what pumpkin blurbs

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diff --git a/album/alternia.yaml b/album/alternia.yaml
index 27e4012c..46a797f7 100644
--- a/album/alternia.yaml
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@@ -78,6 +78,30 @@ Commentary: |-
 
     But there is some trivia here! Before I started act 5, Toby talked to me about working on an album like this, couched in the assumption that the troll story would never be examined in the detail it is presently, and that this album would only serve as a tonal exploration of a purely hypothetical adventure supplied by the imagination. Turns out he assumed incorrectly! Which only made the project that much more timely and apropos. In fact, the planet Alternia was named after the album, and not the other way around!
 
+    <i>Cindy Dominguez:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com news post](https://web.archive.org/web/20110208011641/http://whatpumpkin.com/))
+
+    And now, presenting...
+
+    THE ONE...
+
+    THE ONLY...
+
+    [[artist:toby-fox|Mr. Toby "Radiation" Fox]], and his stunning new one-man act, Alternia!
+
+    Please imagine [[Crustacean|"Crustacean"]] is playing during the preceding introduction.
+
+    Oh, you don't know what Crustacean is? Then you'd really better go check out Alternia, the album composed solely with trolls on the brain. Toby's brain, that is. This is the soundtrack of the adventures of Karkat, Terezi, Gamzee and all the rest of the gang!
+
+    When you buy this album, you not only get the 15 quirky and amazing songs you can preview, but also 3 extra SUPER SECRET tracks, plus a PDF booklet, which is full of commentary by Toby ("Radiation" Fox) and scenic Alterniascape art, PLUS a bigger version of the album cover. I can personally attest (with great gusto!) to the awesomeness of the whole package, so check it out!
+
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com side blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20110208011641/http://whatpumpkin.com/))
+
+    The most official Hivebent album you may ever get. Maybe. It's got tunes for all our favorite (and most hated) trolls!
+
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com "about the albums" blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20110718035128/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/albums.html))
+
+    The first official Hivebent album, by the incorrigible [[artist:toby-fox|Toby "Radiation" Fox]]. It's an album about our dear Alternian trolls and their silly and/or terrifying trolly adventures!
+
     <i>Homestuck:</i> ([Bandcamp download blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20100722172449/https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/alternia))
 
     Includes PDF booklet with musician commentary and bonus artwork, plus larger version of album cover.
diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-1-4.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-1-4.yaml
index db2b2c3e..907449f6 100644
--- a/album/homestuck-vol-1-4.yaml
+++ b/album/homestuck-vol-1-4.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ Commentary: |-
 
     Also comes with Homestuck wallpaper from [[album:homestuck-vol-4|Volume 4]].
 
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com "what's up" blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20111102210229/http://whatpumpkin.com/music.html))
+
+    *(Continued from [[album:homestuck-vol-8]]!)*
+
+    Almost equally mega is the newly repackaged Homestuck Vol. 1-4. What is it, exactly? It's [[album:homestuck-vol-1]], [[album:homestuck-vol-2]], [[album:homestuck-vol-3]], and [[album:homestuck-vol-4]], but way more efficient. A small handful of songs have been added. Also added: increased wallet friendliness.
+
     <i>Homestuck:</i> ([Bandcamp credits blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20111027162842/https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-1-4))
 
     By these rad dudes:
diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-1.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-1.yaml
index ba13d51c..d67261d8 100644
--- a/album/homestuck-vol-1.yaml
+++ b/album/homestuck-vol-1.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ Commentary: |-
     [[artist:andrew-huo]]<br>
     [[artist:gabe-nezovic]]<br>
     [[artist:kevin-regamey]]
+
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com side blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20100615225737/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/))
+
+    The first official Homestuck album, which includes the music of [[flash-act:a1|Act 1]] though early [[flash-act:a2|Act 2]]. This is the album that started it all.
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 Section: Main album
 ---
diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-2.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-2.yaml
index f98be808..a513d1b2 100644
--- a/album/homestuck-vol-2.yaml
+++ b/album/homestuck-vol-2.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ Commentary: |-
     [[artist:david-ko]]<br>
     [[artist:buzinkai|George Buzinkai]]<br>
     [[artist:gabe-nezovic]]
+
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com side blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20100615225737/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/))
+
+    The second official Homestuck album, which includes the music of mid [[flash-act:a2|Act 2]] though early [[flash-act:a3|Act 3]].
 ---
 Track: Harlequin (Rock Version)
 Artists:
diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-3.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-3.yaml
index 9d6e2d8d..daa61e45 100644
--- a/album/homestuck-vol-3.yaml
+++ b/album/homestuck-vol-3.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ Commentary: |-
     [[artist:bill-bolin]]<br>
     [[artist:buzinkai|George Buzinkai]]<br>
     [[artist:gabe-nezovic]]
+
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com side blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20100615225737/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/))
+
+    The third official Homestuck album, which includes the music of early to mid [[flash-act:a3|Act 3]].
 ---
 Track: Beatdown (Strider Style)
 Additional Names:
diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-4.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-4.yaml
index ef27d114..3915ba29 100644
--- a/album/homestuck-vol-4.yaml
+++ b/album/homestuck-vol-4.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ Commentary: |-
 
