Digital music is GLORIOUS

To all the people that have MP3 players or CD burners, and a broadband internet connection: When was the last time you paid for an actual CD? Even though I make CDs sound like ancient artifacts, I don't really see why they are still around. Buying a CD is like buying a VCR. You know it's becoming a dead technology, yet you still pour your money into it instead of upgrading to a DVD player, or in this case, a MP3 player. Even before I got my iPod, I burned CDs like it was curing cancer. With downloading music available, who goes out and buys CDs anymore? In the past seven or eight years, I have paid for three CDs: Hot Boyz- Guerilla Warfare for $17, The Band- Too Hot For TV for $14, and Ray- The Soundtrack for $12. After the first one, I decided I was done making the rich even richer if I could help it. The album sucked and I felt my money was tricked away from me. The second one was for the kids. I watched the show and I felt for them, so I gave them my money. Besides, it wasn't that horrible. The third was because I just saw the movie and I loved the music. I also knew the money was eventually getting to his kids, so I didn't mind. Other than that, I tired of giving my money to rappers who brag about how they're spending my money and I'm tired of giving my money to R&B singers who sing about fucking girls I could never get because they're spending my money. That was a really long sentence. Another thing that wipes the guilt away is knowing how much the 'stars' make in doing shows. That's where the money is. Selling one or two million copies ain't shit no more. It's all about doing shows. They make enough at the shows to miss my couple bucks at fye. I can see them doing away with CDs all together in the near future. Digital music will eventually be the standard to recieving music, whether its from downloading on the internet or from an in-store station at Best Buy. The only thing holding them back is thievery. What will stop such thievery (I love that word) is the development of a new digital format/technology and the coinciding government (argh) protection of the patent to be withheld from the companies producing for the copyright infringing consumers and only allow it for industrial (I hope that's the word I want) use. No matter what technology is out there, we will be able to duplicate it with some computer add-ons, but if the government (double-argh) were able to stop companies from producing such add-ons, we would be unable to duplicate it. It may be illegal in some way, but its the only way to stop free downloading. (Hint, hint RIAA) Until this happens, free shit for everyone! Here a simple guide to how to do such a thing. Its so easy, a cave....nevermind. That may be some Geico copyrighted thing. First, buy a fucking iPod or a Creative Zen Player! Having all your music in the palm of your hand is the best thing ever. I know what you're thinking, "You're about four years late on this 'breaking' news." Well yeah, so fuck you anyway and keep reading. Once you obtain an MP3 player, get Limewire (my go-to program) or Kazaa for the 'free' shit. You could also find music on some message boards and torrent sites, but those are slightly more difficult to explain. If you must pay for what you call music, go to iTunes where they're a buck a song or Napster where I have no idea how it works. All these ways are way better than buying CDs. Next step... Buy some compatible shit for your player. Head to The Apple Store or eBay to pick up some accessories so you can hear your music. Of course you can hear your shit through the earplugs, but not everyone wants to have those in all the time. You need either some sort of docking station with speakers included (example) or a simple RCA cable (example) to be able to plug your device into your stereo in your car or home. I do not recommend one of those cheap radio frequency hookups because they have alot of static. What I do when I want music at home is just play my music straight from my computer using iTunes and my multimeadia speaker system which is similiar to this. It sounds GRAND and I have control of all of my music on my computer. I'm like a sixteen-year-old Korean DJ. If all of this is too difficult, you can still use iTunes to burn CDs to play in your car or decade-old home stereo. This will be how things are in the near future anyway, might as well start now. If this little lesson was too complicated for you, my thirteen-year-old brother will be more than glad to assist you for a small fee. Edit: Since writing this my iPod was stolen. Now I don't have one. Oh, the fucking irony. Now I have changed my beer foundation to the iPod Foundation. Just click the picture of the iPod to help me out. Read more here.