  So guess who is on Conan O'Brien tonight? NOFX!! I can't believe it. I'm gonna set the VCR, and enjoy a nice live performance from NOFX. Who knows what song they will play. I am putting my money on Idiot son of an asshole (that's there unreleased track making fun of George W.).
Conan always has cool bands on his show. So he is not only funny, but he has taste as well. I remember when the Dropkick Murphys were on. They performed blackout from their last cd. Anyway, should be a good show tonight. While I am talking about punk bands, let's talk about those political punks, Anti Flag. I used to like them when they first came out. I thought the split cd they did with DBS was pretty good (although DBS was the better part of that cd).
For those that don't know, that was Anti Flag's first release I believe. It came out years ago. I bought die for your government, but it didn't do anything for me and I haven't bought anything by them since. Apparently they are being courted by the major labels. There was even an article about it in the fucking Wall Street Journal. How weird is that? I read the story on urlLink www.punknews.org , and of course, all the fans immediately start screaming sellout. That term gets thrown about so much by "punks" and kids who think they are "punks. " It fucking pisses me off when these know nothing kids start dissing a band because they signed to a major. It happend with Green Day, the Offspring, and more recently, AFI and Rise Against. As soon as it happened, so called fans start screaming sellout and blah blah blah.
But why wouldn't a band want to sing to a major? Not everyone likes touring in a fucking van playing in front of 150 kids. A lot of bands are trying to make a living off of their music, and it is tough to do when you are on an independent label. I mean, it is hard living on little old PEI and being able to get all of the cd's I want. If I want a cd that is on a smaller label (like urlLink www.g7welcomingcommittee.com ), then there is no chance of getting it on the release date in any stores here. Sure, Back Alley can order it, but I would like to see it on the shelves somehwere. This is the big advantage of majors, they can get cd's distributed better for bands. Plus, they know a hell of a lot more about promotion, then some dude who runs a record label out of his apartment. The above mentioned bands are not sell outs, they simply want to try and reach more people with their music.
Davey from AFI didn't start eating meat after signing a major, and none of the bands started playing pop music, so how can you say they are sell outs. These kids who criticize the bands for selling out are either a) living at home with their parents and still in junior high. B) working at McDonald's, or C) working at some other corporate job. Some love their corporate jobs (and they work at places worse than fucking Geffen records), yet if a band signs to a major label, they are the sell out.
I can't stand kids like this, and whenever someone accuses a band of being a sellout, I immediately know that person is an idiot or a fashion punk. They can't like a band if they are popular. Well fuck that. I hope the bands I like get popular, and continue putting out great records. Tonight, watch Conan, download American Idiot by Green Day, and listen to some tunes. 
