspiration for the song, unless you're a James Blunt fan in which case you might prefer to stay out of there.<br /><br />Will be heading back in three weeks to finish it off so any suggestions for improvement would be appreciated. Plan to tidy up the harmonies, add an acoustic rhythm guitar and an organ solo. Not sure whether harmonies on the verses and/or the middle 8 would be overkill, but would be intersted in what others think.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Brian