Lately I've come to realize that another world is possible. The more you give, the more you'll recieve. The more you sell, the more empty you'll feel in the end.
I take pics of bands for free. Noone understands why, but I'm fighting to keep it free. Interested? Visit my page to see what I can do (the address is in the General section stuff...) then just ask! I'll see if I'm in the mood...
Oh yeah, comments on the pics are always welcome, even if you're not in a band!
Music, Photography (http://www.flickr.com/photos/godundersiege/sets), Nature and finding ways to escape this world!
People who think that getting a job might not be the best career move.
"I think I never discussed with you why is it that I take pics of bands for free but I feel like you already understand it a little. The two main reasons are first, I'm not a professional and second, I'm trying to change the world I live in. Well, not proclaiming myself as a professional gives me the advantage of handing out pictures without having people expect a certain level of quality. So now I don't feel bad if I give away pics that are out of focus, oddly framed or too dark. Because this happens often, I don't feel like I should charge anyone for pics I can't garantee the quality. But most importantly, what really sticks at the back of my mind, even with each visit to the photo shop that costs me 50$ (films dig holes in wallets, really!) is the dream of one day living in a world in which everyone's own goals do not revolve around the accumulation of wealth. I feel like some people have to start tipping the scale towards a gift economy in which people don't sell what they have, but share it with one another. So I am one of these, screaming out "stop this nonsense!" I don't feel like what I do, this art, should be reduced to a mere commodity. How can anyone put a price on beauty anyway? And if I don't charge for my art, could people around me be inspired by such an act and start giving away whatever it is that they do best just for the kick of helping each other out? I truly hope so." -God Under Siege
Fugazi, Godspeed You!Black Emperor, The Constantines, Bad Religion, Propagandhi, Randy, The Mountain Goats, Bob Dylan, Bright Eyes, Mi Amore, Drakest Hour, Dirty Tricks, The Sainte-Catherines, Malcolm Bauld, Tim Barry, Refused, Turbonegro, The Hellacopters, Hot Snakes, Galaxie 500, The Postal Service, Johnny Cash, The Beatles, CCR, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Bloc Party, City Of Caterpillar, Clann Zu, The Weakerthans, Yesterday's Ring, Les Breastfeeders, Les Dales Hawerchuk, Seven Storey Mountain, Tricky Woo, Flogging Molly, Traditional Irish Music, The Flamming Lips, Against Me!, Strike Anywhere, Hot Water Music, Leatherface, Jawbreaker, Pink Floyd, MC5, Queen, I could go on forever!
Fight Club, Black Cat, White Cat, Underground, The Nightmare Before Christmas, City of God, Morvern Callar, The Edukators and probably some more, you know, the ones that tend to inspire us to act rather than leaving us staring at our empty lives, blinking.
My roomate really did make an aquarium with it. It rocks!
Days Of War, Nights of Love; On the Road, Off the Map, In Search of the World - A Traveler's Almanach and surely more
The ones who step down from their podium to let other people step up. Fuck preachers.