Sam Billen

Buzzgrinder.com did a little review of my new music and the $2 special:

http://www.buzzgrinder.com/2009/stream-sam-billens-new-record/

I’ve also been getting some mentions in the Pitch Weekly for the past few days – here’s some links:

(the first one is a mix of local music that Jason Harper put together – thanks Jason!)

http://blogs.pitch.com/wayward/2009/12/centurions_mix.php

(this is a little review of the Republic Tigers cover that I put together a few weeks ago – download the song here, too!)

http://blogs.pitch.com/wayward/2009/12/sam_billen_covers_the_republic_tigers.php

Also, we’ve decided to extend the $2 for a few extra days for all of you slow-pokes out there! If you haven’t downloaded the album yet, get on it! We’re extending the special until 12/11!!!!

Check out the post below to stream the album!

This is an awesome promotion that my label, the Record Machine, is doing for one week only! Check it out! Listen to the whole album for free then purchase it for just $2!!

Please tell your friends and ’share’ the player on your blogs, facebook, or whatever!

Check out this nice review of the new album: http://www.inkkc.com/article/local-album-review-sam-billen-0

As some of you may remember, my brother and I wrote and recorded a soundtrack for a documentary about a little deli in Topeka’s ‘little-Russia’. Well, they have completed the filming and editing and my brother and I (and families) are excited about going to the opening night showing tomorrow night in Topeka at the Hollywood Theatres. Apparently there’s limited seating so hopefully we’ll be able to get in and find seats.

There are actually 4 showings going on over the next couple of weeks – 2 in Topeka, 1 in Lawrence, and 1 in Manhattan, KS.. Keep your eyes peeled for local listings / the details about the showings.

If you want to listen to the soundtrack my brother and I did for it, you can hear all of the songs on our myspace: www.myspace.com/thebillenbrothers

In other news, I might try to swing over to KC tonight to visit with my old high school friend, Andy Smith, whose band the Paper Route is currently on tour with Paramore. His band is pretty awesome – check them out if you have a minute: www.myspace.com/paperroute

As I mentioned before, I’m working on a little EP called Removers – Remixes and Covers of songs that influenced my writing and production on Headphones and Cellphones. One of the songs is now up at www.therecordmachine.net for free download..

There was also a nice write-up about it in the Pitch Weekly – check it out here!

Keep checking back for updates and more fun stuff..