Comments on: “Hit Us Up Online”: Punk Rock’s Digital Presence http://www.latenightwallflower.com/site/2006/10/23/%e2%80%9chit-us-up-online%e2%80%9d-punk-rock%e2%80%99s-digital-presence/ We Report Econo. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:29:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: <![CDATA[fortune]]> http://www.latenightwallflower.com/site/2006/10/23/%e2%80%9chit-us-up-online%e2%80%9d-punk-rock%e2%80%99s-digital-presence/#comment-23 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.latenightwallflower.com/site/2006/10/23/%e2%80%9chit-us-up-online%e2%80%9d-punk-rock%e2%80%99s-digital-presence/#comment-23 the internet def. has its upsides and downsides in terms of the music industry. interesting take. the internet def. has its upsides and downsides in terms of the music industry. interesting take.

]]> By: <![CDATA[Eric Grubbs]]> http://www.latenightwallflower.com/site/2006/10/23/%e2%80%9chit-us-up-online%e2%80%9d-punk-rock%e2%80%99s-digital-presence/#comment-22 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:53:00 +0000 http://www.latenightwallflower.com/site/2006/10/23/%e2%80%9chit-us-up-online%e2%80%9d-punk-rock%e2%80%99s-digital-presence/#comment-22 What doesn't help is the barrage of crappy bands with MySpace friend requests. Just because I like Radiohead does not mean that I'm going to like some band in Naperville, IL that claims to sound like Radiohead meets Deftones. <br/><br/>Modern Life is War is a great example of how a band can really do something on their own and rise organically. They aren't being shoved down people's throats. One great interview in <i>Punk Planet</i> with them was all I needed to get interested in them. What doesn’t help is the barrage of crappy bands with MySpace friend requests. Just because I like Radiohead does not mean that I’m going to like some band in Naperville, IL that claims to sound like Radiohead meets Deftones.

Modern Life is War is a great example of how a band can really do something on their own and rise organically. They aren’t being shoved down people’s throats. One great interview in Punk Planet with them was all I needed to get interested in them.

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