Perhaps its the look of "professionalism" that really gets to me, or the fact that every "self-respecting" band has a M
yspace page. It's not what you play, it's how you look, who you know, and how many friends you have. Bummer. Record labels like
Nitro and Jade Tree no longer except demo tapes or
CDs, if you don't have a M
yspace page or a P
urevolume page consider yourself
disposable. It's insulting to think that the only
exceptable mediums of music discovery are through web socializing and networking websites. I understand that M
yspace was started as a way to help
musicians out, and I've used it as a tool to help book shows and tours, but to know that a venue or promoter won't even bother writing you back because your page is "boring" or "
unprofessional"
truly signals the last days of punk rock.
New social regulations are brought into the music scene everyday, backwards thinking like that, and militant ideas keep art from growing and flourishing. Art is threatening, and should never be limited to ideas or constraints of any kind of "scene." Start a band, draw a picture, create something. Anyone can do it, regardless of talent, skill, or class. The only limits you have are the ones you set for yourself, so stop reading this and go do something!
~Mike A. Sifuentes
Agreed.
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