So I lost my camera two months ago. Found it today in a tiny little pocket in my backpack.
Also, I've been talking to a friend of mine about starting a record label, and it looks like it's going to happen. There's a possibility, (not sure how large of a possibility), that if we pursue it, we could get the rights to re-release some out of print CD-R's by Six Organs Of Admittance onto vinyl.
I'm sure that means nothing to most people who read this. But they're a very well-recognized name, so not only would it be a financially sound investment, but it would also put us in a great position to put out vinyl for other bands in the future.
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Friday, February 29, 2008
Saturday, September 15, 2007
music snobs
I think that a lot of people view me as a music snob. Here, I'll try to get to the root of why I'm called this, and why so many others are, as well.
The "snob" part is interesting, because despite the inherent negativity, you hear the term music snob attached to pretty much anybody that simply knows a lot of music. For films, the most common term assigned to somebody that knows a lot about films is film buff. The connotations associated with each term are completely opposite!
To me, you have two things working against audiophiles (fuck this biased nomenclature!):
1) The divide between "indie" and "mainstream". There are a thousand examples of the ways these two forces clash, and I won't go into them. However, anybody talking about a difference between the two is a fool. Modest Mouse have been on Sony for years, and are still one of the most referenced, most loved "indie" bands around. At the same time, you have any number of boring piece of shit bands playing it safe on the indie labels, so really... what is the difference? Sure, your average Merge/Matador/K Recs, etc band is going to be better than your average major label band. But to talk about music in these binary terms really creates a negative atmosphere in any talk about music.
2) Assholes. Clearly, people have bought into this ideology, viewing music as competition, trying to outdo everybody else. There's no community for these people, only enemies. At the same time, this need to be more indie than all others actually leads to these assholes listening to LESS music!
How does it look when all of these music snobs are putting down everybody else, and don't even really know all that much music? Not good.
I completely understand the backlash against music snobs... whatever. It's fine. I just hate being lumped in with all the assholes.
Audiophiles are an entirely different form of asshole, and I'm proud to be one.
The "snob" part is interesting, because despite the inherent negativity, you hear the term music snob attached to pretty much anybody that simply knows a lot of music. For films, the most common term assigned to somebody that knows a lot about films is film buff. The connotations associated with each term are completely opposite!
To me, you have two things working against audiophiles (fuck this biased nomenclature!):
1) The divide between "indie" and "mainstream". There are a thousand examples of the ways these two forces clash, and I won't go into them. However, anybody talking about a difference between the two is a fool. Modest Mouse have been on Sony for years, and are still one of the most referenced, most loved "indie" bands around. At the same time, you have any number of boring piece of shit bands playing it safe on the indie labels, so really... what is the difference? Sure, your average Merge/Matador/K Recs, etc band is going to be better than your average major label band. But to talk about music in these binary terms really creates a negative atmosphere in any talk about music.
2) Assholes. Clearly, people have bought into this ideology, viewing music as competition, trying to outdo everybody else. There's no community for these people, only enemies. At the same time, this need to be more indie than all others actually leads to these assholes listening to LESS music!
How does it look when all of these music snobs are putting down everybody else, and don't even really know all that much music? Not good.
I completely understand the backlash against music snobs... whatever. It's fine. I just hate being lumped in with all the assholes.
Audiophiles are an entirely different form of asshole, and I'm proud to be one.
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