A number of MemeStreamers will remember becoming acquainted with Johnny Strange several years ago in NYC while HOPE was going on. A gang of us dropped in on him in the studio, hung out for a few, and (of course) caused a bunch of trouble. We wound up getting trapped in an elevator, kicked off the roof of a building by the Secret Service, and completely fucking plastered at the Molly Wee. It was a fun night.

Anyway, some of you are already in tune with The Strange, and some of you are not. All of you need to cruise over to Johnny's MySpace page and download his latest tracks. Otherwise, rock n' roll will die, and it will be all your fault.

Do you want the death of rock on your conscience? I didn't fucking think so... So, go and buy some tracks from an independent artist that doesn't suck, or shut the hell up and stop complaining about the current state of music.

Eventually we will get an Internet radio kinda thing going on that makes it possible to taste bands' music beyond little clips, without having to initially buy whole tracks. It will be recommendation driven, so you can depend on the hip to clue you into stuff. You'll wind up paying for it somehow too, so indie artists can actually make some money. Bands have all kinds of expenses. Stuff like guitar strings, whiskey, condoms, and pot.

In the meantime, while all this is getting worked out, buy some tracks from independent artists occasionally. Seriously.