“Electro Loop” Here is a free track. Electro Loop was originally intended to be the first track of an album that I am working on called “Lighting The Fuse”, but I decided against that because I didn’t want to start my album off with an instrumental. I had actually finished this track back in October of 2008, but I figured [...]
It’s Not Fair! Let me start off by expressing a pet peeve of mine. I understand that this is my burden though, because it’s something that’s probably not going to change any time soon. I’m not going to name any specific artists, because I don’t want to single anyone out. This is a problem that is rampant amongst all genres [...]
This article is obviously satire, but if Viacom has a problem with it, I dare them to sue me. That would make my day. – TB A Little Background The other day, I happened upon a conversation with a dude from the grocery store. He looked like he was about my age, and was wearing a “Double Dare“ T-Shirt, (Most [...]
Let’s Get To The Heart Of The Matter Up until now, I’ve used Swollen Thumb Entertainment as an outlet for my motivational speaking in an attempt to encourage more people to express themselves through the magic of artistic expression, and to encourage people to try to start a career out of their art. After that, I started to use this [...]
The Blogging Age It’s March 2009, and the blogging age is fully underway. Everyone and their mama has a blog nowadays, and if you’re one of the millions of bloggers out there, I want you to ask yourself why? If your reason has anything to do with amassing a large fanbase of readers, then what you need to do is [...]
Spoiler Alert!!! I’m going to discuss last night’s episode of South Park titled “The Ring” in this article, so if you don’t want to know what happened, don’t read! “Jumping The Shark” If you are unfamiliar with the concept of “Jumping The Shark”, it’s an overused cliché used by television nerds that have never made a series of their own, [...]
Hold On A Minute, The Simpsons Are HOW OLD? I noticed something the other day. I am in my mid 20s. By most standards, I am an adult. Maybe less so in some ways, but overall, I AM an adult. I have watched The Simpsons since I was in second grade. That was in 1992. 17 years ago, I [...]
Say Hello! See that happy fellow right there? Today’s his birthday, because he was just born! His name is Sean, and we’ll be hearing from him in the future. Say hello to Sean, everybody. Everybody Loves Cartoons There’s a reason why newspapers hire cartoonists to get a point across. Cartoons speak to us. They have an uncanny ability to get [...]
Celebrity Gossip! Okay, so TMZ has been a hot topic lately, which isn’t new because they are qutie often a hot topic. Harvey Levin seems to crave the controversy that he is constantly attracting with his product, TMZ, and TMZ on TV. The most recent controversy has been a big one, and it’s over their posting of a picture taken [...]
So, You’re Considering the “Glorification of Sin”? There’s nothing wrong with using sex appeal in your art. What is wrong though, is using is inappropriately. If your target audience is young children, then you need to keep it age specific. Don’t misunderstand what I just wrote! There’s sex appeal in media for all ages. Not all of it [...]
Let’s start off with the topic of the NC-17 rating. Most movie theaters will not play movies that are rated NC-17. Wal-Mart will not carry films that are rated NC-17. Video stores such as Blockbuster Video and Hollywood Video do not rent out movies that are rated NC-17. This is an interesting subject, so let’s take a closer look. Examples [...]
