Which is why I've stopped posting on most forums... People just don't seem to be able to do anything cool these days. Maybe it's just that people on forums are mostly massive losers!
Anyway, what kicked me over the edge was someone thought recording an instrumental cover of a blink-182 song and putting on youTube was a good thing. I'm all for people learning songs, and recording them if they want - it's all good practice. They can even play the songs to some people to see what they think. But when the description is a big apology for not being very good and badly recorded then you've got to wonder why they posted the damn thing in the first place! If you think it's crap, why would anyone else like it?
it's the same reason I don't follow people (on tumblr or twitter) that post too much, or post lame-ass shit about their personal lives, I even filter my facebook friends so I can cut out all those 'friends' I haven't spoken to since primary school. It's not that I don't like them, but their lives are irrelevant and uninteresting to me, just as I expect mine is too them. It's nice to know they're there if I ever need to get in touch, but I don't need to know what they had for diner.
Remember that there is a home for everything, especially on the net, as far as I'm concerned my tumblr is fairly impersonal, it's for random shit I think is cool or interesting. My blog (which is imported to facebook) is for wordy stuff and my thoughts - like this. Twitter is personal, but non-specific and is pretty much just what I'm doing or planning, and Facebook is for me to contact my friends. I'm a lazy texter, so I'm all about facebook!
Went a bit off-topic there... If you're filling up the internet with stuff that isn't awesome, then you're just adding to the endless sea of shit that is the majority of user created content. Speaking of shit user created content - people who make youtube videos about youtube videos, please just fuck off! Your stupid effects and bad jokes are just annoying, if I want to see a funny video I know where to look, if I want to watch someone pull out all the humour from a funny video, I'll watch your lame show. It's not hard to make a youtube video, but that doesn't mean that you should!
If only the 'net had a shittness filter.
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12/02/2010
why valentines day sucks
Don't get me wrong, I don't hate it for any particular reason, I just think it's generally a bad idea here's some reasons why
1) it's an expensive waste of time - you spend money on shit you don't need - cards end up in the bin, flowers wilt. (flowers are just as nice any other day, and less expensive!)
2) It's never balanced - one party will always spend/do more than the other, which can lead to several problems. The one who spent more feels unappreciated unloved or bitter, the one who is spoilt feels smothered, maybe scared of the level of commitment shown
3) It upsets other people, it's a massive festival that says 'sucks to be you' to everyone without a partner, which just ain't cool
4) It puts additional pressure on a new relationship. Guaging what to do for a new partner is always hard, you don't want to do too much, nor too little.
Yeah, that's why it sucks - I personally don't like to do too much, and if a girl went all out then I'd be very scared.
Here's what I suggest instead - Agree to spend nothing on each other, but instead show how much you love each other with personal gifts. Write them a letter, draw them a picture, make a collage of photos, write a song, fix that light in the bathroom they've been nagging about, do all the chores, something that shows you really care, not some shitty off the shelf romantic statement or a bunch of cliches.
Most importantly, remember - if you love someone, you will show them that everyday, not just valentines.
1) it's an expensive waste of time - you spend money on shit you don't need - cards end up in the bin, flowers wilt. (flowers are just as nice any other day, and less expensive!)
2) It's never balanced - one party will always spend/do more than the other, which can lead to several problems. The one who spent more feels unappreciated unloved or bitter, the one who is spoilt feels smothered, maybe scared of the level of commitment shown
3) It upsets other people, it's a massive festival that says 'sucks to be you' to everyone without a partner, which just ain't cool
4) It puts additional pressure on a new relationship. Guaging what to do for a new partner is always hard, you don't want to do too much, nor too little.
Yeah, that's why it sucks - I personally don't like to do too much, and if a girl went all out then I'd be very scared.
Here's what I suggest instead - Agree to spend nothing on each other, but instead show how much you love each other with personal gifts. Write them a letter, draw them a picture, make a collage of photos, write a song, fix that light in the bathroom they've been nagging about, do all the chores, something that shows you really care, not some shitty off the shelf romantic statement or a bunch of cliches.
Most importantly, remember - if you love someone, you will show them that everyday, not just valentines.
09/02/2010
Girls who model...
I think this is gunna cause some controvesy - I don't mean it too, and I don't mean any offence - so please don't take any.
I have nothing against models, or modelling of any sort. Putting hot girls in clothes sure works, putting hot girls playing games works, putting hot girls near anything will help it sell. Putting hot girls anywhere will make people want to look at it!
But, I know a lot of girls who want to be models (some are doing pretty damn well, some are doing good, some who look gorgeous, some who look good)and it seems to me there's rather an overwhelming amount of them at the moment - meaning competition is harder so:
1) It's not that you're not pretty, it's that she's prettier.
Unless you're really arrogant you know there are going to be people who are better looking than you, and these people may well get the job. So don't get upset because you're too XXX for the job.
Also, remember who you are. Not everyone is the same style - I'm sure most of the girls I know want to model for Drop Dead or Babycakes or Johnny Cupcakes, but there's not a lot of spaces within those jobs. So, if you've got tattoos and piercings you're narrowing your own market so:
2) being alternative makes you stand out - not always a good thing
People need relate to the people selling them shit, so unless you're lucky enough to be selling alt gear, the alt look won't help much. Your style is something you can change, but one thing you can't is you. Plain and simple, if high and mighty is looking for models then someone like me (shortish and skinny) is just not gunna work! It may not be so obvious as that, but you could be stunning and not get it because your face is wrong so:
3) being you is enough for them to say no - it's not personal
Finally, the people that choose models probably look at thousands of people a week, going for a job seems a total lottery to me!
Still, if you're willing to get yourself an awesome portfolio of shots and go for every job that comes up you could well end up doing it and good on you.
I know I know fuck all about the modelling/fashion world, but that's my impression. I don't want you to think I'm some knob, I'm just putting my view out there, and all I see is girls upset by rejection letters (and a couple getting work!) and it makes me wonder.
I couldn't do it myself, I wouldn't like the rejection, and I'd hate to live in the hands of the casting people. I like to do things for myself, not be chosen!
well, it's possible that's all shite - I'm sure you'll tell me if it is :)
I have nothing against models, or modelling of any sort. Putting hot girls in clothes sure works, putting hot girls playing games works, putting hot girls near anything will help it sell. Putting hot girls anywhere will make people want to look at it!
But, I know a lot of girls who want to be models (some are doing pretty damn well, some are doing good, some who look gorgeous, some who look good)and it seems to me there's rather an overwhelming amount of them at the moment - meaning competition is harder so:
1) It's not that you're not pretty, it's that she's prettier.
