Dear everyone in the Christian Music Industry who has told me they don’t need or want a blog,
How are you today?
I know we have had lots of talk, and lots of going back and forth about how you don’t need or want a blog. You don’t see the value and I can understand where you are coming from if you don’t understand it, but I continue to respectfully declare that you’re wrong. There have been a few of the “forward thinkers” that have jumped on the blogging train, but most of you have decided to stick to your MySpace and Facebook accounts.
After all it’s silly to think that we should evolve in online marketing and the like. I mean, who does that?! There aren’t really any other bands doing that right? What other band would create an entire website on a blog based platform and be doing things like “behavioral targeting” and stuff?
Well ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you who would do all that fancy stuff. A band who feels like they could use a blog to benefit their career. A little band called Weezer.
On June 3rd, Weezer joined the likes of MercyMe, FEE, Natalie Grant, and Phil Wickham by launching a blog based website focussing on fan interaction, comments, and even a YouTube link. Wow, look how innovative and revolutionary Weezer has become. If only we had someone that could have told us this was coming we could have stayed ahead of the curve.
Anyway, thanks for your time everyone in the Christian Music Industry who has told me they don’t need or want a blog. I will be talking to you soon.
your friend,
brody.
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i detect “some” sarcasm Brody
Nice.
Well done.
but your not bitter or anything, right???
sucks for all “those” people who didn’t listen to you. and yay! for all those who did!
Hahaha!!
Staying ahead of the curve? Yeah, we have a “really hard time” with that.
But Weezer, on the other hand…My first Weezer CD came free in one month’s edition of my Snowboarding magazine subscription.
They’re always on the forefront of getting their stuff out there. That’s why they feel much more like my brother’s band than some mogulific band that I’ll never relate to.
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oh no, no, no…myspace will make a comeback. one day we’ll all wake up and realize we can’t live without a huge network of vulgar ads and cookie-cutter page layouts with repeating backgrounds.
what a gloriously creative day that will be.
LOL, awesome. Simply awesome. Truly, good luck with this company! My blogging friends/family and I are rooting for you!
By the way, the new Weezer disc is a must have!
Oh, and wait on the Coldplay.
awesome. someday (once they all have blogs) Brody they will all be thanking you.
If you have time on Thursday the Afters are playing at some free thing at Lipscomb at 2:30pm I think its in the arena. I’m going down with the boss and company. You should stalk them there. Seriously they write hilirious stuff on their myspace (but no one reads it) and they also record some great youtube videos (but no one watches them cause how the heck do you find them).
Your humility is the number 1 reason I call you friend…and your cool sun glasses.
typical. Christian Music Industry is usually 3 - 5 years behind the curve.
Go Brody!
you mean june 3? because if you mean july 3 and know something about the future everyone is any music industry needs to take notice of a man i like to call brody harper.
Jeff, I fixed it. Man, it’s bad when you forget what month it is.
Hannah, I will be out of town that day, but if you talk to them tell Marc I said hi.
Shawn, glad you like my glasses. I think they are girl ones.
Dear Brody,
If you wanted to distroy my sweater - you could have just held this strand as I walked away. Gosh.
Sincerely,
The Christian Music Industry
sorry for the misspell…sometimes I type too fast…
Quoting Rivers Cuomo:
“I’mma do the things that I wanna do
I ain’t got a thing to prove to you. I’ll eat my candy with the pork and beans
Excuse my manners if I make a scene.
I ain’t gonna wear the clothes that you like
I’m fine and dandy with the me inside.
One look in the mirror and i’m tickled pink
I don’t give a hoot about what you think.”
That chorus rings in my head all day long.
Preach it! Rev. Brody!!!!!!!!
All I have to say is Amen.
Randy
Ouch! Well said… well said…
Agreed the format is effective…
Just a note: weezer essentially have had a blog style news page for almost a decade. Its always been updated by their friend Karl who works for them. However as you stated they now use some sort of blogging platform but even that they used on the last album.