At 7/26/08 11:03 AM, p4c wrote: Well, if they didnt have to give their music out into the creative common licenses... and give their songs for free... and get exposure from a more underground internet community, rather than the mass marketability of commerical music... unlikely. ithink this is more for startup people, you know? you grow here from when u suck, and i see that from 99% of good artists on ng.

I agree, and it'd be nice if it stayed that way. :P

There are already some full bands that come and post music, and aren't active in the community in any way. I just wonder what they're doing here.
Because you're competing with a bunch of guys who are recording a guitar in their bedroom or composing beats with Fruityloops.

The question is how do you keep it fun and exciting for the AP community without attracting unwanted attention, and turning the AP into Purevolume?

The problem with the AP getting more popular and more exposure, is that more and more real actual bands with real names and cds and fanclubs will come to post their music.
If there was an actual real world benefit to posting your music here, then actual real world bands will come.

And you guys who are complaining will be relegated to page 2,000 of the ever increasing charts.

At 7/25/08 07:35 PM, MaestroRage wrote: jeeze, I have STUPID habit of reading pm's in the morning and forgetting if I responded to them or not.

I do that too. A "sent" folder sure would be handy.

Hey, here's my second entry:

Belit's Gallows

I felt compelled to try again after my first one got trashed (critically). :P

Best sorrowful song ever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUlFF4A8d m0&feature=related

Just for, y'know, inspiration.

Oops sorry, didn't include the song title as per rule #4.

Here's my entry:

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1 59539

At 7/14/08 04:42 PM, TomFulp wrote:

At 7/14/08 03:55 PM, JimmyDallas wrote: I have a legit question about the favorites (authors).
Is there like a chance that you can get like an update on when your favorite author(s) upload a new flash or collab movie? Something via PM or email.

That has always been the plan since day one, but it's another feature on the never-ending list of features right now.

I'm confused, because I already get e-mails when my favorite authors upload something.

hell yeah johnny rocketfingers.

Also, so I'm not being totally self-centered:

Fattest brother in the world from Sharks and Not Sharks.
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/39 2481

I'm not being shy just like you said!

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/44 1745

One of the things that makes the audio portal great is how unpopular it is.
The more people it has the less you will matter. If it had enough "respect" real bands would come and post their music, and there would be no room for ng kids with guitars and fruityloops.

The audio portal ideally and in my opinion, is just for flash artists and fans of flash animations who happen to make music.

Fact is NG is a flash site, and it should always be a flash site.

If you want a site dedicated to audio this ain't it.

You must've never heard Propagandhi. :P

Yeah, Epitaph is a lost cause.
Fat's awesome, but they've been getting on my nerves lately. They seem ok with a lot more advertising and polish than they used to. At least they still sign great bands, like Western Addiction (<3).

Yeah, I agree that Bad religion can be boring and repetitive.
They've got a pretty epic logo though. :P

I was just wondering how you could fault them for being "corporate" but not those other bands which are decidedly more corporate.

You should give NOFX a few more listens though. Wolves in Wolves Clothing, is pretty mediocre for a NOFX album.
Try "So Long and Thanks For All The Shoes", and "The Decline".
They're godly, imo.

At 4/6/08 01:35 PM, JoeyNukes wrote:

Bad Religion can eat a dick, they're a shitty corporate skate punk band. Pennywise, NOFX, and Blink
can also get after the cock feast.

Heres my suggestion for pop-punk/hardcore:

The Queers
The Ramones
Earlier Blink-182 albums
The Suicide Machines (steer clear of s/t, also they have a little ska)
Early Yellowcard
Operation: Cliff Clavin
Green Day
The Devil Is Electric
Descendents

Please explain your hatred for NOFX and Bad Religion next to your acceptance of this list of bands, because I can't make any sense of it.

At 4/4/08 08:34 AM, Anima-Theory wrote: I'm in a a band, I teach music, I write music. I know the difference between genre's. Hardcore isn't a : sub genre of punk rock. "Even though it may not sound like it" - Well....If it doesn't sound like IT, it's : not IT then, is it?

Observe:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore_pu nk

Not bickering, just discussing. :P

iTunes does all the important conversions.

Here's how:

edit > preferences > advanced > importing > import using *your desired format*

Then go to:

advanced > convert selection to *your desired format*

And of course it's free.

At 4/2/08 02:22 AM, Anima-Theory wrote:

At 4/2/08 02:11 AM, Nayhan wrote: I mean our main style will be PUNK but we may make like another side on our cd's where it is hardcore (and Hardcore is a subgenre of Punk Rock).

No it's not, its a sub-genre of rock -_-

Hardcore is a subgenre of punk rock and includes bands like Minor Threat and Black Flag.

At 3/25/08 01:06 AM, SWiTCH wrote: Is there a punk song on the front page or do my eyes deceive me?

*facepalm*

I just noticed one of my own punk songs was recently featured, so i should quit my bitching.

Is there a punk song on the front page or do my eyes deceive me?

*is sad*

To chime in on the tracing discussion:

Normally, for professional artists there is absolutely nothing wrong with tracing so long as the photo/work that you're tracing is your own. You certainly can't trace other people's photos because a photo is a work of art and that's plagiarism. You can always buy stock photos or use stock that is free, but unless you make some drastic changes to the composition etc, how much did you actually contribute to the piece?

A lot of time and effort goes into the preparation of a photorealistic painting. For example if you wanted to do a war scene, you could buy a plastic model of a tank, take photographs of it, rent world war 2 garb, shoot some models in said garb, travel to a field, photograph it, piece together a composition in photoshop, blow it up, line trace it, THEN paint it.
It's a lot of work...
Of course that doesn't apply to artists who may just draw all this stuff from their head or with minimal reference, because they're ridiculously talented.
But for the rest of us... lot's of prep.

But yeah, I'm not talking down any of the pieces in this contest. After all, it was stated in the rules that tracing photos from the internet is fine, and it's just for practice/fun anyway.

@ jackAtack

I find it amusing that you censored her nipples with her own guts.
Because nipples are so vulgar, haha.

A lot of really nice stuff coming in toward the end!

That's awesome, Skinnyfists!

Still working on this.
I changed her proportions to be more "Heavy Metal" (bigger breasts smaller waste).
I've yet to add the spear (or shield?) in her left hand, harness in her right hand, and saddle to sit on.
Maybe a tail from her mount whipping in the background...
Also general fixing up.

At 2/21/08 08:54 PM, deadspread83 wrote: This will be my second one. Any suggestions before I post it in the final?

Pretty sweet dood.

At 1/30/08 01:00 PM, Sgt-Mac wrote: Ork Loota with a Lasgun. Kickass gun against Space Marines!

Plasma gun!

For the record... :)

At 2/19/08 04:58 PM, Murder-Inc wrote: I added some more stuff in and fixed a few parts. Critiques are really welcome.

It's looks pretty sweet... a nazi assassin babe.

I would say you should stretch the figure lengthwise. It looks like it's been crunched together a little. Also I would consider making her smaller on the page, just because it's kind of distracting to have her so massive in the field of view.
If you do stretch her, while you're at it you could overlap the sword with her fingers or part of her forearm to link them together in the composition. They're strangely separated as it is.

Just some compositional tips, otherwise it looks great.

I'm doing another one to keep up with all the awesome stuff coming in.
Here's what I've got so far (the broken arm I will fix eventually).