need a barcode?

got a release that you need a barcode for? don’t want to pay extra? Terry Burton to the rescue!
UPC-A should do it. Download it as an EPS file and import it into, say, Photoshop with a high enough resolution (600 dpi or so) and then resize as needed to add to your …

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right, so…

the blog, yeah.  sorry about that.  we got a little to into the whole twitter/facebook thing and let the blog go dead.  we’d swear that it won’t happen again, but we’re probably lying.
we’re getting geared up to work on new songs for the next release or two …

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emusic…

somehow I managed not to note that we’re now on emusic, too.

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iTunes, baby!

It’s official, the lloyd-tones’ EP Super Kaiju Monster Blast is now available via iTunes.
This is pretty exciting stuff, people.

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Rhapsody…

Rhapsody has taken the bait!  Super Kaiju Monster Blast is now available via them as well.  We’re down to iTunes, eMusic and a site called Shockhound that have yet to get on board.  Write your congressman!

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Amazon and Amie Street have joined the lloyd-tones retail fray.  This is a fascinating and exciting process.  Which store is next?  Long odds on iTunes

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and the first store to carry the lloyd-tones is…

lala. I wasn’t familiar with this site until now, but it looks pretty cool.  consider giving it a go, if only so you can say you heard the lloyd-tones from an actual sotrefront.

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possible t-shirt design numero uno

tshirt design
We’ll probably be monkeying around with tshirt designs for a while, but here’s one we’re keen on back at lloyd-tones hq.  thoughts?

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off to the distributor!

super kaiju monster blast has been submitted to Tunecore, the folks we’re using for digital distribution.  its expected go-live date is on or before: 09-Oct-2009.  have no fear that you’ll be the first to know when it’s available.
in the meantime, that right …

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it is alive!

Damas y Caballeros, super kaiju monster blast is done.  Once the cover art is complete (a matter of mere days) then the EP will be uploaded to Tunecore and from there it’s on to iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, Rhapsody and maybe a few others.  We will, of course, make all …

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twitter, band soup, and mastering

twitter gets the word out. bandsoup.com gets the music out. and we need to get the lead out.
there are, literally, like four tweaks that need to be done to the songs that comprise super kaiju monster blast before it can be called done. then, once done it must be …

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slowly I turned, inch by inch

and… we’re done. the mixing, barring some wild screw up that hasn’t been uncovered yet, is finished. next up, the mastering. or, as we like to think of it here in lloyd-tones land, giving the songs a hug and sprinkling them with fairy dust.

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so close. so… very… close!

penultimate mixing went very well. there are just a couple of level and EQ tweaks that need to be done before mastering can begin. hang tight, everyone. we’re almost there.

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latest from the front

1. yes, a new site is in the works.

2. tweaking mixes sucked, must retweak (again!)

3. wrote most of a new song while breaking in the guitars after having them freshly setup.

4. baseball is nearly afoot.

site redesign?

is there a site redesign in the future? probably. will it keep the blog? probably. will it be entirely run with wordpress? probably not. so there you go. you’ve been warned.
and we’ve found another way to procrastinate…

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final mixing, honest and for true

I hate final mixing, I really do. The damned songs are done! Why must we go back over them endlessly trying to tweak that one little thing that no one is going to hear anyway?
Because it’s what you have to do. It’s necessary. Or as an old friend used to say, …

right, so, mixing then

yes, it’s true. final mixing is now underway. technical difficulties involving “updated” drivers that disagreed with a particular persnickety powerbook contributed to a portion of the delay. but those issues have been addressed. rapid progress is expected!

behind schedule (or, bloodied but unbowed)

operation mix tweak is behind schedule due to the stupidity of day jobs and other commitments. but all is not lost. by the (overly) aggressive project plan we're only 2 to 3 days behind. there's still hope we'll get there sooner rather than later. heave!

behind schedule (or, bloodied but unbowed)

operation mix tweak is behind schedule due to the stupidity of day jobs and other commitments. but all is not lost. by the (overly) aggressive project plan we’re only 2 to 3 days behind. there’s still hope we’ll get there sooner rather than later. heave!

letters! we get letters!

well, not so far. but the lloyd-tones (and the infamous Hipdeep Records) now have a P.O. Box. So if you're so moved, feel free to drop us a good old fashioned paper mail letter thingy at:

the lloyd-tones

po box 9543

austin, tx 78766

or, if you insist on being all …