Hi WC members- I hope you are having a good year! (I hope we can hear some
news from Wes soon!)

Some of you know this from the Jellyfish list, but for those not on it and
are Jellyfish nuts, Roger Manning just released a new CD called 'Solid
State Warrior'

This is an internet only release, and I have song files here:
http://catatonic.org/rm/

The files are Windows Media and they are DRM protected through
Weedshare: http://www.weedshare.com
The Weedshare system allows 3 plays, then a purchase is required. I hope
all who are interested will try this method because it's the artist who
benefits and Roger does not have a big label contract. Downside, Weedshare
is a Windows only method right now; it's not yet compatible with Mac OSX
but they claim they are working on it. (If you have both OSes you can burn
yourself a copy in Windows and import into iTunes which worked just fine
for me.)

If you sign up for a weedshare account, they give you $5 credit; the rest
of his songs are $1.25 a piece.

As for the music, it is excellent! A blend of some very Jelly-like music,
with a pastiche of influences from the 60s and 70s.

Cheers!