Unless you're really arrogant you know there are going to be people who are better looking than you, and these people may well get the job. So don't get upset because you're too XXX for the job.
Also, remember who you are. Not everyone is the same style - I'm sure most of the girls I know want to model for Drop Dead or Babycakes or Johnny Cupcakes, but there's not a lot of spaces within those jobs. So, if you've got tattoos and piercings you're narrowing your own market so:
2) being alternative makes you stand out - not always a good thing
People need relate to the people selling them shit, so unless you're lucky enough to be selling alt gear, the alt look won't help much. Your style is something you can change, but one thing you can't is you. Plain and simple, if high and mighty is looking for models then someone like me (shortish and skinny) is just not gunna work! It may not be so obvious as that, but you could be stunning and not get it because your face is wrong so:
3) being you is enough for them to say no - it's not personal
Finally, the people that choose models probably look at thousands of people a week, going for a job seems a total lottery to me!
Still, if you're willing to get yourself an awesome portfolio of shots and go for every job that comes up you could well end up doing it and good on you.
I know I know fuck all about the modelling/fashion world, but that's my impression. I don't want you to think I'm some knob, I'm just putting my view out there, and all I see is girls upset by rejection letters (and a couple getting work!) and it makes me wonder.
I couldn't do it myself, I wouldn't like the rejection, and I'd hate to live in the hands of the casting people. I like to do things for myself, not be chosen!
well, it's possible that's all shite - I'm sure you'll tell me if it is :)
03/02/2010
Let me set a few things straight here...
Ok, had an argument with someone last night, I got rather angry and upset with them. Most of all I was dissapointed in myself for believing in them.
Anyway, I wanted to clear up a few of the points that wound me up.
1) Straight Edge does not have to include sex. There is no reference to sex in the original song, and for me being sXe is about not using a mindstate altering substance to change my personality. While many also become abstinant, this is not a necessity, just like vegitarianism/veganism. The choices are similar, and a lot of people will abide by all three, but there is no rule that says you must.
For me, Striaght Edge is No Drugs, No Alcohol, No Smoking FOR LIFE. If you tell me that I'm not Edge I will tell you to die. I've had enough.
2) People that sleep around are not necessarily bad people, in fact they often do less hurt than those in relationships. I know that while I did the girlfriend thing I hurt people, I broke up with people, I made mistakes. This all hurt people I cared for. Since I've stopped dating I've still hurt people, but I think I've hurt less people, in less serious ways than I would've if I had kept dating. I respect the people I sleep with, I make sure they understand what I'm about before I sleep with them, I don't lie, I don't con people into sex.
I'm not saying you should all do it, but if two people can enjoy themselves having casual sex, with no damage being done, then who is to say this is a bad thing?
Call me a slag, a ho, a whore, a tramp or whatever, but tell me that I'm a bad person because of it and I'll tell you to die. I've had enough.
3) I've actually changed one of my main beliefs because of the conversation last night. I used to believe that all people are completely equal, each is as good as any other, just in different ways. This has changed - I now believe that every person has the power to be as good as anyone else, but they must use what they've got. Simply sitting about bitching, not working or contributing is a total waste of human life, a waste of oxygen. I work hard on making myself a better person, I exercise, I compliment, I enjoy making people feel good about themselves and while I do slip, I try my best to make amends (even if these people don't deserve it).
Everyone can be better, but only some people try.
You get out what you put into this life
Anyway, I wanted to clear up a few of the points that wound me up.
1) Straight Edge does not have to include sex. There is no reference to sex in the original song, and for me being sXe is about not using a mindstate altering substance to change my personality. While many also become abstinant, this is not a necessity, just like vegitarianism/veganism. The choices are similar, and a lot of people will abide by all three, but there is no rule that says you must.
For me, Striaght Edge is No Drugs, No Alcohol, No Smoking FOR LIFE. If you tell me that I'm not Edge I will tell you to die. I've had enough.
2) People that sleep around are not necessarily bad people, in fact they often do less hurt than those in relationships. I know that while I did the girlfriend thing I hurt people, I broke up with people, I made mistakes. This all hurt people I cared for. Since I've stopped dating I've still hurt people, but I think I've hurt less people, in less serious ways than I would've if I had kept dating. I respect the people I sleep with, I make sure they understand what I'm about before I sleep with them, I don't lie, I don't con people into sex.
I'm not saying you should all do it, but if two people can enjoy themselves having casual sex, with no damage being done, then who is to say this is a bad thing?
Call me a slag, a ho, a whore, a tramp or whatever, but tell me that I'm a bad person because of it and I'll tell you to die. I've had enough.
3) I've actually changed one of my main beliefs because of the conversation last night. I used to believe that all people are completely equal, each is as good as any other, just in different ways. This has changed - I now believe that every person has the power to be as good as anyone else, but they must use what they've got. Simply sitting about bitching, not working or contributing is a total waste of human life, a waste of oxygen. I work hard on making myself a better person, I exercise, I compliment, I enjoy making people feel good about themselves and while I do slip, I try my best to make amends (even if these people don't deserve it).
Everyone can be better, but only some people try.
You get out what you put into this life
27/01/2010
Teen Hearts
You know I was saying about how the 'scene' is just gunna end up collapsing in on itself? Well no matter how hard the kids kick their legs, all of the neon wearing, alternative as grass, wannabe shit heads aren't gunna keep this latest addition to the gargage barge from sinking the whole damn thing.
Go google it, there's a million posts - It's not the racism, or the look, just listen to that song, and tell me it's alternative. If this is supposed to be alt, then I guess Alphabeat will on the rock show next week. Let's stop this alt/pop mash, by killing them all
Go google it, there's a million posts - It's not the racism, or the look, just listen to that song, and tell me it's alternative. If this is supposed to be alt, then I guess Alphabeat will on the rock show next week. Let's stop this alt/pop mash, by killing them all
20/01/2010
The Reason Girls Aren't Happy... Maybe
Ok, so lots of things happen, and I'm often wrong - I don't think a single girl will agree with me on this, but as far as I can tell this is what is happening.
It's why dating doesn't exist anymore.
It might be easiest to explain this as a story...
Boy and Girl are at a club, they bump into each other at the bar and get talking, it all goes quite nicely, maybe they kiss maybe they don't - but they do exchange numbers. For the next couple of days they text, then it moves to facebook and onto msn. They feel like they're getting to know each other pretty well, the guy is charming and lovely and pretty ok looking. so, they go out on a date.
