I have been asked many times why I have never signed with a label… Although in some ways it has made the road that I’m on a lot harder it has also allowed me to have a sustainable career. I found this graphic that illustrates the idea

It should be noted that I am not the only Tom Rhodes on this big blue green bulb we call home… there are quite a few other Toms out there and I have had the distinct pleasure and honor of meeting one of them recently. For some time now I have been corresponding with an amazing stand-up comedian with whom I share a name. Tom is a delightfully enlightened man with a more than attractive girlfriend and they both decided to come by my home for a visit and to interview me for Tom Rhodes’s podcast. We had a great evening that ended with dozens of empty Stella and Wine bottles and some great conversations. I would encourage people to check out his comedy and tune into his podcast.

http://www.tomrhodes.net

http://www.encorepub.com/read_articles.php?r=read&cat_id=51&section_id=3

This song has been stuck in my head for a few days…

Here is a song that I love by Dire Straits… Beautiful and simple… I am enjoying doing some of these videos… they are very quick and dirty and quite a bit of fun to make… I hope that all of you enjoy them.

In response to a number of questions I would like to let everyone know that I began working on the new album yesterday.  The first step for me is the toughest part.  I have to sift through a bunch of songs and figure out which ones I am going to use,  then I go into the studio and record all of these songs acoustically to get an idea of how they work together and flow.  For me this is the longest part of the process (not the recording, but the selection process).  At some point I may post some of the acoustic recordings on here.

In the meantime I am going to post a couple of drawings that I have done recently.  It has been a while since I have had the time to get back into drawing a painting.  I have been trying to make a bit more time lately and I would like to see where it goes.

Today all of my toughts are with my friend Sean.  I hope that you read this and all is well.

-tom