     Immediate download of not only 13-track album, BUT ALSO: bonus content! Alternate album covers and a Homestuck wallpaper are yours to cherish forever and ever when you buy this album!
 
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com side blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20100615225737/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/))
+
+    The fourth official Homestuck album, which includes the music of mid [[flash-act:a3|Act 3]] though mid [[flash-act:a4|Act 4]].
+
     <i>Homestuck:</i> ([Bandcamp credits blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20100417102255/https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-4))
 
     By these fine gents:<br>
diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-5.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-5.yaml
index b2f6ab69..e50d3742 100644
--- a/album/homestuck-vol-5.yaml
+++ b/album/homestuck-vol-5.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,24 @@ Commentary: |-
 
     I am never going to stop listening to this thing. Never. They'll have to send the cadaver dogs into my fucking unibomber shack cause I ain't coming out, and the fire ants will be wondering how they're gonna eat the rotting pulp in my skull with these headphones blocking my earholes like that.
 
+    <i>Cindy Dominguez:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com news post](https://web.archive.org/web/20100615225737/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/))
+
+    We're kicking this thing off ("this thing" being [whatpumpkin.com](https://whatpumpkin.com)) with the launch of Homestuck Vol. 5, the latest in a wicked-sweet line of albums for MS Paint Adventure's Homestuck. This means you can stop doing the antsy pants album dance; it's finally here! For a while now I've heard some of you dudes saying "But, but there have only been a few songs in Homestuck so far! There are not nearly enough tunes for another album!" And you're right. There haven't been that many featured Homestuck songs since the last album. But far be it from us to not do something because we don't have enough of something. We managed [to] scrape together enough stuff to fill in the gaps and produce a complete album, with a tidy 71 total songs.
+
+    So why all the songs you haven't heard in Homestuck? This album is serving a bit of a different purpose than the previous albums. The idea behind Vol. 5 is that you are listening to the soundtrack of the game/story on a much broader scale. You're hearing scores for scenes and situations that are happening in the bigger picture, but that we are just not seeing in the visual depiction of the adventure. This music is meant to be evocative of all the things that are happening in the story while we're not looking. And it's incredible.
+
+    Before I wrap this up, I need to give major kudos to all the musicians involved for pulling out all the stops on this album, to [[artist:clark-powell|Clark "Plazmataz" Powell]] and [[artist:toby-fox|Toby "Radiation" Fox]] for giving me a huge hand in prepping this monster album, and to [[artist:lexxy|Lexxy Douglass]] for taking on the album cover art on short notice and delivering a beautiful work of art. And also I think I'll sneak in a thanks to [[artist:andrew-hussie|Andrew]] for busting his ass all the time to produce the vehicle that supports all this amazing music.
+
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com side blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20100615225737/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/))
+
+    The fifth official Homestuck album, and is just rife with music. Has songs that span Acts 2 to 5, plus brand new tunes.
+
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com "about the albums" blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20100616162425/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/albums.html))
+
+    The fifth official Homestuck album, and which is totally insane and exploding with music. Has songs that span Acts 2 to 5, plus about a billion brand new tunes you haven't heard before.
+
+    <small>[Gorgeous](https://web.archive.org/web/20110718035318/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/images/vol5_front.png) album cover art by [[artist:lexxy|Alexandra "Lexxy" Douglass]]</small>
+
     <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i>
 
