Rolling Music Writers' Thread

That was after the record company rejected the original demos.

As long as the cetacean explosion was recorded with a single judiciously placed binaural mic, I'm in. I like a realistic concert hall perspective.

wait, what if you have heard 20,000+ records, but are REALLY fond of half-assed analysis and over-aggrandizing.

cuz that about sums me up in a friggin' nutshell.

:-D

I sympathize with Whiney here:

http://twitter.com/1000TimesYes/status/15195228274

xpost - Thanks for the Oregon shout-out Ned! That whale footage is classic.

Real talk: do y'all writer types find value in using Twitter? i don't currently have an account -- just manually type in the URLs of some feeds i like to check in on -- but i'm thinking of joining

As someone who basically used Twitter to review the Bottled Smoke fest this weekend, yes, I do find value in it.

I never use Facebook or my blog for quips, so Twitter is beyond me now; besides, I don't want any more chances to waste time online.

genuinely, yes

I do find Twitter valuable. I don't live-tweet events, but I exchange ideas with people and find links to interesting things.

I don't want any more chances to waste time online.

^^^^^^^^^^

My official stance on Twitter is that I think it's very important that everyone use ONE social networking tool, be it Facebook, MySpace, tumblr, blog or Twitter. But this constant pressure to use ALL OF THEM is complete and total bullshit and a waste of time.

I don't use any of them. Honestly don't get what I'm missing, either.

With Whiney there. At this point for me it's pretty much Facebook and Twitter with Tumblr as this adjunct I'm porting stuff from the blog over to -- but if I tried to keep up with all the talk on there to, uh, no.

you're on this social networking site now, aren't you chuck?

what i like about twitter is that it doesn't feel like a compulsive timesink in the way most of the others (like ilx lol) do. it putters away like background chatter that you can join in or not as you wish, and if you miss something it doesn't feel, like, important.

I exchange ideas with people and find links to interesting things.

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^^this basically. and with so many journalists and writers in/near my field on it, it's extremely valuable for making connections as well.

My brother doesn't use social networking. And he has the same argument as xhuxk for not having a cell phone. Doesn't see what he's missing.

I felt the same way about both cell phones and Myspace/Facebook, until I started using them.

Yes, you can go through life without learning to drive a car too, if you want. But I get more out of life because I open myself up to these things. And I don't consider my use of them as wastes of time. It's actually improving my ability to do my job, interface with my friends, and learn and share information.*

*(now somebody from Facebook should cut me a royalty check.)

Yes, you can go through life without learning to drive a car too, if you want.

Hi there!

what i like about twitter is that it doesn't feel like a compulsive timesink in the way most of the others (like ilx lol) do. it putters away like background chatter that you can join in or not as you wish, and if you miss something it doesn't feel, like, important.

Yep. This is why blogs and Facebook never clicked with me. I pretty much do everything on twitter. About once a week someone tells me i'm "ruining my brand" by not being on Facebook, but I think I'm doing just fine tbh

xp Yeah, I guess if this counts, I'm sort of here. And at Singles Jukebox. And other places. And I sort of do a quasi/not-really "blog" at Rhapsody. And I post comments on other people's livejournal blogs etc; guess I technically have an "account" there, even my own "page", though I've never used it. People have asked me to do Facebook, Twitter, etc. My problem is the same as Alfred's I think -- I have enough places (ILX for one) to use to procrastinate already; I can't imagine adding more to my plate without getting sucked in to them whole-hog. I tend to get obsessive-compulsive about such things.

But I do have a cellphone now! No landline, though, since moving to Austin.

I tend to get obsessive-compulsive about such things.

So true on this end too. You have to know where to draw a line for yourself.

I also drive a car again, since moving down here!

Hahah well there you go. Been twenty-two years in LA then OC without one for me.

i have a facebook account - i think that much is important, people who don't have my email address are much more likely to contact me there with actual offers of paid work - though these days i only really use fbook as a diary, rarely log in and kind of hate it. but i think it's important to have it.

Ned, come to Portland. I will drive you all over the place :)

yeah, I'm thinking of joining Twitter again mostly just to read other people's feeds -- don't have much interest in posting there too often myself

if i were to ever join Tumblr again, i'd be doing so primarily to use it as a publishing platform. as of right now, i've just added the couple tumblelogs I'm interested in to my Google Reader. pretty much try to use Google Reader to follow whatever sites I'm interested in following b/c having everything in one place that only tells me when sites add new stuff is extremely convenient

as far as choosing which social services to join, though, i'd just recommend that people join whatever ones actually add value to their lives. for some, this might be none, for others this might mean several. but, at least in the spirit of what Whiney said, you really probably don't need to join them all. or even most of them

I'm kind of a Twitter asshole. I only use it once or twice a week to post about my events and I never check other people's tweets. Maybe I'm using it wrong?

I will say that both Myspace and Facebook have actually gotten me laid though. So that is a "value add".

Ned, come to Portland. I will drive you all over the place :)

Too kind, but you already have good mass transit up there! I am thinking about a visit to friends and family there in fall, in any event.

Also, based on your post just now, um.

I will say that both Myspace and Facebook have actually gotten me laid though. So that is a "value add".

ILX, on the other hand... :'(

(amirite?)

I don't get Tumblr.

it's like blogspot with a tan

problem w/ Tumblr for me is that most of the stuff ppl tend to post there isn't interesting or valuable in any way

has anyone here actually found the "community" aspect of it to be worthwhile? or even many tumblelogs? i think i have four or five in my Google Reader

i "get" tumblr but just can't be arsed tbh

i mean, it's a handy occasional platform if i want to get something longer-form down or as a repository for stuff but as a social interaction thing i just don't have the tyyyyyme

I guess what I don't get about it is what it offers that other, already extant blogging platforms (Blogger, Wordpress) don't. How is it different?

A friend who basically reps for it every chance he gets -- sometimes irritatingly so, the first time he did the hard sell I was resisting hitting him even though I was a continent away at the time -- says he likes it because (and I'm totally paraphrasing here) it provides a better chance for immediate reaction, commentary, etc. because it can be shared and 'liked' and commented upon in a way similar to Facebook while not being a closed system.

I should say I don't ignore it entirely but neither am I living there nor do I care to -- I enjoy doing the group blog stuff at Chain of Knives as I can, but that's not a front and center priority for me and can't be at this point.

Tumblr is just simpler. It's like the Mac of blogging. Its means you can just up the random video, audio and quotes REALLY FAST instead of dicking around all day with coding.

I like it way more than blogging

What's really fast, though? Honestly it takes me about the same speed there as on Wordpress, so I think it's all down to comfort level rather than actual speed across the board.

the thing w/ Tumblr, though, is that ppl mainly seem to just post boring, ephemeral stuff or poorly thought out pseudo blog posts instead of doing anything interesting w/ the format. as always, there are exceptions

There are plenty of exceptions! Tom Ewing's blog project It Took Seconds alone justifies the place.

WordPress = blahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblah

Tumblr = funny picture

in Google Reader, i have, like nabisco's blog, H1pster Pupp1es, http://kungfugrippe.com, http://blog.instapaper.com, and that might be it but I'm not sure

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