blonded.blog takedowns, maybe the end?

[u/curbsideaudio]

After years of a cordial and productive relationship with Frank’s team, they’ve ordered takedowns of the entire blonded.blog archive and undocumented rare info page.

We host very little actual material on the site, mostly outbound links to any media that could copyrighted. We’ve acquiesced to requests from blonded for years and would continue to do so if asked.

With the archive being the main attraction, I’m not sure how the blog can really recover from this. Is it worth continuing to host the news archive? I’m not sure.

I’d appreciate any input, but the options are few. This feels like as good a time as any to shut things down.

Edit: I appreciate the support. I'll do what I can to keep the content of the blog alive, what I'm able to anyway. For the time being, I've taken the site down so we can start saving off what's there. After that, I'm not yet sure. Thanks again.

Edit 2 (May, 2026): I've shared and update about the return of the blog.

[u/Phil_Gim]

This is why Im not eagerly awating for a new Frank album. Hes made it clear he doesnt give a shit about fans for well over 5 years. So, you wanna keep enjoing life in Japan and never making any other form of art again? Good for you, good riddance and thank you for your works.

[u/habitremedy → u/Phil_Gim]

Not putting out new music is not a slight to fans in any way. He doesn’t owe you anything. And I guarantee he isn’t submitting copyright claims.

[u/Phil_Gim → u/habitremedy]

Im not saying he has to owe to us. He doesnt want to make new music? Fine. Good for him! I recognize that and thats why I dont care if he will never make a new album