get up and dance! it makes your thing feel great!
— kira. she was fascinated by how dancing made her heart beat fast. (via
chelseakim)
Licensing is how indie rock people make a living these days, so whatever about that. But I want good films and good placement for the songs because I want to be exclusive. I don’t want to just sign it away because I don’t want songs to lose meaning, but I’m also…I don’t care [that] Wilco sold songs to Volkswagen. That’s great. They probably drive Volkswagens.
—
Bon Iver
Current indie-folk favorite Justin Vernon shares his thoughts about liscensing (formerly known as: selling out). This to me is a very “Millennial” take on the concept of apropriating a song for commercial purposes. Where Generation X or Baby Boomers might’ve criticized their musicians for allowing money/ sucess to distort an artform, Millennials are resigned to the idea because it’s one of the few ways their music will ever see monetary profit.
hot air balloon over spain, dock at the eiffel tower, boat through venice, walk on foot to switzerland, take a glider on the eastern wind until we hit seattle, hike to new hampshire, climb mount washington, stand on the coast of maine, eat lobster and blueberry pancakes, and call it a summer.
