Well, the end of 2005 came and went and we unfortunately couldn't coordinate a big hoopla this year for the Brainwashed Year-End Readers' Poll.  However, with the new system, we've organized what has been the most popular articles from our site to arrange some kind of a list.  Of course, it will differ from everybody else's, but then again, we gotta be us!

Howdy.  I was curious what exactly was on your EYE001 DVD-R, specifically
whether there was any interview or whether it was just live footage with Emil
Beaulieau?  I ask becuase I put on a yearly noise festival here in Victoria
that includes a video portion and was curious about the potential of showing
this vid.  It is generally easier to get live footage than interviews / docs so
that is why I am trying to find out a bit more about this release.

I look forward to your response.

Cheers


The Eye DVDs contain video segments that were broadcast on Brainwashed. Hope that helps.

i realized a clip on simple headphone
i'm trying to get the nurse's mail but ... whao.... FBI ??

There is no Nurse mail.

I would like to pay via paypal for the cloth bag edition and need shipping to
the USA. Let me know the total and I'll pay a.s.a.p.

We don't sell it.

hi jon, great couple of podcasts these last two! especially todays.  
all the best for 2006 and thanks for all the music in 2005. I recall  
listening to your podcasts for the first time (in their entirety) on  
my iPod flying over the north atlantic to toronto july 2005,  
realising that podcasts were going to change my (music) life forever!  
sounds dramatic I know, but it has proven to be true. I've  
'discovered/ been introduced to' over fifty new artists (if one only  
counts them by CD purchases that is, since that epic flight of  
discovery...ha ha
thanks again


Thanks for listening.  I can tell by looking at server logs how many people are downloading the Podcast but I can't tell who's actually listening.  Thanks for the note and I'm glad at least one person takes the time to write!

After reading your great article last week on the dire state of the music
industry in relation to the consumer I came across this :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4596228.stm

 The BBC have got together 4 supposed "experts" on the industry in relation to
digital media and are going to get them to answer questions submitted by
readers.  I thought it would be interesting to get as many people as possible
asking them the real hard questions which you brought up in your article.
Already they are getting a lot of questions about DRM, artist's royalties and
copyright extentions.  I believe the question submission ends on the 24th.

Thanks for the note, but looking at the panelists is disturbing. Once again the media only recognizes the major labels as being "the music industry."  They're gravely mistaken and complete assholes for feeding the fallacy.  The thing that irritates me most is the fact that the major labels and their lawyers are writing the laws that effect the bands and businesses they have NO REIGN over.  These assholes will all be out of work soon with any luck.

Do you ever play any Schloss Tegal, SPK or Lustmord? Do you take requests? This
is really a great idea and I enjoy your broadcasts. Thanks for the great work!

The Podcasts are restricted to the bands and labels with websites hosted at brainwashed.

hello!!! i  had  one question:
do you sent any dvd to germany  and  can  i pay  with paypal

Just go to the commerce section and click on the globe icon to purchase whatever we're selling.

The returns are in, and, according to this article from Reuters, the music industry has hit an eight year low for sales.  Among corporate labels, there is much fretting and wringing of hands.  Reuters, however, fail to recognize the non-major label music industry, who don't seem to be pissing and moaning.  Major labels are a dying breed due to their own avarice, and nobody's gonna cry when they die.

Hello !
Is it possible to pay with credit card but not with paypal ?
Let me know...
I'm from Brussels.

Not from Brainwashed directly, no.

hey guys, it's now i dunno how many months since the brainwashed restyling and i still don't like it. Some of the new features are nice but what i liked most about the old brainwashed is that it was just 1 page and you could read everything in 1 go. Now there's just too many back-and-forth clicking. Also the site is way too slow to enjoy. I don't want to sound too negative - the reviews and the eye are still great - but this last year the overall brainwashed experience just wasn't as enjoyable as other years.

grtz

We're really sorry you feel like this but the old system couldn't work any more.  We're a site built from volunteers who make no money and have no time to pull off making a publication once per week any more.  The little amount of money that comes in through sales, sponsorships, and donations helps pay for operating expenses. 

We like it like this however, as we don't have to flood the site with tons of ads OR tiptoe around or favor advertisers, which, always compromises the quality of any publication.  News happens every day and reviews happen every day and this new format was the best solution we found to keep the content alive and rich.  Unfortunately for you, while there might be some tweaks in the future, we're gonna leave it in this format for the foreseeable future.

Thanks for your concern and feedback.

