Here’s the Deal, the New Paradigm:

The Market Has Spoken! Music Fans Want to Buy Individual Songs. So, Shangri-la Projects is cranking up a new compilation series beginning this spring. We have a couple of spots left on our first release so, Bands, send us your best rock ‘n roll stuff today:

Shangri-la Projects
PO Box 40106
Memphis, TN 38174

Send us your best original songs on a cd or cd-r, and, if they meet our unbelievably high standards of rock ‘n roll, we will release them to the world in our new compilation series.

1) Do Not Send Any Songs that have been released online, in traditional cd/lp/7″ format, or are unavailable to be published. Do Not Send Any Cover Song–only originals.

2) Do Not Send Bad Music–We only want the best rock ‘n Roll! (We’ve been doing this for over twenty years so we know what qualifies).

3) Include your contact info./myspace etc.

Priority will be given to bands in this order: bands/artists from Memphis, bands from the mid-south area, & then bands from the rest of the world.

Thanks for your attention & keep on rockin’!

The Mgmt.

P.S. If your stuff makes the cut, we’ll get back to you.

Coming back from their brief, yet well-acclaimed sojourn to bloody England in December, Antenna Shoes’ Steve Selvidge & Paul Taylor, received the royal write-up in Mojo. The word is slowly seeping out about one of Memphis’ finest bands. Band leader/singer & star of the upcoming $5 Cover Amy LaVere also received some pub in the article!

Other Antenna Shoes activities coming up: new video under production and big (free) Memphis in Mayhem SxSw showcase Day Party March 20th at Shangri-la (no, not this Shangri-la!) 1015 E. 6th St., Austin, Texas beginning around 3:00 p.m.

Besides Antenna Shoes, you can check out Harlan T. Bobo, John Paul Keith and the 145’s, Amy LaVere, Jack Oblivian and the Tearjerkers,Cory Branan, & Snowglobe. Whoa, boy, howz ’bout that, folks?

Additionally, you can catch Antenna Shoes’ members Steve Selvidge & Paul “Snowflake” Taylor on Conan O’Brien February 2nd! What a year for Antenna Shoes!!!!

The return of one of Memphis‘ coolest new groups–hope you enjoyed them at our 20th Year Celebration last year–the New Mary Jane featuring Grifters’ Dave Shouse & Scott Taylor cranking up the jams at the Buccaneer Friday, January 23rd in Memphis. Come on out!

What is happening in 2009? Most busy around the Shangri-la Projects World HQ indeed! Let’s get to it:

Check this out–in tough times 5$ ain’t much to pay to see some great Memphis bands. In fact, this is even cheaper–free! Looks pretty kewl & features a whole bunch of great musicians & Friends of Shangri-la Projects–including our very own Tim Regan! Word is that it is debuting at South x Southwest this year, of which we will be attending & pimping our new releases by the Memphis Goons among other nice new listening surprises.

In the ya can’t keep a good man down dept., check out Stax’s Al Bell’s new website. Be sure to click on the Rufus Thomas video!!! Holy Smokes, Rufus is still the freakin’ best ever. I miss him more than any other Memphis musician who has died in the last fifteen years with the possible exception of Junior Kimbrough. Anyway, Rufus’ live show at Wattstax was the shiznitz–one of the two best ever (besides Sam & Dave live on ‘the ‘67 European tour!) Be sure to buy the dvd from the Stax Museum. Watch Rufus work that crowd!

Mad love to Bill Black, DJ Fontana, & especially Spooner Oldham for their inductions to the Rock & Roll Hall of Hame! Spooner not only is one of the greatest songwriters ever, but he showed up with Dan Penn at his in-store at Shangri-la Records a couple of years back and was the nicest guy in the world! I also enjoyed him touring with Neil Young back in 2000. Great show & good on ya, Spooner, for a lifetime of great tunes!