Alrighty, it’s time to bust out some entirely new categories of stuff you’ll get as a Matthew Ebel dot net subscriber:

• Text Updates – Excerpts from any books, short stories, poetry, or whatever else I’m working on in a word processor.
• Video Updates – This one’s been around a while, but now that I’m releasing in-studio and documentary videos, this is where you’ll find them.
• Graphics – Illustrations, sketches, posters, and comic pages developed for the projects I’m working on.

Check your Backstage Area for new links to the new categories of stuff I’ll be delivering over the next year. Of course, this stuff will still be enclosed in the Podcast and RSS feeds, so tune in and download away!

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VIP Members: You’re officially invited to the second annual Beer Bash! If you can make it up to the Boston Area on July 31, 2010, you can join the party at Matthew’s new studio! Details below…

(If you’re not a VIP, it’s not too late to become one! Just grab a VIP Pass here…)
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June 2010 VIP Update (Download MP3)

Just a few notes to my VIP supporters about what’s happening this month.

• I’m Moving! That’s right, we’re packing up all our crap and getting into a new house in New Hampshire, just north of Boston. Setting up the studio’s my first priority, so don’t worry about that.
• VIP Beer Bash: July 31? I know we voted on this, but that was before my room mates closed on their house and we found out we were moving in June. If you’ve got any objections to having the Beer Bash on July 31, 2010, contact me now!
• SHIRTS! If you haven’t already, double-check your shirt size in your Backstage Profile. The shirts are in, and they’re going out with the VIP goodie bags soon!

It’s that simple, really. Every new subscriber that grabs a Yearly VIP, All-Access, or Backstage Pass can get any Matthew Ebel dot net CD for free. Not a download, an actual round piece of plastic in full 16-bit quality. Why wait? Check out the various passes on the Subscription Page

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In case you hadn’t heard, I’ve had my laptop (my only machine) in the shop twice now, taking it out of my hands for over a week. On top of that, unprecedented rainfall flooded my studio and knocked it out of commission for… well, I’m still waiting for everything to dry up down there.

Instead of trying to find some way to produce two new songs in the next couple of days before I leave for Atlanta, I’ve got a better idea: This weekend I’m going to try and film a live concert DVD and send THAT to you instead. You wouldn’t be able receive it before the end of March, but if we can pull this off you’ll get it soon enough!

If you’d rather just get a coupon code good for one free month of your subscription, let me know. Otherwise I’ll let you know when the DVD’s ready to ship out to you.

Again, I’m sorry about all the crap that’s happened around here this month, but we just didn’t plan on installing an indoor pool in the middle of my studio. Hopefully the worst of it is over!