14mercy: News

Tons of new things to report.

First off, 14mercy regretfully announces the removal of 14 Mike Macharyas albums from iTunes. iTunes claimed that Macharyas' celebrity-titled songs and albums created confusion in the market. By doing this, Apple has shown favoritism towards their more popular artists, and shitting on the independent one. As much of a downer as this is, please remember there are other outlets to buy Mike Macharyas downloads, including Rhapsody, Napster (on select albums), Musicnet, and dozens of others. Please visit those sites and support the cause.

This does not mean the end of Mike Macharyas albums. It means a different promotional strategy will be put in place for them. Even the digital giant of Apple iTunes will not silence 14mercy's most notorious artist.

The good news is Mike Macharyas latest collection, Rihanna is out and IS currently on iTunes. Go figure.




Secondly, the YouTube site that is now sweeping the nation features three videos directed by 14mercy founder NNMaddox. These three videos are







And in a shocking first, a FAN has made a video using a clip of Mike Macharyas' track "Anderson Cooper."



Normally we do not promote the use of copyright-infringing material, but like the Cranberries once said: Everybody else is doing it, so why can't we?

Finally, look for NNMaddox's new record, Psychedelic Ransom Notes in the coming days! It is his best work yet!

You can now buy the newest albums from the 14mercy catalogue on iTunes!

Ten new Mike Macharyas albums, the newest NNMaddox release, Rainbow Kaleidoscope, Ringworm's Lindsay Lohan (Raw), Stagger Lee's debut albums, and Todd Zombie's Todd Don't Like Ugly are now available for download.

Go to the Buy section for links!

And yes, the album artwork for Georgia Home Boy's When I'm Twenty-Four has finally been corrected!

In other 14mercy news, NNMaddox is putting the finishing touches on his next solo album, Psychedelic Ransom Notes. Expect that album, along with one more Macharyas album, Rihanna in the coming weeks.

Stagger Lee has another double shot of albums coming. Lee recorded over 20 songs with producer NNMaddox that incorporate elements of Southern Rock along with traditional country, with a little bluegrass and blues mixed in.

Reverend Jenkins is putting together material for his first solo album since Georgia Home Boy's demise. NNMaddox calls the preliminary tracks "some of the most original pieces I've ever had the pleasure to work on."

For those inquiring about The Abandoned Nutsack retrospective, NNMaddox promises "it will happen this year. That's the only thing I can say. So many other projects have caused me to put it on the backburner. But it will see the light of day in 2006."

Chris Booker's nightly show on 92.3 has come to an end. Booker is moving to q102 in Philadelphia, where he will be the morning show's host.

Though we are sad to see his run at 92.3 Free FM come to an end, we wish him nothing but the best in his new position.

Due to overwhelming requests, 14mercy has posted every single song (67) NNMaddox created over the past four months in the sounds section.

Thanks to everyone for listening to The Booker Show on 92.3 Free Fm. We hope you continue to support the station. Philly fans, please tune into Booker's new show in the mornings, starting May 8.

14mercy has added several links in the "Buy" section, including links to purchase Goes To Camp by Erin Smogor, Late Nights At The Shim Sham by Georgia Home Boy and operation paperclip by factor(x) on iTunes. Download them, and leave a review!

NNMaddox appears on several new podcasts by 92.3 Free FM's "The Booker Show". Subscribe to their podcast (it's free!) and listen to their show on 92.3 WFNY Monday-Friday 7-11 PM. One of the songs recently featured, "Cocchi Digger" is now available in the 14mercy Sounds page.

Also, the Link section has been updated to include some organizations that have been very helpful in promoting the 14mercy message and vision. Be sure to support them!

You can now purchase four new Mike Macharyas albums in the 14mercy store.
Carrie Underwood, Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, and Jessica Simpson have all been officially released and are available at CD Baby and Amazon.com.

More Macharyas material will hit the online outlets in the coming weeks.

NNMaddox is working on several new projects, including a followup to Rainbow Kaleidoscope.

14mercy welcomes all artwork and musical submissions! Email the webmaster at incajones@14mercy.com.

Thanks to everyone that subscribed to our podcast. We hope to have a new one recorded and ready to go soon!

The first of many pieces in the 14mercy collection are on display on in the artwork section of this site.

Take a look at NNMaddox's portrait's of Edie Sedgwick and (H)aig's take on Lo-Fidelity recording as well as the pencil drawing "Thinking Man."

14mercy encourages artists to submit their works to incajones@14mercy.com. More to come in the very near future!

NNMaddox appeared on The Booker Show yesterday, February 22, 2006. He discussed 14mercy.com, the future of the label, and the creation of some of the Booker songs that you can now download in the Music section of this website. Later on in the program, a wonderful New York City band Morningwood performed in the Free FM studios, and Maddox discussed current events with the Booker Show gang.

On 92.3 Free FM's official site, you can listen to several podcasts in the Booker Show's section that feature NNMaddox's work.

Their official Myspace page has uploaded two brand new songs that were featured recently on the show.

14mercy would like to thank Chris, Brad, Nick, Danni, and Jill for supporting us! Listen to their show live from 7-11 PM weeknights on 92.3 WFNY in the Tri-State area, or online at 923FreeFm.com.

Check out the new pictures in the photo section of the 14mercy gang. We hope to add even more very soon.

The bio page has been updated to include Jade St. Pierre. Take a look at the contributions he's made thus far to 14mercy and what the future will bring.

There are also a few new links as well, including one to our resident photographer, Rachel Rednor's site. Take a look!

The first ever 14mercy Radio podcast is up and running on iTunes!

You can listen to Captain Funk and NNMaddox discuss pop culture and the past, present and future of 14mercy here.

It is also available at http://14mercy.podomatic.com/ and in our music section at 14mercy.com

Our resident Laurie Anderson, Erin Smogor, turns 25 today. 14mercy wishes her a happy birthday and continued success in the future!

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Here's the latest news in the 14mercy camp:

New Mike Macharyas albums on the way! On Christmas Eve 2005, Macharyas recorded ten albums worth of new material. (H)aig did a wonderful job directing and recording the session and NNMaddox finished the tracks, producing ten more amazing masterpieces.

NNMaddox's former band, The Abandoned Nutsack, may find its way onto the market again, ten years after its formation. Jade St. Pierre, another 14mercy artist, coaxed Maddox into rediscovering the classic albums that were first released in late '90s.

"I was able to gain a newfound respect for the work Skidmarks and I did after so many years of trying to run from it. I think I can appreciate it more NOW than I did when we actually wrote the songs. I look forward to putting the music out there again and letting a new generation of fans find it."-NNMaddox

St. Pierre is doing more than just convincing Maddox to re-release Nutsack material. His currently untitled debut album is in the process of being completed. An early demo of the album found its way into collectors hands last summer. 14mercy would like to stress that this is NOT the same versions that will be appearing on the upcoming album.

We would like to welcome you to the opening of 14mercy.com. This website will be the #1 source on all information concerning 14mercy artists. Here we will keep you up to date on any upcoming releases, new projects, recording sessions and appearances.

You can listen to the sound clips in the music section, including unreleased tracks and the songs that can be heard on 92.3 WFNY's "The Booker Show" (Mon-Fri 7-11 PM.

Check out just a small selection of photos of the 14mercy crew in the photos section. We will be adding more pictures in the near future.

Tell us what you think of the 14mercy artists by leaving us a message in the guestbook.