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Category: Music
Thanks to the encouragement of friends and fans, the Crane's second EP "Banging My Head" is, as of late yesterday, now live and running on the web just about every place it's supposed to be live and running. Online retailers have it in their virtual shelves, free mp3 downloads of the title track are circulating the web, dozens of music editors and bloggers throughout the US and UK are contemplating its merits, and one black and white rabbit I know listens to it pretty much every waking moment (his name is Oreo, he lives in a cage in my kitchen--when he's not roaming the back yard--and he insisted that I lend him my ipod, only now he won't give it back).
Really, thanks to everyone who prodded me along to keep at it. If you're a friend of the Cranes (even if you're not but you're still essentially a decent, big-hearted person) and would like to help me out, there are several things that you might do (it may help to consume some caffeine or alcohol before attempting this):
1) You might go to one or more of the online retailers through which "Banging My Head" is available and rate the album. Generally speaking, the more ratings an album has the more likely that unsuspecting new customers will actually give it fair consideration (well, assuming of course that the ratings are overall positive :-) There are links about halfway down on the left side of my profile that will take you directly to the Crane's page of ten such retailers (Amazon, eMusic, Amie Street, etc. -- the one exception is iTunes, in which case the link will simply cause your iTunes store window to load and you'll still have to type in a search for The Cranes Are Flying) Some of these retailers require that you be signed up and logged into their site in order to leave a rating, and some don't. If you have questions about it, message me and I'll be glad to help sort it out for you.
2) For the slightly more adventurous, many of these same retailers allow you to review any album in their system, so you might pick one of the retailers and leave a brief review of the Banging My Head EP. When I say brief, I really do mean brief. Some reviewers just leave one sentence; others may go on for several paragraphs. Again, let me know if you need assistance on the technical side of finding where to input the review (sorry, I can't assist with the actual writing of your review ... I've debated long and hard whether that would constitute a conflict of interest, and since I haven't been able to reach a definite conclusion, I've decided to play it conservative and refrain from reviewing my own materials at this time :-)
3) You can take advantage of the free mp3 download of the title track Banging My Head available at Last.FM (http://www.last.fm/music/The+Cranes+Are+Flying/Banging+My+Head+%28EP%29) and then pass this link on to several more of your friends. Be generous! Share! It's good for your soul!
4) One last idea: If you've got guts, balls, whatever (no offense) ... you might shoot an email off to one of the music mags/blogs that are currently considering whether to review the Banging My Head EP, just to let them know that there are a few people out there who've heard of the Cranes's new EP and would like to see a review or other coverage. If you already have a favorite music mag/blog, their music editor has probably received a review copy or upload, so you can just go to their website and look for the "contact" or "feedback" link and go from there, but for those of you intelligent readers who would like a bit more help, I'll try later today to post a blog with a list of possible mags/blogs you might contact if so inclined. Right now I've got to run get ready for lunch with a friend, so I'm OUT OF TIME!
(but thanks thanks thanks for all the support!)
- Trevor
2:03 PM
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