Secret Machines to Go Public, Public Machines to Self-Release 3rd LP Through World’s Fair Label Group

An excerpt from my recent gchat with TMT Editor-in-Chief Mr P:

Nobodadz83: I just don't really have a whole lot of leads for TMT news stories this week, man. I don't know what it is. Slow week or something I guess.

Nobodadz83: Nothing really seems, you know, "newsworthy" around here.

PoonMan69: Really? What about that Secret Machines business that just went down?

Nobodadz83: What ‘Secret Machines Business’?

PoonMan69: Well, they officially announced the other day that they were going to be breaking with their major label and working with the World's Fair Label Group instead to self-release their newest full-length sometime this fall.

Nobodadz83: Huh... really? Hey wait, what's the World's Fair Label Group? Sounds like just another record label to me! That's not news!

PoonMan69: Dude, chill. I know. But World's Fair Label Group is technically a "full-service, worldwide record label administration company," not a record label.

Nobodadz83: blahhhh... go on...

PoonMan69: They've actually been in operation since 2004, and their thing is providing complete administration services to independent
labels... and directly to artists for self-releases. They're based in New York and Oklahoma and have a team of 11 full-time staff providing
press, radio promotions, online marketing, video promotions, sales,
manufacturing, design, and finance services. They've actually done stuff like this before with Midlike, Dandy Whahols, British Sea Power, 1990's... umm...

Nobodadz83: Wow, P, that's a lot of extraneous information you've got there.

PoonMan69: Hey, that's my job, bro.

PoonMan69: But what do you say? Do you want to write about that?

Nobodadz83: What's the "story" there? That vague Secret Machines "self-release" part?

PoonMan69: Yeah. That definitely counts as "news."

Nobodadz83: Wait a minute, P. Is it going to be FREE?

PoonMan69: Umm, no, I don't think so...

Nobodadz83: Is there a WEBSITE where fans can download it from?!

PoonMan69: No.

Nobodadz83: Will we be able to at least PAY WHAT WE WANT for it or download a FREE COMPANION EP though their website or get a free concert ticket with the CD or something?!?!

PoonMan69: Uh... probably not??

Nobodadz83: Ha!! That's what i thought, P...

PoonMan69: Sooooo... not interested, then, I take it?

Nobodadz83: Yeah, I’ll pass...

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