Hello,

I am a director from Sweden, educated at the
National Film School of Denmark. I am a big fan of Antony and the Johnsons, and
i want to send him some of the stuff i have made; and if he is interested i
would love to make a video for one of his songs, since i am also planning a
trip to the U.S. I don't know if this is the right channel to go through,
please let me know.

Thank you for your interest but please contact bands through their labels or the addresses they print in their CDs.  Brainwashed isn't not anybody's secretary and doesn't provide access more than the artists do.

Dear Brainwashed/Jon Whitney,

Thank you very much for your track by track analyses of Coils 'Ape of Naples'
cd. I just wandered if you really listened to the album....it's really
heartbreakenly beautiful. Something you can't drily explain track by track, but
has to be listened to and experienced as a whole. For me, it's already a
timeless masterpiece, no matter what the tracksources are for the record. Just
listen...

The album has indeed been listened to many times.  Perhaps you don't understand that because the album is wrapped in pain, it doesn't make it any less beautiful.  This could be something "lost in the translation" if English is not your native tongue.  Thanks for reading.

hi there,
are these thesoundyreyescanfollow-videocast still availble somewhere or have i
missed htem when i missed them?
best from berlin

cm tom

ps: go lads, carry on with the good work!

The Sound Your Eyes Can Follow is not a videocast, it's an event at a bar in Cambridge.  Come visit sometime and check it out.

I've been coming to the site for just over a year now and I thought it was
about time to just give a little thanks to YOU (whoever it may be), the person
who runs the site. The dedication put into the site is evident, I think in
particular the artwork collected of and by the band is amazing. Cheers for
making such a great site.

P.S. Any word on the wherabouts of the lost band (GY!BE)?

There's a lot of people who run the site.  Once there's word on Godspeed, we'll be happy to post it.  For now, check out plenty of the other bands all the members are involved in.

Hi there,
is that shirt jon whitney wears here
http://www.turbid.com/images/me/boston_phoenix_tracy_powell_80-2005_crw_2698.jpg
somehow, somewhere still available? And if it is, how much would it be, incl.
p&p to germany.
Best from Berlin

The Big Breasted Brainwashed Bondage Bitch shirt was available for a limited time only.  We have an announcement list if you don't want to miss the next one.

I am looking to buy any available brainwashed samplers especially the sampler
with Jessica Bailliffs 'shadow'/windy and carl tracks on. i'm unclear-is there
a way of getting a set of them, are they on cd, i don't have an mp3 player-
what can i gat from you? I also am interested in the printed items.
Thanks

All of the brainwashed releases we have for sale are at brainwashed.com/recordings.  Windy & Carl and Jessica Bailiff have a number of releases on Kranky and other labels and we do not have CD samplers of their stuff.  Sorry.

keep going ...
while news report about tinitus
and people who suffer from ,
I heard most best antitinitus for the moment at brainwashed ....
thanx !!!
keep going !!

okay, thanks

Hi there,

some months ago, I've bought the new great Mimir 7". Unfortunately, I just read
the comments on your site, saying pre-orders came with a DVD-R...
F***!!! If I only have read this earlier...!
I guess, you don't have a copy with this DVD-R left, don't you?!
Sorry for my late request...
Looking forward to hear from you!
Thanks, all the best

Sorry, but those who pay attention reap the rewards.  There is an email announcement list to sign up on to not miss any future releases and limited editions.

HOW DARE YOU USE JESUS CHRIST'S NAME IN VEIN...GO TO BAND NAMES AND ERASE THE NAME       ''JESUS F* CHRIST     THAT'S A DISGRACE  WHAT IDIOT WOULD PUT THAT
REMOVE IT   WHAT IDIOT ALLOWED THAT    WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THIS SITE
WHAT EGG DID YOU HATCH FROM    DO U WANT TO GO TO HELL   WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM
I DEMAND YOU REMOVE THAT BAND NAME    THATS JUST   BULL*   PEOPLE WHO GO ON
THIS SITE MIGHT EVEN CHOOSE THAT NAME NOT REALLY KNOWING WHAT IT MEANS    TO ME
IT MEANS   YOU HAV NO RESPECT FOR THE ONE WHO DIED ON THE CROSS SO YOU COULD
LIVE    IS THAT ANYWAY TO REPAY HIM      DO YOU THINK ITS A JOKE        DO ME A
FAVOUR AND GET LOST     NEVER USE THE GODS NAME IN VEIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh piss off you nutjob.