Site Stuff: What Kind of Stunt is Max Trying To Pull Now

Sorry, there won't be a new post today, but that's because I think I can do you one better. Remember way back in February, when I ran a post every single day? Well, in the spirit of the upcoming holiday season, and also as a shameless ploy to try to get more page hits per post in order to rationalize keeping this dumbass project going (*hint, hint*), I'm doing it all over again in November.

What this means is a post a day, including Thanksgiving and Black Friday, or, if you live outside of the United States, Thursday and Friday, respectively. My plan is to provide follow-up reviews for every artist I wrote about back in February, at least where that's currently possible, so while that absolutely means you two will (finally) discover exactly how I felt about The Carters' summer project, you won't see anything about Reggie Noble, as he has yet to release Muddy Waters Too, which makes it rather difficult to discern any sort of opinion. So in those cases, I'm going to try to find artists related to the ones I originally critiqued, although not exactly in easily-identifiable ways.

You may have figured out that February only had twenty-eight days, whereas November typically comes in at thirty. Good on you, champ. What that means for you is two additional posts that may or may not have any relation to everything written about prior, although it's a safe bet that anything that pops up in those slots would still further my project down the road toward the finish line. Or they won't, I don't know yet, as what that means for me is I have to figure out what to write about. There also may be some additional bonus sprinkled throughout the month, because again, I'm trying to boost page views, and the more people that look at the site, the more likely I can keep this going.

Beyond that, I'm already looking into how to close out the year, but if you're hoping that a Reader Review will fit in there somehow, just know that while I continue to accept pitches and submissions (and do it in that order, as blindly sending a review doesn't guarantee that I'll ever read it), I won't be running any more until 2019. If you are interested in contributing in some fashion, hit me at the email address in the sidebar, but I implore you, pitch me an idea first. I don't want you to waste either of our time.

In the meantime, you can familiarize yourself with the artists and projects I spent all February writing about by clicking on this link. I have no doubt that you'll likely guess at a significant chunk of what's to come, but it won't necessarily be in the same order, and I could throw you for a loop. I'm still capable of doing that, you know. And as I'm contemplating improvements to both the site and my general sense of well-being, clicking through on the Amazon links and then searching for whatever you heart desires for itself this holiday season goes a long way toward keeping HHID sustainable. I thank you in advance.

And before you flood the comments, yes, Kamikaze's in the mix.

See you in a couple of days, and tell your friends who like reading niche blogs that split the difference between sarcasm and musical criticism.

- Max