Barely a peep from me here in 2025 tells you all you need to know about year 16 of Melting Pot…It definitely was not a sweet one, but we’re still here. When I noticed that our hosting costs had inexplicably gone up 7 times (and somehow with less memory available…21st century enshittification knows no bounds) I considered for an uncomfortably long time whether it was time to just let go, and let this blog disappear into the ether. But, we’re still here. And even though this year was the first since 2004 where I sold more records than I bought, there still feels like there is more music to share. No promises on how it will go this Summer (though what I expected to be a busy summer working on several projects, now seems to just be a chill Summer), I have a LOT of posts to update from the past, but, as ever, I’m hopeful that there will be more posts and more music and maybe even a mix or two. We shall see. Onwards & Upwards my people…Peace & Bright Moments to you all