Web series 'Saving Rent' has premiered on the internet tv channel KoldKast. You can see the first episode on ww.koldcast.tv
and read our interview with writer/producer Alice Cutler in issue 5 of Somojo Magazine.

With her new song, “Just Me & the Road” taking root in Country radio’s Top 40, Amanda Nagurney will unleash her first full album, “So Full of Country” on January 4th. Recorded and produced in Nashville, TN, “So Full of Country” offers her fans a little bit of everything. There’s something for everyone on this CD and plenty of variety for any fan of country music. “So Full of Country” is a follow up to Amanda’s Debut EP “Gettin Out of This Town”.
“I think this record is truly the most creative project I have ever done. I’ve put so much time and effort into getting the perfect selection of songs on the CD as well as making sure the places where I recorded were going to fit the sound I was looking for. This has been so much fun and if I had the chance to do it over again, I’d do it exactly the same way. I hope people have as much fun getting to know me on this album as I did actually making it”.
This new album has a variety of different sounds that will certainly please the ears. The records’ lineup includes songs such as “Don’t Leave Me Tonight”, a sentimental heartfelt song and “White Dress”, a fun up-tempo song about the true reality of a girl trying to find love. Fans can also listen to the bluesy sound of “Shop Around” which is a foot tapping tune that will really get listeners moving. “Across the USA” encourages Americans to have pride in their country and while respecting our military and first responders. Pulling on her Buffalo roots, the CD’s title track “So Full of Country” is enticing to any Rock & Roll fan as it has a rock instrumental along with country lyrics. The current fan favorite front runner is “Just Me & the Road”, a culmination of Amanda’s drive for her career and firsthand experience with life’s complex choices. Amanda’s songwriting talents are also showcased on this record. Of the 14 songs on the album, 12 were written by her.
“So Full of Country” is available now on iTunes and CD Baby along with Amanda’s website (www.AmandaNagurney.com). It can also be found in select Border’s and Barnes & Noble’s bookstores around the Western New York region.

Full copies of every issue of Somojo Magazine are now available online at www.somojomagazine.com, www.calemeo.com,  www.issuu.com and www.scribed.com
All future issues will also be available online at these sites.

With a combined online readership and downloads so far of over 22,500 for the first 5 issues, Somojo Magazine decided that making all full issues available online was the best option for the future.

Having looked at the limited options for ‘on demand’ printing, the cost per issue and extra work involved preparing each issue for the currently available ‘on demand’ services, ‘we don’t have the resources or staff to make this viable. It’s better to spend the time on future issues and creating better and more interesting content.’

Making each full issue available online, gives the independent and unsigned musicians and people from the creative arts who are interviewed, better long term exposure, which is why the magazine started in the first place.

’It’s difficult to stop thinking with a ‘printed’ publication mentality. Traditionally printed publications have a ‘need’ to be replaced each month as there is no room on the shelves of the sales outlets for more than one edition at a time. With digital publications, all issues, no matter how many pages, only take up a small about of front end display space. This can be a whole web page or as small as a simple link to download the file.

Not having a ‘shelf’ life, enables each issue to be a better marketing and promotions tool for the people we interview and feature and gives better value for our advertisers and sponsors who effectively get unlimited exposure from one advertising slot rather than having to think of it as working for only a set amount of time.’

‘Moving away from a ‘traditional’ monthly production schedule, we can also produce a new issue when we have enough content, so there may see a time when we might be producing 2 or even issues in one month. The decision to be purely digital gives us many options that we will look at and develop as we move away from the ‘traditional’ printed magazine layout and concept.’

Starting from May 1st, there will be an ongoing monthly competition over on www.somojo.net
Each month we will be giving away cds, t-shirts or whatever else we have in the goody bag, to the member who has made the most 'comments'.
Only registered members are eligible, but it's free to join and only takes a few minutes.
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