Pause
Right now the guy is thinking, score a date - we can see where this leads. Afterall that's what a date is, a chance to really get to know the other person, see if they're the kind of person you'd like to see more of.
But, the girl is thinking, (unless they're a total weirdo) that this is the start of the relationship, they can stop flirting with other boys, they can relax, it's boyfriend time.
Chances are they'll have sex pretty soon after this, as that's what couples do, but if that was what the guy was after then that girl is gunna be heartbroken, or even if the guy is looking for a relationship, what if he doesn't see her as the girl for him? It looks like he was just after sex anyway, and she gets heartbroken.
This is why I stopped doing dates - dates allude to something more - but that's not the point.
My point is that boys and girls are not at the same stages in a relationship at the same time until much later. And this is the fault of the girl. Yes, it is, because by delaying a date until you 'get to know them' on msn you're getting an emotional attachement. There isn't supposed to be a pre-date but now there is - and it's fucking people about. Boys getting trapped in relationships and girls getting hurt simply because of all the additional comunication. It's not one persons fault really - boys and girls are just on different pages (until the girl tells the boy off and skips him forward a few!)
To back-up my argument I asked the girls around me whether they'd meet up someone they'd met once in a bar, even after a lot of texts and a couple calls they all said no.
THAT IS WHEN A DATE IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!
These girls said they'd like to meet up with them when with their friends, and get to know them better in that kind of safer environment - fair enough, but eventually, it's going to go to facebook etc. The girls expectations grows as they chat online, while the guys doesn't at all - because guys can't get attached to words on a screen. Then it comes to date time and the girls expectations are way higher - again leading to dissapointment.
I've seen this happen a lot of times, with either the guy trapped (sometimes happily) or the girl upset. And it's happening to me at the moment, building rapport with someone I don't want a relationship with, if I ever manage to convince her to see me she may already be beyond the attachment point, and will end up hurt :(
There's only a few ways to deal with this.
1) Girls, meet these guys a lot earlier, realise they're not quite as lovely as they seem online and give them a chance to obsess about you. Boys need face time - we have porn, so chatting about your cat is not gunna make us fall for you!
2) Boys, if you want a relationship with the girl - great, you've got it. If not - be brutally honest as soon as you possibly can be. The girl will hate the loss of romance and propect of something more, but she will respect your honesty. I've blown my chances a few times, but it's better to go home alone than hurt a girl.
GOT IT?
Oh, and don't give anyone who fucks you around, I'm sure you've all found that out the hard way, and probably will again.
It's why dating doesn't exist anymore.
It might be easiest to explain this as a story...
Boy and Girl are at a club, they bump into each other at the bar and get talking, it all goes quite nicely, maybe they kiss maybe they don't - but they do exchange numbers. For the next couple of days they text, then it moves to facebook and onto msn. They feel like they're getting to know each other pretty well, the guy is charming and lovely and pretty ok looking. so, they go out on a date.
Pause
Right now the guy is thinking, score a date - we can see where this leads. Afterall that's what a date is, a chance to really get to know the other person, see if they're the kind of person you'd like to see more of.
But, the girl is thinking, (unless they're a total weirdo) that this is the start of the relationship, they can stop flirting with other boys, they can relax, it's boyfriend time.
Chances are they'll have sex pretty soon after this, as that's what couples do, but if that was what the guy was after then that girl is gunna be heartbroken, or even if the guy is looking for a relationship, what if he doesn't see her as the girl for him? It looks like he was just after sex anyway, and she gets heartbroken.
This is why I stopped doing dates - dates allude to something more - but that's not the point.
My point is that boys and girls are not at the same stages in a relationship at the same time until much later. And this is the fault of the girl. Yes, it is, because by delaying a date until you 'get to know them' on msn you're getting an emotional attachement. There isn't supposed to be a pre-date but now there is - and it's fucking people about. Boys getting trapped in relationships and girls getting hurt simply because of all the additional comunication. It's not one persons fault really - boys and girls are just on different pages (until the girl tells the boy off and skips him forward a few!)
To back-up my argument I asked the girls around me whether they'd meet up someone they'd met once in a bar, even after a lot of texts and a couple calls they all said no.
THAT IS WHEN A DATE IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!
These girls said they'd like to meet up with them when with their friends, and get to know them better in that kind of safer environment - fair enough, but eventually, it's going to go to facebook etc. The girls expectations grows as they chat online, while the guys doesn't at all - because guys can't get attached to words on a screen. Then it comes to date time and the girls expectations are way higher - again leading to dissapointment.
I've seen this happen a lot of times, with either the guy trapped (sometimes happily) or the girl upset. And it's happening to me at the moment, building rapport with someone I don't want a relationship with, if I ever manage to convince her to see me she may already be beyond the attachment point, and will end up hurt :(
There's only a few ways to deal with this.
1) Girls, meet these guys a lot earlier, realise they're not quite as lovely as they seem online and give them a chance to obsess about you. Boys need face time - we have porn, so chatting about your cat is not gunna make us fall for you!
2) Boys, if you want a relationship with the girl - great, you've got it. If not - be brutally honest as soon as you possibly can be. The girl will hate the loss of romance and propect of something more, but she will respect your honesty. I've blown my chances a few times, but it's better to go home alone than hurt a girl.
GOT IT?
Oh, and don't give anyone who fucks you around, I'm sure you've all found that out the hard way, and probably will again.
18/01/2010
I'm glad I'm not american
But I wish I lived there... the spoilt bastards.
http://snarkiest.tumblr.com/
Anyway, go read this blog for a giggle, it's written by some miserable girl who like to bitch about the 'scene' and how bitchy it is. It's this kind of thing that makes the scene so dreadful, but if you can get yourself a nice tumblr fanbase then you know you're doing things right eg: pop songs for 'alternative' girls.
Funny how it's all just the same again now, even metalcore is going pop, just got to wait for next BMTH album to feature Travis McCoy and Gabe Saporta :\
Lets hope bands like Architects don't follow the trend and stick to keeping it heavy.
Don't get me wrong, I like my pop-punk and mainstream rock, but when the 'scene' is listening to Metro Station you've got to worry who you're identifying with.
Like all alternative movements, they've got bigger, and more rediculous until they've collasped in on themselves leaving only a few of the hardcore left as a thwoback to times forgotten - just like that old barber with his greased back hair and leather jacket is a throw back to the teddy boys of the 50s, in 50 years will we still have proud emo boys, sporting their fringes, plugs and tattoos? Or will they all be hiding their idiotic youth beneath the latest BHS clothing?
