I guess I'm going to write about the things I love about the internet.
I love what the internet has done for the music community. Music blogs and websites like Pitchfork, Last.FM, and even Myspace (to name a few) have really changed the way the music industry functions today. It's also really great how musicians can sell their own work with ease as well as get discovered via the internet. Altering the dictatorial power that major record industries once had over artists is a wonderful thing. The stunt that Paul Westerberg pulled this year especially amused me. He released a download only single track album entitled 49:00 which sold from amazon for 49 cents. A few weeks later he was made to withdraw it from the internet due to copyright issues. The initial download was short 5 minutes and 5 seconds of 49 minutes. Immediately following the downloads disappearance from purchase a free download appeared on Paul's personal site...a download entitled 5:05. I love Paul Westerberg. The Replacements may have not made it past 1990 but Paul is still every inch punk rock.
"I ain't about the money//If you wanna sue me//Can't see through me//Bring on a lawsuit//I'll bring my swimsuit//All you girls and guys//Make some noise//And join the 5:05"
I love it.
Music tangents aside, another internet feature I'm really keen on is StumbleUpon. After registering with this website and creating a user profile you download the Stumble! toolbar. You then proceed to lose hours upon hours of your life to the internet. Stumble is one of the coolest things out there, hands down. You rate every site that you visit thumbs up or thumbs down. That, combined with the user information you specified during your registration works together to generate websites targeted specifically to your interests and preferences whenever you hit the Stumble! button. It's one of the greatest random things ever.
Where else would I find a link to photographs of an exhibit which featured this amazing piece?
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