babysue: General Info

General Information Page

babysue
LMNOP aka dONW7
P.O. Box 15749
Chattanooga, TN 37415
U.S.A.
Editor and Publisher: Don W. Seven
Editorials and Opinions: S. Feivel
Design and Implementation: Lassie Blemish
Infinite Babble and Doggy Tears: Yolanda Smiff
Bad Attitude with Special Sauces: Little Timmy Boatmilk
Modeling and Racial Confusion: Rondo Prtonka

babysue is an ongoing on-line magazine featuring continually updated cartoons, poems, literature and reviews. All materials are authored and/or created by LMNOP aka dONW7. To order online, click HERE.

ABOUT SENDING E-MAILS:
Our e-mail address is LMNOP@babysue.com. Notes regarding upcoming releases and personal messages are welcome but generic junk e-mail and attachments are not. Therefore, please DO NOT send mass e-mail messages unless they are related to new and upcoming releases. Bands and artists...please DO NOT put us on your mass e-mailing lists (it isn't because we don't like you or don't care about what you are doing...we just can't handle all the e-mails). Lastly, please DO NOT send attached files with your messages. Failure to abide by these rules may, unfortunately, result in us having to block you from using our e-mail address. Please be courteous and responsible.

DONATIONS
Our sites do not contain advertisements and are not funded by advertisements. If you feel like making a donation, click HERE. You can donate...or you can not donate. It doesn't really matter either way...and neither does anything else. Screw everything and everyone.

GETTING THE NAME RIGHT:
The name babysue, which refers to our printed magazine and to this web site, is one word with all lower case letters. The "b" and the "s" should never be capitalized. However, the actual comic strip character's name is baby sue, two words with a space between the "y" and the "s". Get it right...because getting it wrong could mean that you'll end up snorting nothing but inadequate loaves from your sassy old mystery hole for the rest of your miserable, disappointing life. Also...we realize that "LMNOP aka dONW7" may seem confusing to some. But over the years numerous creatively-challenged bands, individuals, artists, and organizations have attempted to steal the name LMNOP (which we have been using since 1981)...so we added dONW7 to differentiate ourselves from the petty thieves.

LMNOP aka dONW7 MUSIC RELEASES:
In addition to publishing the print and on-line version of babysue magazine, we also release rock/pop CDs under the name LMNOP (aka dONW7). Click HERE for more info on LMNOP (aka dONW7) releases and ordering information.

NO REPRINTS ALLOWED:
Please be advised that all materials on this web site are copyrighted works that have been registered with the Federal Register of Copyrights. REPRINTS ARE NOT ALLOWED. Reprinting, copying, or re-posting any of our art or writing in full or in part is strictly forbidden.

There is one and only exception to this rule. Bands and/or companies who have had their CD, DVD, video, book, or other materials reviewed are welcome to reprint our review if and only if (a) the review is credited as being written by LMNOP aka dONW7 and appears on the babysue web site and (b) if the review is reprinted on a web site, the review should include links to the LMNOP.com, babysue.com, and dONW7.com web sites. As long as artists and/or music companies abide by these rules, there is no need to request permission first.

REVIEW POLICIES:
Submissions for possible review should be sent to:

babysue
ATTN: LMNOP aka dONW7
P.O. Box 15749
Chattanooga, TN 37415
U.S.A.

We review anything, anyone, anywhere, and any place that suits our goddamn fancy. We review CDs, CD-Rs, DVDs, Video Games, vinyl LPs & 45s, books, magazines, software, hardware, consumer products, pornography, Bibles, ammunition, marbles, hippy materials, food items...just about anything that may be of interest to that tiny yet enlightened segment of the population that regularly treads through our web sites. We welcome recordings (and anything else) from major labels and independent labels, as well as individual artists and bands...but we will actually review just about anything that is sent our way if it makes a sufficient impression. Music submissions must have been released within the past 12 months in order to be considered for review. Things that we like are always given preferential treatment.

While record label and style of music don't really matter...originality and sincerity most certainly do.

THIS IS WHY WE DO NOT REVIEW DOWNLOADS: We do not review downloads so please do not send them. We do not review downloads for two main reasons. First, downloads are often watermarked...which could potentially cause problems for us through no fault of our own. What if someone taps into our computers and steals watermarked files that lead back to us...and then they do something illegal with these files...? Obviously we have no control over the actions of others. So we just don't need the potential headaches and/or aggravation. Second is the simple fact that downloading files requires time and energy (plus having to make sure that all the files are of the same type, quality, etc., etc.)...and this amounts to work. Because we are already working for free, we are not willing to do additional "work" just so we can save watermarked files on our computer that could possibly create stupid goddamn legal issues and/or problems. Get it...? If you get it (or even if you don't), note that we have no interest whatsoever in reviewing downloads...so please don't send EVER send them as attached files. Sending links to downloads is fine of course. We do download music in order to preview artists and/or get acquainted with music prior to seeing live performances. So we're not anti-download snobs. Snobs, yes. Anti-download snobs, no, no, no...

Bear in mind that virtually everything we review we receive free, which can and does bias our attitudes and feelings.

While you are free to send Advance CD-Rs and Advance Promo CDs (without artwork), be aware that these types of CDs are NOT VERY LIKELY to be reviewed. They tend to just get lost in the stacks. Remember...we like to see the ENTIRE PACKAGE. Artwork and packaging most certainly do influence our opinion of a release. If we do review an advance CD, we kindly request that you follow up by sending a copy of the final, finished CD when it becomes available. Failure to abide by this rule will result in less reviews for you, your company, and/or your band in the future. Watermarked CDs and other similarly frustrating discs that are designed in such a way that they will not play properly on all listening devices are a waste of our time and yours. Note that all watermarked CDs will be immediately destroyed and will NOT be logged into the Additional Items Received section. Be good boys and girls and send real CDs. Think of it this way...if you don't think we're worth it...then we probably don't think you're worth it either.

The Additional Items Received section lists items that we receive each month but were unable to listen to and/or review because of time constraints. Publicists, record labels, artsts, and others can now check to see if their item was received and if it was reviewed or not. All items are either reviewed or listed on our web site(s) WITHIN 60 DAYS from the date they are received.

MINIBLURBS were introduced into our review section in May 2007. A miniblurb is a short descriptive summary of a disc that we found intriguing. We did not have sufficient time to write a proper review but we did not want the disc to go unnoticed. Note that miniblurbs are not rated...but we encourage readers to check out releases receiving miniblurbs because, in many cases, these discs may very well turn out to be the best releases of the month.

We DO NOT review materials by friends and/or acquaintances. Sorry, friends. Sorry, acquaintances. If you hate us because of this then you probably weren't really our friends and/or acquaintances in the first place.

We reserve the right to change the rating on any item at any time without explanation. We also reserve the right to inject poisonous substances into our veins if and when we deem it to be appropriate to do so and to throw up all over ourselves. We also reserve the right to walk around nekkid all the goddamn time if we feel like it. While we're at it, we also reserve the right to do whatever we goddamn please all the goddamn time from here until the end of eternity. And if you don't like it...well boo hoo hoo...

If you have submitted an item please be aware of the fact that we are a small independent organization constantly bombarded with materials from all over the world. Repeated phone calls and/or e-mails checking on the status of an item will lessen the chance of a review. We will send an e-mail notification if a review appears...so there is no need to check on the status on an item.

If your item is not reviewed, don't take it personally. It is not a statement about who or what you are. It could simply mean that we did not have the time to spin your disc. Remember...even though it might seem as if you are the center of the universe...in reality...you're not.

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