Who is R.W.A?

This is really an irrelevant question as REM Without Atonia is a weblog, not a person. I'm not personifying my shit.

In other news, R.W.A continued its assent up the blogosphere as Day 2 traffic increased 600% over Day 1. While the original audience contained only Canadians who mistakenly stumbled across the blog in their search for the latest on the cast of the "Littlest Hobo", on the second day of its existence R.W.A spread like Ebola in a Morgan Freeman movie and captured the attention of Americans everywhere. According to the tiny map on my dashboard, citizens all the way from Florida to Alaska (Yes, my reach extends beyond the lower 48. It may have even extended to Hawaii but the dot is too small to tell whether it is shaded green or if there are just 67 volcanoes drawn on it) consumed the blog at a rate that can only be described as "light green". This still pales in comparison to the "dark green" consumption rate of consumption seen by Canadians (I think that puts it somewhere above hockey, but below Tim Hortons coffee). See the map for a better depiction (ignore the white, its irrelevant to mainstream success).

Anyhow, instead of trying to promote this blog as "being famous for being famous", readers have requested that R.W.A post actual (their words, not mine) content. If you look through the mostly irrelevant labels that have been attached to posts to attract readership who would likely otherwise have no interest in this blog you will notice that "indie music" was tagged in the first post. To the dismay of those of you who have come in search of Susan Sarandon, indie music will be a focal point of the written content moving forward.

The first question you will likely ask is "David, what qualifies you to write about indie music?" My first response will be to subtly inform you that this is a stupid question. Ninety seven percent of the people who write things on the internet have no clue what they are writing about and are simply narcissistic assholes. If you are still unsure what category this blog falls under, wait a few more posts and it will pop out at you like a pirate ship in a magic eye poster.

Still, I feel obligated to provide some background that certifies my "indie cred". Please note the following:

- I have personally met a wide array of "Indie All-Stars" including Diplo, JFK, and Del the Funky Homosapien.
- I have attended > 3 outdoor music festivals.
- I continue to purchase music that only plays on outdated mediums.
- I refused to sing hymns at church because they were "too mainstream".

If all this evidence hasn't swayed you to acknowledge the legitimacy of my writing you are likely the type of person who believes in creationism - this blog isn't for you. If this evidence has convinced you, you are gullible and I would like to engage you in a business prospect/sell you something/take you out on a date.

Anyways, as a resident of a large Canadian city and not somewhere relevant to the independent music scene (read: Austin, Portland and/or New York City) you'll like have some more questions you'll seek answers to in order to determine my "indie street cred". Let me proactively answer them!

Do you play in a band? No
Are you a promoter? No
Do you play music? No
Write music? No
DJ? No
Work in a relevant bar? No
Club? No
Radio station? No
Do you attend many concerts? Not really

So at this point you are probably wondering what kind of new content or unique perspective I will bring to the blogosphere (are you sure it's not a cylinder?). I will be upfront and state that I will largely bring no new information or material to this blog. Most content will be rehashed from other places and stale dated. I will repackage and try to serve it to you as fresh. Welcome to the bottle depot of the indie music blog world. That being said, like a top 40 music station, periodic content shifts will occur in order to appeal to the widest audience possible! This will leave the blog "unstable" and eventually drive away the core fan base (and Susan Sarandon fans everywhere). I hope you enjoy!