I’m a firm believer in that fate doesn’t exist and things happen, well, because they just happen and it’s really just as simple as that.  When certain things do happen though it makes you wonder what if it didn’t and how would the world be shaped today.  I’m not talking about that one time you went to the record store and you only had 15 bucks and two CD’s were on your mind and you couldn’t decide which one to get.  I’m talking about something ground moving that changed the way people thought or saw things in the world and what would happen if things ended up differently.  For instance, what if John Lennon wasn’t killed, would The Beatles have ever gotten back together?  If they did would it have been good or worse for the music industry.  What if Kurt Cobain didn’t kill himself?  Would Nirvana be any thing special to talk about since the frontman was no longer a martyr of misled youth in the 90′s.  What if Biggie and 2Pac weren’t murdered?  Would Rap be the same and would Gang violence be worse with no examples of tragedy’s to maybe turn the gang fare down.  I could go on but than it would just be redundant and the point is made, but what if those things really turned out differently and how would the music industry be today?  It’s kind of crazy to wrap your head around because many different scenarios could play out but it’s interesting to think about these things.  Sometimes I wish older bands that I really love would just get back together instead of calling it quits for good but then maybe the music would sound terrible and ruin the good things about them.  Either way what if… is something to think about.

I’ve been listening to a lot of bands lately and especially ones I was really into during my college years, but this one band really has been on my iPod lately.   They are similar to At The Drive In and fans of them tend to like this band a lot as well because of their complex aggressive music with original front men.  Their name is Bear vs. Shark and unfortunately they only put out two albums before breaking up, but both of them are absolutely fantastic and worth checking out.  This song is off their first album and just plain rips all around, it’s called “Buses/No Buses” and if you like it be sure to check out some of their stuff it’s solid.

I’m a big fan of Bill Maher and his show Real Time With Bill Maher on HBO and I like how he just tells it like it is on his show.  He doesn’t choose sides and if you thinks a party or person is wrong he’ll call them out on it.  Either way this is a pretty interesting interview he did with Anderson Cooper about the current Islam mania going on in the world today.  Check it out.

Also if you hadn’t seen the show before, OnDemand the episode where he interviews Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day, it’s hilarious and insightful.

So bad news guys, due to an aggressive packing up of the tent at Bamboozle we broke our camera and not able to make the vid of the drawing like we wanted to.  That being said, drum roll please….. drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

The first board goes tooooo………..  Mr. Joey Regan!

The Second Board goes tooo…… Mr.  Chris Johnson!

And the Fender goes toooo…… Mr. Dan Anderson!

We will be contacting each of you tomorrow to get you info.  If you know any of these guys please tell them to contact us at info@ogdenclothing.com.

Thanks all for coming out to visit us, look for us next year and in your local shop.

****Because of the fumble on the camera and us promising a vid of the drawing we are offering 25% off to each person on the list, we have your email, we will contact you next week*****

Love,

Ogden

If you’ve ever seen the Big Lebowski then you remember this song from first meeting “Jesus”

So this weekend we got a tent at The Bamboozle Music Festival in NJ.  Didnt really get the best tent situation but we made the best of it and met a shiz ton of cool azz people.  Heres alittle photo tour.  Enjoy.

We were supposedly in the “Main Stage” area..

Saw some unbelievable mullets…

and got caught taking pics of them.  Dont know why this guy gave us the stank eye, this has to happen a couple times a day with that master piece..

This is about how thick the crowd got in no mans land… i mean “Main Stage Area”.

David Hasselhoff even showed up for a day…

Nurse Jaime came in huge the first day with setting up and making sandwiches…

Night at the Boozle, hoping for a better day tomorrow..

Nope… still desolate out in the “Main Stage Area”.

So we decided to have a couple brews and conversate with the kids cruising for free stickers…

Even met this portly fellow who was wiling to try on the first Ogden Bikini.

Might not have done the biz we wanted to but we met some cool azz people..

Much thanks go out to the people at Annheiser, Skyy, and Monster.

Brent.

just a cool pic.

The End.

