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Sep 19, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 19, 2026

    Wednesday Night Live 9/16/26 (opens the original)

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    Thanks, as always, to everyone who tuned in this week! I was still a bit wiped from traveling, but sometimes I think I play too fast, and I was pretty energized towards the end but still controlled. I’ll be back on September 30th with special guest who will be joining me on the eve of a new single release, so make sure you tune in for that! Paid subscribers get a personalized video sent to them; early access to all new m

  2. Issue · Sep 8, 2026

    Wednesday Night Live 9/2/2026 (opens the original)

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    Thanks to everyone who tuned in for this one! The video and audio quality seem to be holding pretty well, so I’m happy with that. I’ll be back in a couple weeks with more. See you then! Setlist: 1. Killing A Dead Man 2. Diamonds In The Dust 3. Steal Away 4. Forever In Between 5. Love You 6. Let You Lead Me On 7. The Old Ways 8. Someday’s… Read more

  3. Issue · Aug 27, 2026

    It’s Not Nepotism, It’s Worse: Stella Lefty & The Gentrification Of Music (opens the original)

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    1. Prologue In the age we live in, words change meaning very quickly. A word that means what the dictionary says might not mean exactly the same thing tomorrow. The fact that people most commonly use the word “literally” to mean “actually” or “really” means that we no longer have a word that means what “literally” used to. The latest word to have a growth spurt like this is the word “nepotism.” While it used to mean favoritism based on a relationship, now, online anyway, it’s come to mean someth

  4. Issue · Aug 21, 2026

    Wednesday Night Live w/Jeff “H” Harrington 8/19/2026 (opens the original)

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    Thank you , , , , , and many others for tuning into my live video with ! I’d been trying to get Jeff on the show for awhile, and I’m glad he finally agreed to do it. Plus it was great for us to finally get to talk (and play!) “in person” albeit electronically! I’m also pretty happy with the quality of the video and audio. Hopefully this trend continues as I’m really happy to be back on Subs

  5. Issue · Aug 20, 2026

    Subscriber Suggested Songs #2: The Return! (opens the original)

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    The first Subscriber Suggested Songs playlist was a really good time and I’m sure we all found out about a lot of music that was new to us. I know I did! So in that spirit, here we go again! Thank you to everyone who contributed to this, I hope you enjoy the playlist because it’s a really strong one! I also want to say how encouraging it is to know that my people here have great musical taste, so thank you guys for that too!YouTube Version is <a hr

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