I just want to know what's coming next, and when it'll be here. This latest trend is set to burst anyday now.
http://snarkiest.tumblr.com/
Anyway, go read this blog for a giggle, it's written by some miserable girl who like to bitch about the 'scene' and how bitchy it is. It's this kind of thing that makes the scene so dreadful, but if you can get yourself a nice tumblr fanbase then you know you're doing things right eg: pop songs for 'alternative' girls.
Funny how it's all just the same again now, even metalcore is going pop, just got to wait for next BMTH album to feature Travis McCoy and Gabe Saporta :\
Lets hope bands like Architects don't follow the trend and stick to keeping it heavy.
Don't get me wrong, I like my pop-punk and mainstream rock, but when the 'scene' is listening to Metro Station you've got to worry who you're identifying with.
Like all alternative movements, they've got bigger, and more rediculous until they've collasped in on themselves leaving only a few of the hardcore left as a thwoback to times forgotten - just like that old barber with his greased back hair and leather jacket is a throw back to the teddy boys of the 50s, in 50 years will we still have proud emo boys, sporting their fringes, plugs and tattoos? Or will they all be hiding their idiotic youth beneath the latest BHS clothing?
I just want to know what's coming next, and when it'll be here. This latest trend is set to burst anyday now.
22/12/2009
Who do you think I am?
The top layers may be transparent, but that doesn't mean you can see the bottom.
05/11/2009
broken(lol)cyde
I don't really know where to start with these new bands. Part of me feels like I'm just missing out on a big joke, but the rest of me thinks that these really are the morons they appear to be.
And do you who I blame? - The girls that support this shit.
This music is made by kids with no talent, but the desire to be 'scene' now if you know my views on scene you'll how retarded that is. So my advice, let this wave of shit die down - it can't last long.
I've also come to realise that there's two types of scene kids. There's the ones who are in it to be cool - they'll go to the clubs, and you might see them at a few of the big shows, always sporting the most appropriate tees, and the most elaborate hair. These are the ones that are still listening to MyChem everyday rather than branching out into greater musical reaches. There's even a few that have downloaded every song they could find from every band they've ever seen on a t-shirt - but are stuck listening to metrostation and 3OH!3 because they can sing along.
Then there's the ones who are really into the music. The dress is a little more subtle, and there's clearly less effort involved, but these are the ones that are listening to music all day, the ones that go to the little shows, and the ones that will drive hours to go see a bunch of little bands playing a shed in some dive town. The community with these people is incredible - and I love being a part of it.
And do you who I blame? - The girls that support this shit.
This music is made by kids with no talent, but the desire to be 'scene' now if you know my views on scene you'll how retarded that is. So my advice, let this wave of shit die down - it can't last long.
I've also come to realise that there's two types of scene kids. There's the ones who are in it to be cool - they'll go to the clubs, and you might see them at a few of the big shows, always sporting the most appropriate tees, and the most elaborate hair. These are the ones that are still listening to MyChem everyday rather than branching out into greater musical reaches. There's even a few that have downloaded every song they could find from every band they've ever seen on a t-shirt - but are stuck listening to metrostation and 3OH!3 because they can sing along.
Then there's the ones who are really into the music. The dress is a little more subtle, and there's clearly less effort involved, but these are the ones that are listening to music all day, the ones that go to the little shows, and the ones that will drive hours to go see a bunch of little bands playing a shed in some dive town. The community with these people is incredible - and I love being a part of it.
16/09/2009
I've just realised how much of a pussy I've been in my blog lately. It's always been pretty negative, what with all the super big rants about shit that annoys me, but it wasn't so miserable. I live a very happy life, I enjoy my work, I enjoy where I live and I like the people I live with. I get to go out and see bands a lot, and I get to go with cool people, I even get to do things I've never done before as well as meeting new people nearly everyday. This life is not bad, so if you feel like it is, maybe it's time to make a change - a real change. I see no reason for a healthy adult to be enjoying themselves everyday - even if you're working there's ways to have fun! Just talk to someone!
Please be Happy people - I'd hate to be the only one ;)
Please be Happy people - I'd hate to be the only one ;)
12/07/2009
Emo post
This one's about a girl. If she ever reads this, which I hope she does, then I hope she understands.
I've been feeling a bit down of late, having fallen out with the girl, but I don't feel it was entirely fair, I was made to be the villan by her own victimisation. There were so many things that she could have done to stop what happened, like being as straight up with me as she always insisted I was with her.
But that's not the point, she's got new friends now, and a new guy too. But I miss her, more than I ever thought I would. I really cared for her, and while I may not have shown it so well, she was one of my best friends. The amount of time we'd spend together, is now empty time. I don't like this feelin of lonelyness at all. I guess what I wanted her for was not the sex, but the companionship. I like to feel that. I'll never get back what I lost with her, and I suppose she'd say that it was karma, but while I made mistakes, I never hurt her diliberately. I never wnated for this too happen, and it's possible that I'll be fine once I find another girl. But there will always be a place for her.
It's hard knowing that she moved on so quick, as if my holiday wasn't just me going away, but a chance for her to start cutting me out of her life. She's replaced me, and in some ways I'm happy that she's got more friends, friends that will be there for her after I've gone. But it doens't make me feel much better. I know that my lifestyle is one that is not often thought highly of, but while I'm young and able, I want to enjoy what I enjoy. Even if what I enjoy is chatting up girls. In the end, it all comes down to sex, and for me, talking to girls, just being with girls, is one of my favourite things. I get such a buzz and I enjoy the rewards, but there are many times when I need that bit of reliable female company. Someone who is more than just a lay, more than just some girl, and while it's rare that the girls I meet are so casual, it's nice to have something more intimate, more personal.
I want what I had with this girl back, not the sex, but the company. I miss her so much. I don't know what I'd do just to spend a night with her again. Especially with me going away. I don't want to have such a big regret, I don't want to leave on bad terms. She's one of the coolest girls I know, and as close as any of my girlfriends have ever been, but it went wrong, and now I can't look at her without feeling that hurt. I miss her soo much. I don't know how I caoul ever fix it, and in soo many ways I don't want to, because I don't want to mess up what she has now.
I will get over this soon enough, but for now - I just want her back.
I've been feeling a bit down of late, having fallen out with the girl, but I don't feel it was entirely fair, I was made to be the villan by her own victimisation. There were so many things that she could have done to stop what happened, like being as straight up with me as she always insisted I was with her.
