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AC-DC - Back In Black (Atlantic ‘80)
Metallica - Ride The Lightning

hmmmm, did i miss anything else? ~Akash

Ok now it makes sense but please, in the future, proofread!

Okay No Problem

I will wait now :D

OK coolz.

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a) dgiraffe
b) david
c) 20
d) male
e) valencia, los angeles, california

1) Killers - Sams Town / Zero 7 - the garden / The Knife - Silent Shout
2) Rockism, is the belief that only the "sincere" artists are deserved credit. The lines are drawn between "real artists" who express themselves only as a means for self-release or self expression and those who are in it to "make a buck". It generalizes most of the 60s and 70s as the "lost golden years" and discredits much of the 'post-discovery' music. While I agree that music will never be the same/as good as it was back in the day (IMOP the overexploitation of sexiness in the pop world, and dismissal of it in the modern rock world) i do not agree with the belief that everything made to make a dollar isnt "good". When a blatantly commercial album such as "futuresex/lovesounds" comes out, in rockism it is grounds for dismissal as a legitimate piece of art, however, expressing ones need to dance or "bring sexy back" is just as a legitimate form of self release as many critically solid albums. Furthermore, it can mean something special to someone, even if that someone is unknowingly part of consumerist machine that recycles money and the same albums constantly. Rockism also disregards the new musics of the last twenty years (hip hop, trance, techno, post-rock) and many of these musics serve an important cultural purpose for different american societies. What this argument against new musics ends in is a strong importance of genuine artistry mostly focused on white male songwriters. I believe this is racist, basically saying that white people are allowed to "get it on, bang a gong" with critical recognition while those in the corners trying to escape their troubles "by partying/drinking bacardi like its their birthday" are stupid. All music serves a genuine purpose sociologically, whether for escapism, protest, or tradition. In conclusion, id definitely rather spend my money trying to support bands like lightning bolt than buy the new chingy single, but i dont feel the need to look down on people who do.
3) [image]http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/images/news/images/cat_power.jpg{/image]
she kind of has a linda ronstadt-silk purse thing going on in this one.
4) deerhoof. I may be a little biast as a former san franciscan. deerhoofs music is exciting and loud and experimental and new, like freejazz. It makes me really happy when a band can be a geographic reference point, (the san francisco noise sound) and also rise above being much better than that. Nobody has really got it quite as down in that respect of music as much as them, especially because they are loud and noisy. For me, any thing that blazes along the path that sonic youth blazed "pop music+dissonance+guitars=great" is super awesome music. Sufjan, and i think this this is just me, scares me. I know hes got this sort of cute thing going on, and everyones all gaga over it, but i think there is some alterior motive. 50 albums about every state, sufjan? thats too ambitious. So much that i get the feeling that he is going to try to take over the world, overthrow the government and start world war 3. That may sound a little crazy, and nobody believes me, but you will all see, hes a very ambitious young man.
5) Just one please!

oh sorry, i posted the picture wrong, here you go:
http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/images/news/images/cat_power.jpg

Its cool, Davis. Dont stress out over it or anything.

You seem to have put a lot of time and effort into your Rockism essay. Where did you gather your info from?

i dont know, i just kind of looked up what rockism was (i was familiar with the idea but not neccessarily the term) and then just said a bunch of things i thought should be said (i have alot of built up hatred for rock critics, especially pitchfork ones. but thats a whole different story)

If you think Pitchfork is bad, try reading Stylus some time!

no thank you, i consider it a blessing that i have never heard of stylus. but i did just go over there and check out "Top Ten Musical Signifiers (Almost) Guaranteed To Make Me Fellate A Record Regardless Of Its Quality". what an arbitrary and weird list.

If You think Nick Southall is bad, try reading Dom Passantino!

Ok, proof that I'm over 18... well, that's kinda hard to provide over the internet unless I give out my personal details. Will this suffice? Notice the first name on the card and my beautiful writing.
http://img.waffleimages.com/4f6021bc0da4da85d475249132a5d1491a4623cf/DSC00113.JPG

Ok that didn't work well, here's a link instead.
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stet- please make that the background image 4 this thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Argh, stupid goons ruining it for the rest of the internet :(

Please work

Erty - You are without a doubt 100% APPROVED!


(we love you too!)

it seems like a majority of music journalism is turning into lifestyle magazines for aging hipsters. consider me about to dig a hole in the ground with my copy of 'grown up all wrong', everyones invited

Thats precisely why we have such a strict Application Process for our invites.

justin c:

1) please re-read the application guidelines at the top of the thread.
2) go back a look at what you posted.
3) you tell me if you are approved or not.

Anthony Michael Samson, your username is Gargamel's_Asshole

OK, cool, as long as I'm in!!!!

