False Start

Lets call that a false start. I really want to get on track and start writing more for this blog, but I’m always so busy these days. I’m trying to complete my senior seminar course, I’m looking for jobs both for now and for after I get my degree in May, I want to be more artistic (I’ve come back around to photography, and I want to try stencil art), and I’ve got stuff to take care of in my everyday life. I haven’t even had time for my favorite activity, seeing concerts. I skipped a Sigur Rós concert in September simply because I was too tired to go. About two weeks ago I skipped a Pelican concert that was only about 25 minutes away because, once again, I was too tired. Tonight Stars of the Lid in playing in the next town over, and I really want to go. I’m not usually into that sort of slow ambient type music, but I figure it will be something new to listen to. As it is Eluvium is just about the only ambient band I listen to. Either next week or the week after Boris is playing in Danbury CT, which is over an hour away, but it is a relatively nice drive so I may try to make it out there to see them. I don’t even have any of their music; I’ve just heard so much about them that I think seeing them would be an experience. It is what I did with MONO and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. I’ve heard from people I trust that they were good bands so I went to see them, and they became two of my favorite bands ever.

Its late as I’m writing this, after 2:30am, so I’m not going to attempt to squeeze anything more out of this blog tonight. The video I’ve attached is amazing. If you’ve seen it before I’m sure you’ll appreciate seeing it again, and if you haven’t seen it before prepare to be amazed. After you watch it you may want to go to the youtube page where it is hosted and read about how it was created it. It is really fascinating.

Good news from the music biz.

This week has seen, what I believe to be, two very important stories from the music biz. First there was the new Radiohead album, In Rainbows, which came out on Wednesday at an unspecified price. Now there is national outrage over ticket brokers ripping off little girls all across America.

First Radiohead: if you haven't heard about this yet you haven't been paying attention. Radiohead have put out a new album. It is called In Rainbows. You can pay whatever price you want for it. Or not at all. Radiohead currently do not have a record deal, and decided that they would release their new album on their own over the Internet. I could have paid nothing, but I was generous and paid 20 pence. I've seen people on the Internet claiming to have paid in excess of $20USD, for low quality digital files. This is could be another step in tearing down the machine of major record labels.

Second Hannah Montana: she is touring right now, and no one can get tickets. I know my sisters would love to go see HM on tour, but my parents being the Luddite concert goers they are, never had a shot at getting tickets. I've been to enough concerts that I've been able to figure out how to get tickets without paying broker fees. Most people are not so fortunate, and they are now stuck paying hundreds of dollars to make their children happy, or they could just complain to the authorities. (Why didn't we think of this earlier? We're not angry moms, that's why!) According to CNN Missouri and Arkansas are suing ticket brokers over selling Hannah Montana tickets illegally. That combined with a lawsuit from Ticketmaster against ticket brokers could be good news for those of us that have come to live with ticket brokers.