But that's not the point, she's got new friends now, and a new guy too. But I miss her, more than I ever thought I would. I really cared for her, and while I may not have shown it so well, she was one of my best friends. The amount of time we'd spend together, is now empty time. I don't like this feelin of lonelyness at all. I guess what I wanted her for was not the sex, but the companionship. I like to feel that. I'll never get back what I lost with her, and I suppose she'd say that it was karma, but while I made mistakes, I never hurt her diliberately. I never wnated for this too happen, and it's possible that I'll be fine once I find another girl. But there will always be a place for her.
It's hard knowing that she moved on so quick, as if my holiday wasn't just me going away, but a chance for her to start cutting me out of her life. She's replaced me, and in some ways I'm happy that she's got more friends, friends that will be there for her after I've gone. But it doens't make me feel much better. I know that my lifestyle is one that is not often thought highly of, but while I'm young and able, I want to enjoy what I enjoy. Even if what I enjoy is chatting up girls. In the end, it all comes down to sex, and for me, talking to girls, just being with girls, is one of my favourite things. I get such a buzz and I enjoy the rewards, but there are many times when I need that bit of reliable female company. Someone who is more than just a lay, more than just some girl, and while it's rare that the girls I meet are so casual, it's nice to have something more intimate, more personal.
I want what I had with this girl back, not the sex, but the company. I miss her so much. I don't know what I'd do just to spend a night with her again. Especially with me going away. I don't want to have such a big regret, I don't want to leave on bad terms. She's one of the coolest girls I know, and as close as any of my girlfriends have ever been, but it went wrong, and now I can't look at her without feeling that hurt. I miss her soo much. I don't know how I caoul ever fix it, and in soo many ways I don't want to, because I don't want to mess up what she has now.
I will get over this soon enough, but for now - I just want her back.
17/05/2009
Cunts that don't like music
I know a lot of people that list music as an interest.
I know a lot of these people won't pay £2 to see some new bands and support a friend.
I know a lot of these people won't pay £2 to see some new bands and support a friend.
15/02/2009
This is fucking my chances for a job with the IFPI
THIS IS FUCKING RETARDED!
I really like the band that posted this image on their myspace but if they honestly think that supporting the frankly idiotic music industry is a good thing then they as bad as fatcats that have ass raped good music for the last 20 years. Only a music industry based around such greed could ever lead to a pop-culture based around pop-idol. I am ashamed to live in a country where two of the greatest selling artists of the previous year are contestants on a show where talent is made a laughing stock.
DO NOT BUY MUSIC. YOU'RE ONLY ENCOURAGING THEM.
as NOFX put
"It's my job to keep Punk-Rock elite
this music ain't your fucking industry"
Support bands by going to see them, I don't know a band that would rather you bought their album than saw them live. Hell, if you like 'em enough, buy the album FROM THEM! The big record labels have bastardised our society enough already. Support underground bands, support Indie labels. DESTROY THE INDUSTRY!
06/12/2008
BIRMINGHAM IS FUCKING LAME!
I hate this town. it sucks
I would go into details but...
I already have. I'm actually annoyed that I've already blogged about this shitty city.
anyway.
Read my blog bitches!
I would go into details but...
I already have. I'm actually annoyed that I've already blogged about this shitty city.
anyway.
Read my blog bitches!
01/12/2008
Subculture is undeniably shit.
Saterday was amazingly bad.
It was 'Ladies Night' so all girls dressed as slags got a free shot (pretty sure that that was for the guys...) and they had the UK Dream Men on stage... 2 things very wrong with this.
1. Guys performing choreographed strip routines is not, and never will be, sexy. It's very homo-erotic, and I'm sure the subs girls loved it, but after 3 minutes the comedy value wore off, for a lot of the girls as well as the boys. Yet those pricks were up there three times in the night, each time for about 20 minutes. Time wasted that could have been spent with decent music; bringing me to
2. Woefully poor playlist. Barely anything good all night, just the god awful subculture 'classics' if you've been more than once, you'll know what these are... there's the metal tunes that everyone's bored of (Disturbed, Slipknot, 36 Crazyfists...) there's the poppy shite that everyone's bored of (Feeder, Foo Fighters...) there's the emo shit no-one even liked in the first place (Panic at the Disco, My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy) and then... there's the hip-hop/dance section which is new. BUT EVERYONE HATES IT... EVERYONE HATE HATE EVERYONE HATE HATE EVERYONE HATES IT. I think I made my point there.
It's funny, because the week before, which was the New Found Glory after party, was awesome. A good hour of punk and ska right at the start, including actual real BRITISH PUNK BANDS :O then a good mix of metal, hardcore, emo even a touch of DnB (even if it was pendulum again) I barely went to the bar that night!
It just goes to show that the guys behind subs do know how to put on a good mix. They just don't want to...
Which reminds me of another thing.
LEARN TO MIX YOU TWATS! A real DJ actually mixes songs together, you know, like playing both at once in time with each other in a way that sounds good. NOT pressing play on CD deck two when the song on CD deck one is over. And stop playing boring songs all the way through. Sure it's nice to hear some metallica, or Beastie Boys but we don't like it so much that we need to hear the middle break and last chorus. Just skip it! Please! Just play the next song and keep the attention!
I've not seen many good DJs in my life, but one was the legend that support Enter Shikari on their last tour. Mixing DnB with alt tunes and real classics, just a pity it was a shitty atmosphere for dancing...
go listen to DJ Pdex
Saterday was amazingly bad.
It was 'Ladies Night' so all girls dressed as slags got a free shot (pretty sure that that was for the guys...) and they had the UK Dream Men on stage... 2 things very wrong with this.
1. Guys performing choreographed strip routines is not, and never will be, sexy. It's very homo-erotic, and I'm sure the subs girls loved it, but after 3 minutes the comedy value wore off, for a lot of the girls as well as the boys. Yet those pricks were up there three times in the night, each time for about 20 minutes. Time wasted that could have been spent with decent music; bringing me to
2. Woefully poor playlist. Barely anything good all night, just the god awful subculture 'classics' if you've been more than once, you'll know what these are... there's the metal tunes that everyone's bored of (Disturbed, Slipknot, 36 Crazyfists...) there's the poppy shite that everyone's bored of (Feeder, Foo Fighters...) there's the emo shit no-one even liked in the first place (Panic at the Disco, My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy) and then... there's the hip-hop/dance section which is new. BUT EVERYONE HATES IT... EVERYONE HATE HATE EVERYONE HATE HATE EVERYONE HATES IT. I think I made my point there.
It's funny, because the week before, which was the New Found Glory after party, was awesome. A good hour of punk and ska right at the start, including actual real BRITISH PUNK BANDS :O then a good mix of metal, hardcore, emo even a touch of DnB (even if it was pendulum again) I barely went to the bar that night!
