quoted 1 line no disrespect to peter, but......> no disrespect to peter, but...... quoted 7 lines IMHO it is important that we tell mtv to fuck off. Call them and tell them> IMHO it is important that we tell mtv to fuck off. Call them and tell them
> what
> you DONT like. Tell them that they are full of shit, Tell them that you do
> not
> want to be part of their world. Like Peter said " If the underground
> doesn't support
> this....."
Well, I disagree with the last statement. Nearly everytime I go to certain
record stores I have the employees of the store directing customers to me
(and I have never even work there). I have seriously walked around with
people to help them or give them a list because they really like techno
and don't know any of the bands. Just last week, I was having Sensorama
played in the store to check out the PLAID remix. And several people came
up to try and snag the CD from me. These people loved it, and knew nothing
about bands like Aphex Twin, Black Dog, Autechre and Chemical Brothers.
They sold several copies of all of the following, because I had the
employees of the store open upt the cds and give the people a little taste
of the music. If there was some outlet for people to hear new and good
techno, it would help a great deal. I for one would like some bands
(like Chemical Brothers, Advent, Squarepusher) to have a semi decent
following so that they might play in the US. Nearly every band I would
like to see, does shows in the UK or elsewhere in Europe (and not here).
I for one would like to see more shows like Organic happening in the
future, but if there isn't enough support they won't happen.
I for one would rather see a quality band getting a little hype versus
some joke like Keoki or Moby.
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