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from the desk of Richard Emperor,

Publicist for Sovereign Glory.



Things have happened, and I as the new publicist for this ramshackle sham of a "ministry" am responsible for reporting these things with a proper amount of excitement, even if I think that Mr. Roberts could have much better spent his time fixing the exhaust fan in the Glory gymnasium than writing about music and the people who do it.


And yet. And yet. He writes about Joanna Newsom at the Orpheum. He speculates on American Idol. When he's not doing that he's editing other writers' work, many of whom have been crafting brilliant stories left and right that Roberts should thank his proverbial stars he's a part of. But none of that is a humming exhaust fan to cool down our nights, nor has Roberts mowed the lawn.


OH, AND THERE'S THIS. Roberts plays records, records onto hard drive, uploads to Soundcloud, and, bingo,


THE SUMMER JOB MIX '10.


Summer Job Mix '10 by RandallRoberts

from Winnie Sharp, the publicist on duty


In these smaller times, when the workload around the ministry is low because the "donors" are "tightwads" and the wallets are thin, Mr. Roberts must still keep us occupied. So what he does is he has us scrubbing hallways that haven't been trod in decades, repainting study hall ceilings that are as pink now as the day they were painted (according to the research dept., on August 20, 1974). And Mr. Roberts has given us another assignment: reconnect with our vast outreach network and let them know what the heck is happening at the ministry.

Well, for starters, Mr. Roberts recently abandoned his position at the Los Angeles Weekly and moved over to the Los Angeles Times, the city's premiere written record keeper of information, culture and opinion. Here, our guy is the pop music editor, where he tracks the comings and goings for the organized noise section of the paper.

As well, Mr. Roberts has been feeding his Twitter thingy -- what's that called, "tooting?" -- but not as professionally as some of his colleagues. <br> He's also been cooking with shrimps a lot lately while listening to music, has been social without being reckless (only a few times have his minions caught him sneaking into the compound past curfew -- but then, he's the kingpin around here, so he ain't go no curfew). His favorite cocktail place is now officially The Association downtown, though that's only because The Varnish isn't open after work, when he usually takes his "meetings" with "peers."

What else do you want me to say, boss? That it's fun around here? That we like scrubbing tile and painting shit pink? WELL WE DON'T. And while it's awesome that Mr. Roberts has an awesome new gig, WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US? Tending to the ministry, writing bullshit press releases for someone who's lost his brimstone and couldn't spit fire if his heart pumped gasoline?

Sorry, that was uncalled for. It's great around here at the Ministry.

Here, read this. It's something that "Mr." Roberts wrote that is better than most of the things that Roberts has written. But it's not "hip" to write about old people who play music in retirement homes, so it doesn't get acknowledged.


Ron Reichard's Sentimental Journey, By Randall Roberts (2007)

Winnie the Publicist of the Week


Randall Roberts now has a frickin' tumblr page, whoop-dee-do. As if he can't just toss that stuff here, he's gotta do it there, too. Anyway, it's a tumblr page, and you can check it out at http://sovereignglory.tumblr.com

Mr. Roberts just released something called The Mississippi Records Barge and Towboat Mix, which features music from guess what label over 72 minutes. We encourage you to pass this along, or give us a shoutout via @liledit.

Mississippi Records Barge and Towboat Mix by RandallRoberts


Oh look here it is:
Clara Rockmore, Ravel (Clara Rockmore, Theremin)
Robert Wilkins - I'll Go with Go (VA: I Woke Up One Morning in May)
Canajas - Danza Mora (VA: Mata La Pena)
Spiritual Singers - Kamia (Ntsamina LP)
Abner Jay - My Mule (True Story of Abner Jay)
George Coleman - Transister Radio (Bongo Joe LP)
Straight Street Group 0 Angels keep watching over me (VA: Life is a Problem)
Marika Papagika -Smirneikos Balos (VA: I Don't Feel At Home in This World Anymore)
The Anglin Brothers - Money Cannot Buy Your Soul (VA: Last Kind Words)
Mike Hanapi's Ilima Islanders - Hilo Hula VA: IDFAHITWA))
George Ku Trio -Keuu Lei (MLP)
Spiritual Singers - U Nungisa
Cecil Barfield - Lucy Mae Blues (South Georgia Blues LP)
Abner Jay - Cocaine
Blue Sky Boys - Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? (IDFAHITWA)
Lottie Kimbrough - Wayward Girl Blues (VA: I Woke Up One Morning in May)
Clara Rockmore - Tchaikovsky
Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy - I Called Youi This Morning (LKW)
Sexteto Bolona - Te Prohibido el Cabaret (IDFAHITWA)
?? - Jagaang Tigang (MDP)
Abner Jay - I Woke Up This Morning
Blind Mannie Forehand - Honey in the Rock (MDP)
Willanette Singers - Pray On (LIAP)

from Dolores Hercules, Publicist to the starz


Hiya People ...This website has been seeing increased traffic since the announcement of my new gig has started working its way around the Internets, and we here at Sovereign Glory want you to know that, sadly -- pathetically, in fact -- it's woefully out-dated. We're going to update all the info to reflect my glorious time spent in Los Angeles (this site was designed as I was moving from St. Louis to LA, and we haven't updated the stories within to include my work for the LA Weekly), but please excuse the two-year-old information. For now, you can follow me on twitter @liledit and listen to my mixes at soundcloud.com/randallroberts. Soon (SOON), we will get this beautiful Lee Walters-designed site up to date. Thanks for your patience. Oh, and you can reach Randall Roberts at this email: roberts@glorygloryglory.com.

Here's the Clifton's Cafeteria mix for your downloading and streaming pleasure



Clifton's Cafeteria Winter '09 Mix by RandallRoberts



Clifton's Cafeteria mix (track listing)



Sister O.M. Terrell -- I'm Going to That City (To Die No More)

Spiritual Singers -- African People

Yoshimi P-We/Rita Ackermann - Easterburla

Terror Fabulous -- Call the Hearse

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble -- Sankofa

Sun Ra -- Dance of the Living Image

Nina Simone -- Buck

Nelly Luis -- Carrito Pasajerito

Jorge Ben -- Cinco Minutos

Sandoz -- Unity Dub

Mouse on Mars -- The Albion Rose

Unknown -- Unknown

Matmos -- Sun on 5 at 152

Steve Reich -- from Six Marimbas

Huddy and Martha Leadbetter argument

It is with great warmth and excitement that we greet you upon our return from the abyss. We've been stuck in Nowhereland -- in actuality this cramped little room deep inside the World Wide Web -- after some Czech motherscratchers hacked our site for no real reason other than kicks. There is evil in this world. Honestly, we don't actually know if they were Czechs, but we heard tale of some good-fer-nothings hacking stuff, and we automatically assumed they were of Czech descent.

We're writing from the Ministry's backyard overlooking the harbor. After years of living in hellholes and tenements, we absconded with much of the money from the till and set up shop here overlooking the harbor in [REDACTED]. Our lawyer tells us we shouldn't let anyone know where we are, but screw him, we're in goddamn [REDACTED] and are awaiting anyone with guts enough to bring it on.

Czech one two?