{"id":216,"date":"2008-10-30T09:18:14","date_gmt":"2008-10-30T17:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/?p=216"},"modified":"2014-03-12T21:19:57","modified_gmt":"2014-03-13T05:19:57","slug":"local-boys-second-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/local-boys-second-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Boy’s Second Set"},"content":{"rendered":"

For awhile now I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to integrate some of Local Boy’s songs into these blog posts.\u00c2\u00a0 Amazon links, Apple iMixes<\/a>, and Last.fm journals<\/a> were used in the past.\u00c2\u00a0 Recently I discovered a new service called 8tracks<\/a> that seemed worth a try, especially considering that Local Boy’s first album came out in the 8 Track format…<\/p>\n

You can listen to a mix featuring original and cover versions from Local Boy’s second performance here:<\/p>\n

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Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For awhile now I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to integrate some of Local Boy’s songs into these blog posts.\u00c2\u00a0 Amazon links, Apple iMixes, and Last.fm journals were used in the past.\u00c2\u00a0 Recently I discovered a new service called 8tracks that seemed worth a try, especially considering that Local Boy’s first album…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","tag-local-boy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3pfx3-3u","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3153,"url":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/lbdg-commentary-13-the-wedding-singer\/","url_meta":{"origin":216,"position":0},"title":"LBDG Commentary 13: The Wedding Singer","author":"LBDG","date":"August 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Welcome to Part III: Four Weddings and a Fun Era. 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