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a) mrosenberg42
b) Mike
c) 31
d) male
e) Boise, ID

1) Minor Threat complete Discography; Built to Spill Keep it like a secret; Digable Planets Blowout Comb
2) Rockism is and will be interprted in many different ways. This is supposed to be much longer but what are we in f*&^%$ school this is all you get. Rockism to me is a way of life.
3) http://www.damnfunnypictures.com/html/Sex-Theme-Park.html
4) Never heard of either
5) One

So it's been eleven days since I got "accepted" and still no mail... guess this is just a well executed joke then :/
Oh well, it was worth the try :D Nice job with the whole thing guys.

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a) foxxycloud
b)Dustin
c)21
d)male
e)Chicago, IL

1.) Was on vacation for a while, three uploads were the Klaxons, Myths ...., a prerelease of Neon Bible, and Maximo Park's, Our Earthly Pleasures
2) Rockism is a popularized British music and pop culture commentary on the authenticity of music culture. Popular during the late 60's and 70's, rockism was a concept of rock and pop music structure, instrumentation, and content. Electronic based music as well as instrumentation that was outside of the guitar/bass/drum/vocal concept was felt to be unauthentic. Rocksim is just a vessal of critical analysis, supposing that there is a "right" and a "wrong" way to make rock music. Its pretty much absolute bullshit (I guess i should put bollocks).
3)www.artloversnewyork.com/.../cat_power__2.jpg
4) Tough one. Both are great live and in the studio. My vote is for Sufjan, mainly because of how unbelievable Illinois was. A masterpeice of experimental folk and Americana. "Friend Opportunity" is incredible though.
5)2-3

a) grandepois
b) Mike
c) 17
d) Male
e) California, USA


1) Damiera - M(Us)Ic, A Hawk and a Hacksaw - Darkness at Noon, Dosh - The Lost Lake

2) Rockism, to me, is the correct way of looking at music and measuring the talent of an artist. Rockism is originality and creativity. It's the state of mind that inspires the artists who strive to create their own undefined sound. Unlike the mainstream bands such as Avenged Sevenfold or Atreyu, artists like Beirut or Andrew Bird go for a sound that hasn't been regurgitated over and over again by the same bands with different haircuts. One point of rockism that I do object with is that use of electric instruments fail to enhance music and are unable to convey any true passion the performer has for the music they play. I believe that electronics are valid tools for musical expression when used correctly. Rockism is the defining factor of a band's attitude toward their livelihood.

3) I refuse to take part in this fad held by the common forum junkie. If you want to refuse me access based strictly upon this refusal, well you're entitled to that and I'll accept the rejection, but analyze it for a minute.

4) It's hard to say who is better when comparing Deerhoof and Sufjan Stevens because their styles are completely different. It's almost like asking someone if The Locust or Circa Survive is better. In Deerhoof you have the happy, almost 80's trend sound going on, but with Sufjan Stevens the folk aspect of his music is stronger than anything else. Also in Deerhoof the voice is shrill and almost unpleasant to listen to while Sufjan Stevens's voice is docile and pleasing. Even as I sit here contrasting the two artists, searching for which is better, I'm at a loss. I can easily say who I enjoy listening to more, but that holds no measure to who is more talented. They are both talented in different ways and neither is better or worse.
5) One

a) requested username: crabcigar; or something trendy sounding that everyone else on here seems to aim for. But most certainly crabcigar.
b) first name (no surnames): Alyssa
c) age: 17
d) gender: Female
e) geographic location: San Francisco, California. It’s not so National Geographic-photography-worthy, unless you have some weird photo fetish of bums fondling your ankles or something on the trolleys.

1)
a) Japanther - Dump the Body in Rikki Lake
b) Horse Head - Birds and Bees
c) Tap Tap - Lanzafame

2) Rockism is what we all make it out to be. It varies from person to person; Person A may say, "Well, I like Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti but I certainly do not like System of a Down." Person B is baffled and retorts, "What kind of name is Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti?! I can't believe you think you listen to good music, let me guess, is this part of your Disney Soundtrack? I‘m not hyphy and down with this Ariel the mermaid and ‘Under the Sea‘ shit." Person A stands there and thinks for a moment whether or not to beat the shit out of Person B, but instead chuckles and replies "My friend, I'm afraid you do not understand the components of rockism. You see, you listen to Panic! At the Disco. This is just like Fall! Out! Boy! But! With! Even! More! Shitty! Sounding! Band! Members! Who! All! Probably! Appeal! Just! To! 16! Year! Old! Girls! And! This!! Annoying! Exclaimation! Mark! With! No! Point! At! All!!!!!!!! Sometimes! You! Can‘t Tell! If! Panic! Fans! Are! Male! Or! Female! Because! They! All! Look! The! Same! With! Their! Haircuts!" Person B kicks Person A in the balls for being an elitist asshole [note how it is labeled Person “A” for “asshole“, and Person “B“ is probably “bisexual“ because he/she goes both ways and listens to Panic! At the Disco]. After being hit in the balls, Person A summons one of his Pokemons from his damaged balls and it damages Person B +156 HP/156. KO’d!


