Bob Dylan launches cosmetic line

[Spudman]

I'm totally kidding, but don't you think it would absurd for a real musical artist to do something like that? It's so far from music that it really is out of place.

With that I mention then that Justin Bieber is NOT a musical artist. Apparently he DID launch a nail polish line exclusively at Walmart. Puhleese! This, folks, is why the music industry, in the form we used to know it, is wheezing it's death gasps. My guess is that he knows he wont be around and credible so he's banking on other future income sources.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101011/music_nm/us_justinbieber

– Mon Oct 11, 2:05 pm ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Teen idol Justin Bieber is launching a line of nail polish inspired by his biggest music hits, nail care company OPI said on Monday.

With shades like One Less Lonely Glitter (lavender), Prized Possession Purple (grape), Give Me the First Dance (silver) and Me + Blue (dark blue), the first six colors in the line for Nicole by OPI will be sold exclusively through Wal-Mart retail stores in December 2010.

The remainder of the "One Less Lonely Girl" collection from the 16 year-old singer will be released in Wal-Mart stores in January 2011 before being distributed more widely in February.

"We are thrilled to team up with such a widely beloved singer who has made major waves in pop culture," Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Nicole by OPI's vice president and artistic director, said in a statement.

"The colors in the collection are modeled after the upbeat and emotive nature of Justin's songs, as well as his own unrivaled energy," she added.
"One Less Lonely Girl", from Bieber's 2009 debut album, is one of the most successful singles in the young musician's career after he was discovered on YouTube. His second album "My World 2.0" debuted at No.1 on the U.S. charts in March and he has already sold over five million albums worldwide.
The nail polish line is the latest product tie-in for Bieber, who earlier this year was named the most-searched celebrity on the Internet.

The baby-faced singer recently became the spokesman for anti-acne skin line Proactiv, and a range of Justin Bieber dolls and toys will be in stores this Christmas.

(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

[sumitomo]

I seen where Keith Richard's is launching his own wrinkle cream.Sumi:D

[Commodore 64]

Damn I was hoping it was true, because I can't stand Bob Dylan.

[kiteman]

Damn I was hoping it was true, because I can't stand Bob Dylan.

What would Bob Dylan be offering? Mellow Yellow?

[marnold]

Big Brass Bed Bronze?

[Spudman]

Route 66 ruby rouge?
Blood on the Tracks eye liner?

See, it's absurd to think of a real musical artist lending their name to such folly. Therefore, Justin Beiber is NOT a musical artist. Simply a singer and not a genuine creative force.

[poodlesrule]

B. Dylan's remastering of the Hooked on Phonics classware

[R_of_G]

Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blue Eyeliner Again?

Spud, the one thing to consider is that the Justin Bieibers of this world always go away when the very narrow demographic to which they appeal grow up.

There will always be these fad "artists" who receive all the attention and it always seems like they'll never go away, but given time, they always do. They're not artists, they're products designed to appeal to young people who've yet to develop any real sense of music appreciation. The best way to combat it is to teach our own kids what real music sounds like. Every time my two-year-old daughter asks to listen to John Coltrane, I worry less and less that I'll have to put up with whatever her generation's version of Bieber will be.

Meanwhile, Bob Dylan is still going strong, Neil Young just released a new album. Real music endures.

[Eric]

So now for the real question: where does Hootie and the Blowfish fit into all of this???

[MAXIFUNK]

ITS all for the money our teenage and preteen girls spend.
Anyway they can get it their hands on it they'll do Madison Ave has no shame and it seems nor does Justin's parents.

[R_of_G]

So now for the real question: where does Hootie and the Blowfish fit into all of this???

Remember the "young people who've yet to develop any real sense of music appreciation" from my original post? Some of them grow up to be adults who never developed any real sense of music appreciation. "Artists" like Hootie appeal to these folks because the melodies are catchy and there's no real thinking to be done. They're the kind of people who are into "Greatest Hits" albums and still think broadcast radio provides adequate entertainment.

[Spudman]

So now for the real question: where does Hootie and the Blowfish fit into all of this???

