Very sad to see that Stephen Ernest Cramer has passed. I was first in contact with him in the 90s, when he was publishing his "Gutless" fanzine. In fact, he did an email interview with me in the third issue (photos included). RIP, Stephen. Thank you for all you've done for others. You'll be missed.

If you're not getting a daily email from David Staley, well, you absolutely should be. davidjstaley.substack.com

Fellow old people -- please arrive early to get your spot up front. And please make sure to heckle loudly -- you know, slaves to rock'n'roll hearing loss and all. More info -- www.comfest.com

Old 3C Label Group + Closet Mix are happy to be part of @subvertworld launching on Tue 12 May. Fellow musicians can join the co-op at subvert.fm - - - The "04CD" by Closet Mix digital download is only $3 for a limited time. www.subvert.fm/closet-mix/0...

#TGIBCF = Thank god it's #bandcampfriday -- Which is to say that Fri 1 May is a perfect day to get your bad-self some Old 3C releases. Links for all can be accessed below. Thanks! old3c.com/old-3c-on-ba...

2026 marks 40 years since the release of the "Great Plains Naked at the Buy, Sell, and Trade" LP, recorded in 1985, and released by Homestead Records in 1986. Here are some press clippings from around that time.

The Westsylvanians "Light On The Water" digital single out today Fri 20 Mar, streaming worldwide. As ordained in the ancient texts, it's their release to celebrate #groundhogday past. Links below. - - - lynkify.in/album/light-... - - - Also on @Bandcamp thewestsylvanians.bandcamp.com/album/light-...

Sanpaulo's two recent releases are out today on the streamers. See the links below for each one, and for @bandcamp.com. Get some new music in your earholes! - - - lynkify.in/album/konstr... - - - lynkify.in/album/sweet-... - - - sanpaulo.bandcamp.com

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! Also, stop this stupid middle east war. The only war worth fighting is the class war. #NoWarButClassWar

#TGIBCF = Thank god it's #bandcampfriday -- Which is to say that Fri 6 Mar is a perfect day to get your bad-self some Old 3C releases. Links for these six most recent ones are below. Thanks!

Red Skylark "Sweat Off Your Soul" digital single out today Fri 27 Feb, streaming worldwide. Ed Shuttleworth's recording project is something you should hip yourself to. Rock'n'roll as it should be. - - - lynkify.in/song/sweat-o... - - - Also on @Bandcamp redskylark.bandcamp.com/track/sweat-...

Today (Fri 13 Feb) is the official @bandcamp.com release date for these three @old3clabelgroup.bsky.social releases. Links in comments. Please check them out. - - - sanpaulo.bandcamp.com/album/konstr... - - - sanpaulo.bandcamp.com/album/sweet-... - - - old3cfreeforall.bandcamp.com/album/courte...

ATTN: COLUMBUS FOLKS. @elizarecords.bsky.social, @Lost Weekend Records, and @Used Kids Records now all have ten free copies of the new @Old 3C Label Group compilation to give away starting tomorrow, Fri 13 Feb. So, get your bad selves a copy. Enjoy, and -- #DumpTrump #AbolishICE #RIPGOP

Right on cue, here's a @rosyoverdrive.com review of the Sanpaulo "Konstrukts Vol 1 EP" one day before its official @bandcamp.com release date, tomorrow Fri 13 Feb. Links below. Please check them out. - - - rosyoverdrive.com/2026/02/12/p... - - - sanpaulo.bandcamp.com/album/konstr...

More links to recent releases are in the first comment. #TGIBCF = Thank god it's #bandcampfriday -- Which is to say that tomorrow, Fri 6 Feb, is a perfect day to get your bad-self some Old 3C releases, handily collected here -- old3c.com/old-3c-on-ba...

Eleven Plus Two = Twelve Plus One "Antenna" is featured on the @rosyoverdrive.com playlist of Jan 2026 notable releases. @Keith Novicki, @Keith Hanlon, @Joel Walter. rosyoverdrive.com/2026/02/02/n...

As ordained in the ancient texts, The Westsylvanians shall release an annual @bandcamp.com digital single on ##groundhogday. So it was foreseen, and so it shall be. @old3clabelgroup.bsky.social -- thewestsylvanians.bandcamp.com/album/light-...

Being retired, I’m already on strike!

Thanks to Ken Katkin for including Red Skylark in his Trash Flow Radio show on Sat 24 Jan. www.mixcloud.com/ken-katkin/t...

Thanks to Connor Newell for including Sanpaulo in his Local Love radio show on Sun 25 Jan. www.mixcloud.com/wcrs/local-l...

Many thanks to DJ @patradio.org for playing two songs each by Old 3C artists Red Skylark and Sanpaulo during his show The Ear Opener - Snowpocalypse Now (January 25, 2026) on @wcrsfm.org. Link below to the show at @mixcloud.bsky.social. www.mixcloud.com/wcrs/the-ear...

Hey-o! Listen to both new Sanpaulo releases with these handy YouTube videos. The link is below with some others too. Thanks! - - - www.youtube.com/@old3clabelg... - - - sanpaulo.bandcamp.com - - - old3cfreeforall.bandcamp.com/album/courte...