3) http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/9549/happppybu1.png
She hardly ever smiles like this, she‘s always half-smiling…poor Chan. But hey, you can’t pass up a face like that.

4) Oh “deer”, what a tough decision.

Deerhoof attempted something different and won me over. With Sufjan, it’s the same thing repetitively with horns, upbeat synthesizers, ode to Steven Reich and minimalism and such to me. I lost interest with Sufjan after Illinois was released; it did not contain the quality and personal musicianship he created for Michigan and Seven Swans. The songs sounded the same, but were not as captivating. So really, if I had to say which artist was better, I’d go with Deerhoof because of their judicious metamorphose and improvement upon pleasing my oxymoronic tastes of contrasting weeping guitars with gentle childlike voices. Going from “aww bunny bunny cutie bunny” to “fucking rabbit eating my entrails while ripping out my teeth” provided me with an insight of the improvement upon musicianship. From adorable, panda-cuddly vocals, Deerhoof transformed themselves to playing a tragic-sounding lament played at the funeral of a road kill rabbit.

5) 1

Crabcigar,

We at Oink sense something special here. Rather than simply gift you with a single invite we may have grander designs for you. To wit, you might be the sort of material we're looking for as a Probationary Oink Administrator.

We will update you at this location after all administrators confer.

Oh dear God, must you be serious?! The irony, it's April Fool's Day! I don't know what to believe.


But even if you are kidding, what an honor it is to have this joke played upon me!

crabcigar, we're not fucking kidding

or are we?

crabcigar, please ignore trolls like Lingbert.

It really doesn't make a difference what day it is here.

For a moment I thought the situation was 'popeless'.

No one here gets that joke.

I thought it was pretty clever, seeing as how you used the vatican smoke as a picture up there.

Aww, I apologize for that.

I couldn't help myself after seeing the Vatican decision smoke picture and knowing that tomorrow is the 3 year death anniversary of John Paul II.

No need to apologize, crabcigar. April Fool!

Does anyone else think Ratzinger looks like Emperor Palpatine?

u suk

heartily

Confounded OTM.

cinema obscura - secret cinema torrent site

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i am trying to access the toorent site - cinema obscura, and cannot load the page, am in the uk, a mate sent me a link but it doesnt work, cannot load the page with safari or firefox, have tried to link in from a million places and the site will not load, can anyone help or advise. its a very very good site thanks

-- zop, Thursday, 29 March 2007 01:47 (5 days ago)
It went off-the-air and/or super private awhile back. Haven't run across an equivalent.

-- Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 29 March 2007 20:10 (4 days ago)
.. my friend linked on from the black cats board, very recently, its now called cinema obscura.. its weid it wont even connect to the server, does anyone know how i can get an invite?

-- zop, Thursday, 29 March 2007 23:00 (4 days ago)

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Hi everybody, so hows the problem solving going? It's been a while now:(

hey tobb, how are you?

we missed you around here!

:) :) :)

hehe been away for a while..still no piggie, oink, for though :(

hey tobb, you're back! where did you go?

i got an oink invite, did you get one yet?

yepp I'm back, I was very busy studying lots of important exams.. no haven't got mine yet:( but I'm waiting patiently or at least I'm trying to:P

hi tobb3!!! good to see you back on the board!

what exams were you studying for? I just spent a week studying for my maths and language finals. i had lots of guess papers to help me out.

i should be getting my Oink invite this week, (fingers crossed) let me know if you get yours.

:) :) :)

Had a biology test and a Marine Ecology test..pretty intense a lot to learn but it's interesting:)

how is Marine Ecology different from Marine Biology?

i am v v interested.

;-)

Well I'm not Exactly sure but maybe it's like more concerned around how humans effect the environment in the sea and the way the species effect eachother bla bla..but I think they are more or less the same thing just two different names:P

so you had to take two different exams in two different classes on the exact same thing? no wonder you needs some Oink invites.

