Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Contemporary Savage
In todays American society, there is a certain kind of person I find infesting our streets. Zombies of lust, rage, and the American Way. They are, 'The Contemporary Savage'. These people are the ones committing unthinkable crimes, inside and out, to live the 'contemporary' life, all of them legal. Whether it means thinking like a savage, or acting like one; in todays urban jungle, many would agree that you don't have to look very far to find one. In my personal opinion, the worst savages are the ones that live hundreds of stories over the streets, watching us scurry like mice through a cheese maze from plush leather chairs, and the sound of money falling in the background. Yes, the people living at the top of our culteral console, and controlling a large portion of our day to day world. The only problem is, they are not contemporary.
No, the contemporary savage is the one doing all he can to live our supposed 'middle class' life. The urban jungle calls for an equal supply of intellect, and behavior. Cold, cut-throat tactics are all that will get you ahead here. That is, if you don't possess a well of recources. These people are the ones that will beg borrow and steal to achieve what they feel they have to in order to find happiness, and success. The ones that want to be everywhere they are not, and only see reasons as to why the place they are in is not where they want to be. Considering our current economical status, the statistics of these blood suckers will start to bloat due to poor job markets, and plenty of hungry mouths and late mortgage payments.
Not to get too Zen on you, but it is an important step to finding where you want to be, by learning to accept where you are. In todays fast paced life style, change come and goes so fast, we barely have a solid ground to accomodate ourselves with for very long. But ah, to no avail. This circiumstance could still be percieved as the solid ground we need to make strong, well learned decisions from, as well as find peace. With all of these inner dialogues happening every second, most of them not even you, telling your mind what does, and does not need to get done. And the price of our to-do lists is taxing our world as we know it.
A persons lack of ability to share any compassion with the people close to them, and I dont mean emotioally, with inevitably be their downfall. A good song survives due to good harmony, what makes a species any different. Filled with childhood nostalgia, and promises of wealth, fame and happiness, we search on a never ending path of trials and pitfalls, never quite reaching the goal of satisfaction. Greed and gluttony run rampant, and the dead inherit the earth. Emotionless shells of pre-meditated responses and actions, all bred to tell you just what needs to be done to attain the goals you were told you should have.
This is why I live in the suburbs.
No, the contemporary savage is the one doing all he can to live our supposed 'middle class' life. The urban jungle calls for an equal supply of intellect, and behavior. Cold, cut-throat tactics are all that will get you ahead here. That is, if you don't possess a well of recources. These people are the ones that will beg borrow and steal to achieve what they feel they have to in order to find happiness, and success. The ones that want to be everywhere they are not, and only see reasons as to why the place they are in is not where they want to be. Considering our current economical status, the statistics of these blood suckers will start to bloat due to poor job markets, and plenty of hungry mouths and late mortgage payments.
Not to get too Zen on you, but it is an important step to finding where you want to be, by learning to accept where you are. In todays fast paced life style, change come and goes so fast, we barely have a solid ground to accomodate ourselves with for very long. But ah, to no avail. This circiumstance could still be percieved as the solid ground we need to make strong, well learned decisions from, as well as find peace. With all of these inner dialogues happening every second, most of them not even you, telling your mind what does, and does not need to get done. And the price of our to-do lists is taxing our world as we know it.
A persons lack of ability to share any compassion with the people close to them, and I dont mean emotioally, with inevitably be their downfall. A good song survives due to good harmony, what makes a species any different. Filled with childhood nostalgia, and promises of wealth, fame and happiness, we search on a never ending path of trials and pitfalls, never quite reaching the goal of satisfaction. Greed and gluttony run rampant, and the dead inherit the earth. Emotionless shells of pre-meditated responses and actions, all bred to tell you just what needs to be done to attain the goals you were told you should have.
This is why I live in the suburbs.
Three Essential Sites for Any Musician
The following is a list of the three pages I use and frequent to help utilize, and promote my music, and my friends, digitally. And no, I'm not talking about MySpace.
1. Reverb Nation
Reverb Nation is an essential online promotion tool that every spawning indipendant musician can use to chart and design their growth. Its fun to use, and so full of tools, that there is no reason for you to not use this site. Your most valuable tool is a great looking music widget that contain songs, pics, videos, show dates, and store. You can see in depth stats covering every angle of your on and offline prescence, and even gives you a score on your potential equity as a group, or individual.