     This Volume is a little bit of an oddity in that it's hyper-long and is consisted overwhelmingly of tracks that have not appeared in the comic whatsoever, so you might not be quite so initially motivated to purchase it as you would for one of the soundtracks proper, however, I assure you, there is some really great material on there. The album hits the tip of the creative iceberg that has been the MSPA music project (which I guess is now formally What Pumpkin records) and shows only a fraction of the endless piles upon piles of "other" music that exists on the not-so-secret music forums.
diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-6.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-6.yaml
index 7e4e521b..5ac3f585 100644
--- a/album/homestuck-vol-6.yaml
+++ b/album/homestuck-vol-6.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,22 @@ Commentary: |-
 
     Awesome job by the guys as usual. Nice mastering work by [[artist:solatrus|Jeremy]], author of the first and last songs.
 
+    <i>Cindy Dominguez:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com news post](https://web.archive.org/web/20110208011641/http://whatpumpkin.com/))
+
+    Alright, you guys can stop begging for Vol. 6. Or, if you want to engage in a bit of pedantry (and boy do I ever!), Homestuck Vol. 6: Heir Transparent. We did it, it is done. And it is incredible.
+
+    Hmm. I wonder how many times I can imply that these guys have outdone themselves before people start thinking I am a bit of a liar? Well, I suppose all you have to do is listen to the album and promptly feel silly for ever doubting me.
+
+    I tip my hat (and implore you to do the same) to [[artist:solatrus|Jeremy "Solatrus" Iamurri]] for doing a standout job at mastering this bad boy.
+
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com side blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20110208011641/http://whatpumpkin.com/))
+
+    The sixth official Homestuck album, and the first with a cool subtitle. A mere number-title alone cannot possibly hope to do this album justice.
+
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com "about the albums" blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20110718035128/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/albums.html))
+
+    The sixth official Homestuck album......... IS GREAT!
+
     <i>Homestuck:</i> ([Bandcamp credits blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20110108034132/https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-6-heir-transparent))
 
     Music by:<br>
diff --git a/album/homestuck-vol-8.yaml b/album/homestuck-vol-8.yaml
index 3897fba7..bc299dc2 100644
--- a/album/homestuck-vol-8.yaml
+++ b/album/homestuck-vol-8.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ Additional Files:
   - banner.jpg
   - bg.gif
 Commentary: |-
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com "what's up" blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20111102210229/http://whatpumpkin.com/music.html))
+
+    Okay, did you just finish watching [[flash:4109|the flash]]? And are you dying to have a copy of that insane 13+ minute song that accompanied it? And maybe also like 40 other songs too, because why shouldn't you want something like that? You're in luck! Both of your demands are met on the new mega-album Homestuck Vol. 8. It is not quite as mega a mega-album size-wise as, say, [[album:homestuck-vol-5|Vol. 5]], but it's still pretty damn mega if you ask me. Extra special props to my homeboy [[artist:toby-fox|Toby "Radiation" Fox]] for mastering this bad boy and helping put it all together.
+
+    *(Continued in [[album:homestuck-vol-1-4]]!)*
+
     <i>Homestuck:</i> ([Bandcamp download blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20111026195824/https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/homestuck-vol-8))
 
     37 tracks. 4 bonus tracks, including the [[Cascade (Beta)|first]] and [[Black Hole / Green Sun|final parts]] of [[Cascade]] as individual files. Also includes full-size versions of all track art!
diff --git a/album/midnight-crew-drawing-dead.yaml b/album/midnight-crew-drawing-dead.yaml
index 11add0f9..188db9c1 100644
--- a/album/midnight-crew-drawing-dead.yaml
+++ b/album/midnight-crew-drawing-dead.yaml
@@ -46,17 +46,13 @@ Commentary: |-
 
     A final note: when I said it was unforshadowed, I guess that <a href="https://homestuck.com/story/353">wasn't entirely true</a>.
 
