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(03-11-2015, 08:38 PM)Grungie Wrote: [ -> ]I think it's pretty silly with time restrictions, especially when some songs get played in full on the radio without getting parts trimmed off
What I understood was that radio stations really are anal-retentive about time, which is why we ourselves decided to trim our song. Our bass-player knows someone who works at a radio station or something and apparently that's a thing according to them.

(03-12-2015, 12:59 AM)Danjo Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know if things work differently in Canada but I don't know if you'll have a lot of luck with the Top 40 stations. From my understanding the "Top 40" songs they play are really just the 40 songs that record labels are paying the radio station the most to play. (Maybe it doesn't work directly this way, but it is related to record label push.) I'm not sure if they really have any interest in playing material from startup bands. I think a rock station would be more likely to have a sense of community where they want to encourage smaller acts.

How long was your song originally and what are you editing it down to?
Well I say top 40 stations but what I really mean is stations that happen to play top 40 songs. Basically, our song could be followed by a Lady Gaga song or something. I honestly believe it would be a much better idea to start off on rock or community radios like you say, personally, but whatever. It's not like we're internationally commercial either, because we're a French-language band, but there are stations that mix Francophone music with international acts and I think that's what we're aiming for.

Our "real" version is going to be nearly five minutes long, and our radio edit is almost flush at four minutes.
(01-29-2015, 02:42 AM)Grungie Wrote: [ -> ]I've probably mentioned this on here, but I don't get why people from the UK or Australia, and they visit the US and then freak out and bitch about cultural differences, or anything the US does differently from them. God forbid that you're in another country and they do something different.

Though if you see them talk about visiting a non-English speaking country (let's say China or India or whatever) they're open-minded about it and think "oh wow, it's interesting that they do _ in China", but if the US did the same thing it's "what the fuck is wrong with the US? They're doing something WRONG!!!"

Like do you guys expect it to be UK or Australia 2.0?

I could have sworn I'd replied to this before, unless you copypasted it to Dashing and I responded there...
It's copypasted
So there's this bitch in my classes I can't stand. Mainly because she's an annoying whiny bitch who thinks she deserves special privileges and treatment for everything, because she thinks she's attractive and that she's somebody special and is better than everybody because of that. Because she thinks she's better than everybody, she hates when anybody one ups her on anything. That's why she hates me because I get to go overseas and she doesn't.

The main reason why she thinks she's better than everybody, is the fact that we're at a training facility based around computers and stuff, and many people fit the stereotype of nerds and shit associated to computers. So because she perceives herself as the only "normal" one, she acts like she's the only one who's a real human.

Also the best part is that she talks about how she can't stand the military life and how she hates being told what to do. People like this make me wonder why they even sign up in the military, especially with the latter. If you don't like people telling you what to do, why the fuck do they join? Usually she whines about how unfair it is when someone tells us to do something and she goes "why do I have to listen to him?" Um well... he's either the one they placed in charge, or he's the highest ranking individual, that's why.

Also since we're in a training environment, the students have restrictions on what they can do during class hours, and have procedures on how we do things, and she pisses and moans about how that's not fair. There's also one squadron we're not allowed to talk to because they're under different rules and such because they're training for special forces. Well guess who talks to them, fucking her, because they're the only "normal" ones, because everyone else is a subhuman loser because we like video games and random other nerd shit like MTG and DnD.

Which makes me think, why the fuck did she apply for a computer related job, when she says she knows nothing about computers, and also doesn't want to associate with nerds? Like holy fuck.
Stupid people exist, unfortunately.
Those people baffle me to no end
So at my local library, there was an advisory board that scheduled things such as events and fundraisers and what not. When it came to power and standing, we were just below the librarian, who was just below the city, so third in power. Four years ago it was that I joined this board, since then I have been the "president" for two years, which pretty much means I am the one who is supposed to do everything with no one voicing their opinions. Before I go on, I need to clarify something. I absolutely hate people. I ended up on the board because I like the library, and because the people on it were strictly business.

When I first started, there was twenty people on it. We were turning people down because we had reached our allowed twenty. When I took over, there was about fifteen. When the librarian retired and a new one came in, we had eight people leave. Okay, I can work with seven people. Despite making the board more interesting, in my opinion, I had two people leave after that. Okay, five people, I could work with that. Of those five, I had one I could rely on to come every time, and two I could rely on to come every other time. The other two may or may not come at any time.

I have been working with these five people for about eight months. The thing is, it wouldn't be an issue if these five people actually HELPED! Even when they came, they did not voice their opinion, nor did they actually help with the events that were scheduled. That was like that even when we had more than five! So for about a year I have single-handedly been doing all of the events that the city does not do, so let's say 85% of them. But, people kept taking me, the only one who was actually trying to get anything done, less and less seriously to the point that I no longer held any power.

HERE is what I want to rant about. A week ago I disbanded the group. Everyone, being those people that have done absolutely NOTHING for the last year, did nothing but question me and complain. I explained everything to the librarian, who passed it on to the city, so they can do everything I WAS doing ten times as easily as I had to do it. But the thing that really gets me is how disappointing everyone was. They were doing absolutely nothing. In fact, I can truthfully say I am quite happy not to have to see any of them again, I never liked them in the first place.

(On a side note, even when they came, in the middle of the meetings they would interrupt with small talk and then everyone else would join in and I could not get them back on track for more than five minutes.)

EDIT: And, despite the fact that I was by FAR the youngest at 15, I had the most volunteer hours. Over the course of four years, I contributed 848 volunteer hours. I was also, once more despite being the youngest, the only one who cared to get anything done.
So, uh, I'm pretty hurt right now. Just be warned, everything that is about to be said os going to sound extremely facetious coming from a teenager, but bear with me. I am different from my family and everyomene around me. My interests are different, my beliefs are different, and I have some pretty crazy life goals. My parents are okay with the first two, but don't support my goals, and most others are put of by one of the first two.

Then came along a friend. I had never met a person more different from me. They absolutely adored people, had a huge interest in everything I hated, and was super Christian. The thing is though, this person and I were not put off by each other in the slightest. This was nearly a year ago, and that was the first time I have said that in four years. People have never seemed to like me (again, bear with the facetiousness). So this person and I began being good friends, even doing some things together when we could. They in particular have went through some pretty rough things that I have helped them through.

Tonight they said they simply can't deal with me any longer :/ That is all, but when the one person you put trust and reliance in, or even just expect to have as a friend, breaks that, it hurts.
Yep, can't say that hasn't happened to me.
It seems like the fun has been sucked out of everything. I tried doing things I like (anime, drawing, writing, playing guitar, listening to music, sound editing) and it all just feels kind of "Eh." I even tried some new stuff (animating, 3d and 2d) and nothing seems fun. Everything I do just seems like a boring, soul-sucking task.