What’s out there might be just a shadow,
no justification to risk it all.
And there’s only one way to find out,
but finding out = risking it all.

So long,
you’ve tried,
to block it all out.
But then,
decide,
to move on.

You’ve found out that it’s just a concept,
no good explanation to leave it all.
But there’s only one way to find out,
but finding out = leaving it all.

As you gasp for some oxygen,
your head is spinning still.
Uncertain where to go from here,
you take the helping hands she offers:

“Take both my hands.
And step into the water.
Let’s cleanse your mind,
to make room for another dream.”

Almost 500 miles from home,
and still it seems so near.
Bittersweet memories haunt your mind.
You’re about to return.
Then she says:

“I know the water is cold,
but you have to remember,
why you had to leave us.

It’s been some time, but this was too good not to mention:

Today I was surprised by a MySpace message from Cursive, in multiple ways. They had a new studio album ready to be released, that I – as quite a fan – knew anything about. But their innovative way of releasing this album really got me going!In short they will allow people to pre-order the album (for just 11 USD), which will also instantly grant them access to 320 KBPS MP3-files for free! Oh, and people who don’t care about physical album anymore can get the high quality digital package only for just one USD (iTunes Music Store eat your heart out!).This offer is only valid today, couting up dollars until the release date. Of course there is also an LP for the purists. Last but not least they are handing out one killer song for free to persuade people who are still not sure they are getting a great deal here!

This isn’t the first time (Dutch article) I’ve written about Cursive in relation to innovation and the music industry, and I have a feeling it won’t be the last either. But I guess it also helps that I think they are one of the greatest bands solely based on their great music anyway…

To me this is a great example of a business models for music in the internet age, combining free promotion, efficient distribution and the added value of physical records in a really clever way. Too bad the online store of their record label – Saddle Creek - seems to be having some problems with the traffic they are generating at the moment!

If ‘Grunge’ died in 1994 with the death of Kurt, Punk was now the biggest musical style in the world and was reborn into a new body through the likes of Green Day, The Offspring, Blink 182, Bad Religion and the hordes of successful bands on indie labels like NOFX, Pennywise and Rancid. This film documents the 90′s incarnation of ‘punk rock’ from the dark days of the mid 80′s to the resurgence of the East Bay punk scene, the Socal surf and skate movement to the eventual start of the Warped Tour. We follow the stories of the artists, labels, managers and producers that were part of punk rocks most successful time period… Ever.

Source: One Nine Nine Four

Following the example of the Dutch post-rock band We vs. Death, the Danish singer/producer Tone, and more recently the one-and-only Nine Inch Nails, the Dutch punk band Antillectual will release their second album Testimony (2008) under a Creative Commons license (BY-NC-SA). Although Antillectual is still pretty unknown in the Netherlands, their approach – and tour schedule – reveals a band that looks beyond boundaries. The band has already played numerous shows throughout Europe and the United States, and will release Testimony in Japan and the United States later this year.

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But now I’m not too sure of myself
Again
One chance to say:
“Whatever”
To be here you

I always fall for al your tricks
Time after time
It makes me sick
Never thought that it was right next to me
Never thought that this could happen
To be here with you
But the difference is that I am not alone

I trusted you above all

As I await your choice
You are portraying both our goals
A sign
A seamless broken hart
As I await and want to know your choice
That’s where you leave me
This is the day
I will look back on
To regret
Because now you’re gone
Right at the door
You took it all away
I’m stuck at the door
Forever

How long have we been here?
Our bond will stand the test of time
Until we never fight again