[NewMusic] More anti-carbon floop-print poopoganda

[Robair, Gino]

It's not that some have more toys, Travis. It's the corporate music machine
that torque's my jaw. It's about the brainwashing that popular music is
created for. And thanks for the Zen reminder, but I make lemonade every day.

However, I reserve the right to rail against the kind of music that is made
by globe-encompasing corporations in order to trick our kids (and dumb-ass
adults) into buying more stuff. Witness the Hannah Montana guitar, effects
pedals, strings, etc. Sure if they worked properly and stayed in tune, it
would be a great way to get young girls to learn guitar. Sadly, they're
mostly cheap toys, and it can frustrate a would-be player. I have kids and
have witnessed this.

So, while I agree that there are thinking/feeling humans that front bands, I
know for a fact as a music-industry participant that many of the artists on
the scene do NOT actually play the instruments on the recordings we hear on
the radio. Engineers and MIDI programmers rule the day for anything destined
for top-40 status, and even lead vocals are subbed out to someone who can
actually sing (or, if the artist really has to sing, the tracks are tuned
and tweaked to at least sound plausible).

Like all of us on the list, I will continue  being "positive" and
"constructive" by creating music-sound-art. However, it's the fact that "we"
have to educate the masses that there are sonic alternatives to the music
equivalent of fast food that makes "us" work harder than ever as an artist.
It's certainly not bitterness. Just trying to save the planet, mister. And
getting angry is somewhat unavoidable during times like these... :-)

Earlier, Travis wrote:
OR...

We could step back, accept the fact that corporate affiliations aside,
these critters are also thinking, feeling human beings with artistic
inclinations and our time could be better spent focusing on ways of
manifesting positive, constructive methods of bringing OUR art more to
the forefront instead of being continually bitter that someone or
something has more toys than we do.  Lemons and lemonade and all that,
you know?

Also, yelling at corporate rock bands in the car - not a good idea in
heavy traffic. Might I suggest some sort of communal mixtape exchange?

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Robair, Gino <Gino.Robair at penton.com>
wrote:
> Why yell obscenities at corporate rock bands on the radio when you can do it
>  over the internet while they play... and for free!
>  http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/deeprockdrive-a.html
>
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