Ear-resistable

Greetings Gossip Lovers,

Let the turntables roll! The RPM Challenge entries are in.

The elves are nearly finished their tasks and the big spin is around the corner.

This year there’s EIGHT-HUNDRED CDs my friend. 800! That’s a whole lot of music. Each CD is registered, covers scanned and as we speak – so to speak - the tunes are being computerized into play lists. “It’s like The Factory in here, I tell ya,” says Karen Marzloff; RPM founding organizer and chief elf bottle washer, scanner and logger.

Soon we’ll hear the melodic, the disharmony and the tone deaf - and importantly the passion - at the FREE, RPM Global Listening Party (March 28).

If you can't make it to Berkeley/Oakland, CA, there's four shindigs in Portsmouth. It starts at the Music Hall. Then you stay or head out to harken the sound at the Press Room, Loaf and Ladle, or the all-age Riverrun Bookstore.

Karen says you can truly feel the passion in the work. “It’s moving,” she confided – a bit ferklempt really. ”When you put all this together it’s a powerful statement.”

Right on sister! Power to the people – 800 individuals and groups strong!

RPM is putting together an online Jukebox with all 20,000 songs from the past four Challenges as well. You KNOW the Muses are psyched. Expect the creative vibes to surge.

So listen up Gossip Lovers, (pun intended) be there or be square.

Yours in eavesdropping

Gossip Lady


PS: like so many art projects this is possible through volunteer power – which means STAR power around here. So, a gold star to the RPM volunteers – they sure deserve it.