its just my opinion. I make music too, and I dont think I would feel right taking my time that people had paid for to make them music to instead talk about politics. its just a difference in opinion :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicole Slavin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "/0" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 4:54 PM Subject: Re: (313) radio boy one final time
> This is not a useless thread, it addresses issues that are relevant to all > of us within a musical context. > Herbert is asking you to think about these things, do you really object to > that sort of request? Why? If you understand the issues and respond to them > already, then great. But others perhaps don't or enjoy engaging with them. > Herbert's views are political. These inform all of his work, not just > Radioboy. His Big Band project is another that is quite overt about this. On > stage, his musicians tear up Conservative newspapers and sample the effects, > to name but one thing he does. It's an amazingly entertaining and original > way to convey his protest. Furthermore, some of his record sleeves have > recommended reading of works that support his beliefs. > It is this refusal to unquestioningly accept the status quo that is also > evident in his innovative approach to music production, which has made him > one of the most exciting artists around. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "/0" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <313@hyperreal.org> > Sent: 11 January 2004 20:11 > Subject: Re: (313) radio boy one final time > > > > perhaps, but then thats where I come in. > > > > Im paying to listen to your music, not to give you a venue to push your > > beliefs on me in hope of winning me over. > > > > I know, this thread is useless, but it would be great conversation were we > > all playing records and drinking some beer :) > > > > -Joe > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Thomas D. Cox, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <313@hyperreal.org> > > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 3:15 PM > > Subject: Re: (313) radio boy one final time > > > > > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > > From: Dennis DeSantis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Will one guy boycotting the Gap change the world? Maybe not. > > > > > >The argument can swing the other way as well. > > > > > >I admire your idealism. Perhaps I´m just too much of a cynic. > > But for > > >me, keeping my money out of coporate coffers (and encouraging > > others to > > >do so as well) is a more powerful catalyst for change. > > > > well lets just say for the sake of argument that each show he does > > as radioboy (which requires him to spend money on those products > > which he is against) makes 5 people decide to cease spending their > > money there for the rest of their lives. and they go through their > > life telling people why theyre not into spending money there. its > > a bit of a trickle down effect, but even at 5 converts per show, > > the effect would be much greater than just him giving up spending > > money at those corporations. > > > > tom > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > andythepooh.com > > > > > > > > > > > > >
