#selling out

[jacobwren]

“And there is something wrong with popular culture in the 21st century, isn’t there? You don’t have to be a middle-aged punk to think that it feels less surprising and alive than it once did. The entertainment industry in general and music industry in particular have become exceptionally good at selling the maximum number of units, but selling units is not what music is for. As flawed as the idea of “selling out” was, it captured one incontrovertible truth: only a fool would write a song to make money. You write a song to surprise yourself, to give other people what they never knew they wanted. Perhaps what is missing from popular culture in the 21st century is sufficient contempt for those who give us what we asked for already.” - Dan Brooks

#dan brooks #selling out

[vox-anglosphere]

Loreena's 2024 tour is selling out fast. Get tickets while you can.

#Loreena McKennitt #European Tour #The Visit #Celtic music #Stratford #Canadian #world class #selling out #Spring 2024

[mywifeleftme]

364: Various Artists // Israfel

Israfel Various Artists 1997, Ape

A 1997 vinyl benefit compilation of mostly Middle American grindcore / powerviolence / emo acts, assembled in an edition of about 1000 by Bloomington-based DIY label Ape Records (active 1995 to 2002), in handmade sleeve with a recent release catalogue, a substantial zine, and a few priceless gag inserts (incl. YOUR HARDCORE SELL OUT DECODER RING). I’m not an aficionado of any of the genres Israfel covers by any means, but you’d have to be a real head to know most of these: in terms of notoriety, the Locust (who contribute a 47 second blast of lo-fi outrage) are basically Led Zeppelin compared to the rest of the acts, most of whom topped out with a couple of EPs and compilation appearances.

Of course, hearing music that would otherwise be basically lost to time is the appeal of taking a flyer on a comp like this. One of my favourite tracks is “Untitled” by Roanoke, VA’s the Weak Link Breaks, supposedly the first thing the band ever wrote (and, judging from their discography, nearly the last too). It begins with a very, very quiet spacy-Fugazi-style amble (the vocal harmonies couldn’t be more Ian and Guy) that explodes into a brief screamo-style D-beat section, and then some big heaving riffs that make me want to exaggeratedly lift and stomp my feet like a giant trying to keep his balance. I also dig Murfreesboro, TN’s Serotonin, an emo / post-hardcore act with a steely '80s shred band guitar tone who play like they want people in the pit to twirl around ecstatically instead of slam dancing. A lot of the other nasty yowling cat speedballs on Israfel don’t really catch my ear, but that’s okay—I’m weirdly proud of them 27 years after the fact for being themselves and getting out whatever they needed to get out through this violence.

The package’s tone is all over the place. The zine opens with a haunting description of the compilation’s beneficiaries, the family of a pair of little girls with spinal muscular atrophy (a common birth defect) whose condition worsened until they perished, leaving their parents distraught and financially ruined—and the 21-year-old compiler racked with guilt that he didn’t somehow do more to help. From there, it whips through his heterodox thoughts about the hardcore scene (despicably self-absorbed; unresponsive to requests from label operators); the state of emo (too abstract); the best way to bring about change (working within the capitalist system); rape (it’s bad; consent is black and white; can we stop litigating this in the scene?); calling the cops (fine to do); disrespecting the American flag (played out; tacky); and drinking/drug use (“when did self-destruction become rebellion?”). After he finishes up, each band (that got their artwork in on time anyway) gets a page to talk about themselves. This section is full of old school punk zine/leaflet treasures, with designs that mimic motel newspaper ads, postcards, messy handwritten perzines, and Xeroxed 7” grindcore sleeves.

It's funny reading his scornful words about pseudo-rebellious drunkards stumbling toward “the day when punk rock is shelved for an 8 hour workday, Budweiser, and television” and then finding his LinkedIn, where he describes himself as “driving omnichannel excellence” and as “whimsical (after coffee).” You wouldn’t believe it from the splenetic angst of the Israfel zine, but the guy seems like he turned out happy and normal, with a few kids and a successful career. I wonder how the 21-year-old would see the 48-year-old, if he’d call him a sell-out or feel relieved that things worked out; if the 48-year-old would pity his former self, or feel ashamed about losing his edge. More one-time zinesters and hardcore kids end up looking square from a distance than you’d think (I certainly do if you catch me during the workday), because you usually stop hearing about them when they drop out of the scene. For most, the quiet part of life is the larger portion by far. It’s your choice whether to embrace that, mourn it, or seek your own alternative. But if Israfel reminds us of nothing else, it’s the importance of having a good scream at least once in your life.