It just goes to show that the guys behind subs do know how to put on a good mix. They just don't want to...
Which reminds me of another thing.
LEARN TO MIX YOU TWATS! A real DJ actually mixes songs together, you know, like playing both at once in time with each other in a way that sounds good. NOT pressing play on CD deck two when the song on CD deck one is over. And stop playing boring songs all the way through. Sure it's nice to hear some metallica, or Beastie Boys but we don't like it so much that we need to hear the middle break and last chorus. Just skip it! Please! Just play the next song and keep the attention!
I've not seen many good DJs in my life, but one was the legend that support Enter Shikari on their last tour. Mixing DnB with alt tunes and real classics, just a pity it was a shitty atmosphere for dancing...
go listen to DJ Pdex
http://www.myspace.com/djpdex
well go see him, it's pointless listening to him unless you're gunna dance your tits off.
well go see him, it's pointless listening to him unless you're gunna dance your tits off.
03/11/2008
Fuck Scene!
Mini rant first.
Why is it that when you say to someone (this is in birmingham exclusively) 'Do you fancy going to the pub on the xth?', they will say yes. But if you ask the same person, 'Do you fancy coming to see my band (or my friends band, or this band that are really fucking good) on the xth?' they'll say 'Yeah, maybe.' and then not show up.
Is it because everyone in Birmingham is a twat? No, but there really is a serious lack of music scene here, and a serious lack of support for what might actually make the scene less lacking! So next time my friend says, hey man, my band are playing on the xth, I'm going to go, and I hope you all do too! Support your friends, Hell, they might even be good!
Speaking of which, my good friends the Tie Dye Quartet are playing on weds, go and see them, they're good and you've nothing better to do.
Rant over.
Scene
ScenexScenexScene
What the fuck is scene? Is it only liking the bands which are scene? Is it dressing scene? Is it acting scene?
Well, yes and no to all of the above. But unfortunately it seems to me that most scene kids (and believe me I saw enough tonight!) don't really have a fucking clue about their actual music scene! Instead of 'scene' being a word to describe a certain area or cities musical subculture it is now a term that is an extension on emo. Like emo, there are certain defining styles both in music and appearance, but also like emo it is possible to dress in many scene clothes without being scene, and to not dress scene at all but still be scene as fuck. I guess a lot of it is attitude, and clothing combinations but looking scene is fine. I look scene I guess, people say I do certainly, but I only look this way so people think I am scene, and then when I tell them about Allucinere or I Have Clones, they might actually listen. See my post on marketing for more on this theory!
For some reason scene is cooler than emo, mostly because you can't be 14 and scene, there's an age thing going on. But by being scene you're credability is rated higher than if you're emo and therefore people supposedly are more likely to believe your recomendations (I may have done a post about credability too, go find that and read it too)
But (and this is the big one!)
As far as I can tell, with only a few exceptions, every scene kid in Birmingham likes the same bands. Nothing local, nothing that's not scene. So when at Bring Me The Horizon tonight I found myself surrounded by hundreds of incredably similar, yet subtly different fringes, and I found them all hating The Secret Handshake (who were fucking shit to be honest) but loving Deez Nutz (who were also fucking shit) it became clear. A band has too look uber-fucking scene, and play brutal. A band that does not do this are either too wussy and emo, too poppy and wussy, to metal and hairy or some other shitty reason. It doesn't even really matter if the band are very good, so long as all your scene mates like them too, they're scene. But, if like so many bands in Birmingham, there isn't enough scene cred flying around your band, well, then you're fucked. The Scene kids don't know and don't care, you're nothing to them till you've toured with xallxIxwantxisxtoxdiex the ubercore band from the US.
Well, fuck you scene kids, maybe you should start listening to music in Birmingham for a change - it may not be perfect but it's at least as good as some of the shite you're listening to.
Go listen to
The Archer Home
Random Conflict
Blakfish
Kneale Brown
and of course Allucinere
I Have Clones
and then go to some fucking gigs, you pieces of shit!
God, I hate this city sometimes.
Rant 2 over.
26/10/2008
Stress
Right now, I feel awful. I don't normally feel awful, but there are a few things that really really fuck me off.
and what's fucking me off right now? The fact that niether of my house mates will do any FUCKING CLEANING! Having a house in a mess really stresses me out, I mean, really fucking stresses me out. I can't concentrate unless I hide in my room and pretend it's not there. But do either of my housemates give a shit about this? Clearly not, because despite asking nicely, whining like a bitch, complaining a lot, telling them to do it directly, and shouting at them, one has fucked off to do coursework and the other is sitting in the longue doing fuck all.
They had a band practice this weekend, so understandably they couldn't do much cleaning, and the house got in a mess with the extra people and the lack of time to tidy. BUT one person had time to make a fucking roast dinner, and leave shit all over the kitchen in the process, and when I got home today they were both dicking about. Leaving my PA on, wasting electricity and leaving the band room as a fucking shit tip.
I Hope this rant will make them realise how much this gets to me.
I FUCKING HATE MESS. SO FUCKING CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSLEVES!
When I come home I want to be able to relax, and I cannot relax in this shithole.
16/10/2008
Pay to Play - fucktarded
Yeah, so my friends band asked me to play drums for them for a gig.
The gig they were playing was for a colleague as a favour as the night needed another band.
After hearing very little about the gig they were told hours before the details (location, times, little bits like that) and that in order to play they would have to bring their own gear, or pay to hire the gear that was there...
I think any of you reading this would think at this point "Fuck this" and I agree.
It worked out that we played, the members of the band have to work with the promoter in the future, and the hire costs were £30 between 3 bands (although it was charged per person rather than band) so not too much to worry about.
However, the simple principle of having to pay for gig seems riduculous. I'm sure you all agree.
BUT
How many of you have play a Surface Unsigned gig? How many have sold tickets for a venue without seeing any of the money? How many have you have worked your ass of to get your mates to a gig only to see no credit or reward?
STOP FUCKING PAYING!!!!
Allucinere paid the £25 entry fee into Surface Unsigned two years ago, we brought over 30 people to the first show @ £5 a ticket, all pre-sold. We brought over 25 people to the next show @ £6 a tickets. We saw none of that money once SU got hold of it, and we recieved nothing, not even a fair judging system. We gave them over £300! For two gigs... We could've held two gig on our own, and used that money to record another 3 songs to make our EP an Album. But it was wasted.
My advice - Anyone ever asks you to pay - SAY NO!
This industry is shitty enough without giving the money you are earning to a fucking company!
