Wanted: volunteer marijuana music editor for NORML

Well, folks, I just got the email from Tam at Marijuana Music Awards that she will not be able to continue providing the Daily Toker Tunes on the Stash.  It’s understandable, she’s very busy like me and she’s already given us so much great music.  Thanks a ton, Tam, for helping to make this podcast rock.

But that means I have a need for a new music editor.  Want to help?  Here’s what the job entails:

• Volunteerism.  I can’t pay you for finding and posting tunes for us.  However I can get you cool NORML stuff and VIP backstage access to all major events I attend.  We may even be able to find a way to make the effort pay real money (“NORML Music Awards”, anyone?).
• Web Searching.  We can’t play any tunes that are licensed by ASCAP or BMI (i.e., popular chart tunes like Cypress Hill or John Mayer, for example), we can only play “podsafe music” (i.e. unsigned independent artists usually found on Myspace or elsewhere).  I have links to popular podsafe music sites; the trick is finding the weed-friendly tunes.
• Musical Taste.  For every decent pro-pot song I find, I find ten more that are recorded poorly, played badly, written strangely, or just plain suck.  You’ll need not only the taste to pick the good songs, but also a wide enough taste to enjoy everything from country to rap to metal to jazz.
• Writing.  You’ll have access to the Stash to post the short introductions, album covers / photos, download links, and audio players for the Daily Toker Tunes.
• Uploading.  You’ll also have access to the Stash’s web folder to upload and rename the tunes you post.

So is this something you’d enjoy taking on as one small way to help end marijuana prohibition?  Send me an email at stash@norml.org with the subject Music Editor and let’s talk.