364/365

#the locust #ape records #the panoply academy #architects of the new christ rebellion #criswell #harriet the spy #thenceforward #locust #inept #the weak link breaks #serotonin #old hearts club #twenty seven hours #eurich #the judas iscariot #reversal of man #screamo #post hardcore #d beat #grindcore #sasscore #zines #diy #selling out #'90s music #music review #vinyl record #emocore

[kaygee-doodles]

This is literally the only thing from this image I can show you.

The rest is on my Patreon. I'm so sorry.

#selling out #swap!sans #blue sans

[barrykoeghan]

shopping list

#beach boys says there's 7k but that sounds like a lie i feel like they're gonna make it a permanent pressing #that's the only one i'm worried about #selling out #nobody cares about sparks but me and like 5 other people so it's fine i'm 100% sure my stores won't even HAVE them so

[viewfromthelake]

I put this quote in a frame tonight:

Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.

In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as the good life, a person happy doing his own work is usually considered an eccentric, if not a subversive. Ambition is only understood if it’s to rise to the top of some imaginary ladder of success. Someone who takes an undemanding job because it affords him the time to pursue other interests and activities is considered a flake. A person who abandons a career in order to stay home and raise children is considered not to be living up to his potential — as if a job title and salary are the sole measure of human worth.

You’ll be told in a hundred ways, some subtle and some not, to keep climbing, and never be satisfied with where you are, who you are, and what you’re doing. There are a million ways to sell yourself out, and I guarantee you’ll hear about them.

To invent your own life’s meaning is not easy, but it’s still allowed, and I think you’ll be happier for the trouble.

— Bill Watterson

#bill watterson #calvin and hobbes #a good life well lived #meaning of life #inspiration #ambition #selling out

[kingoftheu]

On the balence it is a good thing Bill Waterson never sold out Calvin and Hobbes. But let's be real officially licensed Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs would have slapped.

#calvin and hobbes #calvin #hobbes #bill waterson #comics #comic stuff #comic strip #newspaper comics #newspaper #selling out #chocolate #cereal

[ausetkmt]

Ice Cube Calls Out Barack Obama, Tells Tucker Carlson 'Nothing Changed'

It's not only politics that makes for strange bedfellows -- Ice Cube's unloading on Barack Obama, Black Lives Matter, Covid vaccines and more ... with, of all people, Tucker Carlson.

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It's not only politics that makes for strange bedfellows -- Ice Cube's unloading on Barack Obama, Black Lives Matter, COVID-19 vaccines and more ... with, of all people, Tucker Carlson.

The duo rolled through South L.A. together for an episode of Tucker's show on Twitter -- and they quickly found common ground on several topics ... starting with former President Obama. Cube said he was proud America had elected a Black man, and thought maybe "this guy is gonna be the guy."

But, ultimately Cube feels Obama -- like all of his White House predecessors -- did nothing to change his life.

Tucker and the rapper/actor also bro'd out on BLM ... Cube's criticism being the org didn't improve things for the Black people he knows and loves, while Tucker's voice-over and editing attacked BLM for allegedly misappropriating millions of dollars.

Interestingly, Tucker -- a staunch and vocal proponent of police -- never asked Cube about writing the song "F**k Tha Police." 🤔 Interesting.

Perhaps the most cringe moment came when Carlson referred to Ice Cube as one of the "least obedient" celebs in Hollywood. To be fair, it was a lead-in to Cube not getting the COVID vaccine -- something upon which they fully agree -- but, still ... poor choice of words?