What is my password?

your password is: KKlYyUuUfff5566644DDDDDDssssss

holy s**t!!! i cant believe this is real!

i just started dowloading all kinds of stuff.

thanks Oink! I promise to keep a respectible ratio!

A)dthemora
B)dora
C)27
D)female
E)Crete Island, Greece

1) Thom Yorke - The eraser, Kristin Hersh - Hips and makers, Therapy - infernal love
2)Rockism is quite the opposite of pop music, in fact a criticism to popular music. Rockism is an ideology which supports musicians who make music for the music. Musicians who want to express their feelings, composers who compose authentic music.
Rockism is opposed to any kind of music is not genuine. That's why it's opposed to trip-hop for example, because it's hip-hop with any other kind of music, eg rock n' roll. That makes trip-hop not genuine, so against rockism beliefs.
Rockism mostly supports rock and metal music. That would explain and the term.
3) http://www.musicsnews.com/content_images/cat%20power.jpg
4)Deerhoof can give me the beat I need when I do other things. Helps me not to get bored when for example doing the dishes :) His music has that thing that gives you energy. It certainl keeps you awake.
Sufjan Stevens is more melodic. His voice is more melodic and "married" perfectly with the music.
I find them different so not easy to compare.
Do I really have to choose? :)
5)one

Thank you.

It's true: Deerhoof can give you the beat you need when you do other things. :) :) :)

@Confounded
Yeap! :) Happily music has many branches.
There are musics that are just upraise you.
Musics that can change the way you feel and even the way you think (who can doudt that whoever composer or musician can do that is a really great artist? :) ). I feel that way about radiohead. :)
Musics that are ruined with bad lyrics. Such as Therapy. I love Therapy's music but I don't find any meaning on their provocative lyrics. They don't shock me or anything, I just don't find any meaning.

As we mentioned Rockism above, I don't believe in genuine music but in genuine artists.
Approximately 6 months ago I discovered a band called MIG. It's a trip-hop group located in France. I liked their music so I searched for their album but I couldn't find them anywhere in Greece. After a lot of search I found the singer's mail. I told her that I want their albums but I don't own credit card to purchase their albums through internet. Well, she send me the albums from France without asking any money! If that's not genuine then what is it?

Excuse me for the irrelevant to that thread post but bands like these worth at least a mention, don't you think? :)

dthemora:

That is truly a heart-warming story. Thank you for sharing!

But if you are getting free CDs from artists so easily, what need do you have for a file-sharing service such as ours?

Thank you :)
Just happened once. :)
I'm using torrents to download software and music alot. I can't afford to pay 20 euro/CD. As for the MIG, to tell you the truth, firstly I searched for torrents but I couldn't find any.
I hope my english make sense.. :)

Yes YES.

You are communicating very clearly. Thank you for requesting that your invite be given to someone less fortunate so that they may discover new exciting music as you have already.

If you have extra cds, please send them our way.

Efharistoomay!

Efharistoomay

GREAT! :) :)

If you have extra cds, please send them our way

Of course I will as soon as I get to OiNK. ;)

Efharisto! Filia(=kisses) :)

dthemora, you make oinking fun

Hey Oink

I do not want hurry up your process but I am just wondering cuz i got a little curious but when you said I had to improve on my responses, did I get rejected. I am still waiting tho :). I just want to clarify that, thnx.

Thank You, Akash

Thank you! :)
You are nice! ;)

a) magrudergrind
b) Anthony
c) 17
d) Male
e) South Dakota, United States


1)

Millencolin - Pennybridge pioneers - (193kbps)

Leeway - Born to Expire - (195kbps)

Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk [Remastered] - (320kbps)



2)

Rockism is a word that would describe the musical genre of rock and
roll. It consists of the basic rock guitar, guitar bass, and drums,
but it's more of an authentic popular pop music that fits the
construction of true rock and roll. It originated in Britain and it is
the orientation of criticizing popular music. Rockism uses technology
such as synthesizers and pro-tool styles and computer program systems.
This type of music places value toward the composer and the artist;
which they use their music as a strong form of self-expression.
Rockism is the complete opposite of manufactured "pop" music because
manufactured pop music isn't written for self-expression but more for
how well the music sells and how well it can be pushed as a "product".
Not only that, but the pop stars have little to no input in what is
happening to their music and that is not what rockism is about.
Rockism is to express all of the feelings you have into one great song
and you get to choose how your song sounds and how you put it out to
all of your fans. One way to put rockism greatly is that one time in
history, people and musicians just got the music right.


