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It’s kinda weird how the modern indiesphere has made personal branding so complicated. There are just so many subgenres of music, and so many ppl trying to ‘one-up’ eachother when it comes to their historical knowledge of music that we have lost touch with core values of ‘good music.’ I remember when ppl used to unite around ‘the best music in the world’ instead of getting ‘all divided’ abt it.
I remember back when branding was all about ‘peace, love, and music.’ All three values were held ‘equally’, and all were just as important as the other. Kinda reminds me of ‘Woodstock.’ From what I understand, Woodstock was ‘the first music festival ever organized’, and often recognized as ‘the most authentic music festival ever created.’
They are apparently making a ‘new movie’ about the Woodstocks called ‘Taking Woodstock’ (with my bros). I might see it, just 2 see what music festivals were like b4 they had sponsored stages and other ‘corporate bullshit.’ I feel kinda confused by the movie’s aesthetics. Seem like they are trying to break into the ‘college dorm room poster’ market.
Just watched the trailer. Apparently the movie is done by the AZN bro behind Brokeback Mountain (miss u Heathbro). Feel confused by this trailer. It seems like some sort of movie that is trying to reach mainstreamers, becoming some sort of ‘deep movie abt being a young adult during a cultural movement.’ Also probably about ‘hope’, ‘determination’ and other vague ideals related 2 ‘the human spirit.’
Feel confused about movies with this Almost Famousy aesthetic. It seems like people honor them as ‘being authentic’ but they seem ‘krappy’ 2 me. Like something you would accidentally watch on TNT on Saturday afternoon, and think ‘this was okay. I understand why old people/young people like it’, but just weird that they are considered 2 be ‘amazing.’
It’s like the people who think these movies are ‘awesome’ haven’t experienced the gimmick that is meaningfulcore music. Like they will never hear music that is ‘better’ than 60s + 70s music.
Kinda glad that the scene has evolved 2 what it is 2day. There really is more to life than ‘peace’, ‘love’, and ‘music’, and they don’t really have much 2 do with 1 another. In order to feel special, u must make 99.9% of the world feel unspecial. I am okay with the way things are 2day.
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but you, crles, forgot that
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//////////Posted August 6th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
@ pedro, die in a fire
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WHERE ARE YOU JAKE I WANT U TO COME OUT OF ‘THE WOODWORK’!!!
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this shoe represents my personal brand
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i have a peace sign tat in the exact same spot as that first pic. feel kind of lame now. wtf carles
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white people are really gonna like this movie
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i see a lot of dorky highschoolers that buy their floyd and hendrix shirts at target loving this movie. i just realized pretty soon kids parents won’t have actually been around in the sixties, thats basically the only valid tie in to a lot of ‘classic rock’ especially if thats all you listen to. Music like anything else progresses, i mean look at anco.
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If they put that poster on blotter it might be almost authentic
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//////////Posted August 6th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Perforated blotter would be most authentic
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//////////Posted August 7th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
fuck the poster, i just want acid
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lol best cuts on the hro forkcast \m/
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does ne one think that the add 4 paper heart in the bottom right of the screen looks like ur facebook toolbar when it catches the corner of ur eye. its pissing me off.
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//////////Posted August 7th, 2009 at 8:40 am
yeah, i keep getting a little rush like, oh a notification. and then i get depressed at how efficient advertising techniques can be sometimes and start scanning my desk area for hidden cameras. then i pretend to staple for 15 minutes while i watch videos.
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//////////Posted August 8th, 2009 at 8:00 am
I use flock so I essentially have 2 bars at the bottom of my browser. :[
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this movie looks like it will have a lot of sweet bands from guitarHero in it. that game has taught me so much abt so many classic rock bands.
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peacebro/broad’s navel is conspicuously absent
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i found this ironic cuz 23 of my closest friends and i rented out this huge house in Woodstock about a month ago just to party for three days. Woodstock’s awesome , if you go to the town all you see is a bunch of old hippies rollin face parading down the head shop infested streets. it was awesome. wish i could go back…
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I think Woodstock is kinda overrated because the sound were probably so bad. Maybe the surroundings were cool with all those people, like 1 million right? But on the music area I think its way more better today, were you can actually here the musicians.
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