Archive for January, 2007
She Has “It”
I actually saw this movie on AMC’s Fear Friday several months back, and this is the one scene that I remember from this movie.. The move is called Vamp, and it’s a very cheesy (bad) 80’s movie. However, you can’t deny that Grace Jones has that something that “sparkles” in this clip. She has such charisma, attitude, and originality. In short, this clip is undeniably Grace Jones.
No commentsMusic’s Devolution
Timmy Cappello once said to me that he thought CDs were dead. At the time, I had joined the “digital revolution” of music downloads on a part-time basis. This was before iTunes and around the time when Napster was king…until Metallica. I still purchased CDs of my favorite artists then but started downloading old school music from AudioGalaxy, my favorite P2P network. I saw digital music as an option to obtain older songs that you couldn’t find in the music stores. However, I never thought that the digital format would replace the CD. I was obviously wrong.
It wasn’t until after Napster came tumbling down that I truly understood why more and more people turned to illegal music downloads. The music industry was focused on the record business, not the music business. Some of you may wonder, what’s the difference? Well here it is.
Labels in the record business produce “artists” like Ashlee Simpson, Milli Vanilli, Cassie, and the grave yard of “never was” acts manufactured by Lou Pearlman. These acts are untalented puppets, rely on producers to clean up their vocals, and look good on MTV with their pre-packaged images. More than likely, they do not write any material on their albums much less play instruments. Depending on the artist, live performances range from lively and energetic to downright awful. Another main essential is lipsynching; many of these types of acts cannot sing live. They can, however, sell their music based on their image, looks, and producer-driven music. In the record business, even I can get a record deal. Just ask yourself why people like Paris Hilton and Britney Spears have deals with major labels. Read more
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