Hey @kxw, I think I know why I liked Lake of Blood right away. They remind me of Castevet vocals with more black metal guitar progressions. Can’t wait to see these guys!!
Just on the million to one chance that someone else who is going to this festival (other than kxw :P) reads this…is anyone out there going?
\m/Bueller???\m/
“Goodbye, cruel world. Goodbye, cruel lamp. Goodbye, cruel velvet drapes, lined with what would appear to be some kind of cruel muslin. And the cute little pom-pom pull ropes, cruel though they may be…”
kxw:
I might start after seeing this awesomeness.I have a friend who doesn’t like to celebrate their birthday.
This is for them.
My good friend kxw and I have been slowly destroying my wife’s soul through cinema. She laughed at this scene. So we had her watch Visitor Q. The funny thing is she said the same thing I did after seeing it for the first time: “I feel like I have no soul.” She is such a trouper. There was much hugging and looking at cute baby animals in order to restore normalcy.
These would be the two gentlemen I played music with in Indiana. Yeah, we may have gotten into trouble here and there, but it was worth it. Great people and great musicians.
You might be wondering at this point where the other person is. Did you look at the sun glasses?
Once we have our second EP mixed and mastered, we are gunning for free downloads through Google Music. iTunes has done it’s part of bringing music online, but it has been abusing musicians financially instead of helping them in distribution. Music should be free with the option to donate. Musicians need to earn respect, not just money.
Lester Bangs was right; it has become an industry of cool. “Rock stars” want fame and dinero, but thankfully musicians still want to keep music alive and evolving at any cost (hopefully free). Just like the sports world, popular musicians are severely overpaid, and don’t get me started about record companies and distributors that prostitute hard working bands. Musicians put a lot of time, effort, and money into sustaining a band (we can attest to that), but so do all the other people who also work hard in factories, on farms, in cubicles, in school rooms, in stores, on construction sites, etc. What makes musicians so special? We are the same as everyone else trying to make a living to support what and who we love without going broke.
The exuberant music industry cannot survive forever, and I think the breaking point is coming soon. Since there is a plethora of music available these days, people cannot afford to “buy” it all. They shouldn’t have to. Improvements in and availability of music technology brings creative control back to the musician. And our dear friend The Internet can allow us to connect, distribute, and even perform across the entire globe. It will be a return to proper musicianship and determination instead of music profiteering. The momentum will be back in the hands of the hard working musician leaving the industry, that has been dragging them down, in the past.
Music is not an industry. It is an art.
why can’t you just accept the fact that I am a deep and brooding soul filled with trite poetry, predictable fashion choices, and the ability to emote until my eyes bleed emo colored blood. (could be worse, I could be listening to Saves the Day! My wife hates it when I say that).
