In his manifesto on the state of our musical culture, Joshua A. Cohen, Fitehouse guitarist and Minister of Propaganda, throws aside his normal mix of irony and satire and lays out the issues with a biting honesty that will scare the pants off those looking to preserve the status quo. The piece outlines out the political, sociological and psychological importance music has to our society and puts forth an action plan on how we can counteract the forces of media consolidation in order to take back the Music from the Industry and put it in its rightful place in our cultural and democratic heritage.
In this masterful work, Michael D. Crawford has done a superb job of presenting the reader with a treasure trove of information on alternative musical resources on the worldwide web. Crawford explains to the reader that there are multiple sources of free, exciting and original music on the web that do not require individuals to make themselves a target of the RIAA's litigation. Cawford's article is a veritable action plan for the listener that wants to participate in the creation of a new, decentralized and RIAA-free musical world. Crawford's is an extremely ambitious project and should be required reading for all music revolutionaries!
In this original piece of fiction, Gabriel S. Gilligan, lead singer and resident literary scholar of the Fitehouse Nation, explores the psychological bonds that are forged between man, nature and cheap beer products during man's quest for inner freedom. Presented in a Hemmingway-esque style, "What Cold Hath Wrought" not only thrills the reader, but in the end serves to liberate him from his or her preconceived notions that life and beauty cannot be found in the bottom of an aluminum can.
In this fine work of numerical accuracy, Joshua A. Cohen once again dons the statistician hat that he wore in his prior life as Director of Economics at the American Chamber/Mexico (hat not shown in picture to left). The DLI survey presents the results of 206 interviews conducted with Baltimoreans to explore their musical buying habits. Says Bob Burke, Director of Social Sciences and History at the Enoch Pratt Free Library "The Discouraged Listener Index is one of the most incendiary and revolutionary concepts to come down the pike in a long time. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that no one in "the industry" thought of it before.
In this short piece, Wendy Jo Cohen, Director of the Fitehouse Soaked Video and General Image Consultant for the Fitehouse Nation, decontructs Fitehouse's recent nationwide media blitz campaign. In an analysis that weaves between pure brillance and utter nonense, Wendy attempts to answer that ever elusive question "Is Fitehouse for real?!"
In this brilliant piece of economic analysis, Allen Smith, Chief Engineer of the Gadgeteer Company, and Industrial Consultant to Fitehouse, examines the history of large capital markets in the U.S. and explains how a system that worked brilliantly for the construction of our railroad networks has become tototally antiquated in today's economy. Allen proposes a novel system for financing small business that will lead us to a new "network economy" and away from our current system of looting managers and apathetic workers.
In this article, originally published in the Dundalk Daily Crab, local journalist-celeb Mitch B. Newsome presents a musical critique of the new album Fitehouse Released. In a piece that exhibits extreme independence (not seen in other main stream newspapers where advertising budgets determine which CDs get reviewed and what is said), Mitch let's it all hang out and let's us know what he really thinks.
In this piece, Edward Plant, Jr., Fitehouse bassist and Minister of Quality (Acting), examines the legacy of quality that the pop, rock and jazz greats have left us. Plant first creates a list of seminal artists from the 20th century and proceeds to explore the unique approaches they took to their music which made them innovators in their respective genres. Plant goes on to reveal that despite their individualism, these artists were all bound by a relentless and passionate quest for quality. Plant concludes with a lament on the current state of pop music and calls on the public to resist the record industry's attempt to ram mediocrity down our throats and instead demand the quality that we deserve.
In this article, Joshua A. Cohen, Fitehouse guitarist and resident economist, discusses the economic theories and personal philosophies that allowed him to enter into early-retirement at the age of 27. Along the way he exposes some of the dirtiest secrets in field of economics and debunks many of the tenets of our country's prevalent ideologies, characterized by the current "cult of consumerism". In the process, he provides a sort of intellectual road map for the individual who wishes to understand the New Economic Reality of the 21st. Century and decide for him or herself what his or her position in it will be. DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME FOR THE FULL ESSAY?! Click here for an executive summary.
In this essay, Fernando Puente León, Head of European Operations of Fitehouse, examines the problems and challenges Europe must face over the next years in order to remain productive and competitive in the global market, even without the need of continuing to export nuclear weapons to Irak. In this work, Fernando shows us the potential of high-quality rock music products to help Europeans exploit cultural synergistic effects to advance efforts towards political union. Dr. Puente León asserts that disregarding the importance of rock-n-roll would bring into question the future of Europe's convergence, and could even lead to a permanent ecological disaster, thus quashing Europeans' hopes for true happiness.
In this essay, Audrey B., devoted Fitehouse friend, independent disaster consultant, art therapist and jewlry maker, gives us a harrowing account of her pilgrimage to the original Fite house. Infused with aventure, anticipation, excitement and, ultimately, release, the tale of Audrey's pilgrimage will provide inspiration to all of us that thirst for a life-altering experience.
Rounding out the Fitehouse Nation's series of articles on life in the upcoming century, Dr. Foster Montford, professor of agricultural sciences at Dundalk International College, takes on the oft avoided task of predicting fashion trends. Rather than simply focussing on possible coming fads, Dr. Montford's analysis goes a step further, incorporating his extensive knowledge of technological, sociological and agricultural trends, to predict a more profound socio-economic role for clothing in the future.
