I can't get any press. I've been making songs for years and I can't get any press. And look who does, from CBC no less: "Maroon 5's 'Animals' video condemned by sex assault group."
I've had my song, In The Bushes, out for about 3 years now and it was my first song about stalking and have I heard boo from The Rape Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)? No. They act as if they haven't even heard the song.
Now I'm no Moron-5 fan by any stretch. Have you heard them? And those lyrics.... I'm offended because they're such crummy lyrics. "Baby, I'm preying on you tonight/Hunt you down eat you alive/Just like animals," & "Maybe you think that you can hide/I can smell your scent from miles." They make Paul Rodgers/David Coverdale lyrics seem like poetry. And it doesn't even rhyme. Those pansies can't even hire a song-writer, sorry, ghost-writer, to come up with their rhymes.
At least In The Bushes rhymes. Have a listen:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=31937&content=songinfo&songID=10733194
The RAINN say the Maroon 5 video for this turd of a song is "a dangerous depiction of a stalker's fantasy" which is apparently a blood-covered Levine begins fondling animal carcasses in a meat locker while singing 'A dangerous depiction'. I've never seen it, I just copied and pasted that from the article. But going by that description, is he stalking meat? Or a butcher? Or cleavers? Fake blood?
Thank God I was reminded that "No one should ever confuse the criminal act of stalking with romance." Just like stealing one's heart - there's jail time for that.
"The trivialization of these serious crimes, like stalking, should have no place in the entertainment industry." I sure hope I can refund my "Rape: The Musical" tickets.
I'm glad I got that off my chest but I'm still in the same spot: wondering how can I drum up some free press? Good or bad - I'll take anything these days.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Special Delivery - New CD Time
It's always a good day when I setup a new CD. That was today. Also my mood's a little better than usual since the Bruins managed to hang on for one more game.
Overall, I'm pretty happy with the new CD. If I didn't own it, I'd probably buy one myself. It's a good follow up to Grows On You and still on my track for The New One's The Best One So Far. For what started as a Blues CD ended up being alright. Most songs are the I-IV-V chord progressions (that was the plan) which doesn't really make for strong songs. That means the words have to be good. Or listenable. And even though I struggled with some of the lyrics, I think it turned out to be one of the funnier ones. The only non-funny song was the instrumental.
So how does one set up a new Compact Disc? Why, I'll tell you:
For me, once I get the CD mastered from Mark (http://www.sharktankpro.com/), I have a listen and if things are good, it's to CD Baby to set up a new CD. I used to get extremely nervous setting one up because I didn't want a spelling mistake or anything. After using them for 8 years, it doesn't bother me anymore.
What got me hooked was how it worked. They basically warehouse the CD for you and send it out if someone orders it. To make it legit, you can buy bar codes from them. When I first started making CDs people thought I made my own bar code in Photoshop. I'm still not sure how to take that. Once that's setup, you basically have a month to get 5 CDs mailed into them. What I did new last night was upload wavs to CD Baby after setting the new CD up. Uploading wavs. Geeze. That took a while. It would have been easier to upload mp3 at whatever bit rate they wanted but I don't work there so I don't make those decisions. They used to be really great when Derek Sivers owned it. When he sold it, it went from being great to pretty good.
What I've been using over the last few years is IndiePool's SMRT CD program for the covers. They do the whole CD setup as well but since I setup my stuff at CD Baby first, they're very accommodating at not having me pay for their whole package. Also, their support's really good. And I like the pay-as-you go; there's no way I could unload 1000 of my CDs. I'd love to but I know better. Before I lose my train of thought, I set up a CD with them, sign the agreement, mail them the CD master and upload the artwork to one of the FTP sites. Works great. Here's their site: http://www.indiepool.com/
The cover I'll finish tonight. It's half done (just the outside). I'll try and think of something halfway funny to put on the inside.
When it's ready to go, I'll make another Blog entry. Over on the right you should be able to hear the new single "In The Bushes."
Enjoy.
Overall, I'm pretty happy with the new CD. If I didn't own it, I'd probably buy one myself. It's a good follow up to Grows On You and still on my track for The New One's The Best One So Far. For what started as a Blues CD ended up being alright. Most songs are the I-IV-V chord progressions (that was the plan) which doesn't really make for strong songs. That means the words have to be good. Or listenable. And even though I struggled with some of the lyrics, I think it turned out to be one of the funnier ones. The only non-funny song was the instrumental.
So how does one set up a new Compact Disc? Why, I'll tell you:
For me, once I get the CD mastered from Mark (http://www.sharktankpro.com/), I have a listen and if things are good, it's to CD Baby to set up a new CD. I used to get extremely nervous setting one up because I didn't want a spelling mistake or anything. After using them for 8 years, it doesn't bother me anymore.
What got me hooked was how it worked. They basically warehouse the CD for you and send it out if someone orders it. To make it legit, you can buy bar codes from them. When I first started making CDs people thought I made my own bar code in Photoshop. I'm still not sure how to take that. Once that's setup, you basically have a month to get 5 CDs mailed into them. What I did new last night was upload wavs to CD Baby after setting the new CD up. Uploading wavs. Geeze. That took a while. It would have been easier to upload mp3 at whatever bit rate they wanted but I don't work there so I don't make those decisions. They used to be really great when Derek Sivers owned it. When he sold it, it went from being great to pretty good.
What I've been using over the last few years is IndiePool's SMRT CD program for the covers. They do the whole CD setup as well but since I setup my stuff at CD Baby first, they're very accommodating at not having me pay for their whole package. Also, their support's really good. And I like the pay-as-you go; there's no way I could unload 1000 of my CDs. I'd love to but I know better. Before I lose my train of thought, I set up a CD with them, sign the agreement, mail them the CD master and upload the artwork to one of the FTP sites. Works great. Here's their site: http://www.indiepool.com/
The cover I'll finish tonight. It's half done (just the outside). I'll try and think of something halfway funny to put on the inside.
When it's ready to go, I'll make another Blog entry. Over on the right you should be able to hear the new single "In The Bushes."
Enjoy.
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