2003-09-19

 

Mustn't forget the Friday Five.

1. Who is your favorite singer/musician? Why? Well, I do love me some DMB. And old REM. And David Bowie, especially his older stuff. And TMBG, but you have to be in the right mood for it.
2. What one singer/musician can you not stand? Why? I cannot stand Peter Cetera. I don't know precisely why. But I freaking HATE that guy!
3. If your favorite singer wasn't in the music business, do you think you would still like him/her as a person? I dunno. Probably not. I mean, I'm not sure I'd like any of them in real life -- except maybe Dave Matthews, and that's only if not feeling the burden of being a "role model" means he's not as conscientiously deep. I think that must affect really famous people to some extent -- at least the ones that aren't complete 100% full-of-themselves narcissists before they become famous. How do you handle the responsibility of people wanting to be like you? Like being a parental figure for anonymous throngs. Yuck. No thank you.
4. Have you been to any concerts? If yes, who put on the best show? Probably David Bowie's Glass Spider tour. That was an amazing show. REM Green Tour was a good show. No, wait. I know. I saw Béla Fleck and the Flecktones open for DMB a few years ago -- and they were absolutely amazing. That was a great evening. In fact, Béla's playing the Fillmore on 28 November. I should go!!
5. What are your thoughts on downloading free music online vs. purchasing albums? Do you feel the RIAA is right in its pursuit to stop people from downloading free music? I think Apple might finally have the right idea on this one. I mean, it's one thing for me to make a mix tape and give it to, say, 10 friends. It's another thing for me to post that mix tape and have it downloaded by 100,000 strangers. I think that fair use allows for the former, but not necessarily for the latter. But the RIAA has just handled this all wrong. Suing individuals just shows them for the greedy bastards they are. CDs should not come with the outrageous profit margins that they do. If they would drop the CD price below $10, I think a lot of this would be less appealing. Especially since there are no guarantees of the quality of recording you get when you download from KaZaa, for example.

And that ends this edition of the Friday Five.

posted by bethanye 10:20:00 AM