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Here's what is new on Collected Sounds for the month of December, 2004

November was a huge month for Collected Sounds as far as visitors go. We broke the 22,000 visitor mark! (That's visitors, not hits. Hits were 398,840.) This is just how many people logged onto Collected Sounds for the month of November. I'm pretty excited. Seeing as a year ago at this time the visitors monthly total was around 13 thousand.

Please indulge me in a little statistics: Total visitors were 22,480 which breaks down to about 749 people per day visiting the site.

Seems the pages people are viewing the most are the main page, then the review of "Falling" by Anat Damon, then Vanessa Carlton's Spotlight, then the Dresden Dolls. Interesting. Quite a mixed bag, huh? OK done with the statistics, I find this stuff really interesting. Thanks for humoring me.

So for those of you looking for musical related Holiday gifts for your loved ones, here's something fun you can do…

Go to the CD Reviews Main page and do a search. You can search for anything. Like if your grandma likes Norah Jones (and really, who's grandma doesn't?) you can type that in. Any artist who had a review done that was compared to Norah Jones will come up and you can read through them and choose a CD for Grandma.

You can also search for words like "dream pop" "mainstream" "psychedelic" or anything, and it will bring up a list of CD reviews where those words have been used then you can select from there.
Or you can Search th CD Baby page in the same way and get more results.

I highly recommend CD Baby for your CD needs. They don't sell Avril Lavigne or Britney, but they sell those artists that came before them, are in some cases, *gasp* better than them, and who work really hard to get their music out there. You'll be pleasantly surprised at the vast amount of amazing music to be found there. Plus by buying from CD Baby using my links you will be supporting not only Independent musicians but also Collected Sounds, which needs all the support it can get. Trust me.

Join our discussion list. Go to the Musings Page to learn more!

Also be sure to check out the Forums (message Boards) Collected Sounds Community

Thanks for visiting...enjoy December!

House Concerts

We had a successful house concert in November featuring Anne Heaton and Frank Marotta Jr. Great music, great people, great fun. I have finally got the photos up for all the shows we had this Fall:

For photos from the Anne Heaton show [click here]

For photos from the Rachael Sage Show [click here]

For photos from the Beth Amsel Show [click here]

We don't have any more show scheduled right now, but there are a few artists who are anxious to come here in the spring.If you are interested in attending future shows and have not already done so, please subscribe to the house concerts announcement list by sending a blank email to; subscribe-houseconcerts@collectedsounds.com.

Artists

This this months Spotlighted Artist Is...
Rachael Sage - Rachael is a rare combination of timeless craftsmanship and contemporary feminist sensibilities. [Read More]

Updated Spotlights:

Vanessa Carlton
Tori Amos
Xyra - who has a new CD out soon, check back for a review and where to purchase.

New CD Reviews

You can also go to the New Additions section on the site by clicking HERE

Little Extremes by Lori Lynner

Histories d'Eau by San.Drine

Allison Sattinger by Allison Sattinger

String Planet by String Planet

Mystical America by Laura Sullivan

Love Always Follows Meby Lauren Agnelli

Nothin Left to Say by Erica Cashman

Ready or Not by Marlee

My Pain is Mine by Ylond Miles-Davis

The Witching The Witching

Wings by 3 Kisses

2 Centsby Julia Carroll

Ineffable Desire by Ella Blame

Snowdrop by Chloë March

Live at the Nuthouse by Penny Oliver

Happy Hour by Simone Stevens

Miles Away by Jen Gloeckner

Happy Today by Camp Susannah

Love of Music by Kimmy & Klasse

Dreamland by Joni Mitchell

More Classified Ads are popping up so be sure to check that section out too!