for those of y'all who care.
“This is the end, beautiful friend the end, of our elaborate plan the end…”
After nearly three years, trying to trudge along on a shoe string budget, calling in as many favors as I could, and trying to save the music world one song at a time, the brilliant failure that was third earth music is coming to an end. There’s only so many times that you can get metaphorically kicked in the gonads until it’s time to take a seat on the bench. Only so many times that the prettiest girl in school declines your advances before you stop asking. So with that in mind we must begin the funeral arrangements…
I’d first like to give a brief eulogy. I’d like to thank each and every one of you for giving me something to believe in. As foolish as it might seem to some, the fact that you each bought records which were better than the bullshit that floods the shelves and dominates the airwaves led me to believe that we could exact some kind of change, and create some form of balance in this universe. And for a while I truly believed that. Lately I’ve felt defeated, kicked, and hopeless. The bastards have won I guess. I feel like I’ve failed in trying to play Paul Revere to the masses and put them on to something that they hadn’t yet been sold. I failed in televising the revolution. I failed in not making everyone famous, and I can’t fail anymore. I can’t fight anymore. It’s time to lay the dream to rest for now.
We had our moments. But the good times are gone now. Three years of trying to build something from scratch with our blood, sweat and tears has now collapsed. And it’s a pretty sad day, but also a pretty freeing day. As for me, I’m going to put my attention towards Roosevelt franklin now. I guess we’re looking for someone to put our record out…
So please continue to fight the good fight. Please support each and every artist in there future endeavors. Visit their websites to keep informed about them.
Jean Grae –
www.jean-grae.com
The Juggaknots -
www.juggaknots.com
Oddjobs -
www.cmiproductions.com
Science Fiction –
www.angryrobotrecords.com
Ela –
www.elamusic.net
The Others –
www.madwreck.com
Dujeous –
www.dujeous.net
Sound Defects –
www.sounddefects.com
Icon The Mic King –
www.iconthemicking.com
Pack Fm –
www.packfm.com
Roosevelt Franklin –
www.myspace.com/rooseveltfranklin
Thanks and keep in touch…
Kimani (
mmindsnyc@aol.com) and Jeff