New Poll and Band Rankings

Just a quick note for those of you who are reading this through RSS and probably don't see the front page very often.

I've added a new poll to the right sidebar. I'd like to know what genre of music you'd like to see more of. Whatever it is you like most, or whatever it is you think is underrepresented on the blog. I obviously have my own favorite genres, but I'd also like to make sure to cover the stuff people want to see (of course.) So hop on over and vote. The poll will run until the end of the month when I'll add a new question. I hope to use that space to get a better feel for what all you wonderful constant readers are thinking.

The second new feature is the ranking system at the bottom of every entry. This will allow you to rank the band from 1 to 5, with 1 being "hate it!" and 5 being "love it!" This is an easy way to comment without actually commenting, simply letting everyone know what you think. Don't let the stop you from commenting as well, though! Feel free to plumb the depths of the blog and rate every band, if you'd like. These rankings appear regardless of whether or not the post is about a band, so just ignore all the non-band posts. There aren't many.

As always, thanks a lot for reading! The more feedback I get, the more I am inspired to write, so please make your voice heard in every way possible. I recently profiled my 250th band. There are many, many more to come, so I hope you stick around. Thanks!

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