Um, WORD

Did you know I Can Has Cheezburger? has a political faction? Well, they do. And this is the most apt LOLAnything I’ve ever seen:

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You’re welcome.

–Sara

We Hope Your Rules and Wisdom Choke You: The Radiohead/Nine Inch Nails debate

So I think technically I am a little late on commenting on this, but in the two weeks since I encountered Wired Magazine’s Reznor v. Radiohead voting exercise (for lack of better description), I’ve turned this little one-sided mini-fued over and over in my mind and found myself more and more annoyed.

The Facts:

Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails (which is really just Trent Reznor at this point) have both ceased to use record labels. Radiohead opted not to renew their contract with EMI Recordings after their 6-album deal expired following 2003’s Hail to the Thief. NIN… well, I’m not really sure when Trent Reznor stopped using a label, but he most certainly made a big stink about it when it happened. Both entities have also had strong web presences for many years — NIN used its website to hype up The Fragile, their 2000 double-disc; Radiohead’s website has been a confounding and intriguing maze since 1997’s OK Computer, and actually became central to the experience and marketing of 2000 and 2001’s Kid A and Amnesiac. Both bands are very creative and considered to be cutting edge; both bands have fanatical followings; both bands are often critical darlings whose magazine tongue baths are rarely reflected on the mainstream music charts.