Monthly Archives: January 2012

Ball of Wax 27! February 23rd at the Sunset

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Levi Fuller

Friends! I have some exciting news for you, but first I hope you will wish us a happy blog birthday. Yes, our first post on Blog of Wax was almost exactly one year ago! I am so proud of us, … Continue reading →

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Interview with Carlos Forster, Who Is Touring the West Coast

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Jon Rooney

I reviewed Carlos Forster‘s new album, Family Trees, last year on this very blog. A couple of years ago, I wrote a short, somewhat random posthumous tribute to Forster’s former band, For Stars, on Fensepost. Forster is about to set … Continue reading →

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Blog of Wax Legal Corner: What Is This SOPA thing?

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Austin King

Welcome, Ball of Wax listener. Today much of the web is protesting something called SOPA. It’s like the Internet declared a snow day. What the hell is SOPA and what does it mean for Ball of Wax? SOPA is proposed … Continue reading →

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Download Ollie Byrd’s Barrel O’ Fun for Free

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Levi Fuller

It’s been a long time since we heard from former Seattleite Ollie Byrd (Orlando, I hope you know how lucky you are). That’s not true, actually; I get e-mails and Facebook updates from him all the time. But it’s been … Continue reading →

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I’ve Been Had!

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Levi Fuller

In hindsight, I should have known there was something fishy about this whole “Damien Fairchild” story. The songs – however sweet and innocent and charming – were just a bit too good, too sharp and well-produced, to be the product … Continue reading →

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