Here are three new free releases out via Bandcamp Fri 13 Feb. The two Sanpaulo releases also stream on Fri 13 March. The compilation is via Bandcamp only. Thanks! - - - Both Sanpaulo releases. sanpaulo.bandcamp.com - - - Old 3C Label Group compilation. old3cfreeforall.bandcamp.com/album/courte...

Tues 3 Nov 2026 is the midterm election. A new congress with a two-thirds or more voting bloc of #Democrats and allies could pass legislation, overturn vetoes, conduct trials, and impeach. #crushice #dumptrump #RIPGOP #resistance -- democrats.org/contact-us/

Red Skylark - "Sweat Off Your Soul" - digital single release is available now on Bandcamp. Worldwide streaming on 27 Feb 2026. Red Skylark is Ed Shuttleworth's ongoing recording project. Check it out. You'll be glad you did. redskylark.bandcamp.com/track/sweat-...

#resist #dumptrump #crushice #ripgop "Back then, I believed that witnessing law enforcement members being beaten on the steps of Congress with flags bearing his likeness would have fully sickened even his most ardent supporters to the point of defection." johnpavlovitz.com/2026/01/06/t...

#happynewyear #2026 #resist #dumptrump #crushice

Your reminder for the new year: 1) Speak Up and Resist! and 2) Just Say No to Fascism! #DumpTrump #crushice

Bob Dylan writes about Willie Nelson in a new New Yorker profile (Bob also says before this, "It’s hard to talk about Willie without saying something stupid or irrelevant, he is so much of everything") www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Matter news currently has a series of important articles on local issues that I urge you to read. Please also consider supporting them via their ongoing fundraiser. Thanks! matternews.org

Thanks to Amy Dew for this Closet Mix photo from our set at the 10 July benefit show for WCRS-FM.

#TGIBCF = Thank god it's #bandcampfriday -- Which is to say that tomorrow, Fri 5 Dec, is a perfect day to get your bad-self some Old 3C releases, handily collected here -- old3c.com/old-3c-on-ba...

mirlo.space/closet-mix/r... There's a new-ish Bandcamp-like service called Mirlo. Old 3C Label Group artists Closet Mix have uploaded their most recent release as a trial balloon. Music pals might also like to try it out.

www.facebook.com/events/10631... Sat 6 Dec -- Eleven Plus Two = Twelve Plus One and Coastal Dives at Secret Studio. More links in the comments.

Andover MA 60s garage rockers do a stripped-down, low-key version of a Love song, and inadvertently foreshadow Yo La Tengo and Mojave 3 in the process. Pretty cool, I have to say. therisingstorm-sd.bandcamp.com/album/calm-b...

Matter news and Andy Downing are doing a great job keeping independent journalism going here in Central Ohio. Please consider supporting them, either now during their fundraiser, or on a continuing basis. More links to upcoming fundraising events are in the comments. Thanks! matternews.org/donate/

Let's hope the recent election is the first step in the process. #RIPGOP

AI IS LAME! For creative arts, anyhow -- though I'm sure there are exceptions of smart people using it for very good work. FYI -- I had it do this from an existing head-shot. I asked for a pencil and it stuck it in my mouth for reasons unknown. I added the type on the hat myself. Crazy, eh?

Hello, friends. It's our 40th anniversary in one month, and we're running a #fundraiser for @sandyhookpromise.bsky.social that we hope you might also consider donating to. Thanks! -- Paul + Jeannette www.facebook.com/donate/83136...

Here's a link to our low-key 2025 fundraiser. Please support our efforts as a 501(c)(3) organization that provides resources to allied independent music artists, labels, and performers in Columbus, Ohio, the greater Midwest area, and beyond. www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

#gop #guardiansofthepedophiles #mikejohnson won't swear in #adelitagrijalva as he knows the house will vote to #releasetheepsteinfiles and provide justice for the survivors

Scenes from today's #nokings protest. Good to see our fellow kind liberals making their voices heard. Clintonville, Columbus Ohio USA

When we Great Plains were young, circa 85 + 83. reneekvelkoff.net/great-plains/

Thanks to #bandcamp for featuring Great Plains in today's label profile on Homestead Records! daily.bandcamp.com/label-profil...

A loving welcome to the newest Nini, Inez, born on 24 Sept, beautiful daughter of Mags + Walt, destined for #guardians fandom.

In Naperville, IL, ICE agents swarmed a private home where roofers were working and kicked away the ladders, trapping the crew on the roof. All of them are here legally. This is the real face of Trump’s ICE. Stand up. Speak out. SHARE this post. #AbolishICE @occupydemocrats.bsky.social

#columbusohio dude Les Wexner's entry in the #epsteinfiles bday book sweepstakes. Naughty bits covered for those who might object. #releasethefiles #prosecutethepedophile

Thanks to @andydowning33.bsky.social for publishing another of my opinion pieces on the @matternews.bsky.social site -- matternews.org/voices/opini... -- To paraphrase Frank Costanza: "I've got thoughts! And now you're gonna hear them!"

When power protects power, power must be eliminated. #releasethefiles #prosecutethepedophile

#TGIBCF = Thank god it's #bandcampfriday -- Which is to say that tomorrow, Friday 5 Sep, is a perfect day to get your bad-self some Old 3C releases, handily collected here -- old3c.com/old-3c-on-ba...