Year of Austin Music Meeting

Monday night me and Shade went to this meeting because we knew there would be no Hip Hop Representation there. It's funny because all of the rock and jazz artist there complained about the same things that Blacklisted does. There is no hip hop scene in Austin. When we perform at shows, it is usually for free. The only money we make is off CDs and Merch. Most of the crowds we perform for are full of fellow musicians waiting their turn to perform. Here's the article from the meeting: (you can see Da'Shade in the background)



"Some musicians are calling for change in the Austin music scene. They said in the Live Music Capital of the World, many musicians are struggling to survive.
"It's a huge sector of our economic community, and that affects the well-being of every single Austinite. It brings in tourists, it brings people to live here," said concerned citizen Jeff Kehoe.
There's a lot of lip service given to being the Live Music Capital of the World.
"We've created a lot of food on our economic table for Austin, but we don't have a seat at the table," said Troy Dillinger with a group called the Year of Austin Music.
The Year in Austin Music is trying to come up with some solutions. They have a five-part plan to support Austin's music scene, including city recognition, discussion groups to brainstorm solutions and a public awareness campaign.

They want to create a political action committee to get things like financial incentives and tax breaks for musicians.
Education is the final part of the proposal.

Fronterfest 2008 show

We have a show on feb 3 at hyde park and honestly I don't want to do it at all! That's it, nothing else to say.

When I woke up this morning...

I had a video in my inbox from Snyp titled "Allah calls one home." It was a video of an islamic millitant firing mortar rounds. What a great way to start your morning! (And when I say "Great" I don't mean great at all.)

Da'Shade
A Blacklisted Individual
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This was in the email that was forwarded to SNYP.
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(Read before watching)

Mortar tracking technology can track the trajectory of a hostile round
and fire a retaliatory shot to precisely the spot where the hostile
shell was fired from.

This only requires the hostile mortar to fire 2 to 3 rounds.

The effects are usually pretty final.

Allah akbar whatever...)

Greetings Blacklisted Individuals

Greetings Comrades! This is Da'Shade Moonbeam of Blacklisted Individuals letting you know that we are not going anywhere and only death can stop the truth from getting out. This is yet another way for us to get info about our lives, our shows, and our passions out to the people that believe in and support us so.

We are currently working on a slew or interactive and creative ideas to please our fans and expand our consumer base. We are well aware of the fact that the majority of our fan base consists of women and we are working hard on something very special for you in February. Let's just say it will be a mini album.

That's all for now, keep your hearts and minds open, and remember that LOVE is worth fighting for!

Da'Shade
A Blacklisted Individual
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