KosmikRay's Wall Crawl is Tonight and other events from Kosmik

KosmikRay runs all sorts of online events at The Sixty One and we're hoping he'll join the blog in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, I'm reposting from KosmikRay's Wallzine:

Wall Crawl

TIMYJL and KOSMIKRAY invite you to the inaugural WALL CRAWL this Sunday night beginning at 8 pm EASTERN. For two hours we will jump to a dozen listener's walls for great underbumped music, and end with a new music upload party at 10 pm EASTERN. The crawl starts at 8 on Timmy's wall. He will put up 3 great tunes and we'll have three minutes to listen, bump and comment on each. After ten minutes, he'll post a link to the next Wall and off we all go again. Previous events like the Bump & Grind Strategic Bombing Mission and the infamous SCRAMBLE netted lots and lots of new songs posting and zillions of listener points happily used.

If you would like to be considered to be visited by the torch-carrying bumping hordes of the first-ever Wall Crawl, send me a tunebox with the three killer tunes you would have featured ASAP. Only one slot is left.

If you are an artist and would like to join the upload party at the end of the crawl, send me a tunebox with the band and new tune name. The Wall Crawl and Upload Party is open to all, so pass the word. The more the better. So far, noctaluca will put up "Suck Hard" (one of their best and previewable at noctaluca.com), lovespirals "This Truth" (live) (tentative due to scheduling), and newcomer Banjo Drill's "Robot Boy", Laura Marie's "People" (live), and probably more. Puntspeedchuck wants to revisit all the Wall Crawl tunes we visit in his 61 podcast, so additional exposure is assured.

Lovespirals Remix Contest -- Win An Ipod Touch!

Peace Love Productions is holding a remix contest for Lovespirals recent single, 'This Truth". The top 5 finalists will be promoted as podsafe singles on Lovespirals' Podsafe Music Network remix page and considered for inclusion on a new digital remix EP and CD, plus the top 2 finalists will receive all 3 Lovespirals' CDs - personally autographed by Anj Bee and Ryan Lum - and the grand prize winner will also get a year's subscription to the PLP Producer's Vault and an 8 gig iPod Touch! Find out all the details at lovespirals.com!

Bozo Drive!

I STILL don't know if there are enough people who are willing to pay to force me to put up an ugly Bozo photo (instead of my nice blue snow) for all of spring. As you know, here's the bet: Everyone join in and pledge $1,000 in TOTAL donations to Sam and James' t61 enterprise, and I'll kick in $100 and change my pic to Bozo for three months. The top 500 listeners were contacted about this via wall message. That means it could happen with just $2 per person. Post on my wall or in my tunebox your pledge marked BOZO DRIVE, and I'll keep a tally.

Bonus: Any song in a BOZO DRIVE tunebox pledge will get a guaranteed bump if pledge is more than the points cost.
Art Bonus: Graphic Designer timyjl is working up the BOZOFOTO.

Double Bonus: missi will match my $100 when $1k is reached! Sweet!

1. $50 pledge from zagudabuda (additional donation) 2-10
2. $60 pledge from jorunnix 2-10
3. $35 pledge from petiejoe 2-11
4. $50 pledge from kafkajoubert (additional donation) 2-11
5. $75 pledge from anon (jpalf., upped from $50) 2-11
6. $20 from anon (additional pledge) 2-12
7. $20 donation from mrvelvet (just used paypal) 2-12
8. $10 pledge from artist Laura Marie 2-12
9. $10 pledge from rfiedel 2-12
10. $20 pledge from comradinarms (additional donation) 2-12
11. $25 pledge from LMMS 2-12
12. $20 pledge from matttynabib 2-12
13. $20 donation from batface89 (additional donation) 2-12
14. $30 pledge from bloke 2-13
15. $10 pledge from calculatedCHA0S (additional donation) 2-17
16. $20 pledge from blkdiamondlove (additional donation) 2-17
17. $40 pledge from comradeinarms (third donation) 2-18
18. $20 pledge from iWex (additional donation) 2-28
19. $30 pledge from myktoronto (additional pledge) 2-29

Current Pledge Total: $585 (+ $100 kosmik + $100 missi) = $785

That Was Pathetic!

That is the latest playlist from batface89. All the new dogs are to be impounded there. Send your worst finds to her. (Will anything EVER beat Stuggleburger's Stairway to Heaven?)

Genki Rockets' Heavenly Star Video

The name Genki Rockets serves them well (Genki means happy in Japanese). This has to be the happiest song of 2007. This is a drawn style. Could they have used Digital Anarchy's ToonIt?. There are lots of particle effects, which are always great, and lots or rainbows. I want to visit this happy little world... maybe buy some property, open a little shop...

Hidari Wall Comments

Hidari's music is gleeful and clever. Their comments are also extremely funny and sometimes bizarre.

Has Hidari made an amusing comment on your wall? Please share it in the comments.

On batface89's Wall

Exeunt is used as a stage direction to indicate that two or more performers leave the stage.

We liked the first 88 batfaces better, but this one will have to do.

Soup! It's filling and nutritious!
Exeunt.