3)


http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m253/itrustmyguitaretc/43524688029_16383.jpg







4)

Sufjan Stevens is a famous folk/electronica artist compared to
Deerhoof who plays harsh sounding music. Stevens' music is
extraordinary because he isn't like every type of music that is out
there. His music like his name is very creative; while Deerhoof also
has creative lyrics their music completely throws me off, I enjoy
Stevens' calm beautiful lyrics. His lyrics are not only out there but
very creative and I love listening to that. You can tell that he
enjoys doing what he's doing because he seems to put his heart and
soul into his music, and you can see that lyrically. I also enjoy the
fact that everything he writes about he creatively ties his family and
God into his lyrics and I am amazed by that. Deerhoof has tightly
composed songs and doesn't seem to loosen up and just have a fun
performance that Stevens does. He is such a genius that he has decided
to write a CD for each state and no one comes up with things like
this. He is brilliant with his music and is so creative that you can't
help but to love his music and what he comes up with. And that's why I
think Sufjan Stevens is one of the best folk artists out there.



5) I require 1 Oink invite

:) ;)

sportman33333333333333333333:

You did get rejected. But you may re-apply in 90 days.

Thanks, and hope to see you again soon.

anthony:

I think that is the first time we have seen that Cat Power photo. Where did you find it? Are you even positive it is indeed Cat Power?

a) requested username

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b) first name (no surnames)

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c) age

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d) gender

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e) geographic location

MONTREAL

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

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2) What is rockism? (answer in paragraph format, eight sentence minimum)

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

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4) Which artist is better, Sufjan Stevens or Deerhoof? Why? (answer in paragraph format, eight sentence minimum)

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5) How many invites do you require?

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404 Error: Page Not Found, banned for 270 days for being from Montreal.

can an admin put this into effect?

404 Error: Page Not Found, banned forever for being from Montreal.

I was about to tell that I got a invite from a forum i requested, I am now a member of oink.

It no problem now since I got rejected. Oink is awesome. sweet

Thanx Anyway

Can you link to this other forum?

Many Thanks!

Here is my last.fm scrobbler!

http://imagegen.last.fm/OldPaperOArtist/oartists/walruss.gif

It was http://www.edgeofnowhere.cc/

there people in there who have invites. :)

Thanks for resource!

You misspelled resoure

I think that is the first time we have seen that Cat Power photo. Where did you find it? Are you even positive it is indeed Cat Power?

I am certain it is. I created a website in class about musical influences and i used that picture as a link to her wikipedia page. I found this picture posted in a review section on a page called mercurialsound.com which was a music review and show notification site. the site has been closed or isn't working right now but the image is hosted through photobucket. I have chosen this because she looks angry and somewhat powerful. I can post a less favorite picture if you would like me to

:)


thanks for the consideration thus far

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a) px2
b) paul
c) 18
d) male
e) oregon, i love you


1) We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank - Modest Mouse
Fingerprince - The Residents
Ege Bamyasi - Can

2) A mystical process by which the next saviour of rock is chosen. Every three-and-a-half years it is performed by the Grand Cabal of Reviewers from an undisclosed location. About as underground as it comes, little is known of the members of this secretive cult, though some say Pitchfork has recently managed to weasel their way in. Rumours abound of chanted incantations and epic musical orgies, but little birdies tend to agree that it mostly involves sitting around, smoking fags, and BSing like a blind cat loaded on methamphetamine. For it hath been foretold that our lord The Velvet Underground might rise again. And lo, their reincarnated spirit shall spit flaming guitars upon the world, waves of blissful distortion expunging the land of our putrid clear-channel oppressors. And upon the release of their fourth LP, rapture shall take hold, a Stairway to Heaven rising tall. For it is written, and thus it shall be.


3) I'm oh-so-tempted to hunt down a picture symbolizing some sort of metaphorical union between PETA and the Civil Rights movement. But that sounds hard, and I'm lazy.

http://www.matadorrecords.com/images/cat_power/smoking.jpg

-cuz she makes for a convincing enough boy that I want to do her...and cuz I'm totally a pothead.

4) Is any artist truly "better?" I think about the objective versus the subjective a lot. I guess I do believe in objective markings of excellence, but as of now I have not been able to find a consistent and coherent platform to base that idea upon. So: I like Deerhoof. Their music is challenging. It's weird (A+ in my Book of Personal Taste). Their lead singer subverts the standard paradigm of what a "good singer" should sound like. And, hey, they still retain the ability to write catchy tunes. Complicating this is the fact that Sufjan is a badass, managing to expand the musical vocabulary of pop music with intelligence and beauty. He's also really cute, what with that buck-toothed charm. But Deerhoof have "Siriustar." And so they win. Arbitrary subjectivity at its best.

5) One is all my heart desires.

Wheeeeeee. That was kind of fun. Thanks for making this so easy to find. I have, like, non-existant social networking skills, so there was no chance of me finding someone willing to drop an invite upon my sorry ass.