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I wasn’t offstage much more than two minutes when Thrillcat Editorial Director Travis Ballstadt pulled me aside to tape my part of the Authentic Records Flood Relief Public Service Announcement. Jason and Mile had already taped their segment Sunday afternoon down by the Des Moines River itself. Unfortunately, I was still recovering from the Hy-Vee…

It’s been a whirlwind weekend here in Des Moines, Iowa. I got in Saturday around noon, registered for the Hy-Vee Tri, then taped two KPTL-FM Capitol 106.3 radio shows: Daniel Boseman’s Capitol Backyard, and Deeya’s Live from Studio C. I ran the tri Sunday morning in 2:48:27. Then the Authentic Records crew threw a hugely…

Holy moly, this thing’s blowin’ up! What began as Jason Walsmith and my crazy idea (“Run the Des Moines Triathlon then play a rock show afterwards”) has grown to something truly epic. Almost the entire Authentic Records roster has rallied together in response to the flood devastation sustained by the great state of Iowa to…

A recent Rolling Stone cover story characterized Coldplay’s Chris Martin as “The Jesus of Uncool.” And while I can’t relate to the Jesus part, I can the “uncool.” See, I have a long history of uncool. I wasn’t in the “cool” crowd in high school, wasn’t in the “cool” band in college, and — while…