• New Zoo Review

    12Dec
    Categories: Linus Radford, Live Shows Comments: 0

    My manager Sesi Ackland just alerted me to the fact that my first show at Dear Prudence after a three-month health hiatus was reviewed at Metaverse Music. I assumed the worst since I was just trying to get my sea legs back, and also performing brand new songs I don’t quite have sussed yet. But, I was pleasantly surprised. Enniv Zarf, who is real life musician/actor Paul Kwo, didn’t throw me to the wolves like I’d feared. I read some other reviews of his and he doesn’t pull punches. So, the fact that he thought I was half-decent, even after the shortcomings I listed above, made me glad and grateful that he took the time to wave my flag. Happy Friday indeed.

    I’ll be playing at the Toys For Tots drive in Second Life tomorrow morning. If anybody wants to come see/hear me perform for a half hour at 11:30 PST, please don’t tip me. Take yer loot and donate it to make some little moglets happy on Xmas morning. It’s an all-day festival, maybe even all weekend. So, if the Seattle storm doesn’t kill our power, I’ll be there with bells on, croaking and crooning with my trusty acoustic guitar. See ya there (virtually)!

  • Fixing A Hole

    09Dec
    Categories: Live Shows, Site Navigation Comments: 0

    I decided to do some spring cleaning in winter by giving this website a facelift. The dark, gloomy, bug-ridden code has been replaced with something a little more hopeful to gaze at. It’s always good to get some new year’s resolutions done and dusted ahead of schedule. I plan to continue easing my way back into performing live shows, and added a Calendar section for those who want to keep track of me. The idea is to use these concerts to tighten up my new songs so I can record them at the start of January. I say this every year, but 2009 is going to be the best year ever. Believe it.

  • The Latest Hubbub

    20Nov
    Categories: Big News, New Songs Comments: 0

    I’ve got eleven songs written for the new album. I’m hoping to move forward with these eleven songs and nix the idea of reworking old tunes for the B-side of the album. Eleven new songs is better. Keep it fresh, eyes forward, etc. So, this does mean that I have more willing helpers than songs. Not everyone who said yes will actually get a song to play on. Hopefully, nobody will be too cheesed off. At one point, I was just going to have helpers from Second Life. But, that’s too limiting. There are people from Real Life I want on the record as well. So, the current plan is just to move forward with the folks I’ve been in touch with recently, and hopefully make this as quick and painless as possible. I still haven’t recorded keeper tracks for my parts yet. But, since I’m only recording vocal/guitar for each song, it should go quickly once I start. Simon Hinkler was the latest person to say yes to a cameo part on the album. Last time I worked with him was on A Cooler Stream Of Heaven. So, I’m super snazzed at getting his chops in the mix again years later.

  • Where’s Waldo?

    29Oct
    Categories: Big News, Linus Radford, New Songs Comments: 0

    Sorry I dropped off the face of the earth for a while. Been having some health problems, but I’m trying to bounce back so I can continue work on my new album. Helen Bell sent me her addition to the demo I sent her and it is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard. She’s Rowanna Sideways in Second Life and one half of the brilliant Pillowfish. I can’t wait to work on the keeper track with her. Nobody else has sent me anything yet. But, I haven’t sent anybody my keeper versions yet, only demos. I’m still wanting to record simply and make it a performance more than a typical album recording. I’m treating my parts as live shows because I’m still hoping that my keeper tracks will come from live shows. I just haven’t played any in a while. But, don’t count me out yet. I’ll be back.

  • Second Life Album

    07Sep
    Categories: Big News, Linus Radford, New Songs Comments: 0

    My second solo album is going to have a tie-in to Second Life. Since I played all the parts myself on my first solo album Falling To Pisces, I decided it would be cool to have one other person help me out by recording a cameo part for each song. So, If I have fourteen songs, I have fourteen different friends helping. I’ve had that idea for a while. Since I was recording my first album even. But, recently I decided keeping that number two theme intact, it would be extra cool to only have those helpers be from Second Life.

    Further use of the number two is going to be as a double-sided album (just a long CD, but still). The A-side will have the seven new songs I just wrote over a nineteen day period (Aug. 14 - Sept. 2). The B-side will have seven updated acoustic versions of songs I wrote in the Creeping Myrtle era.

