Hard Rain - available for your pleasure

Just uploaded a new tune in the Far From The Sun song cycle, "Hard Rain." Sort of a bluesy metal thing that is kinda my thing. Check it out! Go to http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_8483095 to give it a listen, let me know what you think. Become a fan to download it!

Saturday morning randomocity and new song available!

I was going to wait until I had a few more songs done in this song cycle, but to hell with it. I've uploaded "Far From The Sun" to my Myspace and Reverbnation pages. Check it out--I think it's a pretty nifty little instrumental. You can hear it here: http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_8424522. You can download it, too, if you click "Become A Fan." You can check out the other stuff that's there, too, if you are so inclined. I'd be grateful.

You know, there was a time when I felt like if one were good all one had to do is make stuff available and eventually people would find it. I find now that this isn't the case. It should be, but it ain't. It's all about self-promotion, now. People only buy music from certain artists because they see the name over and over and over again, so they feel comfortable with it. Even if the music is just standard, by-the-numbers, boring pop. As a consequence a lot of deserving, talented artists labor in obscurity because they lack the resources to get their names out there, where people can see them.

It holds true for fiction, too. I got disgusted with the state of fiction a long time ago--I kept reading all these books by these "geniuses" that I was assured would just blow me away. Almost without exception I was not blown, though my money and my time was. Poorly written, standard plots, lousy characterization, and written at a third-grade reading level, for the most part. This is genius?

Sorry. I'm a bit fed up with the world this morning. I'm sure I'll regain my sunny, outgoing disposition after a nap.

To help me regain my temper, click over and listen to the tune. The more plays the better. I do appreciate every play I get--I know better than a lot of people how rare and wonderous it is to have someone give you their attention for a few minutes.

Give it a listen, let me know what you think!

I Summon Thee

By the candle by the book and

by the blade and by the hook

by the bell and by the tree

by my blood I summon thee

By the life and by the death and

by my sight and by my breath

by the Goddess hear my plea

in her name I summon thee

words and music by J Franklin Evans

Walks Like A Man available

Just uploaded "Walks Like A Man." You can hear it by going here to my Myspace age, or clicking one of the links above or to your right. It's really heavy and I'm extremely happy with it. Please, give it a listen and let me know what you think!

Broken Toys

I just added a new tune, "Broken Toys." It's an instrumental, inspired by some characters in this screenplay I've been working on. You can click on any of the links above to give it a listen--if you go to iLike or the Facebook page, you'll be able to download the free MP3, too, if you are so inclined. If you just don't want to go to that much trouble, click here for my MySpace page, here for my Facebook page, or here for the iLike page. It's the first song listed in all locations. If you go to Facebook and dig it be sure to click "Like." And feel free to listen to the other stuff that's there, too. And download any available free MP3s, too, that tickle your fancy, on iLike or Facebook. (Same thing, actually, kinda.)

I hope you give it a listen, and let me know what you think!

Scathed uploaded

I just uploaded "Scathed" with the vocal--click one of the links above and give it a listen. Let me know what you think!

Scathed no vox mix

I just uploaded this new tune--click one of the links above to give it a listen. The version with vocals will be up in the next couple of days.

Let me know what you think!