-    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i>
-
-    The Midnight Crew album was the first of our really high-concept releases with the fake bands, especially since we attempted to invent some kind of goth-jazz genre out of thin air, despite the team's minimal understanding of goth music or jazz.
-
     <i>Homestuck:</i> ([Bandcamp credits blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20100206233406/https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/midnight-crew-drawing-dead-2))
 
     [[artist:clark-powell|Clark "Plazmataz" Powell]]<br>
     [[artist:david-ko]]<br>
     [[artist:mark-j-hadley|Mark Hadley]]<br>
     [[artist:kevin-regamey]]<br>
-    [[artist:Toby-fox|Toby "Radiation" Fox]]<br>
+    [[artist:toby-fox|Toby "Radiation" Fox]]<br>
     [[artist:alex-rosetti|Alexander Rosetti]]<br>
     [[artist:michael-guy-bowman]]<br>
     [[artist:fenris]]<br>
@@ -66,6 +62,14 @@ Commentary: |-
     [[artist:gabe-nezovic]]<br>
     [[artist:ian-taylor]]<br>
     [[artist:bill-bolin]]
+
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com side blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20100615225737/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/))
+
+    The first "fake band" album. Composed and performed by the Midnight Crew. Or it would have been if they were real.
+
+    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i>
+
+    The Midnight Crew album was the first of our really high-concept releases with the fake bands, especially since we attempted to invent some kind of goth-jazz genre out of thin air, despite the team's minimal understanding of goth music or jazz.
 ---
 Track: Three in the Morning
 Artists:
diff --git a/album/prospit-and-derse.yaml b/album/prospit-and-derse.yaml
index a56c6789..272e0d4e 100644
--- a/album/prospit-and-derse.yaml
+++ b/album/prospit-and-derse.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ Commentary: |-
     [[artist:nick-smalley]]<br>
     [[artist:marcy-nabors]] (Steamlord313)
 
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com album blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20110925154300/http://whatpumpkin.com/music.html))
+
+    It's almost time to go back to school, and you know what that means - time for a new album! August's album is brought to you by [[artist:solatrus|Jeremy "Solatrus" Iamurri]], creator of [[track:frost-vol6|"Frost"]] and [[Crystalanthology|"Crystalanthology."]]
+
+    Named "Prospit & Derse," this album chronicles the contrast between Skaia's two moons. Prospit's brassy fanfares, eclectic bass, and melodic piano parallel Derse's somber strings, dark synths, and dirty drums. These two soundscapes work side-by-side to create a lunar ying-yang of harmoniously smooth tracks. Dark or light, Solatrus's production efforts really shine through!
+
+    So, how about it? Hop on over to Bandcamp and spend the last of your summertime daydreams on the moon. That desk ain't a quest bed, buddy.
+
     <i>Solatrus:</i> (one year anniversary)
 
     <b>Propsit & Derse 1 Year Anniversary Commentary</b>
diff --git a/album/squiddles.yaml b/album/squiddles.yaml
index 89e713c5..c7da7cd2 100644
--- a/album/squiddles.yaml
+++ b/album/squiddles.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,30 @@ Commentary: |-
 
     Most of what you hear and see is musician/artist-conceptualized. I didn't have much of a hand in it other than the original idea. The guiding principle for working on Squiddles stuff is, any idea someone has for it automatically becomes Squiddles canon. So really anything going on here, candy corn shrimp, skipper Plumbthroat's connivings, underwater unicorns, all that came together through the collaboration of these artists while I sat quietly and boggled vacantly at their shenanigans. These guys are a bunch of nuts. But they are your nuts, and now their work is yours as well.
 
