A little something different..

Okay, I don't mean to shill but we bought Geoff Smith's new album the other day.. in the hazy hang-over of having just spent the previous evening hanging with friends and neighbors (while the kids were at the grandparents') at Geoff's bar, the Big Bang. Such a good time.. and I was especially happy to get SleepyMama out there.

Back in February when I first visited the Bang, at the PodCamp Nashville after-party, I knew it was a place she'd enjoy.. and although I'd been encouraging her and some of the other Moms in our neighborhood to get over there for months since, this was the first time I'd been successful.. and happily, it was an evening when I was able to come along as well.

So that's that.

Anyway, while we were there, we were talking to Geoff and he was telling us a bit about his new album he'd just released, "Ones and 0s". He called it a 'Dynamic' album, in pre-release through his RingtoneFeeder service. Dynamic meaning the album has basically been released like a podcast. Purchase a subscription, hook up the rss feed in your reader of choice-- looks like it works best with iTunes-- and get the first 12 songs right away, along with a few other goodies (iphone ringtones, the "I'm a Twit" video, and the liner notes). In iTunes, it's pretty easy, then, to move the tracks over into your music library. And then, over the next year, Geoff says he'll be sending down more material to subscribers.. karaoke versions of the songs, live recordings, who knows what..

Well, it should be fun to find out. It's just an interesting experiment to take part in. And Geoff's a local Nashville artist, and a really genuinely nice guy.. so it's not hard to support him.

So, to all the 5 of you reading this.. go out and grab Geoff's album over at Ringtonefeeder.com. You don't have to have an iPhone. You don't have to have iTunes. But you do need to have 15 bucks. Not too bad.

And if you find all this dynamic stuff too scary for now, just sit tight.. the album will be available in more traditional formats (iTunes store, Amazon, even pressed CDs).

I hope you enjoy it. We're walking around the last few days humming "If This Geek Ruled the World" all over the house.