The Internet reflected a horizontal move in the distribution in music. To define the Internet for the current generation would be redundant. Its influence has permeated almost every aspect of human culture in a remarkably short period of time. Its influence on music is no exception. In 2009 Times Magazine article, Greg Kot discusses the changing face of the music industry. “For years, the music industry was confined to four multinational corporations that dominated the revenue stream of 70% of the music coming in…Now all that has been broken up into millions and millions of little pieces and subcultures and niches that are serving small, really dedicated communities of music lovers” In his article he continues to elaborate on the advent of “niches” serving a healthy appetite for music.
Some may believe that audiences have changed. It has been a reoccurring theme for music industry critics to blame the influence of “instant gratification” provided by the Internet. Kot is quick to repute such claims. Unlike music distribution in the contemporary context, record companies had grown too large and harnessed too much control over the direction of music. With a monopoly on this aspect of the industry, this circle of influence under these major labels could see no limitations regarding how much they could charge consumers as well as controlling what music found it’s way into popular culture. The age of illegal downloads and free music is the only necessary conclusion to the stranglehold of influence held by this elite class of music distributers.
Although it may seem heroic to stick it to the big, bad record companies after their reign of terror, there were some benefits to their influence. For one, Artists were guaranteed credit and recognition for their work. They were also compensated for the money their music made. Lastly, record companies were able to convince consumers to purchase entire albums. Albums and Album Artwork would take a backseat to the digital age of mass chaos and “pirating” music. The questions arrive begging weather this new wave of accessibility would foster or diminish the sanctity of the artist and it’s applications in music. The answer lies in an assimilation of the resources we already have.
Consumers, though not always completely informed, have not changed. If one were to take consumer’s wants and desires from today’s generation and compare them to their predecessors, one would most likely find they aren’t very different. Consumers are also smart enough to recognize what they believe something is worth. Today’s music industry has taken foreword-thinking steps to begin to not change, but rather adapt to the growing trends.
Musicians have begun reverting to previously used technologies such as vinyl as a means to add value to their product. In many ways this makes perfect sense. Why would consumers buy music they could easily find for free? The answer lies in adding value through cultural capital. Consumers are no longer paying just for the music, but also the experience of hearing music in its purest form of “analog” recording. Listeners are also paying for the experience of holding an album and soaking in the history it has endured. Combining new age technologies with the value of historical context could pave the way for a cultural revolution. “As an extra lure, many labels are including coupons for free audio downloads with their vinyl albums so that Generation Y music fans can get the best of both worlds: high-quality sound at home and iPod portability for the road.”
The growing accessibility of music has been a reoccurring theme throughout history. Music in society today is no exception. Whether through mass production of sheet music throughout the 1700’s or even the chaotic scramble for unauthorized downloads of the new millennium, the growth in society’s wealth of experience of music has shared in no deficit. In today’s world, for the first time in history, independent artists stand a chance in the global market. Consumers today can find and listen to music from seemingly endless genres with a few clicks of their mouse. The growth in community of listeners fuels the spread of knowledge, adding to the development of music as a precursor towards a continued tradition of innovation and development.

Minus The Bear playing “My Time”

The hot days of Bamboozle 2010 has come and passed and we wanted to say thank you to everyone who came by to pick up some gear, take some stickers and donate to the Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation.  We had so much fun meeting new people and seeing some pretty cool up and coming bands.  I especially enjoyed seeing Take One Car, Miss May I, All The Day Holiday, The Devil Wears Prada, Minus The Bear, Say Anything, MGMT, Drake and Weezer.  I would of liked to have seen more but I had a job to do, but from what I saw it was a pretty intense weekend of music and madness.  Also anybody who entered a contest we will be releasing the results tomorrow so be sure to check out our website to see if you are a winner.  If all goes well, we shall be seeing you fools again at the return of the Surf and Skate Festival.

Recently just had a tent at the bamboozle Music Festival in NJ and was stationed directly next too To Write Love on her Arms, a great movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. Cool group group of kids!
Anyway, i was looking at their site yesterday and learned something new about one of our favorite surfers
(even though he isnt on our team…yet), Clay Marzo. Clay isnt your ordinary surfer, check this vid, super interesting…..

Just one more day till the mayhem, insanity, music, comedy, tears and Ogden T-shirts take’s its course and I couldn’t be more excited to see a bunch of great artists perform for two straight days.  Ogden will be there with the fresh gear that is literally, hot off the presses and everyone is welcome to stop by and get down.  This is another band  I enjoy who is playing this year and they are a bunch of good dudes from Anthony Green’s solo band called Good Old War.  If you like folk rock music be sure to check out their song below and at the show.