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UPDATED! Another Jonny Craig posting.



"Black Macbook for $800 OBO". Sound convincing? How about $650? Are you ready to make an offer? Go ahead and shoot Jonny Craig of Emarosa (Dance Gavin Dance before that) a tweet and he'll get back to you to where you should send the money.

When will you receive your new Macbook in the mail? Oh, you won't.

Apparently Jonny Craig has been tricking people into sending him a certain amount of money through MoneyGram, a service similar to Paypal, and hasn't sent any of the goods that he has promised to send.

The…
Read | Posted by Keith Jones | Feb 25th 2011, 3:44am | Rants & Raves

In memory of Carly Henley



Many of you know of the tragic news of Carly Henley's passing in early October, and for those of you who don't know about the Carly Henley Project, it's a project aimed to getting Carly Henley's recordings professionally mixed, mastered, and produced to complete her dreams of sharing her music with the world in a CD. The project is already WELL past the original goal of raising $12,000 before December 7th, but you can keep "backing" the project with any donation ($1 minimum) and recieve an optional gift with your pledge. Make a pledge to the Carly…
Read | Posted by Keith Jones | Oct 20th 2010, 2:57pm | Causes / non-profits

New iPhone "4G" Leaked



May be old news to some, but on March 18th, Apple engineer Gray Powell left his phone, cleverly disguised as an iPhone 3GS, on a bar stool of a German bar in Redwood City, California. Long story short, the guys at Gizmodo got a call about this new "iPhone 4G" and offered to buy this prototype from the man who found it for $5,000, and apparently Apple wants it back.

This is about the right time as Apple has released it's 3 previous iPhones in the June/July months for the AT&T;Carrier. Speaking of which, there's also news…
Read | Posted by Keith Jones | Apr 20th 2010, 2:31pm | Technology

Viaduct to come crashing down.

No, I'm not talking about the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle, I'm talking about the Viaduct Venue in Tacoma. I saw bulletin with this information in it, so I'm reposting for all to see.

"Alright, so we have some news. This month has been the worst in Viaduct history, by far. All 5 of the owners at this point owe over $700 just to clear the rent and bills to keep Viaduct operating. That will leave us with no money at all to print flyers, buy concessions, or do anything.

We are at a point right now where we are…
Read | Posted by Keith Jones | Sep 27th 2009, 1:04pm |

Destiny Worldwide Looking for Interns.

Destiny Worldwide is an independent record label and management company based in Seattle, WA. The company was formed in 2006 around their first album release, “Building Homes From What We’ve Known” by The Scene Aesthetic. Metcalf produced and engineered the record in the company’s recording studio, Destiny Studios, and has since produced material from many other bands. His recent projects include albums and songs by Daphne Loves Derby, Danger Radio, A Change of Pace, Anarbor, Artist Vs Poet, The Real You, Moneta, Shyforshy, and many more.

Job Description: Monroe, WA based indie record label Destiny Worldwide is looking for interns…
Read | Posted by Keith Jones | May 19th 2009, 11:05pm | Audio, Seattle music