Ryan's Currently Unnamed Blog

Ok.. my tastes in almost everything are very diverse. As a result, I've found some really obscure bands online that I really like, thanks mostly to Last.fm and their fantastic service.

I happened across a local act, Sid Maudlin and despite having only 20 people there to see her, you could just tell that she had something special.

So, I've seen her several times, and I expose some friends to her music... but all the while hoping she won't become so popular that EVERYONE is listening to her stuff and its impossible to get in to see her perform.

Its a catch-22... She obviously needs some success so that it can be profitable for her... One can only put so much time and effort into a labor of love until it gets abandoned because you have to do something else with your time so that you can pay rent or buy food.

I went through that with Veruca Salt.... Chicago band... saw their early shows, was one of their first groupies, and two months later, 'Seether' hits Q101, then MTV, and before you know it, they are on a nationwide club tour and then playing arenas opening for Live. That was fun only because I got to tag along for part of the tour and was a DJ at the radio station down at school when they came in for an interview.

On one hand, its cool to see them do well and to know you were among the first, but on the other, it sucks when people jump on board and take away the small intimate atmosphere.

Anyway, back to Sid... I always knew she had a lot of potential. Really catchy sound, witty lyrics, and a look that would fit right in on the pages of Rolling Stone. So, I guess it should be no surprise when I found this webpage!

Go ahead...

Click on it...

Look at it...

Be shocked and amazed...

Ok... you were either too lazy to actually go look at it.. or you're back... Either way... wow! Its great for her and the exposure will probably lead to a big record deal with videos and everything that goes with it... but its probably the end of her local club appearances... which is really a shame.

Checking her schedule.. she has a show on the 14th downtown... which I won't be able to make... here's hoping that she has at least one more small show before she gets too big for places like the Double Door or the Metro.

I guess this means I'll have to watch some TV to see these commercials... hmmm