Me, performing comedy at The Ice House in Pasadena, California
Hello everyone! My website has gotten bigger. More traffic. More offers to write about brilliant new music from awesome, worthy musicians. That also means The Powers That Be have offered me adware for my website, and the traffic I get.
This is bad because that means adware, pop up ads, and strange cookies that end up in your smartphone. You can't even eat them! What kind of cookies are those? You know that's not my style. So here is my supercalifragilisticexpealidocious idea: You can support me on Patreon!
My problem as a freelance journalist is a PR agency or artist contacts me about an interview. So I email publications. And wait. Forever. When the publications gets back to me the new LP or EP has already hit the headlines, or they ask me to ask the artist questions until they block me on IG because nobody likes 3+ DM's. Some publications just don't want to cover more new artists, ever. No one knows why.
While the ad money I get from RECYCLED ROCK & ROLL is ok, and cash from PASADENA VINTAGE spends alright, my website needs revenue to continue. Supporting me means faster, meaner articles that are funny and say what needs to be sad. We can fight The Man, together.
It also means I'll be able to cover musicians, entertainers, horror, the occult and comedians more for you because my website will get updated, more. From now on there will be a new article every week...and you'll be able to choose the subject! PR companies can also support me directly through Patreon.
For $5 I'll update the website more often and you don't have to fight pop ups or worry about adware. Or spyware! Or maybe even...BAD MUSIC. Dark, evil forces offer me money to cover artists that just ain't that cool. It's also a drag to wait two weeks or two months for an editor to let me interview a band that needed the good press long ago.
For $10 YOU can contact me and ask that I cover certain subjects. Films. shows. even musicians you know! If you are a musician, I'll interview you, too. Or a comedian. And a tragedian! I'll interview anyone, as long as they aren't evil, boring or just uncool.
Finally...you'll notice I also produce comedy shows and films. By supporting me on Patreon, you'll see more original content ad free that challenges mainstream media conventions and helps pay independent artists like the comedians and musicians my shows pay.
So that's it. Support me on Patreon, please. For five dollars you get more articles, faster, ad free. Ten dollars means you can email your's truly at jasentdavis@gmail.com to suggest musicians, artists, comedians and content. $5 or $10...it's how we win. Wow, what a nifty campaign slogan!
Thank you for your time and support.
