That’s right.
Pretentious, huh? That’s a big word.
Evs.
What we ask of artists in 2013
- Work harder than everyone else.
- Be smarter than everyone else.
- Work for free.
I feel like you can only expect to get two of these at a time.
Final Followups
I’m going to have to actually write another review to do followups in the future. Oh no.
- This post by Ian F. Martin about language in music is pretty great. There was also this one on the idol/indie/noise crossover, which seems like the kind of thing I would be into but not so much in reality.
- Been thinking about that interview with Maynard James Keenan. Something about it bugs me. I feel like I’m giving him too much credit as a philosopher. I mean, the song “Stinkfist” is like, anti-fisting? Didn’t you think these guys were totally into fisting and wasn’t that part of the appeal? I can’t believe I let that go and simultaneously kinda let believers in nonsense off the hook. If you have to believe in “something” to be an artist, couldn’t that thing be fisting? I mean, if you’re doing it every weekend, maybe that’s kind of just a ridiculous hobby, but the first time you did it, you’d have to believe pretty hard that it was going to feel good. That’s faith.
I’m just saying artists should get some slack because their job makes no sense so you can’t expect them to be logical. Do not ask an artist who to vote for, or if you should get that thing on your back looked at. It’s not in their lane. They don’t even recognize the concept of lanes. Their job is to question the concept that they don’t even recognize. Who is “they” even. Indeed.
- That guy from Trail of Dead draws those crazy covers.
- The top 10 Shonen Knife songs by Michie post was updated when I discovered some songs I left out. I also fixed the youtube links so they do the popup thing.
- You don’t have to pay for Crunchyroll. There’s just no ads and it’s better quality if do.
- Billy Bragg keeps popping up; here’s a good talk about why Punk is/was exciting: “enthusiasm trumps musical dexterity”. That original idea of Punk is still good. If you’ve got an idea for a band you can start doing it “for real” the same goddamn day. Then it can evolve into something else. But there is no excuse, it’s even more true now.
- Bragg also had this to say on Spotify. Which I thought was interesting because it goes against other lefties who are arguing it from that position and Bragg has much more cred in that area and tends to know what he’s talking about. Personally I think the service will fail against something designed and marketed a lot better.
- And finally this Watt from Pedro Show w/ Joe Biaza gets into a discussion of the original, arty Punk vs. the youth oriented stuff that followed.
It’s Over.
Went to see Mono, some pics on Instagram. Should do a post on it. In fact, I should bring back the live category. I can make a category on music theory and another on translation if I want. What’s to stop me? Column width? Probably. I’ll figure something out.
Going to see Slayer/Gojira tonight.
Also, if you’re taking the JLPT in Philly and/or going to the Punk Rock Flea Market any time in the the future probably maybe I’ll see you there. %
#1 by Jim on 2013.12.03 - 06:38
Last.fm was a better streaming service than Spotify is now imo, no one hardly remembers.