i made plans with andy benudiz last night to go to the shark club tonight. and i made plans with chris as well. while i was napping i dreamed that i actually went, but i slept through real time when it could have been happening. i was sleeping from 7pm-1am. i woke up for minute intervals to respond to text messages, but all in all i was pretty out of it.
i would like to address a blog post i read yesterday. in the post, the author wrote, "Just because a band isn't some teeny pop band with bad haircuts and neon colors doesn't mean that they are not worth your time and energy." maybe he hasn't been keeping up with the bigger bands today, but none that i know of wear neon colors and the bad haircuts are subject to opinion (i think the author has been spending too much time in hot topic). if i had to think of 3 really big bands (in terms of "alternative") right now off the top of my head, i would have to say they are:
1. kings of leon (i think they're pretty good looking dudes)
2. fall out boy (not so much)
3.
fuck if i know, i couldn't think of a third. consulting itunes for help only led me to the jonas brothers.. who obviously don't belong in this category, so we'll leave it at two. in the blog post, the author was complaining about how much of the industry is just a numbers game, and how good bands get overlooked because they aren't wearing neon colors or have bad haircuts. i would just like to throw this out there: good bands aren't together for the sole purpose of making money, so not being on a major label or going on a huge tour or getting promoted isn't really a big deal. in my opinion, only mainstream bands or artists can really survive in the industry because you have to be able to appeal to a wide range of people (something that a lot of bands probably don't want/can't do). most bands survive off touring and selling merch nowadays. but you know what? that's ok. it's something everyone should be familiar with by now. since the rise of the internet, the cd was doomed to become extinct. i too am guilty of not buying cds, but if i like an artist/album, i will buy the vinyl.
SPEAKING OF WHICH, guess who just won four cornered night on white vinyl? me! after losing out on diary on green vinyl, i couldn't lose this one. not to mention, it was only 26 dollars. i think that's a pretty sweet deal.
basically, my point is that if a band is doing what they love because they love doing it, the money/fame thing really shouldn't be a factor. if a band breaks up, they break up. big deal. it's not like it wasn't bound to happen anyway.
"it's not what you sell, it's what you make." - jets to brazil, all things good and nice
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