2026 marks 40 years since the release of the "Great Plains Naked at the Buy, Sell, and Trade" LP, recorded in 1985, and released by Homestead Records in 1986. Here are some press clippings from around that time.
Posts by Paul Nini
The Westsylvanians "Light On The Water" digital single out today Fri 20 Mar, streaming worldwide. As ordained in the ancient texts, it's their release to celebrate #groundhogday past. Links below.
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lynkify.in/album/light-...
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Also on @Bandcamp thewestsylvanians.bandcamp.com/album/light-...
Sanpaulo's two recent releases are out today on the streamers. See the links below for each one, and for @bandcamp.com. Get some new music in your earholes!
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lynkify.in/album/konstr...
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lynkify.in/album/sweet-...
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sanpaulo.bandcamp.com
Happy #InternationalWomensDay! Also, stop this stupid middle east war. The only war worth fighting is the class war. #NoWarButClassWar
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elevenplustwotwelveplusone.bandcamp.com/album/antenna
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redskylark.bandcamp.com/track/sweat-...
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sanpaulo.bandcamp.com/album/sweet-...
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sanpaulo.bandcamp.com/album/konstr...
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old3cfreeforall.bandcamp.com/album/courte...
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thewestsylvanians.bandcamp.com/album/light-...
#TGIBCF = Thank god it's #bandcampfriday -- Which is to say that Fri 6 Mar is a perfect day to get your bad-self some Old 3C releases. Links for these six most recent ones are below. Thanks!
Red Skylark "Sweat Off Your Soul" digital single out today Fri 27 Feb, streaming worldwide. Ed Shuttleworth's recording project is something you should hip yourself to. Rock'n'roll as it should be.
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lynkify.in/song/sweat-o...
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Also on @Bandcamp
redskylark.bandcamp.com/track/sweat-...
Today (Fri 13 Feb) is the official @bandcamp.com release date for these three @old3clabelgroup.bsky.social releases. Links in comments. Please check them out.
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sanpaulo.bandcamp.com/album/konstr...
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sanpaulo.bandcamp.com/album/sweet-...
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old3cfreeforall.bandcamp.com/album/courte...
ATTN: COLUMBUS FOLKS. @elizarecords.bsky.social, @Lost Weekend Records, and @Used Kids Records now all have ten free copies of the new @Old 3C Label Group compilation to give away starting tomorrow, Fri 13 Feb. So, get your bad selves a copy. Enjoy, and -- #DumpTrump #AbolishICE #RIPGOP
Right on cue, here's a @rosyoverdrive.com review of the Sanpaulo "Konstrukts Vol 1 EP" one day before its official @bandcamp.com release date, tomorrow Fri 13 Feb. Links below. Please check them out.
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rosyoverdrive.com/2026/02/12/p...
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sanpaulo.bandcamp.com/album/konstr...
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old3cfreeforall.bandcamp.com/album/courte...
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sanpaulo.bandcamp.com
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redskylark.bandcamp.com/track/sweat-...
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elevenplustwotwelveplusone.bandcamp.com/album/antenna
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thewestsylvanians.bandcamp.com/album/light-...
More links to recent releases are in the first comment. #TGIBCF = Thank god it's #bandcampfriday -- Which is to say that tomorrow, Fri 6 Feb, is a perfect day to get your bad-self some Old 3C releases, handily collected here -- old3c.com/old-3c-on-ba...
Eleven Plus Two = Twelve Plus One "Antenna" is featured on the @rosyoverdrive.com playlist of Jan 2026 notable releases. @Keith Novicki, @Keith Hanlon, @Joel Walter. rosyoverdrive.com/2026/02/02/n...
As ordained in the ancient texts, The Westsylvanians shall release an annual @bandcamp.com digital single on ##groundhogday. So it was foreseen, and so it shall be. @old3clabelgroup.bsky.social -- thewestsylvanians.bandcamp.com/album/light-...
Being retired, I’m already on strike!
Thanks to Ken Katkin for including Red Skylark in his Trash Flow Radio show on Sat 24 Jan. www.mixcloud.com/ken-katkin/t...
Thanks to Connor Newell for including Sanpaulo in his Local Love radio show on Sun 25 Jan. www.mixcloud.com/wcrs/local-l...
Many thanks to DJ @patradio.org for playing two songs each by Old 3C artists Red Skylark and Sanpaulo during his show The Ear Opener - Snowpocalypse Now (January 25, 2026) on @wcrsfm.org. Link below to the show at @mixcloud.bsky.social.
www.mixcloud.com/wcrs/the-ear...
Hey-o! Listen to both new Sanpaulo releases with these handy YouTube videos. The link is below with some others too. Thanks!
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www.youtube.com/@old3clabelg...
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sanpaulo.bandcamp.com
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old3cfreeforall.bandcamp.com/album/courte...
Here are three new free releases out via Bandcamp Fri 13 Feb. The two Sanpaulo releases also stream on Fri 13 March. The compilation is via Bandcamp only. Thanks!
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Both Sanpaulo releases.
sanpaulo.bandcamp.com
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Old 3C Label Group compilation.
old3cfreeforall.bandcamp.com/album/courte...
Tues 3 Nov 2026 is the midterm election. A new congress with a two-thirds or more voting bloc of #Democrats and allies could pass legislation, overturn vetoes, conduct trials, and impeach. #crushice #dumptrump #RIPGOP #resistance -- democrats.org/contact-us/
Red Skylark - "Sweat Off Your Soul" - digital single release is available now on Bandcamp. Worldwide streaming on 27 Feb 2026. Red Skylark is Ed Shuttleworth's ongoing recording project. Check it out. You'll be glad you did. redskylark.bandcamp.com/track/sweat-...
#resist #dumptrump #crushice #ripgop "Back then, I believed that witnessing law enforcement members being beaten on the steps of Congress with flags bearing his likeness would have fully sickened even his most ardent supporters to the point of defection."
johnpavlovitz.com/2026/01/06/t...
Your reminder for the new year: 1) Speak Up and Resist! and 2) Just Say No to Fascism! #DumpTrump #crushice
Bob Dylan writes about Willie Nelson in a new New Yorker profile
(Bob also says before this, "It’s hard to talk about Willie without saying something stupid or irrelevant, he is so much of everything")
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Matter news currently has a series of important articles on local issues that I urge you to read. Please also consider supporting them via their ongoing fundraiser. Thanks! matternews.org
Thanks to Amy Dew for this Closet Mix photo from our set at the 10 July benefit show for WCRS-FM.