2. SnoCap
SnoCap (recently purchased by the Network Site iMeem) is your first stop for turning your tacks into money. If you have an album, or just some songs, or maybe samples, you can set them all up for available download, at a price you determine. You have to make it at least .39 or else the site wont make any profit. Simple to use, and semi-effective, it's a great start for someone with a product to sell. Hopefully we will se some fun new features now that iMeem has purchased the site.
3. Spreadshirt
So maybe you have a logo for your band, but you want to have more product to have it placed on. Well, spreadshirt enables you to be able to paste your logo, or saying, or whatever on to a ton of different kinds of merchandise. Everything from T-shirts and ladies underwear, to pins, messenger bags, hats, and mouse pads. The only down side is you will have to pay at retail price to recieve your own shirts, but it is still better than no product at all.
1. Reverb Nation
Reverb Nation is an essential online promotion tool that every spawning indipendant musician can use to chart and design their growth. Its fun to use, and so full of tools, that there is no reason for you to not use this site. Your most valuable tool is a great looking music widget that contain songs, pics, videos, show dates, and store. You can see in depth stats covering every angle of your on and offline prescence, and even gives you a score on your potential equity as a group, or individual.
2. SnoCap
SnoCap (recently purchased by the Network Site iMeem) is your first stop for turning your tacks into money. If you have an album, or just some songs, or maybe samples, you can set them all up for available download, at a price you determine. You have to make it at least .39 or else the site wont make any profit. Simple to use, and semi-effective, it's a great start for someone with a product to sell. Hopefully we will se some fun new features now that iMeem has purchased the site.
3. Spreadshirt
So maybe you have a logo for your band, but you want to have more product to have it placed on. Well, spreadshirt enables you to be able to paste your logo, or saying, or whatever on to a ton of different kinds of merchandise. Everything from T-shirts and ladies underwear, to pins, messenger bags, hats, and mouse pads. The only down side is you will have to pay at retail price to recieve your own shirts, but it is still better than no product at all.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Three Writers Resources You Need to Use
In todays world, writers have a plethora of utilities and resources available to help you gain a strong foothold on their potential markets. Being an aspiring writer, I currently use all of the services listed, and find them to really help me to improve as a writer, and a business man.
1. Helium.com
Helium is an ingenius writing community, capable of helping to stimulate the creative juices of anyone. Essentially, you browse through the list of topics available to everyone. There is an endless amount of topics, and if you don't find anything that interests you, you can start a topic of your liking. When you choose a topic, you are then included into a pool of other people writing on the same topic. You will then be rated by the other writers in the community against other articles in your category. The higher the rating, the higher the value, the more you make. I love this site, and it can really help you find your voice, and refine your work against others writings.
2. Triond.com
Similar to helium, but not as in depth, in my opinion. You upload articles or pieces you have written and they are avaialble to be picked up by different publications, online, or maybe off, and used for profit. You make a cut, and are paid through paypal.
3. LuLu.com
LuLu is your one stop shop for free self publishing. Whether is is a book, photographs, music, or anything in-between. The downside is that you lose about 60% of your sale to LuLu, but they empower you to have your products available for sale, whether it be download, or hard copy.
1. Helium.com
Helium is an ingenius writing community, capable of helping to stimulate the creative juices of anyone. Essentially, you browse through the list of topics available to everyone. There is an endless amount of topics, and if you don't find anything that interests you, you can start a topic of your liking. When you choose a topic, you are then included into a pool of other people writing on the same topic. You will then be rated by the other writers in the community against other articles in your category. The higher the rating, the higher the value, the more you make. I love this site, and it can really help you find your voice, and refine your work against others writings.
2. Triond.com
Similar to helium, but not as in depth, in my opinion. You upload articles or pieces you have written and they are avaialble to be picked up by different publications, online, or maybe off, and used for profit. You make a cut, and are paid through paypal.
3. LuLu.com
LuLu is your one stop shop for free self publishing. Whether is is a book, photographs, music, or anything in-between. The downside is that you lose about 60% of your sale to LuLu, but they empower you to have your products available for sale, whether it be download, or hard copy.
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