Free The Music

I finally brought my laptop back up to functionality after about a month of downtime. From one moment to the next it just decided to go to the blue screen of death, and it never recovered. Anyway i was surfing online with my wife and she was telling me about Fiona Apple's latest album. How her record company (and this info is all derived from the net) was not going to release the album due to the lack of radio friendly songs. So forget about the fans, who would buy the album regardless, right?. Lets concentrate on appealing to people who wouldnt appreciate her real music. Can the suits not see the potential? This is not her first album. Theyre going to make more than she will regardless if it does well or not. What about the other artists out there whose first album bombs and then they end up oweing the suits? Fuck marketing. Fuck appeal. A records going to sell if the music is quality. Its not their fault people cant understand good music. Now im not the biggest Fiona fan. I like a few of her songs. I do, however, respect her individuality and the emotion in her music, what ever the content. Fight the hell out of the label, TOOL fought their label, and they put out whatever they want. And you know what? It sells. No marketing, maybe a single here and there to feed the frenzy, but never a compromise. Ill buy the album no matter what. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Tool can shit in a paper bag and I'd buy it! So, for crying out loud Free the music. Let the music sell itself.

peace

Lateralus Vinyl

To whomever cares:
TOOL is finally releasing their album 'Lateralus' on vinyl on the 23rd of August. They had some presales today on their homepage but it slipped through my fingers. I will definitely be in line on the 23rd though to expand my collection. Its all us hardcore fans can do until their next masterpiece comes out. So go grab a few copies of the Lat vinyl, just leave one for me.

peace

School Sucks

It has been awhile since I have written, but I've hardly had the time. My computer had been down for a good month and reinstalling everything is just a pain in the ass, even for a computer tech. Its not fun, or glamorous, or interesting for that matter but whats a lazy person who doesnt like school going to do. The two-year degree thing seemed cool. Note to everyone out there: If it seems too good to be true, then it is,run away fast. Even if theyre dangling a worthy gadget in front of you; in my case a laptop. The teachers were very knowledgeable, but I dont believe any teacher, great or otherwise, can teach a technical course in the time they were given. Even if they could, think of the percentage that could consume that much info and really know it not just memorize.To give you an example most 'phases' (equivilant to semesters in some cases) would last about a week, then move on to the next thing. Fast paced, you betcha. Clear? Not necessarily. And it still cost me a pretty penny. A penny with interest. A penny I'm still paying. For someone who hates school as much as I did Im finding myself wanting to go back to school for something else, something more. Maybe someday....