Simple, on the Country music charts. Except now it's just Darius Rucker. No more Hootie and no more Blowfish. Ironically the record company wanted him to drop the guys that were Blowfish right in the beginning, and now that is precisely what has happened.


When I was Justin Beiber's age I was listening to Emerson Lake and Palmer, Wishbone Ash, the Beatles, Tower of Power. Times sure have changed...and that is my point; no longer does the music industry concern itself with putting out good music. Apparently they are just concerned with making money off of less educated folks.

[Eric]

Remember the "young people who've yet to develop any real sense of music appreciation" from my original post? Some of them grow up to be adults who never developed any real sense of music appreciation. "Artists" like Hootie appeal to these folks because the melodies are catchy and there's no real thinking to be done. They're the kind of people who are into "Greatest Hits" albums and still think broadcast radio provides adequate entertainment.
Hmm. I think I'm one of those people. As much as I like difficult, progressive music, I unfortunately also like melodies.

It's funny, 'cause while music can be art, to me it can clearly also be something else: more just...entertainment, I suppose. I have always kind of rolled my eyes when people whined about how nobody understood them as an artist. I mean, I get the art side of it, but to me there's always a point of taking yourself too seriously.

[Eric]

Times sure have changed...and that is my point; no longer does the music industry concern itself with putting out good music. Apparently they are just concerned with making money off of less educated folks.
Perhaps, but I don't think it's that the "good" music isn't out there: it's just that it's not really commercially viable anymore, and that's due to a shift in the norm when it comes to what's pushed these days.

I guess that's, like, exactly what you just said. Hmm.

I read a bio on Wilco once about how their one album (Summerteeth, which is arguably their most accessible album) tanked because it wasn't pushed enough by their label. That kind of blew my mind, because until that point I always thought that music stood on its own. I never realized how much weight the marketing machine has.

[R_of_G]

Hmm. I think I'm one of those people. As much as I like difficult, progressive music, I unfortunately also like melodies.

It's funny, 'cause while music can be art, to me it can clearly also be something else: more just...entertainment, I suppose. I have always kind of rolled my eyes when people whined about how nobody understood them as an artist. I mean, I get the art side of it, but to me there's always a point of taking yourself too seriously.

Oh don't get me wrong. I am not bashing melody in any way whatsoever.

To me the key word in your comment was "also." You appreciate many facets of music, while the types I was criticizing don't care about much other than that they can recognize a melody.

There is most assuredly such a thing as good pop music. There are artists who understand the formulaic elements and still use them in an entertaining fashion. Then there are those who will just churn out something that sounds exactly like something else people already liked and leech off of that.

[Eric]

There is most assuredly such a thing as good pop music. There are artists who understand the formulaic elements and still use them in an entertaining fashion. Then there are those who will just churn out something that sounds exactly like something else people already liked and leech off of that.
Fair point. I feel like this whole discussion parallels many facets of life, and music is just the vehicle of a philosophical discussion. I always find that to be kind of interesting.

I make analogies constantly in conversation, as a way to get my point across. My wife can attest to the fact that I can usually find a way to relate pretty much any situation to guitars. :)

[R_of_G]

I make analogies pretty much constantly in conversation, as a way to get my point across. My wife can attest to the fact that I can usually find a way to relate pretty much any situation to guitars. :)

I do the same thing. Whatever the topic is, I typically find a way to relate it to music and/or The Simpsons.

[sumitomo]

So now for the real question: where does Hootie and the Blowfish fit into all of this???

Their on tour with Clara and the Clambumpers in Frisco,Of course.Sumi:D:french

[oldguy]

Spudman,
I still remember Neil Young's "This Note's For You" back when it first came out. I thought it was cool he wasn't "singing for Pepsi, singing for Coke/makes me look like a joke", but never dreamed the crass commercialism that was to come for so called musical artists. He was well established by that time, tho. Maybe some of the lesser-known just want the money, and want it now. Seems like the real deal are the ones who rely on talent, not gimmick or facade.