Ben from Armor For Sleep Vs. AbsolutePunk Kiddies
Ben Jorgensen, of Armor For Sleep, must have some time on his hands, judging by the 90,238,409,328 word manifesto he wrote defending his music and pointing his finger at kids who write nasty things on AbsolutePunk.
ap.net is kind of like a huge house with a lot of rooms in it. it started off as a mansion that had different bands performing in different rooms and had opened its doors for kids to come in and listen to these bands and talk amongst themselves about what was going on. i guess after a certain point the kids themselves began to own the whole fucking mansion and they became the ones in charge of who could come in and who played in what room.
In other words, “I liked it when only music magazines had the ability to critique my art. And those bloggers!? Who do they think they are??” The internet leveled the playing field for bands, but it also allowed for any dweeb with a computer to pretend to be a “big deal.” More »
