Comments on: Matador Records http://www.indieupdate.com/2006/08/23/matador-records/ Indie Music Blog - Independent Music News and Reviews Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:37:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jerod of Occasional Monster http://www.indieupdate.com/2006/08/23/matador-records/#comment-30732 Jerod of Occasional Monster Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:45:01 +0000 http://www.indieupdate.com/matador-records/2006/08/23/#comment-30732 This is a debate I've had time and time again with friends and acquaintances. There is an attitude among certain members who want to be "scene" that you can only like something if it is unique to you or a very small facet of society. This is a lame way of operating, especially in light of the fact that many of these people seem to wear a uniform and behave in a way that identifies them with the other people with the same identity. I thought conformity was soooo yesterday... I play music because I love music. If people listen to what my band is playing and they enjoy it, that's great. If a scenester likes it? Wonderful. If a frat house plays it during some party while they smash beer cans on each other's faces? Wonderful. I couldn't give a fuck less WHO hears and enjoys my music - I just want to share it with people. If one day, my band crawls from the shadows of independent obscurity and ends up with a million-plus fans, that would be something amazing and exhilarating. If this weekend's release of our debut cd only yields a few sales, and after a few years of light, regional, self-funded touring we break up, I'm happy to have played with the rest of the band. It's time that the Us vs. Them mentality and air of superiority and arrogance leaves the music scene. Scenesters, metalheads, punkers, cowpokes, and other genre lovers are all the same. We're people who like a certain flavor of music. It's reflected in our attitude, our wardrobe, and the friends with which we associate. Mellow the fuck out and enjoy the tunes. You'll be dead some day. This is a debate I’ve had time and time again with friends and acquaintances. There is an attitude among certain members who want to be “scene” that you can only like something if it is unique to you or a very small facet of society. This is a lame way of operating, especially in light of the fact that many of these people seem to wear a uniform and behave in a way that identifies them with the other people with the same identity. I thought conformity was soooo yesterday…

I play music because I love music. If people listen to what my band is playing and they enjoy it, that’s great. If a scenester likes it? Wonderful. If a frat house plays it during some party while they smash beer cans on each other’s faces? Wonderful. I couldn’t give a fuck less WHO hears and enjoys my music - I just want to share it with people. If one day, my band crawls from the shadows of independent obscurity and ends up with a million-plus fans, that would be something amazing and exhilarating. If this weekend’s release of our debut cd only yields a few sales, and after a few years of light, regional, self-funded touring we break up, I’m happy to have played with the rest of the band.

It’s time that the Us vs. Them mentality and air of superiority and arrogance leaves the music scene. Scenesters, metalheads, punkers, cowpokes, and other genre lovers are all the same. We’re people who like a certain flavor of music. It’s reflected in our attitude, our wardrobe, and the friends with which we associate.

Mellow the fuck out and enjoy the tunes. You’ll be dead some day.

]]> By: Maylin http://www.indieupdate.com/2006/08/23/matador-records/#comment-30333 Maylin Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:03:23 +0000 http://www.indieupdate.com/matador-records/2006/08/23/#comment-30333 just an addition to this. i really think that many labels won't become big if they did not make it into indie labels. i mean, everyone and everything are starting from the bottom before going up. and commercialization has a big role in promoting a label and making it big. just an addition to this. i really think that many labels won’t become big if they did not make it into indie labels. i mean, everyone and everything are starting from the bottom before going up. and commercialization has a big role in promoting a label and making it big.

]]> By: Maylin http://www.indieupdate.com/2006/08/23/matador-records/#comment-30272 Maylin Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:30:57 +0000 http://www.indieupdate.com/matador-records/2006/08/23/#comment-30272 yes i agree attagirl. time changes everything. and it is important to let those concerns be addressed. the fans have also a big role in this indie music and that is to make it survive. now a days, many kinds of music are growing and it is not that easy to keep those alive. yes i agree attagirl. time changes everything. and it is important to let those concerns be addressed. the fans have also a big role in this indie music and that is to make it survive. now a days, many kinds of music are growing and it is not that easy to keep those alive.

]]> By: attagirl http://www.indieupdate.com/2006/08/23/matador-records/#comment-29491 attagirl Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:17:29 +0000 http://www.indieupdate.com/matador-records/2006/08/23/#comment-29491 As times change so do the people who move with them. This generation is hungry for more freedom and that is why they wrestle with a lot of terms used and things being done in the industry. We need to address those concerns and keep the generation growing and reaching their potential in the indy music scene. As times change so do the people who move with them. This generation is hungry for more freedom and that is why they wrestle with a lot of terms used and things being done in the industry. We need to address those concerns and keep the generation growing and reaching their potential in the indy music scene.

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