+    <i>Cindy Dominguez:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com news post](https://web.archive.org/web/20110208011641/http://whatpumpkin.com/))
+
+    Alright, so we did it. We decided to make a soundtrack dedicated solely to a nonexistant cartoon show about little cutesy-pie squid-things. So we told the musicians, "make this thing." Not only did they make it, they made it with 22 songs (and a short bonus track). Most of the song titles have the word "Squiddle" in them, and I'm pretty sure about 70% of the lyrics are also comprised of the word as well. It was just about the silliest project idea you could think of, but here's the thing: the musicians did a fan-squiddlin'-tastic job on this music. These are some very genuinely great songs, with the added bonus that they might also make you laugh. Win-win, right? So go give it a listen.
+
+    Now I'm going to say a name, and I would like you to join me in giving some major props to this person for going the extra mile (beyond just making some fabulous songs) in getting this album collected, organized, prepped and mixed, as well as keeping the project on track for months (yes, this thing was a long time in the making!). Okay get ready for it here is the name: [[artist:alex-rosetti|ALEXANDER ROSETTI]]. Remember that name, and give him the biggest props you can muster for being an awesome contributor and outstanding fellow.
+
+    Make sure you save a few props though, because I am going to be sharing another name with you in a moment.
+
+    Let me tell you about an EXTRA SPECIAL THING. This album is not just about music. Nope, we got a bunch of spectacular artists in on the act as well, and thanks to their efforts we're including with the album an animation set to a track called (this may surprise you) "Squiddles!". It is adorable and hilarious and you can watch [a short preview of it here](https://web.archive.org/web/20100830140031/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/videos/squiddletrailer.html). The complete animation is included with the purchase of the album as an .SWF file. It was a big collaborative effort, and I'm about to mention that name I warned you about earlier: [[artist:paige-turner|PAIGE TURNER]]. All the artists contributed art of course, but this is the guy who directed and corralled everybody's efforts, did a bunch of awesome art herself (plus a puppet show!!), and put the whole animation together. Fabulous job!
+
+    There were so many people involved in this that I went ahead and made [a separate credits page just for this album](https://web.archive.org/web/20100830161858/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/squiddles.html). Take a look and tell all these people what a great job they did by buying this ridicudorable album.
+
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com side blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20110208011641/http://whatpumpkin.com/))
+
+    The soundtrack for a cartoon show about tiny adorable fictional cephalopods. You've been waiting your entire life for this and it's *finally here.*
+
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com "about the albums" blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20110718035128/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/albums.html))
+
+    Fake band? No, more like a real soundtrack to a fake children's cartoon show about tiny squid-like sea creatures. Fake *show,* that is, not fake children. Actually the children are fake too. It's a fake show for fake kids, but the music is real and very *good.* Get it? Then get it! The album, I mean. Get the album.
+
+    It includes a full-length animation set to the album's title track, [which you can preview right here](https://web.archive.org/web/20110718035128/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/videos/squiddletrailer.html)!
+
+    [Click here for album and animation credits.](https://web.archive.org/web/20110815160049/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/squiddles.html)
+
     <i>Homestuck:</i> ([Bandcamp download blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20100828115437/https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/squiddles))
 
     COOL BONUSES INCLUDED: Squiddles animation (in .swf format) and PDF booklet with lyrics and credits!
diff --git a/album/the-felt.yaml b/album/the-felt.yaml
index 014bc004..1934f5af 100644
--- a/album/the-felt.yaml
+++ b/album/the-felt.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,24 @@ Commentary: |-
 
     Sick cover art by hypertalented and prolific HS fan artist, [[artist:molly-gur|SkepticArcher]].
 
+    <i>Cindy Dominguez:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com news post](https://web.archive.org/web/20110208011641/http://whatpumpkin.com/))
+
+    Another one that's been a long time coming. This album has been in the works since about the time [[album:midnight-crew-drawing-dead]] was released. Clearly there are time-related shenanigans afoot!
+
+    As it happens, if you are a fan of time-related shenanigans, surely you will be a fan of this album. It's an orchestral score, done up Felt-style--The Felt imbues this music with effects borne of their time-distortion proclivities. It's ambient, it's intriguing, it's a little dark, and it's a even little funny. It's a gold mine.
+
+    Big thanks to [[artist:clark-powell|Clark "Plazmataz" Powell]] for polishing up this gem with her mastering skills.
+
+    Also, have you SEEN that cover art? Wicked classy. That's all [[artist:molly-gur|SkepticArcher]] right there.
+
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com side blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20110208011641/http://whatpumpkin.com/))
+
+    The Felt classes up the joint a bit with their chrono-tastic orchestral self-titled album. You won't know whether you're coming or going when you're done with it. In a time-travelly kinda way, of course.
+
+    <i>Homestuck:</i> ([whatpumpkin.com "about the albums" blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20110718035128/http://www.whatpumpkin.com/albums.html))
+
+    Self-titled debut album of the criminal, and now musical, archrivals of the Midnight Crew. The Felt's ever-present temporal machinations are here in full force, resulting in an orchestral creation quite unlike anything else you've heard.
+
     <i>Homestuck:</i> ([Bandcamp credits blurb](https://web.archive.org/web/20101206141645/https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/album/the-felt))
 
     Music by:<br>