I know what you're saying. WTF?? Who the hairy peach is "Robert Foore"?
Well...
Robert Foore is the proper noun hypothetical construct GODISHEUS has
assigned to actually having been 'robbed before' as professional indie
musicians struggling to earn a living here in our beloved Chocolate
City. That’s right; we wrote a song about it! It’s been uploaded to our
profile at Reverbnatoin (www.godisheus.com is directed to go there)
which in turn appears as a widget on our Facebook, AfroPunk, MySpace,
and other GODISHEUS social network pages. You can also find it at
www.head-roc.com!
I invite you to go now and take a sneak peak
listen to the ‘in process’ creation of “Robert Foore”. When we take it
into the studio there are bound to be changes, some drastic, some
subtle, but changes none the less! This is your chance to listen,
download, rock, and feel the passion of the first version! Yeah ya’ll,
Imma take the sting off the lyrics a few places because I am determined
to see GODISHEUS be as hugely a successful Rock Star band as possible.
As soon as someone who can help make that happen hears the line:
‘Black Rock Stars on the grind for years,
trying to make a lil Paper that’s what they fear, Yeah!
Don’t be afraid call out their name,
so we can boycott the Motherfuckers outta the game!’
…
nuff said! LOL! Will the Indie Industy head for the hills on this one?
I don’t know. I think the phrasing is benign enough. ;-)
Still,
with some tweaking, I'm predicting this one could be a Nationwide Indie
music anthem that all professional starving Artists will identify with
- especially People of Culture rocking in kulture-less environments!
So, let’s have some fun with it, eh? I hope that GODISHEUS will be
ready to rock “Robert Foore” at the Almaz show this Saturday April 11th
– definitely by Wednesday, April 15th when we have the show with
Machetres @ Asylum. They both are on the calendars @ www.godisheus.com
and www.head-roc.com. :-)Okay, I realize at this point… some of
you may be asking… What is the reason behind producing a song about
being "Robert Foore"? ‘Heady, I mean, Om V, what the Phonk are you
talking about???’ Well...
Funk it, im gonna say it! i don't
know how it is in your hometown, but venues that fancy themselves as
playing host to Local live performances really aren’t doing much to
support those nights. Putting Our (local musicians) names in Their
(venue) weekly City Paper ad isn’t enough. And no, posting on the
various online social networks isn’t either.
Hey, who designs flyers and prints them (while at the plantation and on the Man's time and dime)?
Who
beats the streets to place them ever so strategically in the
appropriated areas at the indie music shops, coffee houses, bars,
clubs, schools, community centers, on streets signs, on cars, and
GODISHEUS knows where else? Hey ya'll, you know what? That's work!
Who
shows up to play their hearts out, on a sunny or rainy day, to a crowd
of 20 people who paid the painful $10 to come hear great music? Yes,
sometimes, and more often than we like, we do all that funking
promoting and only 20 people show up (Go figure). And yes, only half of
the 20 in the house are our fans and the other half walk-ins, but so
what? They all came out for entertainment purposes, right? Eats,
drinks, and beats, right? Venues got the eats and drink, and we have
the beats!
Now, the question is: How much is it worth to a
Club/Venue to have the local professional musicians come in and supply
the 'beats' on an advertised night?
Just so you know, I think
its BIG question! At the end of the day, all I’m saying is, I believe
there should be a more equitable symbiotic relationship between local
live performance venues and the local pro musicians working to earn a
living. I also think that it's time to address this issue here in
Chocolate City particularily, because there are some GREAT artists here
who deserve more support from within the DC Metro artist culture
infrastructure establishment. (mouthful)
Lastly, this little
blurb is more of a conversation starter. So please, go ahead, express
your opinions, disagreements, support, advice, etc… Let’s have some
fun, shall we? ;-)
Thanks for your time, and please enjoy the song! Holla Black!
Om V (Head-Roc)
GODISHEUS