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Archive for March, 2008



What to Make Of Nine Inch Nails’ Ghosts I-IV

Published on March 27, 2008

Everyone has a band or singer-songwriter who spans a generation with them; the artist whose career runs through peaks and valleys along with your life. For me, that artist has been Nine Inch Nails.
I discovered the music of NIN as a sophomore in high school in 1991. A girl I was dating gave me a [...]


A Kick in the Ass

Published on March 25, 2008

Recap: I had spinal fusion of the L4-L5-S1 vertebrae back in August of 2007 to correct a congenital condition called Isthmic Spondylolisthesis. I was in the hospital for six days, out of work for eight weeks and in a back brace for six months. You can read about that here .
About a month ago my [...]


Magic Junk Radio Featured on BSCA Show

Published on March 14, 2008

Mark & I would like to extend a great big THANK YOU to the host of the B-Sides Concept Album show - Josh Hathaway, who was gracious enough to invite us on his program last night. We had an absolute blast. If you didn’t have a chance to check it out live you can [...]


Somrod Duo To Appear On B-Sides Concept Album Radio Show

Published on March 13, 2008

Yes, believe it or not, M.Sahm & S.Rod have been invited to discuss their podcast Magic Junk Radio tonight, March 13, at 10pm EST on the B-Sides Concept Album radio show, hosted by BC Magazine and BlogTalkRadio.
Here is the direct link to the show’s page. At the BSCA page, once the radio show is ON, [...]


Playing Musical Chairs With Our Names

Published on March 11, 2008

No, there will be no M.Rod or S.Sahm, but rather a merging of the two.
From today on, MagicJunk.com will become Somrod.com. I had started Magic Junk back in 2000, well before I met the lovely Ms. S.Rod. So it was only natural for the site to evolve into something more collaboratively named. We needed a [...]


We Cast Your Podshake! We Cast It Up!

Published on March 4, 2008

Up from the cauldrons of spinal regeneration, moldy basements and long commuting jobs, it has been confirmed that the rumblings of a new episode of Magic Junk Radio are indeed true. It’s been a long time, far too long for most to maintain a commitment to a pet project.
But after running through forty conceptual tracks [...]