Trying to set up comments again, but the site has been inundated in recent months by spammers, so the comments box might get shut down from time to time. I’ve set them up for the time being so that I am required to approve any that come through the door. I’ve never been keen on having to approve legitimate comments, but I’ll do so at least until there’s some comfort that this place is SPAM-free.

Further to yesterday’s post, I’ve signed on and ponied up for one more year to maintain the rockcritics archives, with the intention of retiring that server space next January. Not the content itself, just the venue which houses the content. The plan is to re-post all the old rockcritics.com interviews (plus a bunch of the features as well) in this WordPress space instead (the only thing I’m paying for here is the domain name “rockcritics.com”). All that archived material is backed up several times over in any event, so there’s no gun at my head to re-post everything before January 2014 (I’d say it’s unlikely that I’ll get through it that quickly, to be honest), but I’ll aim to re-post an oldie-but-goodie every week or every couple weeks. Plus, other stuff as well.

Enough hemming and hawing: I’ve decided, after all, to start doing occasional postings in this space again. There’s currently an outstanding bill to pay in order to maintain the rockcritics archives, which part of me (a big part of me) is loathe to even consider shelling out for. It’s not a huge bill, by any means, but big enough to make a small dent in the bank account (unfortunately, it can’t be paid in instalments) . And at this point, I assume that few, if any, people give a shit what actually happens around here.

On the other hand, a glance at the stats counter indicates that there are still a few stragglers (hey, my expectations are as low as they’ve always been) checking in from time to time (unless it’s all spammers, which has become a recurring problem on the side TBH), and the truth is, I do come across items I wouldn’t mind linking to or gabbing about, plus I have a few relevant side projects possibly worth noting here. I’m more removed–emotionally, philosophically, financially, every which way you can imagine–from the world of rock criticism than I ever have been, probably, but, weirdly enough, my interest in the subject endures. Somewhat.

Stay tuned. (Now that I’ve got that off my chest, I already feel like I need a break.)

As you can see from the graphic, our numbers here at rockcritics.com have been going through the roof lately. More than 13,000 hits in November alone!

13,000 SPAMBOT hits, mind you. Still!