It's funny cause I both agree and disagree with peoples bitterness towards the 'mainstreaming' of such a culture. Can you honestly say that you didn't expect this shit to happen? And for most of us, the "raves" are not such a huge part of our lives that something like young kids at a party seriously puts a damper on our day. Everything underground has it's time in the spotlight. Give it a few years, those kids will grow up drug addicts and not have enuf money to get into parties anyway, so have faith!
Peace, Rich. On Fri, 14 Apr 2000 02:16:25 -0500 stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >US music retail chains that used to only specialize in guitars and keyboards >now >have dj rooms where they sell turntables, dj mixers, lighting, ect...ect.... >On two separate occasions i've seen kids with their parents buying turntables, >also see more youth in the stores playing with techo toys like the groove >approved boxes and electribes. >So I'm not suprized by such commercials, I think theres also a commercial from >Mcdonalds where Ronald McDonald is dancing with a bunch of kids and one of the >kids meal characters is behind two turntables. >Go to a rave nowdayz and its just a bunch of kids with their baggy pants and >baseball caps that are into trance-disco loops-progressive house-drumnbass, you >dont see people that were into the scene in the early to mid 90's. > >As far as the WMC, I hear more and more bad stuff about that place, people tell >me go once, experience all the bullshit, get it out of your system and don't >even waste your time with demo material. > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> For the record, my sarcastic comment was based around 1) the acceleration of >> DJ/Turntable culture as a hot 'trend' in the US in particular (especially as >> evidenced in advertising - which is another topic altogether) and 2) my >> disdain for the proliferation of DJ's 'who don't know their place.' as >> evidenced at WMC this year. >> >> I find nothing wrong with someone wanting to learn to/be (a) DJ. Hell, my >> own girlfriend is learning to spin. Agreed, everyone starts somewhere. >> Nothing's wrong with the adult entertainment profession as long as you're >> cool with it (although its not for everyone). Nor is there anything wrong >> with making your own CD's or shopping your original demo. It's about how you >> present yourself. >> >> You couldn't walk around the (overly crowded) pool area this year and >> discreetly give a white label to anyone without being attacked by vinyl >> vultures. And the worst part was that when you didn't have anything in the >> genre of music that they played or you said no, they were offended and felt >> like because they were "DJ Whothefuckever" from 'Oklahoma' and they spin on a >> cable carrier college/internet radio station you owed them something. >> >> If all that makes me elitist, fine. I don't care. >> >> pw >> >> In a message dated 4/12/00 8:35:21 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> >> >tsk tsk on a lot of levels. >> >*sigh* >> > >> >your whole post reads as elitist and I can't see that 313 is about >> >that, though I wonder at times. It's about innovative electronic music >> >and >> >people have to start somewhere. I hope it's also about those tones healing >> >people and a dream of a new world. >> > >> >So wot if it's a home burnt CD at least they are making music and trying. >> >Stripping is decent money, the notion of a living wage is an anethema in >> >the USA *spit* >> > >> >if you are talking about people more concerned with image than music, say >> >it. >> >> >*hmpmh* >> > >> >Emma >> >mee-thod >> >"it's in the way that you groove it" >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ________________________________________________________________ Get Free Email, Anime News, and The Best Prices at http://AnimeNation.com
