WTF !!! (one more thing)

[Life wouldn't be complete if I don't make a MySpace reference in a blog ...]

I collect a lot of the mixshows and dj sets. I generally get them through direct downloads from their websites or podcasts. Their MySpace pages and bulletins usually advertise them too. Another way DJ's share them is through online file-sharing sites like YouSendIt -- most likely due to their large size and bandwidths. Anyway, I received this random email yesterday directly from one of these services that linked to an original music track. From the sender's address I identified him as a MySpace 'friend' who happens to be a DJ. It was cool, but wasn't a full length mix set and I sent him this email response:


hey there! not sure if i ever signed up to be on your email list for these things. either way -- thanks! i like this new track. nice and DARK!

- mike a.


he then replies:

Sorry if you were mailed to by mistake. I will make sure your email is removed. I guess most people like to keep up with the rungs [as] I am climbing to success.


I replied again and said not to remove me. Hours later, I pulled a double-take and said, "What the fuck?!?" I wasn't being negative was I??? I said I liked his song. When I got home, I took another look at his page and read one of his blog entries. In it he went on in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS all the way through on how some other producers and dj's re-hash and recycle things and ultimately call it their own. He also went on about their own negativity or something. This whole thing went on and on and ultimately became one big tirade against these type of people. I'm like SHEESH, "TEENA needs to calm the fuck down!". I don't know this guy from Jack aside from trolling around and finding his page from some other dj's page. Dude's already got a major chip on his shoulders. He doesn't deserve another response. Meanwhile, I'm just thinking his whole rant just described the nature of the music business today. I mean, what is hip-hop??? One of my all-time favorite dj's does stuff like this. I'm not going to go into specifics in this particular blog, but when I can train-spot obscure early 90's and late 80's samples completely mashed up with a new song and sound amazing AND then calling it his 'own' -- I think it's genius!

Okay, I'm done. No more MySpace today. :-)