The Best Artist Website In The World
It’s time to go hard.
Well, its always time to go hard.
But I feel like going extra hard. Like Michael Douglas in Falling Down. That was seriousisity. Dude was relentless.
You who’ve been around since the off, you know how I do, and how I did. I was updating my website daily when Tess was still on local radio (I am assuming here). I was posting free mixtapes when Sony were telling you the future was mini-disc.
When I signed my Interscope deal my A&R warned me the new media department weren’t gonna like what i was doing. Au contraire, mon frere – the head of that fledgling department rang me up to tell me that I was a genius, and all their artists were going to follow my “model”.
Which was true. Here in the late 08, every rapper in the wild West gots a blog and a mixtape you can download. Lucky I can spell. Kinda. I need something to set me apart from the herd (apart from my awesomeness, and modesty).
SO!
I have decided that akirathedon.com will be the greatest artist website in the world.
Why not?
You deserve it. I can do it. i reckon.
So I am making a list of the things that need to happen to make that so.
The first thing I thought when i asked myself, “what would I want from the website of a music making person?” was, duh, music.
MUSIC!
That’s why you’re here, right?
So, I’m setting about making all the music I’ve ever made available, well, available. If you go have a look at the When We Were Young page in my discography, you’ll see you can now listen to the whole thing, track by track, right now. I bet there’s a bunch of you who’ve never gotten round to Waffling that bitch. Well now you have no excuse.
I’m gonna do that with everything. Now, since this is my living, I’m shall continue to put out CDs and T Shirts (and soon vinyl) and you’ll have the option to buy any music you like here digitally at CD quality (fuck iTunes’ crappy bit rates, really). And you can always click that donate button if you’re worried about my interminable rent arrears.
I’m sorting out my systems, so everything should run a lot smoother. Merch’ll go out quicker, songs’ll go up quicker, emails answered within, ooh, six months. Sheeet, I might even get round to that Wayne’s World styled chat show I was thinking about earlier this year.
Anyway. I’m getting ahead of myself. I need your help here. My friends – how can I make this site the Best Artist Site On The Interwebs?
- EVERYTHING MUST STREAM
- History
- HATE 08: Bashy Vs Ironik
- Pop Socks
- STUNNERS PREVIEW
- ATD23: The Street Fighter Mixtape
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It already is. Reason being it’s such a direct contact to the artist, namely yourself.
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November 16th, 2008 at 2:18 am
Maybe if you provided a bit more visual awesome on a regular schedule. Like maybe a Don-drawn webcomic or a mini-flash series like what nockFORCE are doing.
Also, have girls making out on the bottom of every article.
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November 16th, 2008 at 2:50 am
Cheers Johnny!
High fives all over.
Chop, you are right. I shall check out nockFORCE… And find girls.
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November 16th, 2008 at 3:20 am
I definitely like the Idea of a flash mini series, more so if Wonchop made it
. But I digress, one thing I would love would be to have a lyrics section. As much as I love the speed and precision of how you rap, sometimes I cannot decipher select words out of your songs (Mainly in Giro, one of my favourite songs, but just so god damn fast). Nonetheless I would really like if there was a lyrics section.
PS adding When we were young is a good idea, every time I show someone “Werewolves!’ or Gitmo they really like it, but when I whip out When We Were Young they go Bananas. :p
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November 16th, 2008 at 4:21 am
you already have the best artist website because you run it =) what you did for me was ace ^^ thx again man
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November 16th, 2008 at 7:34 am
I found this site back when ‘the drinking song’ video was new and I wasn’t even producing yet. Since then its gotten better and better. There’s only a few things its missing. here’s what I’ve been looking for:
-a comprehensive accapella section (with tempos)
-a comprehensive remix section
-a graphic section (high-res versions of some of your logos, pictures, and anything else like that)
-more shirts/other merch
-a dedicated store
other than that I just want the accapella for ’so good’. I have magical ideas for it.
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November 16th, 2008 at 11:25 am
I forgot about that logo, that should definitely be on a shirt.
In fact just put that everywhere and I’ll be more than happy.
One thing that could be useful, is a more prominent ‘Gigs’ section, because I often don’t realise there’s any going on.
Aside from that everything else has already been mentioned (more visual stuff, improved merch section), but even without all the extra bits and pieces I’d still keep coming back. Important thing is you’re an interesting chap, with interesting things to say, and you happen to make fine music.
There’s never any pretension here, just love and enthusiasm, which is pretty refreshing.
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November 16th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Online gigs with streaming video. You know its the future; touring without leaving your house.
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November 17th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
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November 17th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Just like Sandi Thom!
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November 17th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Hey!
So that new visitors can see your journey throughout the years, I reckon you should post up your ‘weekender’ adventures…warts and all, eh?
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November 17th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Sandi Thom is the future.
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November 17th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
yeh, your website is already pretty much the best artist website out there already…maybe you could organise a yearly bowling/vodka night?
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November 18th, 2008 at 1:25 am
Can’t think of anything other than everyone has said. You already engage with users more than any artist I know and are always giving us free shit.
anything more would be e bonus man.
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November 18th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
vinyl, woop!
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November 18th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Great ideas, one and all. i thank you. and I am On It…
Sheeet, flash webseries would be especially ace…
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November 18th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
I totally agree with animated shorts, I never even knew who the hell you were till I stumbled upon you on Newgrounds.com, then I started listening to pretty much everything you put out. If you had your own short flash stuff, you would rally any other site.
Oh, that, and please post a picture of you finding and punching out “fitty” cent. When a rapper makes video games, that is some wack shit.
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November 22nd, 2008 at 6:28 am