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Welcome to Underground Music Monthly.  When I first launched the site, back in 1998, it was at UMMusic.com, and for a while I kept it at http://www.missionman.net/UndergroundMusicMonthly/ because I knew I wanted to come back to it sometime.  Now, I've relaunched it using asp for better organization, and less broken links.  I launched it because I felt like the internet had a real chance to change the fundamentals of how we were exposed to music, and that independent musicians had the potential to have a chance to compete with major labels.  I think we've seen that now, as the MP3 came in, technology has continued to evolve, and social networking has allowed us to make a more personal connection with our fans and friends.  With all of the changes, I wanted to create a site dedicated to keeping musicians informed about important new sites for independent musicians, in addition to giving them all of the traditional resources, such as music venue listings, college radio stations and newspapers, places to sell your music, and other ways to promote your music. 

With the reorganization of the site, I feel like I have a great chance to help a ton of musicians find information quickly and easily, so you can spend more time doing what really matters to you as a musician, which is making music.  Some things I want to do require learning some web technologies, but I'd like to improve the ability for this site to take your input.  My goal is to allow you to login using your Facebook account and comment on each page, and suggest specific resources, share stories about venues and what promotion has worked for you and what hasn't.  I'd also really like to start a gigswapping page here.  

Just a little about me.  My name is Gary Milholland.  My stage name is Mission Man, and I've been rapping since 1992.  I love making music, and this site is designed for others who love music as much as I do.  Thank you for stopping by, and I wish you great luck in accomplishing your dreams, and more importantly, I hope this site gives you more time to concentrate on making music, learning from that music, and loving every moment along the way.