PS - this is not a dig at the promotor, he was only trying to re-coop his loses, and the gig was free. I got a free pint out of it, and the gig was fun, this post is about trying to stop shitty companies and asshole promoters fucking bands over. It's bad enough the record companies are doing it...
18/07/2008
stupor
Let me explain my situation a little;
I am in Cornwall staying with my dad over summer (like every summer)
I'm working the bar in the least popular venue in Rock - the resort is desirable but the sailing club has a poor reputation and few people go there.
I'm doing a lot of reading.
I'm mostly very bored.
Now I thought I'd got to a stage in my life where I was able to keep myself happily occupied, writing music, practicing my guitar, reading, training my brain and all sorts. But lately I've realized that it is not me that is stopping myself from being bored, but the people around me. I am fortunate to have some very good friends (especially Tim, a life saver at times, sad to not be living with him this year) and a great girlfriend up in brum, but now I'm away from all them I feel rather lonely and of course very very bored!
I deliberately woke up very late today, to save me the anguish of morning TV.
This is not how I should be living my life, and is an obvious symptom of laziness on my part. I should have found somewhere more interesting to go for summer this year. Still america awaits me next year (fingers crossed)
Part 1 over
Part 2
I've been looking at my future, I think I want to do a placement scheme abroad after this year of uni. Having said this to Claire, she said she'd dump me if I got a place. She has good reason - to not stay in a relationship that is clearly going nowhere. But it puts me in a very bad situation, one of choosing between her and the placement. Obviously I need to get a placement before the decision really become an issue, but it's rather disheartening and will undoubtedly effect my efforts in finding a good place. Part of me wants to go, part of me doesn't want to lose my girlfriend. I've also been looking at Masters degrees, I definitely want to do one but I don't really know how to go about it. This is something I can talk to Roy about.
Part 3
I have come to admire certain people, partly for their seemingly wonderful lives, incredible time management skills, determination and ability to do things that I know I want to do, but just can't quite seem to do it. Andrew Dubber is first on the list, very up to date with technology and highly efficient this guy seems to know everything about the industry (and as far as I can tell he doesn't teach on my course :( ) The next is very good friend of mine, someone I'd like to think of as an equal, although his impressive attitude towards work and music would suggest that he is in fact far better than me at most of the things I want to be good at. Rob Moore has recorded and 'released' his own solo project I Have Clones and is currently preparing to release it both love and across the 'net in full force, his strategies, including strong influence from Dubber will be clever and probably serve him very well. If I know him well, he will also have related blogs and the music hosted on every possible music networking site available. I am honored to have been asked to play with him for the live shows, and hope that if it all takes off then Rob will take me along for the ride!
I worry for our band Allucinere, if I Have Clones does take off, then we may well be leaving our good friends Sina and Chris behind. I expect that Rob in his wisdom will find a smart way to get those guys along too. I hope so.
If life had a do-over button I'd be hammering mine now. I just know I could have done so much better!
Now time to find out my overal results from my first year at Uni!
I am in Cornwall staying with my dad over summer (like every summer)
I'm working the bar in the least popular venue in Rock - the resort is desirable but the sailing club has a poor reputation and few people go there.
I'm doing a lot of reading.
I'm mostly very bored.
Now I thought I'd got to a stage in my life where I was able to keep myself happily occupied, writing music, practicing my guitar, reading, training my brain and all sorts. But lately I've realized that it is not me that is stopping myself from being bored, but the people around me. I am fortunate to have some very good friends (especially Tim, a life saver at times, sad to not be living with him this year) and a great girlfriend up in brum, but now I'm away from all them I feel rather lonely and of course very very bored!
I deliberately woke up very late today, to save me the anguish of morning TV.
This is not how I should be living my life, and is an obvious symptom of laziness on my part. I should have found somewhere more interesting to go for summer this year. Still america awaits me next year (fingers crossed)
Part 1 over
Part 2
I've been looking at my future, I think I want to do a placement scheme abroad after this year of uni. Having said this to Claire, she said she'd dump me if I got a place. She has good reason - to not stay in a relationship that is clearly going nowhere. But it puts me in a very bad situation, one of choosing between her and the placement. Obviously I need to get a placement before the decision really become an issue, but it's rather disheartening and will undoubtedly effect my efforts in finding a good place. Part of me wants to go, part of me doesn't want to lose my girlfriend. I've also been looking at Masters degrees, I definitely want to do one but I don't really know how to go about it. This is something I can talk to Roy about.
Part 3
I have come to admire certain people, partly for their seemingly wonderful lives, incredible time management skills, determination and ability to do things that I know I want to do, but just can't quite seem to do it. Andrew Dubber is first on the list, very up to date with technology and highly efficient this guy seems to know everything about the industry (and as far as I can tell he doesn't teach on my course :( ) The next is very good friend of mine, someone I'd like to think of as an equal, although his impressive attitude towards work and music would suggest that he is in fact far better than me at most of the things I want to be good at. Rob Moore has recorded and 'released' his own solo project I Have Clones and is currently preparing to release it both love and across the 'net in full force, his strategies, including strong influence from Dubber will be clever and probably serve him very well. If I know him well, he will also have related blogs and the music hosted on every possible music networking site available. I am honored to have been asked to play with him for the live shows, and hope that if it all takes off then Rob will take me along for the ride!
I worry for our band Allucinere, if I Have Clones does take off, then we may well be leaving our good friends Sina and Chris behind. I expect that Rob in his wisdom will find a smart way to get those guys along too. I hope so.
If life had a do-over button I'd be hammering mine now. I just know I could have done so much better!
Now time to find out my overal results from my first year at Uni!
27/05/2008
future music industry
so, I had to write a report on internet and music, and as I think some of it is quite good, here are some bits :)
Hell Roy if you're checking my work for plagerism, I didn't steal of me don't worry :)
7. New opportunities
Torrents
With so much money being made by torrent and direct download sites it seems very strange that the industry has yet to cash in on such methods. With revenue to maintain severs with the downloadable files, the entire back-catalogue of a label could be available to download from an official torrent site. This would generate some revenue for the label, and because it would be run legally, uploading would be encouraged and download speeds would be increased. The constant availability of the entire catalogue and guarantee that download will not stall will attract more consumers than the illegal counterparts. If each label ran such a site, the illegal sites would soon have to close as the revenue would dry up.
The same method could be used to overtake the subscription services. By offering faster downloads for a small fee, and running adverts the companies could earn much more revenue than letting illegal sites continue. Each year trying to shut down illegal sites costs record companies and associated businesses are very high, a cost which would be negated if the companies simply offered their music free in competition to the illegal sites.
