Benjamin Costello News

Look for me on "Expressions" on WSKG radio and television

2009-07-12T17:58:00.003-04:00

Hello all -- I am excited to let you know that I will be performing on the television/radio show called Expressions (www.wskg.org) . The taping will take place on July 20th, and is open to the public -- admission is free, and if you are interested, please contact Caroline Basso at cbasso@wskg.org to reserve your seat.

I will post the air dates, and a link to the program once it is posted to youtube as soon as they are available. I'm excited and I hope to see some of you at the taping :)

New Show Setup / Schedule & Twitter!

2009-03-29T01:40:00.007-04:00

Hey everyone! I am now doing my web shows differently. I will now do a 2-hour show every other Sunday, starting Sunday, April 5th 3-5pm EST.

I will also be doing more frequent mini-shows simulcast on both stickam and blogtv whenever the urge strikes. You can get notified when these shows the following ways:

You can create an account on stickam.com or blogtv.com and subscribe to my profile. The notification options include email, sms text messages, or IMs.

You can follow me on twitter

I plan to use this new schedule through the summer, and we can re-evaluate in the fall. Here are the show dates:

April 5
April 19
May 3
May 17
May 31
June 14
June 28

ASK Benjamin #2 Posted

2009-01-28T17:44:00.004-05:00

This week I answered a question from hoover fixer (great name):

Of all your songs, is there a particular one that is most important to you, and why? And is there a song you always want to play live, or a song you never want to play?

Read My Answer :)

There is a drawing to win some fun BC stuff if you enter questions -- if you are interested, join the club and send your questions in as a message and Cait will make sure I get them. This is kinda fun :-P Here's a link to the club.

"Ask Benjamin" First Edition

2009-01-19T21:17:00.005-05:00

My friend Cait started a "fan club" on myspace for me which is the sweetest thing ever! I am going to be doing a blog post once a week called "Ask Benjamin." So, tonight I posted my first installment!

Ask Benjamin 1

There is a drawing to win some fun BC stuff if you enter questions -- if you are interested, join the club and send your questions in as a message and Cait will make sure I get them. This is kinda fun :-P Here's a link to the club.

Web Shows Moved to blogtv.com

2009-01-07T20:35:00.006-05:00

Hey everyone -- after a couple frustrating weeks on stickam.com, we decided to give some other sites a try, and after some testing, we decided that blogtv.com would be the best alternative to stickam. Here is the direct URL if you would like to bookmark:

http://www.blogtv.com/People/benjamincostello

Shows are still twice a week on Wed. nights at 10pm EST and on Sunday afternoons at 3pm EST. I hope to see you there!

I'm on iTunes!! (and I need your help)

2008-10-10T22:07:00.007-04:00

Wooooooo! It only took 4 FREAKING MONTHS but I am finally on iTunes yay!

Check it out!

If you are in the market for purchasing the digital version of my album, it's much better for me if you purchase it from my site, however, if ordering it from iTunes makes you buy it when you wouldn't otherwise buy it - go for it!

But, what I would love is if you are someone who has listened to the album, even the previews, you can go and leave a review on the iTunes store of my album and give it a rating. Since no one knows who I am, I need all the help I can get to push the album up in the rankings there. If you are willing to leave a review - it would make me super happy. You don't need to have purchased it from there to leave a review.

Thanks guys and wooooo! :) :) I feel real now :-P

Benj

Acoustic Radiohead Web Concert!

2008-09-05T17:05:00.002-04:00

On Sunday September 14th, I will be taking my normal stickam web show slot and doing an all-Radiohead acoustic cover show. I really hope you will come - it's going to be sweeeeet :) Be there:

9/14 - 3pm EST

Now Accepting CD Pre-orders

2008-08-22T21:40:00.005-04:00

Woo! You can now pre-order "Start Again Tomorrow" on CD so that it gets to you ASAP when it arrives on my doorstep. I can even fulfill orders to international customers - and the shipping, although more, is not unreasonable.

As a bonus, all CDs that are pre-ordered will be autographed (there is a place for instructions if you'd like it to be specific).

Pre-Order Now!

Site Updates / Return of the Cover Recordings

2008-08-22T01:43:00.006-04:00

Heyyy everyone :) I am happy to tell you about some improvements to the site. Check out the new "Album" section which takes all the stuff that used to be spread out all over and brings it together into one tasty bite size morsel.

Then, there is the Media section where I have added back a large number of my cover recordings including two never before heard ones (Trouble, and First Day of my Life).

The site should also work better for you IE6 users, and please comment on my songs, blog posts, etc.

Much love, Benj

Going to press!

2008-08-20T09:45:00.004-04:00

Hey everyone -- just wanted to share the exciting news that the CD artwork is finalized, and I have a "replicable master" which is a fancy way of saying "a CD that is perfect and they will use it as the source for all the copies."

I put the master into my computer this morning, and it contacted the internet and brought in all the songs names and such - it felt more real than ever I was so excited! :)

So, one final proof, and then I will be awaiting 10 giant boxes containing 1000 CDs on my doorstep. I know many of you are holding out for the physical CD, and I am excited for you to get it. If you are so inspired, I would love to invite you to share your thoughts in my blog discussion:

Old|New School - CD or Digital Download?

I will let you know as soon as the physical CDs are available for order! :)

Album Available for Download Immediately

2008-07-26T14:57:00.009-04:00

Hey everyone! You can now purchase "Start Again Tomorrow" directly from this site -- click this:

Buy the Album Now

"Start Again Tomorrow" Released / New Website

2008-07-24T21:37:00.005-04:00

I am very proud to let you know that my album is finally done. After three years of ridiculous hard-drive related catastrophes, work leaving me with so little energy, and a slight fear of would happen next -- it is finished.

The album is immediately available for digital download through this site for $10. Click on the "Buy the Album" link at the top to purchase.

In the next few weeks the album will also be available for sale online at a variety of online retailers, and soon after I will have physical CDs for sale as well. I will post news updates when new stores come online. I suspect the price will be roughly the same, so if you are anxious to get it, don't wait for any specific store, but the plans for online sales are through:

iTunes U.S.
iTunes Australia/N.Z.
iTunes Canada
iTunes UK/European Union
iTunes Japan
mySpace / snowcap
Rhapsody
Napster
eMusic
Amazon MP3
Lala
Shockhound

If you are like me, iTunes is probably your favorite -- but it's also likely to take the longest for it to show up there -- apple likes to do it their way so we wait :)

If you have a legitimate reason that you can't buy it through one of these stores, drop me an email and we can talk -- if you want to hear it, I want you to have it.

Please feel free to leave comments on this story and enjoy the record -- I'm almost positive you will :)

Feature Interview on twistcrush.com

2008-07-14T17:56:00.002-04:00

I recently did an interview with a entertainment blogger Merry over at twistcrush.com - very cool! The site is German but das Interview ist auf Englisch. Check it Out

New Schedule for Stickam Web Shows

2008-07-02T09:17:00.001-04:00

Starting tomorrow Wed 7/2, the new schedule will be two different one hour shows:

Wednesday nights 10-11pm EST (for east and west coast)
Sunday afternoons 3pm EST (for my euro and asian friends)
Watch

I am really excited about the turnout I have gotten for the web shows on stickam. I also have gotten a lot of feedback about the 7-9pm time being difficult for many to attend.

I hope that this will make it easier for you to attend - I would love to see you.