We here at dw.net are super excited about the upcoming release from our favorite bald man. We’re trying to set up an interview with Derek about the record so stay tuned.
You may remember the short-lived indieriver.net bootleg-trading service. It was shut down for a number of reasons, the main one being that it proved technically challenging for many users, who just wanted high-quality MP3s and didn’t care about all the nerdy lossless audio and all that, much less being interested in trying to figure out BitTorrent, etc. As a result, the service was shut down in favor of something less daunting: archive.org’s Live Music Archive. That’s not to say that LMA is easy, but we’ll explain it for you.
On any show page, you can stream the audio to check to see if you want to download it. You can also embed this on any Web page that you like. If, for example, you recorded a show and wanted to announce that fact to the world, it’s as simple as using that embedding function.
If you’re wanting just the MP3s in a simple convenient format, click the “VBR ZIP” link in the left-hand sidebar. You’ll get a happy ZIP file with all the MP3s—nothing more, nothing less. Drop that in iTunes and you’ll be listening in seconds.
Now, if you care about lossless audio, MD5 sums, metadata, et al … that’s all still available. The easiest way to download everything is to hit the “All Files: HTTP” link. LMA used to support download via FTP, but sadly that is no more.
Go forth and download. I’ll be getting the Derek backlog up I have from all my taping, plus the shows that other tapers shared, out on the Live Music Archive repository for Derek Webb soon. You may pester me in the comments if this goes slowly. Happy downloading!
The folks here at derekwebb.net have partnered with Blood:Water Misssion to help in the fight against AIDS. The best part is… YOU CAN HELP! Not only can you help but you could get a cool piece of swag too!
Starting today we will begin a charity auction with the proceeds being donated to Blood:Water Mission. What are we auctioning off, you ask?
Well, If you’ve been to a stop on the Black Eye Tour (if you haven’t there is still a chance) you’ve probably noticed all the kick drums on stage. Chances are you’ve heard them too! We are getting the boys to sign a special kick drum head that will be given to to person with the highest bid at the end of the auction. We are also looking into some possible prizes for the first and second runner up. The auction will end the day after the final stop of the Black Eye Tour, November 2nd at 5:00 PM. (CST)
Email your HIGHEST bid to kickdrumvsaids@derekwebb.net. You may bid as many times as you wish with your highest bid being the one that will count. We will periodically update this post with the current highest bid.
Please seriously consider your bid before emailing it. We only want legitimate bids here as this is going to a very serious and worthy cause.
Let’s work together to love our neighbors as ourselves.
So some folks are already recieving their pre-orders. Have you gotten your’s yet? If so, let us know. Feel free to post a pic (or a link to one). Let us know what you think about the shirt, DVD, and other contents.
First things first. I know The End is the Beginning… (Pt. 2) is long overdue. I apologize. I’m working on it now and it should be up in the very near future.
We, here at dw(dot)net did want to let you know that we have a twitter account. We’d love you to give us a follow and in return you will (hopefully) get some cool DW info.
“The beauty of you naming this ‘Stockholm Syndrome,’ I exclaimed to Derek, “is that all those haters out there could have stopped this train ride for themselves at anytime!”
As we sat next to Fort Sumner in Derek’s backyard we discussed the whole fiasco with the man who was one of about three folks driving the Stockholm Syndrome train. As things came out this thing got more and more beautiful. But I digress. Let’s go back to the beginning of the night. Continue reading →