On SanjuNana's Wall:

sanju nana is 37 in Japanese

Without you here in This fine place, thesixtyone Becomes twenty four.

On afastidle's wall

We received your psychic communique and the answer to your question is: no, you have to collect and eat the fourteen undead nuggets before you can open the stone doors to the lair of the Chicken God.

On Beybi's Wall

In the well of souls
Gor dipped his golden ladle...
Unused fondue set?

On fbottasso's Wall

fbottasso is using a cute avatar of a bear in a pink kimono

We know all about the giant testes you're hiding under that kimono.

On lucasban's Wall

lucasban's avatar is a cardboard robot

Hidari is intrigued by this cardboard bot. Perhaps we have found the raw materials for our new World Domination Army^TM. Turn over your plans and related documents, wizard!

On ciepiel's Wall

We demand tribute in the form of delicious Polish meats and sundry goods. Deliver this tribute to us in a cellophane-wrapped wicker basket in the next 24 hours or you will be summarily expunged.

The Mountain Goats' Sax Rohmer Number 1 Video

This is a song that I really worked hard to push to the home page and sho' nuff, this week it made it! Getting a song posted just gives me such satisfaction!

I can't imagine the planning that went into this video. It's amazingly great. It was directed by Ace Norton.

Top signs you're a True T61'er by AnnieB

Note: This is in response to Apocalypse's Top 15 signs you're a True T61'er (this link will change once the site is moved to a regular domain... note to self to change the link).

To think, I was going to hit all (Apocalypse's) 15 signs. Guess I'm not a True T61'er after all. Anyhow, here's some more to consider in no particular order...maybe we can shoot for the "Top 61 signs..." (though, mine aren't very humorous but perhaps more applicable to some devoted listeners)

1. The first thing you do when you wake up is login onto t61 and the last thing you do before you go to bed is check t61.
2. You check t61 more than your email.
3. You have considered making t61 your homepage, or have at least made it easily accessible when you open your browser.
4. You get a tunebox almost on a daily basis.
5. You have sent a tunebox message to the masses at one point or another.
6. You are able to gauge the musical tastes of certain listeners, and send tuneboxes or song recommendations accordingly.
7. You have an extensive number of playlists (more than ten)
8. You have some form of an underrated playlist (and possibly have added it cdipaolo's "list of lists")
9. You know the listener accounts of the artists.
10. You know which artists are friends of one another.
11. Your comment wall consists of more than just spam.
12. You eavesdrop on other users' wall conversations.
13. You participate in forum discussions.
14. You have revived at least one song.
15. You have been around long enough to see a few songs get revived more than once.
16. After the browse>newest section was removed, your first thought was "crap, what do I do now?"
17. You now frequently sort the browse section by "this week" and set the bumps to zero in hopes of first bumping the next spectacular tune.
18. You're rather picky on placing first bumps
19. At least three of your 'first bumped' tracks have made it to the homepage.
20. You have made attempts to push songs onto the activity page, or been involved in a rescue mission.
21. You have found yourself, at one time or another, hopping on the bandwagon.
22. You have used the Rack before.
23. You're at the point where you’ve bumped so many songs, that you don't pay close attention to the points rolling in, but still catch glimpses of it in the corner of your eye, OR, you're obsessively glued to the screen to watch every point trickle in (two types)
24. You are subscribed to at least five listeners, and at least five listeners are subscribed to you.
25. You are on the leader board and/or have once been a top rookie.
26. You are fully aware of Kosmik's infamous antics (Guide, Scramble, Upload Party, Bozo Drive, Wall Crawl, etc.)
27. You are aware of puntspeedchunk's podcast, have tuned in, and/or voted for his podcast.
28. You have made a donation.
29. You've made a music purchase due to the site.
30. When you're away from the site, you wonder if you’re missing out on placing early bumps for something good.
31. It is a rarity for you to be away from the site for more than a day.
32. You've made such a name for yourself on t61 that new users (both artists and listeners) flock to you for advice.

Josh Ritter at Ladies Literary Club

If you're near Grand Rapids, Michigan, Josh Ritter is playing at the Ladies Literary Club on Monday, March 3. Here is some more information from GRNow.com.

Josh Ritter's The Historical Conquests of Josh Rittter was named one of the best albums of 2007 from coast to coast by major music magazines, radio stations and newspapers. Josh Ritter isn't the first singer-songwriter to draw comparisons to Bruce Springsteen or Bob Dylan, but he ranks among the few whose best songs actually justify them.

"How refreshing and inspiring it is to encounter a young artist whose achievements match his ambitions."-Washington Post

Don't miss this opportunity to see a raising star in an incredibly intimate and unique space. An evening with JOSH RITTER...Ladies Literary Club...Monday, March 3, 2008.

Concert Reviews

If you catch a band on The Sixty One live, we'd love to post a review of the show and some photos if you have any.

I live in Michigan and I'm very pleasantly surprised at the number of really good bands from the area. I plan to catch a few in the next couple of months and post about it. Hopefully I'll even get to meet the band. I'm a total groupie, you know. The photo below is of me (in garish lipstick), Neil Finn (my idol!) and my sister after a Crowded House show last August. I'm not afraid to talk to the band! ;-)