Aug 18, 2004
My Letter To Devo
Seeing that you have lent your music and likenesses to the Real Network “Freedom of Music Choice” campaign has disheartened me. DEVO was part of a punk ideal that placed art above capitalist and corporate intentions; whether you intended that or not. I looked the other way when “Whip It” was used in the Swiffer ads. The song was so overplayed and overused that placing it in an ad had little effect on it. I understand that you have to make a buck between Wes Anderson’s movies. I guess I just thought that “Freedom of Choice” deserved a little better treatment than that though. Not only is it being used by a corporation, for consumerist means, but it is also being used in such a way that is repackaging “freedom” as a marketing slogan. Not only that, but it is missleadingly dressed up as a consumer advocacy group. Total bullshit.
Real’s “freedom” is a caricature.
Real freedom is in the hands of the people using the iPod to play the mp3 of “Freedom of Choice” they downloaded of a P2P network.
It could be that you just don’t care about your back catalogue. That this is just a bit of personal irony. Either way, on behalf of your fans I offer an enthusiastic “Shame On You!” as you sell off the art that we have become emotionally attached to.
testing comments
More like testing nerdiness. Letter to Devo? Sigh.
Ha! Who the hell is Susie? I was about to dissect your letter to Devo, commenting on a certain moral satisfaction it seems to exude, almost like you were admonishing an old man after overhearing him tell an off color joke to a friend. However nothing I could write would get to the point as quickly as dear Susie. Mason, you’re a smart man and there has got to be a better way we can get you to use. By the way, I check this god damned site every morning so update a little more.
I second that. I check this fucker everyday too. I like your posts, but c’mon dude, a little more often please.
It is spelled “colour” fucko.
Says who?