#ice cube #tucker carlson #selling out #rich and forgetful #Black Lives Matter #Ice Cube Calls Out Barack Obama #Tells Tucker Carlson 'Nothing Changed

[muzzlemouths]

tempt tempt tempt

OKAY OKAY

expect a post about it within the hour

#i'm giving in to peer pressure #SELLING OUT #nah jk jk I'm pretty excited about this idea actually #surprised it hasnt already been snatched up #or maybe I just missed it in my quick search aksjdhfjasdh

[spongebobsoundtrack]

Ronald Hanmer - Dramatic Cue (f) Plays in:

43b. "The Bully"

65a. "Selling Out"

75b. "That's No Lady"

76b. "Hocus Pocus"

#spongebob #spongebob squarepants #audio #music #apm track #The Bully #Selling Out #That's No Lady #Hocus Pocus #Dramatic Cue (f) #Ronald Hanmer

[homestuck--edits]

Homestuck Adopt??

this is primarily to see if there is an interest at all!!

comes w/ basic sprites (normal homestuck style + slightly shinier one shown below) and godtier (witch of life)!

$7?

i do not currently have a paypal so if you wish to obtain her dm me @thebeginningpam to tell me you wanna buy her, n then once i'm awake (sleepy time for mod davesprite) you can dm me some sorta proof of donation to NARAL pro-choice america :>

Rules??

do whatever you want :> change whatever i do not care

#mod davesprite #homestuck #not edits #selling out #<- blacklisting purposes. though is it selling out if its only for charities #homestuck adopts #also the waiting until im awake part is so as to not accidentally scam someone #if two people attempt to pay for her in the next um. 6 hours. its late #anyway i have character traits + theme + name for her. if you want it. if not though thats reasonable

[sandpaperdaisy]

SELLING OUT: How it's going

In this post I declared my intentions to start uploading a ton of designs to my print on demand sites in the year 2022. After the explosion of AI generated images, I already can’t believe that I once wrote that I worried about the ethics of manipulating stock art that I bought the rights to use…what a difference a year makes. SO! How did my experiment go? Read on.

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#art #art business #Art Tips #artist #business #business strategy #confessional #digital art #experiment #lowbrow art #marketing strategy #print #print on demand #redbubble #revenue #sales #selling out #strategy #teepublic #testimonial

[dreamingdarkly22]

Hooray I'm gaining followers!

Boo they seem to be mostly empty bot accounts claiming to be be actresses...

If you like any of the content I post, please feel free to reblog it and help me spread the word =)

#selling out

[invisiblemotor]

Well I’m going to get a cream gilded yacht and I’m going to communicate with my neophytes through ship to shore phone

#ed sanders #the goat #the fugs #selling out #cream gilded #peace eye #scrounge lounge #coffin bearing barge #cemetery hill #sun disc

[the-desolated-quill]

I didn’t hate Joker and I didn’t love it. Thought it was a decent movie and that Joaquin is a good actor, but this sequel. This fucking sequel makes my head hurt. A musical??? With lady Gaga as harley Quinn???

I have negative interest in this sequel and I KNOW I’m gonna have an aneurysm over the inevitable praise it’s gonna get.

I agree. I thought Joker was good. As a one off, experimental film, I think it worked really well. But it absolutely does not need a sequel. At all. What else is there to say? The ending was pretty clear. Joker created Batman. What would this Batman be like, considering the strong emphasis on class warfare in the film? We can speculate, and it’s fun to speculate, but we don’t actually need to see it. We can put the pieces together ourselves. We certainly don’t need a fucking musical sequel featuring Harley Quinn.

There’s nowhere for the story to go from a creative standpoint, and I suspect Todd Phillips knows this on the basis that… you know?…. he’s decided to make a MUSICAL sequel to Joker. It’s the kind of idea you come up with when you’re so desperate that you pick the first insane thing that pops into your head an hour before the deadline. Plus how is this supposed to gel with the first film? That’s like following up a Winnie The Pooh movie with a sequel focusing on his time during the Vietnam War. It’s complete tonal whiplash. 🤣

#joker: folie a deux #lol #dc #anti warner bros #anti todd phillips #selling out

[destiel-doesnt-exist]

SM Selling Out

why does every single social media site i like have to fuck it up?  tumblr with their ads and wanting you to pay to be on here so you don’t have to see the ads.  like, i can’t even go to my blog outside of the dashboard to search for shit oN MY BLOG, but you want me to pay for this?  facebook where every other post is an ad.  and now tiktok has started showing “sponsored” tiktoks where you can tap on “shop now”!  i swear to god.  all this selling out is really fucking annoying.  

#social media #selling out #capitalism #corporate greed