Jul 7, 2009

Farce the Music's 1 Year Annifarcery

One year ago today I posted 45 "honest album covers" like these (with the disclaimer that it wasn't my original idea). At the suggestion of a couple of pals on the Altcountrytab.ca message boards, I'd started the blog as kind of a gallery for my Photoshop foolishness. Since I couldn't think of a better name and there wasn't another blog by the title (and because I rarely spent too much time or effort on the covers), I just called it Photocrap. For some reason, people began to visit the blog more and more regularly in the next few days...I don't even know how people outside Altcountrytab ever discovered it honestly, but that gave me the inspiration to make it into more than a gallery and more of a ...well, blog. Over the next few months, I began mixing in lyric parodies, silly song reviews, musical satire, a name change to "Farce the Music" and other nonsense. My links to and from other blogs increased, as did my traffic and my ability to annoy various country star fan club and message board members. I've even had a few singers and songwriters sing the praises of my brand of satire, or at least my aim.

Thanks to Altcountrytab.ca for the start, thanks to The 9513 for the kickstart and thanks to CM at Country California for his ideas and support. Thanks to the other blogs and constant visitors who keep people and kind words coming my way. And thanks to you, the reader.

As a small token of my appreciation, I will give away some of my favorite tunes this week. This post will serve as the entry form and will remain on the front page of my blog through next Sunday evening at 7 PM CST. At that point, I will select 2 winners. My first selection will receive 2 albums of their choice from my Best of 2009 So Far list (note: Brad Paisley's "American Saturday Night" is also an option - it's one of my favorites but I haven't added it to the list yet). The second place finisher will receive 1 album from that list. An iTunes download is my preferred method of awarding the prizes but I will also consider an Amazon digital download, if necessary.

How to enter: Fill out the entry form on this post by 7:00 PM CST, next Sunday, July 12, telling me your favorite "honest album cover" of the past year. A second entry will be given if you answer the second question as well (but make sure you don't suggest something I've already covered). Provide me with a working email address (your email address will not be shared, sold or exploited in any way), or I'll move on to the next selection as a winner. Comments, though welcome, will not count as entries!

That's all there is to it! I know it's not much, ...being a mean ol' satire site, I don't exactly get a lot of freebies to dole out (okay, any...), but as another token of my appreciation, I will also have 2 Country Days this week... Thursday and Friday, with 28+ total covers. All the usual suspects will get theirs... Toby Keith, Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts, Chuck Wicks and more! Be there! And make sure to enter the contest!

Thanks!!!

4 comments:

  1. Congrats on the anniversary! I've been a fan since the beginning. Your take on the artists has always been dead-on. I would think the bands' PR firms would thank you, since the golden rule is "Any publicity is GOOD publicity!" (Just think how much you've helped Rascal Flatts!)

    Keep on farcing around!

    Loon
    http://landoloon.blogspot.com/

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  2. Congratulations! Keep up the the good work. I stop by your site daily and appreciate what you do! I count on you to make me laugh, and you never let me down!

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  3. Congratulations on the anniversary! I was a fan before I was an email buddy or collaborator or anything else, so it probably goes without saying that I love FTM and have immense respect for the way you keep cranking out the funny day after day.

    People sort of casually dismiss humor sometimes, but it's my opinion that we need what you're doing more than we need another regular old music review blog or Chuck Wicks fansite or anything like that. I'm glad you're doing something different. Keep it up.

    The only reason I'm not entering the giveaway is that I suspect it would look a little fishy if I happened to win yours after you won mine. ;)

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  4. Cheers for all the laughs.
    Keep up the good work.

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