Saturday's Radio & Rob Christensen: News

Our first album, 1994's "Smile Slightly" is back in print and available for sale on this website and at CDBaby.com.

Also "So She Said", from "Smile Slightly", is available for download, and three other songs from the same album are now up for streaming on the 'Downloads & Streams" page. Give 'em a listen!

Finally, check out the Rob Christensen myspace page at www.myspace.com/robchristensen .

Hope you're all having a great New Year so far!

The boys and girls here at Sweet Science have just uploaded a batch of live photos from 1999 - 2001. More photos and other additions to come in the next few days.

All of the songs on the 'downloads & streams' page now have lyrics. Just click on a song's title to see for yourself!

Today we've been busy adding reviews for the debut album, "Smile Slightly", the live album, "At The End Of The Day", and the rarities album, "I Hope You're Happy Now - The Thrift Store Series, vol. 1"

Also added was a nice story from the Williamsport, PA, Sun-Gazette previewing an appearance there.

Check them out via the "Press / Reviews" page.

If you've visited here in the last couple of days you may have noticed some slight changes. The boys and girls of Sweet Science have been tinkering about and trying things in a continuing effort to make the website as informative, comprehensive, and enjoyable as possible. Please bear with our little design adjustments & thanks for stopping by!

Thought I'd better check in... I've been laying pretty low recently, music-wise, and have been concentrating on my student teaching. Thus there's not much to report.

I am happy to say that CDBaby raised over $165,000 for the American Red Cross and that Rob C. CD sales contributed a small droplet to that bucket. Big Thanks to the folks who purchased CDs.

Cheers,
Rob C.

As you probably know, I've participated in the last two Tape Op magazine conferences in New Orleans. While there I've been fortunate to meet some wonderful people and form some good friendships. As far as I know, my friends are all safe. But at least one couple lost their home and lifetimes of possessions. My heart goes out to them and everyone affected by Katrina.

In order to hopefully add a couple of drops to the help bucket, the boys and girls at Sweet Science are donating all profits from sales of Rob C discs from CDBaby.com to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Go to the "Store" page, choose a CD (or 3!) and click on "Buy this CD at CD Baby!"

I realize this isn't much, but if everyone contributes just a little bit in some way we can get some help to these folks who've taken some awfully hard blows.

In an effort to get more music into more hands, the boys and girls of Sweet Science have slashed prices on the CDs available at CDBaby.com! All Rob Christensen CDs are now only $6.99 each when ordering from CDBaby! And if you order three, they're reduced to $5.00 each! Whatta deal!!!

As the headline says, we've updated the Bio section.

We've added two interviews, one from 1994 and one from 1997. See the "Press" page.

Today I spent several hours trying on new suits for the website. This one is called "Americana" and was designed by Petrik de Heus. Sign the guestbook and tell me what you think.

We've also added several writeups and reviews of the 'Opera Alley' and 'Truth Hurts' albums. Several writers have been very kind over the years and their work is much appreciated. Have a look. Enjoy and see you soon!

Today the boys and girls of the Sweet Science Recording Company have put up some songs you can listen to or download for free. Will wonders never cease? We've got a couple from each of the last three albums. Take a listen. If you like what you hear, think about purchasing a CD. Like mp3s? All songs from these three albums are available on iTunes. And don't forget to sign the guestbook!

The Tape Op Magazine conference in New Orleans was really super. Craig Schumacher, Larry Crane, and the rest of the crew did a fabulous job making sure a fun and informative time was had by all.

My panel, Home Recording, went really well. Fred Cornog (East River Pipe), Charles Bissell (The Wrens), Anders Parker (solo and Varnaline), Scott Bomar, and John Plymale all had interesting things to say and all were really great.

Right now I'm staying with Jim Shelley from Book of Kills (and more recently Book of Proles) in Bridgewater, Virginia, and am exploring the area and trying to decide if I indeed want to move here next year.

There's a lot of work to do before then (new album?) and we'll just have to see what happens.

See you soon!

Hey everybody! Time passes quickly and I need to hit the road to head to New Orleans. I'm participating in TapeOp Magazine's 4th annual conference, moderating a discussion panel on home recording. I feel very lucky to have a great group of panelists: Fred Cornog (East River Pipe), Anders Parker (Varnaline), John Plymale, Scott Bomar, and Charles Bissell (Wrens).

After the confernce I'm heading to Northern Virginia to see if that's indeed the place I want to move to when I finish my college requirements next year.

I'd hoped to have much more up on the website by now, but you know how it goes... I'll report in when I get back, if not sooner. Cheers!

I just added a photo page & a links page. I hope to upload more stuff soon!