just wondering...

Neither Modest Mouse nor Built to Spill have released an album since 2001. Which I suppose is ok but I mean, come on. How do we expect the Pacific Northwest* to remain musically relevant? Especially with the demise of Elliott Smith. Well, I guess Death Cab for Cutie released a new album. I just don't really like it.

When I was living in North Carolina, I didn't actually believe the hype about the Triangle area being musically relevant, but on the other hand KEXP played an Archers of Loaf song the other day, and I was like "Wow!". Of course that song had to be at the least 4 years old but still. The only other artist I know of to make it big from there has been quiet the past two years too.

another music post *sorta*

I don't believe in unconditional love. To me loving someone without any conditions at all is similar to liking a band or um say director even after they "sold out." On the one hand, I don't actually believe in selling out per se, unless you happen to be Liz Phair or Weezer*. On the other hand, your fans are the reason you have any money at all, and they like what you produce, so don't change dammit. Granted sometimes you already liked the style they changed into, like when U2 got all techno-ish, so it's no big deal. But there's very few bands or people that are so great that no matter what genre they touch, it's golden.


*Or George Lucas.