Incubus is the next band to have a video game

Everyone knows piracy doesn't occur when you self-publish, and that being signed to Sony Music is generally considered being a failure.

Please stop thinking leacher manifesto is legitimate social commentary. The rest of the world is too busy taking the economy seriously to argue with you.

@jsx

Piracy aside, there are decent independent artists turning down record deals, releasing their albums for free or "pick your own price", and doing quite well off touring and merchandise. Just because you don't like them or they haven't entered your limited scope of awareness doesn't mean it's not a legitimate or profitable road to take.

@jsx
"being signed to Sony Music is generally considered being a failure"
no, it's just stupid (unless your fanbase has no access to the internet, you are broke and in some serious need for a fixed income, or you don't care about creative freedom)

a quote from an recent joystiq article (Epic's Mike Gamble blames studio closures on 'stupid acquisitions'):

"There's a sea change in the European industry," said Gamble. "People are not looking to create companies where they're going to buy Ferraris. They're looking to create companies where they're having a great time and making nice money, but really doing the cool stuff."

having a great time and doing cool stuff, thats what art is about...not your stupid economy which is going to shit the last few years anyway, even though "The rest of the world is too busy taking the economy seriously to argue with you."

and yes, there are people who pirate music even though it's pay what you want in the first place, but those people are just so used to pirating, because it's what they did for such a long time. why else would they pirate an album, that you can get officially for free?

"F**K ARTISTIC FREEDOM, it's all about money! i want money! and if you give your music away for free, you don't make any money!" i hear you say
well...
first there is this thing called creating consciousness. if you offer something for free, people will come to visit you.
they will see your page = get to know you better
you are giving them something for "free" = they like you more as a person & artist (even if it's just on an subconscious level)
they don't get the music from some "faceless" source like torrents/usenet/... = they appreciate your work way more

if you add all those points, you get an user, who cares about the artist and his craft, and is willing to pay for his/her music. not everyone is going to pay the 10-20€ that a cd normally costs (in austria. the last incubus one is between 12€ and 17€), but they don't have to. no label means, the money goes (more or less) straight to the artist (there are some costs you have to cover this way, but your share is still way bigger than under a label) and 17 customers who pay ~3.50€/$ for my album + 3 freeloaders are better than 18 pirates and 2 customers who pay 15€/$

even ayn rand couldn't argue with that.

@DataShade
The operative word there was "know" not "like."

@ticklefist
No, it's "know." I haven't heard anything about Incubus in probably 5 years. I liked their first (or first two) major-label album(s); I'm not a mega-fan, I hadn't heard of them before they got signed, and then I hadn't heard anything from them between like 2000 and 2007 or something when I heard they were breaking up, and I'd just assumed since then that they weren't a band anymore.

Oh, here it is: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/incubus_to_take_a_break.html
I guess it wasn't a break-up, it was just a break... but I stand by "know."

@DataShade
I said it was "know." Do you "know" who they are? Then why the **** are we still talking?

@ticklefist
I'm sorry I offended you so badly by saying Incubus isn't popular that you've devolved to profanities in less than two dozen words. Maybe you should reserve this kind of anger for the defense of bands who actually make good music or something.

@ticklefist
Well I guess he did, but personally I don't know who they are... I came into this comments thread just to see if the last sentence of the article was sarcastic (i.e. they're a band nobody's heard of) or serious (they're well-known in the US). I guess it was the latter, which is a little disappointing. :( I'll live.

@Typhonic

I thought they split up years ago!

@arkweld
Since I just went looking for it for my own post: they did. Sort of.
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/incubus_to_take_a_break.html

@Typhonic
Why not? Light Grenades was a sweet album! The newest one is not that good though. Still pretty solid.

@YimYimYimi

Is the enemy good taste?

@Arkard
google only shows browser games, but maybe. "Incubus" is a faux-latin word for demon, used for the male version of a succubus, and it's not uncommon in fantasy games and literature.

@DataShade I remembered wrong.. it's Incubation ! Hah.. for shame..

@bvhj He eaten them eggs with his mouth yet?

@bvhj Personally Im voting Chumbawumba. The game of the goal is the enemy will knock you down, but you get back up again. And get drunk.

@grossgreg Hell yes!!

Or even The Aquabats. I would play an Aquabats game.

@grossgreg

i remember a post on Joystiq not too long ago about Gwar playing around with the Kinect. reading through the comments it became obvious that a) there are lots of ignorant youngsters on Joystiq and b) youngsters don't give two shits about Gwar.

@patboy2008 Anamanaguchi made Scott Pilgrim's soundtrack amazing. SO GOOD

@Shinobi13 ...says the hardcore tough guy while commenting on a video game website. Hahahaaa!

@AJLive
Hardcore? Hell no. But the logic is there. Soft music doesn't go with fighting, or any kind of action. You need something raw and powerful to get your adrenaline going, and Incubus does not fit that description at all.

@Shinobi13 Listen to S.C.I.E.N.C.E. You might change your mind about that. :)

@AJLive
Not doing it. I'm a metalhead, so my expectations for "fight music" are much higher than Incubus. Much, much higher.

@JoshMilewski
Noticed that as well.

@LAG
Actually, announcing that you tipped it is what let us know you're the biased fan, nobody knew or really cared. And if this is some throwaway game meant to kill time as you stated and not and actual good game like uncharted (your example), then all you're getting is their bullshit anti-piracy record company propaganda. Hey Incubus, why don't you use the time you wasted on that shitty game towards music and make something people might actually WANT to buy. Instead, you'll probably throw out a shitty game and another shitty album this year.

@Brett from Atlanta What your using against me is an opinion? Dude. It's the internet. Calm down a little and let people enjoy it, and let the others enjoy whatever else they enjoy. It's not that serious.

@liquidsoap89

To eat your veggies, brush your teeth twice a day, use soap when you shower and that David Hasslehoff is a viable source of alternative energy.

@Shinta
holy **** me too.
Quick, we're showing our ages!

@Tihn hahaha, seriously.