While giving away music may seem detrimental to record companies’ ability to make money, the money made from advertising would be far higher than that lost from illegal download. While CD sales would probably drop with the introduction of legal free downloads, the overall situation would improve for the industry. True fans of bands would still buy CDs, just as many people still buy vinyl currently so the CD market would not die.
Digital rights management
The use of DRM has increased as internet sales have increased. Complaints are common however, with the added difficulty in distributing the song between multiple devices many customers choose to pay for copies without DRM, or to simply download. While encryption and encoding techniques are becoming more sophisticated they never defeat the ways around such protection, at the most basic level a song with DRM can be recorded with a microphone as it is played. There are far more advanced ways around such DRM but with technology as it is, those protecting music will be vastly out-numbered by those pirating it.
Sponsorship deals
Many bands are sponsored by a brand, Jaggermeister are renowned for promoting underground music, from ska-punk to hardcore punk-rock. But now Bacardi are joining in, sponsoring Groove Armada, they pay for all the costs that a record label would, recording, production, distribution and most importantly, marketing. Bacardi does not rely on the artist to sell records; instead it uses them to sell Bacardi products. This method means that album sales are not an important figure in the accounts, taking the pressure away from the artist for album sales. This may be seen as a positive, although it will mean bands are signed according to appearance and how ‘cool’ they appear, and with only one or two singles necessary for the sponsor albums could be of seriously decreased quality.
8. A possible future
It is hard to see the music industry accepting its fault. The industry is too large and too inflexible to accept their mistakes, and to change the business model. Now that bands can create enough publicity to succeed without major support more will follow this new idea. With less people working on each project CD sales will matter less, and the money earned from each concert, and sales of albums, merchandise and downloads will be split in a far fairer way than they are now. While this may seem to mean that thousands of jobs will be lost within the industry, this is not necessarily the case, with each person earning a far higher cut from each sale, less sales are needed from each band to create the same revenue, so more bands can be released. With revenue being generated by advertisers and consumers and music being shared between people with no penalty, good bands will sell themselves. Word of mouth will be the best publicity, and forums for every genre will become very popular.
Unfortunately, with the ease of uploading torrents, there will be the problem of flooding, where there is simply too much music, too much of which is not high quality to wade through to find good bands. This will bring the rise of forums, and where the industry can benefit. By gaining a reputation for suggesting good music, bloggers will be able to use advertising to earn revenue according to their high hit count. Also, record companies will become known for releasing good music, so their sites will be visited more, earning them a more profit.
The subscription services that have been predicted, paid for as part of a communications bundle seems unlikely to me, for two reasons:
First - Why pay for something you can get free?
Second – How can the telecommunications company keep up to date with music releases?
The masses will demand that their subscription service allows them to gain access to everything they can get online, quicker than they can get it online. They will never want to wait for a new album, especially if those using the free internet service don’t have to.
OMG no harvard referencing!
Hell Roy if you're checking my work for plagerism, I didn't steal of me don't worry :)
7. New opportunities
Torrents
With so much money being made by torrent and direct download sites it seems very strange that the industry has yet to cash in on such methods. With revenue to maintain severs with the downloadable files, the entire back-catalogue of a label could be available to download from an official torrent site. This would generate some revenue for the label, and because it would be run legally, uploading would be encouraged and download speeds would be increased. The constant availability of the entire catalogue and guarantee that download will not stall will attract more consumers than the illegal counterparts. If each label ran such a site, the illegal sites would soon have to close as the revenue would dry up.
The same method could be used to overtake the subscription services. By offering faster downloads for a small fee, and running adverts the companies could earn much more revenue than letting illegal sites continue. Each year trying to shut down illegal sites costs record companies and associated businesses are very high, a cost which would be negated if the companies simply offered their music free in competition to the illegal sites.
While giving away music may seem detrimental to record companies’ ability to make money, the money made from advertising would be far higher than that lost from illegal download. While CD sales would probably drop with the introduction of legal free downloads, the overall situation would improve for the industry. True fans of bands would still buy CDs, just as many people still buy vinyl currently so the CD market would not die.
Digital rights management
The use of DRM has increased as internet sales have increased. Complaints are common however, with the added difficulty in distributing the song between multiple devices many customers choose to pay for copies without DRM, or to simply download. While encryption and encoding techniques are becoming more sophisticated they never defeat the ways around such protection, at the most basic level a song with DRM can be recorded with a microphone as it is played. There are far more advanced ways around such DRM but with technology as it is, those protecting music will be vastly out-numbered by those pirating it.
Sponsorship deals
Many bands are sponsored by a brand, Jaggermeister are renowned for promoting underground music, from ska-punk to hardcore punk-rock. But now Bacardi are joining in, sponsoring Groove Armada, they pay for all the costs that a record label would, recording, production, distribution and most importantly, marketing. Bacardi does not rely on the artist to sell records; instead it uses them to sell Bacardi products. This method means that album sales are not an important figure in the accounts, taking the pressure away from the artist for album sales. This may be seen as a positive, although it will mean bands are signed according to appearance and how ‘cool’ they appear, and with only one or two singles necessary for the sponsor albums could be of seriously decreased quality.
8. A possible future
It is hard to see the music industry accepting its fault. The industry is too large and too inflexible to accept their mistakes, and to change the business model. Now that bands can create enough publicity to succeed without major support more will follow this new idea. With less people working on each project CD sales will matter less, and the money earned from each concert, and sales of albums, merchandise and downloads will be split in a far fairer way than they are now. While this may seem to mean that thousands of jobs will be lost within the industry, this is not necessarily the case, with each person earning a far higher cut from each sale, less sales are needed from each band to create the same revenue, so more bands can be released. With revenue being generated by advertisers and consumers and music being shared between people with no penalty, good bands will sell themselves. Word of mouth will be the best publicity, and forums for every genre will become very popular.
Unfortunately, with the ease of uploading torrents, there will be the problem of flooding, where there is simply too much music, too much of which is not high quality to wade through to find good bands. This will bring the rise of forums, and where the industry can benefit. By gaining a reputation for suggesting good music, bloggers will be able to use advertising to earn revenue according to their high hit count. Also, record companies will become known for releasing good music, so their sites will be visited more, earning them a more profit.
The subscription services that have been predicted, paid for as part of a communications bundle seems unlikely to me, for two reasons:
First - Why pay for something you can get free?
Second – How can the telecommunications company keep up to date with music releases?
The masses will demand that their subscription service allows them to gain access to everything they can get online, quicker than they can get it online. They will never want to wait for a new album, especially if those using the free internet service don’t have to.
OMG no harvard referencing!
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