:P :P :P

haha not exaclty my biology test was about fysiology and the marine ecology was about worms and stuff from the baltic sea..

worms from the baltic sea?!? that sounds rad!!!!!!!!!!!!

tobbbbbb?

a) saturnalia
b) cameron
c) 26
d) male
e) australia


1) The Avalanches - El Producto, BT - This Binary Universe, Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero

2) What is rockism?
Rockism is the very definition of rock - the distilled essence, including the blood sweat and tears - made up by some nerdy guy trying to explain an artistic movement. Modern authentic rockism can be found but are quite rare these days, perhaps it was once easier to be inspired, original and raw.

3) http://www.ellenforney.com/images2/CatPowerLG.gif

4) Unfortunately I have no idea - however I am willing to find out given time. (dont feel like ripping some txt i have no idea about).

5) 1 pls.

Modern authentic rockism can be found but are quite rare these days

TRU

yes worms, weed, ne that kinds of stuff and how they effect eachother and the environment sorrounding them:)

saturnalia = Rejected. (please re-apply in 90 days following the eight sentances guideline)

tobb = you're all set now, right?

emm no I'm not:( (soon I don't know if I should laugh or cry:P)

tobb = try re-booting and see if that does the trick.

Here's my application. Thanks!
a) FeuerDrache
b) James
c) 17
d) M
e) Minneapolis, MN


1) Name three shared albums (+192kbps only) that others have successfully downloaded from you in the past week

Bleach - Nirvana;
From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah - Nirvana;
Nirvana (2002) - Nirvana (I just got their discography last weekend)


2) What is rockism? (answer in paragraph format, eight sentence minimum)
Rockism, much like literature's archetypal (or 'new' as it is also known) is the analysis and judgement of a piece of music by its parts. Rockism's states, mainly, that there was, at some point in time, a golden age of music. Music's golden age, the ideals of rockism state, was the era in which all songs were written by performers, where all bands had the same make-up (namely a guitar player, a bass-ist and a drummer), and where a song's appeal to the masses made no difference to a record company; music was best, a rockist would argue, when performers focused on producing albums with meaning, and not on hitting #1 with a great single. One who has lived through (or at least listened to) the music of the 50's and 60's might readily point out that the rockist 'paradise' never truly existed; in this sense rockism strives for an unseen and unachievable ideal. The critics of rockism state that a rockist listener loses sight of a song, as a whole, by focusing on its production, and the motives behind the music. (Funnily, rockism doesn't have too many proponents, as its original use and its current connotations were and still are derogatory.) Rockism is not without merit: when computers and teams of recording company 'technicians' can create chart-toppers, the honest garage band has no hope of becoming mainstream. In conclusion, though, rockism is nothing but an idea of a past time. Rock no longer makes the world turn, and 'rockists' are the music lovers who fail to see the new world order. Rockism and its practitioners are audiophiles who cannot let go of the past. Rockists would do better to cherish their heritage than to look down on the current generation of musicians.


3) Post a link to your favorite picture of Cat Power

http://scenestars.net/gallery/albums/ACL%20Taping/normal_cat.jpg


4) Which artist is better, Sufjan Stevens or Deerhoof? Why? (answer in paragraph format, eight sentence minimum)
Sufjan Stevens.
I'd yet to hear a decent sounding popular song in 5/4 (but that might have been due to my musical immaturity) until 'Come on Feel the Illinoise'. I like the musicality of their music (which points to another shortcoming of rockism: musicians come in all sorts of packages and flavors). I'm not quite sure what instrumentation they use, but it seems as if there's brass in some of their songs, a fact that I find quite cool - I'm in my school's drumline. To better respond to this question I listened to a few Stevens songs, and, after having finished listening to them, I think that the variety in their music is remarkable: I can't think of another band with such a wide range of sounds (maybe ozomatli ? ). Deerhoof reminded me of Ladytron, a bit. I think they doesn't appeal to my tastes, the vocals Deerhoof uses; the music that they play is soothing (when it ought to be) and their use of contrast keeps their music interesting.


5) How many invites do you require?

2 (a buddy of mine loves Brit Rock more than you could ever imagine; his birthday is 4/4 and I haven't gotten him anything else)

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ironic, that

admin lol WHAT? still don't have an invite and rebooting won't give me one either:P haha..this must be the biggest prank I have ever seen..thx for keeing me busy anyways:D

/tobb3

Tobb3, this is not a prank, it's just that we paid these programmers in the UK to recode our invite request system. We're out a little over $1,000 for the project and now functionality is worse than it was before. Don't worry, we're still fighting it out with them. Please be patient for your acceptance e-mail.

In other news, some of my print writing for Wired just went up onto their online archive.

You are the digital prophet I have long been seeking.