Working on a comeback? Again? Maybe?

Steve gets ruined by Beef Tits for a Blindfive™ Beat Down and a chance to win $50K at the Edge 102.1 street level studio on Yonge St. in Toronto.

He qualified and now has to plan something greater to advance...

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Colonize. Today. Now. Everything.

Music Credit: A-Stuct, Me In You

For anyone who hasn't already seen this - [link]

Here is what I have to say about it (copied from my comment on the actual contest news article):

"Another cheapshot at Graphic Design...

I'm all for contests and stuff for charity, but BNL will be selling this shirt on tour stops and making fistfuls of cash off of it and the designer get's $1000 is cash and prizes...

Getting people to do design work first, then picking your favorite is an unethical practice and cheapens the entire design profession. And as musicians who struggled a little when they first entered the scene, I'm surprised that they would run anything like this to art and the art community.

As a member of R.G.D. Canada I cannot morally participate in this contest, and if anyone else is serious about the profession of Graphic Design, please review this site (www.no-spec.com) before entering.

I do wish anyone who does enter the best of luck, but know that your design talents are worth more than prizes, and know that larger bands, for the most part, make their millions of merch sales."

Now I'm not trying to stir up controversy... I run a graphic design firm in the Toronto area and I am physically upset that things like this keep on appearing on this site. The Barenaked Ladies will probably receive anywhere from 100-200 enteries for this, maybe more, and get their pick with most like no legal binding to having to pick one at all if they don't find what they are looking for.

I don't know about anyone else, but I like to get paid for the work I do. My design talent cannot be bought for a signed copy of a record and some gift certificates that were probably given to the band in sponsorship anyways. I'm sorry, but something like this completely warrants me going out and downloading their album off Limewire - If I like it I'll pay for it later.

"All entrants to the Contest acknowledge that the Barenaked Ladies will own all results and proceeds including copyright in and to the entrant's designs submitted hereunder. To the extent entrant owns same, entrant hereby assigns such rights to the Barenaked Ladies in perpetuity. Entrants waive any and all moral rights in and to the designs and the artwork created hereunder. Entrants acknowledge that Nettwerk Productions may commercially release or otherwise exploit the artwork design in any manner it deems fit, now or hereinafter invented, without territories limitations, and that entrant shall not be entitled to any payment of any kind as a result of such use or other exploitation. Entrants hereby agree to indemnify Nettwerk and Artist from any and all breaches of this section and any liability, costs or expenses associated therewithin."

Way to lose your rights...

Blindfive™ FlexFits just came in, and the first line of clothing gets picked up tonight. Men and Women's Shirts, Polos, and Hoodies. Stoked, stoked, stoked... And they are off to Miami for this fine, upcoming Canadian long weekend.

We'll be running photoshoots over the course of the weekend locally and most likely celebrating a little bit : ]

That's the end of that chapter...

Go get G. Love's new album, Lemonade. It's hot.


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//Old But Good

I have a new website. It would be awfully nice of some of you to have a look and let me know what you honestly think. I am aware that I need to add some preloaders in some places, and some of the features are still not active, but I need some overall opinions... Any input would be wunderbar!