ENN November 4, 2009 (Download MP3)

• It’s Movember, time to grow that ’stache and help raise funds to fight prostate and testicular cancer. Join me as a Mo Bro or Mo Sista and see what your face can do!
• I’m submitting my application to Polyphonic today. It’s an intriguing new VC-style way of approaching the music industry. As the brainchild of Terry McBride and the people that brought you Barenaked Ladies and Sarah McLachlin, there’s some real industry clout behind this. If there’s anything you can do or anyone you can reach out to to help me get on board with this, please do!
• Songs From The Vault, vol. 1 will soon be available via iTunes, CD Baby, and elsewhere! The second volume’s almost ready to release to the subscribers at Matthew Ebel dot net, so volume one will move on to the rest of the fan base sometime this month!

The 1980’s are still trying to make a comeback, bringing their overinflated sense of self-importance with them.

A few weeks back I was featured in a WBUR on-air segment about performing live via UStream and selling my songs as a fan-driven Subscription Service rather than just making round pieces of plastic every year or two. The people at the radio station thought what I’m doing was innovative enough to give me nearly 8 minutes of air time during the morning drive. Then I got two comments like these:

That idea doesn’t sit well with everyone, including Boston musician and rock critic Dave Wildman. “I don’t know, it freaks me out,” he says with a laugh. Wildman likens Ebel to a talented street performer on the information super highway.
WBUR.org

It’s success if that’s what he wanted, definitely. If not…then no, he’s still got more work to do.

My guess? Dude still has a lot more work to do.
Justin Boland, comment on Hypebot.com

These two comments, though lamentably myopic, are understandable. Believe me, I can level with these opinions by making only one assumption: Their definition of “success” is stuck in the coke-filled limousine of Motley Crue, 1985.
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