Wordpress Update

… seems to have broken a pretty good amount of my Japanese posts. I’m too far removed from any Japanese readers to care, honestly. ごめん、な。

You’ve Got Your Reasons, I’ve Got No Reasons Now

I don’t know what they are, but I’m sure you have them. I’d say the most likely is just simple ignorance. You’ve had no exposure to LoveLikeFire[lovelikefire.com], and that’s why you’re not listening to them. Well, now you’ve read this and hopefully my April Post as well, so that excuse is just not going to fly anymore. In that case, here are a few other available reasons:

• You are dead.
• You are deaf.
• You are old, and don’t like any music recorded after the death of Elvis.
• You suck.

Friday night, Andrew[goviolet.com] and I rolled from Orange County out to a venue neither of us had ever heard of[bootlegtheater.com], having been alerted to a LoveLikeFire show via their Facebook page[facebook.com]. The venue was quite small and sort of… homespun, but once the band took the stage with an unreleased song, neither of us cared. We took in their short, 35-minute set happily and then spoke with the members briefly before leaving (it was already past midnight by the time they were off stage). In addition to being wonderfully talented, they were all quite friendly and happy to chat. Unfortunately, part of our conversation centered around the fact that the recording industry is in such a state now that they may end up self-releasing their album in the States instead of trying to release it through a major label. I’m sure you’re wondering why I would care, since I’m clearly not the biggest fan of the music industry’s machinery. The answer is simple: exposure. They need it.

And that’s why I’m trying to give it to them. Click on a couple of those links and listen a few of their tracks. You won’t be disappointed. Spread the word, get this great band heard. And I’ll be served by them continuing to make music for me to enjoy.