Comments on: One Industry That Doesn’t Need SEO

By: Gene Wicker Jr

Gene Wicker Jr — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:17:22 +0000

Broken Social Scene is excellent. I played the hell of their Feel Good Lost CD and nearly the same with You Forgot it In People. I have the Keven Drew CD, but it has not moved me as much as the earlier work (but that could be my mood more than anything else).

Most of the bands on the Arts & Crafts label (such as BSS) are worth a listen. I would highly recommend Apostle of Hustle’s Folkloric Feel and the Most Serene Republic’s Phages.

I’m not a fan of The National (but nor am I an anti-fan). For me either a band has hook or they don’t… (unless we are talking about Rooney — heaven help us all)… and the National don’t. I can’t speak to the other bands.

Going back to Canadian bands I would recommend everyone give the Miracle Fortress CD a listen (entitled Five Roses). It has to be one of the best CDs of the year from a band who are probably flying under most people’s radar. I have to thank Sonic Boom for bringing them to my attention (my once-a-year record store visit when in Seattle).

Frankly, whether you label something Rock, Indie, Alternative or Soap Flakes for that matter, the only thing that counts is whether you like it or not.

By: Julie Joyce

Julie Joyce — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:52:59 +0000

I don’t think I have honestly…I’ll speak to Gene about it though. I can recommend Yo La Tengo to you with the same vigor. That sounds bad.

By: Matt Davies

Matt Davies — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:48:12 +0000

Oooh, so have you heard the Broken Social Scene present: Kevin Drew album? What did you think? I saw them again a couple of weeks ago (review to be blogged and back-dated soon, promise!) and they were spot on as ever. If you see them playing in your hometown, beg, borrow, steal or whatever else it takes, just make sure you get a ticket.

By: Julie Joyce

Julie Joyce — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:41:25 +0000

I do know Broken Social Scene but not the others…Gene, if you’re reading this you better stake your claim on my music advisor. Matt’s quickly becoming favoured.

By: Matt Davies

Matt Davies — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:46:40 +0000

Polyphonic Spree are good, yeah. Do you know of/like Broken Social Scene? HIGHLY recommended. Give The National a try while you’re at it. And The Guillemots. And Kings Of Convenience. And… oh, I could just keep going…

By: Julie Joyce

Julie Joyce — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:19:30 +0000

@Gabriel: you’re absolutely right. Period.

@Matt: There are quite a few SEOs who are into music…computing and music have always gone together well luckily. Think of Kraftwerk at the very least. I do wish that I didn’t care quite so much about music, since I was out til the wee hours of the morning seeing Polyphonic Spree and feel like hell now. If you get the chance to catch them, DO NOT miss it. OK plug over for that one too.

Will check out your blog Matt…and let’s all note that I did NOT mention Gary Numan in this post.

By: Matt Davies

Matt Davies — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:42:33 +0000

You’d be surprised how many SEOs are properly into their music… I expect it’s down to the amount of time we spend at our computers, no doubt listening to tunes. That’s why I started my SEOtunes blog… it seems like an odd combination to write about, SEO and Music, but they’re the two interests I tend to spend the majority of my work and free time on and I’m hoping (once I get used to regularly posting - finding it a struggle to keep up with just writing the gig reviews a the mo) that it’ll become a good read for the SEOs out there that share my interest, like you obviously do Julie!

Alright, plug over.

By: Gabriel Darling

Gabriel Darling — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:31:55 +0000

“Indie” is such a loaded term these days regarding bands and labels and such… conotatively, some peeps think one genre over another genre… I always classified in me head such bands like Xian Death to be more…well, goth or dark oriented rather than indie… and for that matter, there was a time in the nineties that “indie” implied a small label… which, I kinda feel has gotten stretched too…

With that said, whether or not a completely unknown in the middle of the Arctic Circle leverages the tools of online resources to work for their marketing campaign… why not…..it’s so similar to buying ad time and commercial air time….

I like the reading the wide spectrum of blogs….there are deeply personal blogs and there commercially driven product oriented blogs which try to pass themselves off as someone’s “selective” tastes… but really, we know … we know it is insidious….

By: Julie Joyce

Julie Joyce — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:47:01 +0000

Don’t be embarrassed…I am embarrassed that my writing didn’t immediately come across the way in which I intended. It happens a lot actually now that I think about it. In any case, I think I’m much funnier than other people do so don’t worry about it. Thanks for being open-minded enough to even argue with me! Seriously. It’s all meant in the spirit of learning more and having a discussion. All my posts should be written with emoticons but unfortunately they would all be the one of “dry wit” to best explain my intent. And I have checked out your blog…naturally. Keep reading ours and keep arguing with people. You made me think…so thanks for that.

By: Ste. Goldie

Ste. Goldie — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:02:45 +0000

I’m really embarrassed. I am still learning how to use my Google reader (like have coffee and a cigarette before I start) and learning about commenting (like read all of the comments and get the jest of things). A friend of mine pointed out that i missed the whole tone of this and I swear I do have a sense of humor! You are a great blog writer and I look forward to checking out your other posts about SEO.

Sincerely,
Goldie Davich

PS
I do have a blog that highlights some indie bands if you are interested in taking a look