Labor Day Discount on Tallulah Lake

For the Labor Day weekend I've set a DISCOUNT PRICE of 40% OFF if you buy more than one copy of my new CD, Tallulah Lake. That means that each copy is only $8.39! If you only buy one copy it's still $13.99.

Here's something to consider: Buy 10 COPIES for about $84 and sell them to your friends for the regular price - or whatever price you want to charge. I don't care. You get to make a few bucks and I get to share my music with more people. It's a win-win for all!

Thanks again for your continued love and support!
Steve

Here's a handy-dandy order form for your convenience:

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A Simpler Life

I have uploaded a new song on my MySpace page. It's a song from my CD, Tallulah Lake, entitled "A Simpler Life". The song is actually quite different than most of the other songs on the CD because it has a Ska feel.

My agent called me a few months ago. "You know those funny Geiko cavemen commercials? Well, they're turning those characters into a sitcom. They're looking for songs that feature either the words Neanderthal or Caveman".

Huh. Sounds easy enough. I don't actually have any songs lying around that contain those words (who does?) but how hard could it be? Since I had over the weekend to come up with something I decided to give it a shot. Usually films and TV shows want something yesterday. I wrote the song in one evening (unusual for me) and spent the weekend arranging and recording it.

I still haven't heard anything from the Cavemen people but they're still having issues with the show! I heard they had to re-shoot the pilot. At any rate, I ended up liking the song quite a bit and thought it would be fun to include it on my CD project. At that time I needed another song or two and decided to include it.

Like everything else I write my feeling is "if you like it, cool. If not, that's okay, too." What I hear now from people is that this song gets stuck in their head. They can't make it go away!

I hope that's a good thing.

Download songs for as low as $0.77 !!!

This is getting ridiculous. Another digital download site now has Tallulah Lake available. It's called PayPlay.fm. You can find my CD here: http://payplay.fm/stevebarden. They have the lowest download prices I've seen so far! Only $0.88 per song in MP3 format and only $0.77 for WMA (Windows Media) format. The entire album can be downloaded (in MP3 format) for just $8.88!

Sounds like a good deal to me.

peace & love,
Steve

Write a Review of my CD

Did you know that you can review my CD, Tallulah Lake? It's true! Right there on my CD Baby page (www.cdbaby.com/stevebarden) you can write your own review of the CD. Be a critic. Let everyone who visits my page know what you think about my songs. Or my guitar playing. Or even (heaven forbid) my singing!

Thanking you in advance for your continued support!

peace & love,
Steve

The Dangers of Being "Almost Famous"

To recap, I was attacked the other day by someone who was not only a music critic but also a personality critic. (see blog)

I actually found the episode silly and a waste of my time, but I am overwhelmed at the response I received by dozens of my friends on MySpace. Everybody was in agreement that "Ed" probably just needs a hug. I mean, who doesn't get that proclaiming to be "almost famous" was meant to be tongue-in-cheek? Sheesh.

But what took me by surprise was the love and encouragement that I received from so many people. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! Or maybe it was just the tequila. Either way, it helped.

Imagine the nerve of the guy telling me that I suck just because I haven't made it big (in spite of also saying in the same sentence that I have a lot of talent). Well here's a news flash: Success isn't measured by appearances on the Tonight Show or Grammy nominations. Success is what you make it. I'm writing songs and that makes me very happy. I'm making music and that makes me feel good! I have friends and people who love me. I completed a CD and people actually like it enough to want to own it! Isn't that success???

Well it is to me. I'm very happy where I'm at in my life right now. I've accomplished a lot, especially in the field of music. I've written music scores to films and commercials, I've been interviewed on the radio in Los Angeles (a major rock radio station), I've even sung on a recording session with Roy Rogers! Suck on that Ed.

I guess it feels easy to attack someone behind the anonymity of the Internet. It would have been one thing to simply attack my music, but to attack me personally??? What a dick.

To all of you who have expressed your thoughts on the matter I thank you. What the guy said to me doesn't bother me as much as simply the fact that he did it. But more than anything I'm blown away at the support from all of you.

peace & love,
Steve

I Guess I’m All Washed Up???

I got a really great email today that I just had to share with you. It's from a guy that actually hates me! Rather than simply denying my Friends Request he chose to tell me how horrible I am. People can be so weird! I guess maybe he's having a really bad day. I would love to include his MySpace address, but I won't. Yet. Here is his email and my response to him.


Almost famous, huh?

You have a big head... I dont like your style. Your personality sucks and you are old and washed up. Someone who has the talent that you do, And still has'nt made it big sucks. All those unfortunate breaks in the past were for a reason. You have a big head so I dont like you. Make it big and i will be surprised maybe you can autograph my toilet papper someday-


(My response)
Hi Ed,

Well, I have to admit your email is the funniest I've ever received! I appreciate your candidness. But I think you take *yourself* too seriously! You have no sense of humor and I imagine you probably only like country music.

It's okay that you don't like my music. I'm not trying to be liked by everybody, but I do appeal to a lot of people. I'm not offended - even if that's what you were trying to accomplish. I'm sure that you're still a good person, but I'd bet you don't use your turn signal.

Thanks for the laugh!

Peace & love,
Steve

CDBaby has been re-stocked

The CDBaby store has been re-stocked as of today with my CD, Tallulah Lake. It initially sold out on the first day, but that's not surprising since CDBaby only stocks a handful of CDs initially.

So now you can safely pick up a copy. In addition, I've added a 20% discount if you purchase 2 or more copies! Ah, life is good.

Download my CD from DigStation

You can now download my CD, Tallulah Lake, as an album or as individual songs from DigStation. Just click on the link below. You can even download the album artwork as a PDF file. Individual songs are $0.99 each or just $9.99 for the entire album.




Personally, I think digital downloads just don't sound as good as having the actual CD. But that's just my opinion! That's why we work so hard to get the music on a CD in the first place. So if you'd like to get Tallulah Lake on CD, swing on over to CD Baby (www.cdbaby.com/stevebarden) and pick up a copy.

PS Other digital download sites such as iTunes will have the CD in the coming weeks, so stay tuned.

Peace & love,
Steve

My CD, Tallulah Lake, is now available!

Woo hoo! It's done and I can finally share it with the world. My first solo CD,Tallulah Lake, is finally available for purchase on CDBaby (www.cdbaby.com/stevebarden).

Tallulah Lake is a 14-track collection of songs that come from a place of deep personal meaning. The songs were written during the last three years (with the exception of one song written ten years ago) during which time I have experienced many changes in my life - some good, some not so good. But I think the overall theme (as I hear from people who've listened to the album) is one of optimism. I'll let you be the judge.

Please let me know what you think of the album. You can even review the CD on CDBaby. So go ahead over to CDBaby, listen to the track samples, and pick yourself up a copy. And enjoy!

Peace & love,
Steve

Win a copy of my new CD

Let's have a contest. I'm looking for a clever and descriptive slogan for my music. Let's say you're trying to explain to somebody what my music is all about. Maybe you're standing behind somebody in a record store (remember those?) and somebody picks up my CD and wonders aloud, "gee, I'm wondering (aloud) what Steve Barden's music sounds like...". This is where you step in and describe to them in just a few words what my music is all about.

Sound interesting? Of course it does. Just come up with a short phrase or sentence that defines my music and intrigues them enough to want to get a copy of my CD.

...and speaking of getting a copy of my CD, Tallulah Lake, the winning entry will win a copy of my CD. For free! All yours! To keep!

You can do it! Be creative. Be clever. Be...honest.

But most of all, have fun!