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CONNECTIONS

@DuncanPhillips: Come checkout some new squizz T shirt ideas! Tell me what you think there! https://www.facebook.com/DuncanPhillipsOfficial @DuncanPhillips (August 14)

Duncan Phillips, drummer for the Newsboys, stays very active on social media-- and keeps fans involved. Check his facebook page to give him some feedback on new designs for one of his side t-shirt lines.

@derekwebb: if you're a coffee shop & wanna play my new album 'Ctrl' in your shop, @reply me. i'll DM you a link to DL 'Ctrl' (& tweet about you). (August 16)

Derek Webb is using an unusual and clever marketing strategy for his new album. If you have any connections with a coffee shop that could use an indie vibe... Derek Webb is offering his upcoming album Ctrl as mood music.

@jonsteingard: We're doing great on kickstarter - still need you to spread the word so we can reach our goal! Thanks for ur support! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hawknelson/kickin-hawk-nelson (August 17)

The new incarnation of Hawk Nelson (as a three-piece with guitarist Jon Steingard adding vocals to his duties) is looking for fan funding through kickstarter. Click the link to back the Hawk boys as they head into the studio.

@owlcity: Also, some girl told me to write a song about tigers, so whoever you are... here you go. http://www.ayoungblog.com/post/29762787542/well-ive-been-huddled-up-alone-by-the-fire-even (August 19)

Adam Young (better known as Owl City) never seems to be lacking inspiration. The latest demo he shared with fans really is about tigers... paper tigers, at least.

GOOD HELP

@plumb_artist: My personal assistant/makeup artist: pic.twitter.com/BCXuGRsX (August 13)

Good help is hard to find. Fortunately, Tiffany seems to have found a helpful minion.

@TheAndrewSchwab: Glowing green room water makes you emit gamma rays onstage. http://instagr.am/p/OXbi53J1xq/ (August 15)

Whoever supplied Project 86's green room seems to have discovered a new way to get artists charged up before going on stage...

@DiscipleKevin: Our green room today in Panama City is perfectly decorated! http://twitpic.com/ak8m6y (August 16)

Sometimes it really is the little things that make artists feel at home.

ALTERNATE EMPLOYMENT

@JFrankenstein: It's Friday night, I'm home, and I just got a royalty check in the mail for $12. Let's party!!!! (August 17)

This may in fact be the definition of the true rock and roll lifestyle, as exemplified by Jeff Frankenstein of the Newsboys.

@mattmacdonaldis: Vocal rest is like a vow of silence, except it's not taken willfully and it's mingled with fear and disappointment. Today I will not speak. (August 17)

An unfortunate aspect of being a vocalist is the unreliability of the instrument. Matt Macdonald of The Classic Crime gave us this glimpse into the dreaded vocal rest.

@markhallCC: All I did was ask them to fold my Designer Jeans. I was only gone for about four minutes. What could go wrong? http://instagr.am/p/OeWp2zDkc3/ (August 18)

The lead singer of Casting Crowns discovered that leaving laundry in the hands of his children can be a dangerous venture. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?

@calebgrimm: Joey playing piano on the street... (@josephstamper) http://instagr.am/p/OgS3VXxG8x/ (August 19)

Maybe Anthem Lights could pick up some extra funding by taking on an alternate identity as street musicians?

@BartMillard: Let me try this again. My first pitch #110percent #mm http://twitvid.com/HVUEV (August 19)

Bart Millard of MercyMe threw out the first pitch at a Cincinnati Reds game this week. And of course, his foray into the world of baseball was documented via twitter.

@lecrae: Aiight...Im thinking about to training for American Ninja on @g4tv. Where do I start? (August 19)

If anyone has advice regarding ninja training... tweet it at Lecrae and help him achieve this new life goal.