Comments on: “Make it up to the bands I don’t cover” Mixtape http://slowcoustic.com/2009/04/11/make-it-up-to-the-bands-i-dont-cover-mixtape/ The unhurried side of music Fri, 18 May 2012 16:53:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Smansmith http://slowcoustic.com/2009/04/11/make-it-up-to-the-bands-i-dont-cover-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-2105 Smansmith Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:10:31 +0000 http://slowcoustic.com/?p=1849#comment-2105 Leave it to this post to get the comments ;-) @Jizzer - Thanks for so eloquently making my point, while missing it completely, mate. @ the very - yes, this is often how a lot of others move to "independent" music. There is still merit in much music regardless, it is just like school - just different circles of musical styles instead of cliques of friends. @ hooizz - I know what you mean, I have been victim of this as well and am getting over it like yourself. I think there still needs to be a separation from wishing a band success and promoting mainstream popularity - the two don't always go hand in hand. By having a pseudo "niche" blog, I would be "promoting" to other like minded folks and less so the mainstream media, imho. Everybody deserves appreciation for creating, so yes if people are reading the blog, I hope to contribute to the "success" and not necessarily becoming "mainstream"...not that there is anything wrong with that... ;-) ~S Leave it to this post to get the comments ;-)

@Jizzer – Thanks for so eloquently making my point, while missing it completely, mate.

@ the very – yes, this is often how a lot of others move to “independent” music. There is still merit in much music regardless, it is just like school – just different circles of musical styles instead of cliques of friends.

@ hooizz – I know what you mean, I have been victim of this as well and am getting over it like yourself. I think there still needs to be a separation from wishing a band success and promoting mainstream popularity – the two don’t always go hand in hand. By having a pseudo “niche” blog, I would be “promoting” to other like minded folks and less so the mainstream media, imho. Everybody deserves appreciation for creating, so yes if people are reading the blog, I hope to contribute to the “success” and not necessarily becoming “mainstream”…not that there is anything wrong with that… ;-)

~S

]]> By: hooizz http://slowcoustic.com/2009/04/11/make-it-up-to-the-bands-i-dont-cover-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-2095 hooizz Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:03:12 +0000 http://slowcoustic.com/?p=1849#comment-2095 i used to feel the same way - i wouldnt tell people about bands that i was listening to, for fear that they would get popular and sell out. the true irony about this feeling (at least for you) is that youre supporting non mainstream bands on a music blog. IF people are actually reading your blog, you're contributing to a band becoming mainstream. weird eh? i used to feel the same way – i wouldnt tell people about bands that i was listening to, for fear that they would get popular and sell out. the true irony about this feeling (at least for you) is that youre supporting non mainstream bands on a music blog. IF people are actually reading your blog, you’re contributing to a band becoming mainstream. weird eh?

]]> By: the very ... http://slowcoustic.com/2009/04/11/make-it-up-to-the-bands-i-dont-cover-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-2094 the very ... Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:25:35 +0000 http://slowcoustic.com/?p=1849#comment-2094 hey there i am not sure about you guys but the reason i started listening to indie was because i got fed up on soup of the month boy bands and rap stars that "main stream" radio kept vomiting out and about that time i found out that i could get pretty neat stuff that no one had even heard of if i looked around good ole irc. it became a fun game finding an awesome band or singer was like crack to me. after awhile it became a snob thing as i felt different ("superior") because all the other tasteless saps were banging their heads to linkin park... now i guess its a matter of preferance, after all we pick our own poisons. hey there i am not sure about you guys but the reason i started listening to indie was because i got fed up on soup of the month boy bands and rap stars that “main stream” radio kept vomiting out and about that time i found out that i could get pretty neat stuff that no one had even heard of if i looked around good ole irc. it became a fun game finding an awesome band or singer was like crack to me.

after awhile it became a snob thing as i felt different (“superior”) because all the other tasteless saps were banging their heads to linkin park…

now i guess its a matter of preferance, after all we pick our own poisons.

]]> By: Jizzer http://slowcoustic.com/2009/04/11/make-it-up-to-the-bands-i-dont-cover-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-2093 Jizzer Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:40:36 +0000 http://slowcoustic.com/?p=1849#comment-2093 This is the most pathetic post I've ever seen in my life. Trying for Hype Machine traffic a little too hard, mate. This is the most pathetic post I’ve ever seen in my life.
Trying for Hype Machine traffic a little too hard, mate.

]]> By: slowcoustic http://slowcoustic.com/2009/04/11/make-it-up-to-the-bands-i-dont-cover-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-2092 slowcoustic Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:26:00 +0000 http://slowcoustic.com/?p=1849#comment-2092 @westmont - I know, sometimes songs are getting hype for good reasons, and sometimes not. Too funny about YYYs though, I hadn't really listened before, and although not a bad track, I think the remixes made it as popular as it is/was. @ Leentje - Good to see back around! @westmont – I know, sometimes songs are getting hype for good reasons, and sometimes not. Too funny about YYYs though, I hadn’t really listened before, and although not a bad track, I think the remixes made it as popular as it is/was.

@ Leentje – Good to see back around!

]]> By: westmont http://slowcoustic.com/2009/04/11/make-it-up-to-the-bands-i-dont-cover-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-2091 westmont Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:47:15 +0000 http://slowcoustic.com/?p=1849#comment-2091 R.E.M. is one of those popular bands I stayed away from because of stupid snobbery. good lord, was I a fool. listening to reckoning, chronic town and murmur for the first time ever just last year was mind blowing. Talk about missing out. also, 1901 by Phoenix is an outstanding song, as is cheerleader by grizzly bear. Im not embarrassed to admit that either. i draw the line at the yyy's though. R.E.M. is one of those popular bands I stayed away from because of stupid snobbery. good lord, was I a fool. listening to reckoning, chronic town and murmur for the first time ever just last year was mind blowing. Talk about missing out. also, 1901 by Phoenix is an outstanding song, as is cheerleader by grizzly bear. Im not embarrassed to admit that either. i draw the line at the yyy’s though.

]]> By: Leentje http://slowcoustic.com/2009/04/11/make-it-up-to-the-bands-i-dont-cover-mixtape/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 Leentje Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:18:50 +0000 http://slowcoustic.com/?p=1849#comment-2090 :) :)

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