    I have a very long list of potential artists to ask. Far more than fourteen. So, I hope nobody gets offended at not being asked. Rest assured that if you are reading this blog (and you’re a musical performer in Second Life), you are on my list. In the end I have to match the person to the song instead of the other way around. The ’serve the song’ idea has to win out. But, maybe we’ll work together on something else in the future. See, I’ve got my apology already pre-written.

    Another minor issue will be seeing who wants to use their real names in the credits and who wants to use their avatar names. Using the latter for now, I’m thrilled to report that these people have said yes, and I have songs matched up to each of them: Rowanna Sideways, JueL Resistance, Winston Ackland, Cylindrian Rutabaga, Phemie Alcott, Mimi Carpenter, Maximillion Kleene. Some of these could change, but assuming they don’t, that means I’ve got seven more songs to fill. Stay tuned.

  • Forevermore

    03Sep
    Categories: Big News, New Songs Comments: 0

    I had been holding out hope that there would be a video for Dusting For Angels, the first single from Falling To Pisces, before releasing a second single. But, since I’m already writing songs for the upcoming album, I decided to release Forevermore on MySpace and TheSixtyOne. I still haven’t played this song live yet. So, I’ll have to figure something out for it soon.

  • Halfway Point (maybe)

    29Aug
    Categories: Big News, Linus Radford, Live Shows, New Songs Comments: 0

    I wrote and demoed another song last night to bring the song total to five for the upcoming album. If I have ten songs on the album, that means this puppy is half written. In the past, I’d have taken ages to write the songs. But, I believe each album needs its own theme, even if that theme has many layers to it. Once you know the album title (keeping that close to the vest for now) this will make sense in its irony. But, I want to make this a quick and painless process this time. I have everything mapped out in my head and I’m itching to spill it to the few people who read this blog. But, if all goes according to plan (when does it ever? haha), you won’t have to wait too long. I definitely want a 2009 release since I released Falling To Pisces this year. I can tell you that I’m planning to work with some of my musical heroes on this one. It was a lonely process recording all the parts myself for the last record. So, this time I want to keep it light-hearted and fun if possible. I’ve got two shows in Second Life tonight and I’ll definitely debut the new tune. Hope to see you there!

  • Four New Songs Written

    25Aug
    Categories: Big News, Linus Radford, Live Shows, New Songs Comments: 0

    I wrote and recorded two more songs today (in demo form) to bring the total for the upcoming album to four. I’m not sure I’ve ever written two songs in one day before. The one I woke up with this morning was a downer in fine mope rawk form, so I wanted to balance that out with a silly, bouncy one as well. So, a pretty productive Monday. For my live shows I now have thirty-nine original songs to choose from and twenty-one cover songs. I haven’t been playing too many live shows lately though. So, hopefully things will pick up soon. Thanks to those of you who have been coming to catch me live. It means a lot.

  • New Album Underway

    14Aug
    Categories: Big News, Linus Radford, Live Shows, New Songs Comments: 1

    I wrote and recorded my first song since my album Falling To Pisces came out in March. I just finished it a few minutes ago, so I thought I’d blog it for posterity. This is definitely the first step towards my second solo album. I have had the title for a while, but I’ll keep that close to the vest for now, as well as the name of my freshly written & recorded new song. I’m considering debuting it at one of my two Second Life shows today. So, if you’re really curious… come to one of my shows! Woot, etc.

  • Google Concert Calendar

    27Jul
    Categories: Linus Radford, Live Shows, Site Navigation Comments: 1

    In an effort to keep all of my upcoming shows organized into the same space, I have all of my concerts listed in the Google calendar on this website. It’s under the Live Shows heading. You can’t miss it. The only white thing in a sea of black pixels. It’s on all of the pages, whether you go to randalprater.com or linusradford.com, it doesn’t matter. If you’re in Second Life and you go to my profile picks, I’ll still have direct links to the venues for my regular gigs. But, check back here for the calendar now. It will be the most updated calendar available. If you see a show listed, you know it was put there by myself or my manager, Sesi Ackland. Hope to see you at a cartoon concert soon!

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