This issue contains a report on the recent edition of Sunfest, West Palm Beach's premiere music and art festival. Enjoy...
May2008
Lake Worth, Florida
Unfortunately, my other job (i.e. the one that pays the bills) kept me out of town this day, meaning not only did I not see anything of Sheryl Crow or Parliament/Funkadelic, I also missed out on the surprise appearance of one of Ms. Crow's most famous ex-boyfriends, Eric Clapton, during her performance. Needless to say, this night didn't suck, and you can read more about it in the Palm Beach Post review
With A Little Help From My Friends
On the occasion of this site's first anniversary, it seems appropriate to mention certain people who made a point of getting the word out about this website:
- In his Oct. 5th column in the Palm Beach Post TGIF magazine, my friend Bill Meredith profiled me and this website:
Sheldon Robertson is a software engineer by day, but the Lantana-based singer/songwriter has blended his daytime expertise with his part-time evening pursuits through his new Web site, Type M for Music.
Robertson complies views, news and reviews relating to everything musical -- from the local acts he rubs elbows with at open mikes to rumors about international artists.
- My friend Christine Stay is the lead singer for the band Friction Farm, whose CDs I've reviewed over the years, including one in the inaugral edition of this site. In a message to the group's mailing list, Christine put in a plug for my site (and a challenge for me):
Talented friend of the week: Sheldon Robertson... we think of him mostly as a songwriter, but he is also a music reviewer who has written lots of CD reviews for CityLink Magazine in Florida. He's started his own web site - check out www.typemformusic.com and make him keep it current.
- Delta Groove, the record label for blues act Jason Ricci & New Blood, included my review of their latest CD in its electronic press kit
- I have a friend in the northeast (known online as kbort) who's a big reggae enthusiast. She posted the Stephen Marley concert review I wrote for the Jan. issue into a Melody Makers mailing list
- And last but not least: who says you can't make friends in the blogosphere? girlofwords, blogger, editor and online talk-show host, has added a link to my website on her WordPress blog, "On air.Online. On demand" (She also included a nice mouse-over comment with the link.) While her blog does not have a music focus per se, her whimsical writing always holds the reader's interest. Also, her taste in music is impeccable, so any posts or comments on the subject are usually worthwhile perusing...
Thanks to all the above (and unnamed others) for helping to bring a wider audience to this website. Looking forward to continuing to ?entertain and inform TMFM readers in Year 2...
S.I.R
June/July 2007
May 2007 [Inaugral Issue]
Jan. 2008
Oct./Nov.07