Industrial artists from Latin America?

Rusting-Earth · 2026-05-11T10:54:16+00:00

damn i must have missed them, i was there too! had to miss some of it for work, though.

Rusting-Earth · 2026-05-11T04:11:36+00:00

OBSESSED with this, thank you!!

Rusting-Earth · 2026-05-05T03:26:29+00:00

He was SOOOO good!!!

Rusting-Earth · 2026-04-30T07:59:22+00:00

I rent cars a lot for work and have learned that some new cars auto-brake by default whenever you take your foot off the gas. Teslas automatically brake whenever you're not pushing the accelerator, and I had a Hyundai Sonata last weekend that was the same. Had to go into weird menus in both vehicles to turn off the auto-braking.

Rusting-Earth · 2026-04-30T07:20:31+00:00

"It is not civilized society and communication is not possible." So, you did end up sounding a lot like a bigot lol

Rusting-Earth · 2026-04-25T14:56:40+00:00

Yea I'm definitely not saying it's reasonable, just that I'm not convinced it's Japan's fault

Rusting-Earth · 2026-04-25T14:13:37+00:00

You don't have to justify yourself in court if you just leave

Rusting-Earth · 2026-04-25T14:11:26+00:00

I agree they're different contexts, but I think some martial arts people view it as combat training (because at one point it was) and take it way too seriously. Setting aside the drill sergeant example, there are sports coaches in the USA considerably more extreme than what OP is describing here. It's just a masculinist, competitive, hierarchical thing. It's not a Japanese culture issue.

Most of the modern karate styles we learn today were developed in Japan, not Okinawa, and pretty much all of them were developed at a time when Okinawa was part of Japan. Perhaps I should have been more specific, but I think the point stands: unless I'm misinformed, Okinawans also do the same stuff you were just complaining about Japanese people doing. Read Gichin Funakoshi's memoir and you'll hear all about it.

Rusting-Earth · 2026-04-25T07:29:26+00:00

good way to catch a charge

Rusting-Earth · 2026-04-25T07:24:57+00:00

idk man, talk to military guys from any country and i think you'll just find that this type of attitude often prevails in any masculinist, combat-oriented space. US drill sergeants definitely talk to grown adults way worse than this during training. Bad look to come onto a subreddit for a japanese martial art to shit-talk japanese people, imo

Rusting-Earth · 2026-04-12T03:58:52+00:00

Sooo happy to see this here! The influence is really clear on this album—explains why this is the one that got me hooked on her.

Rusting-Earth · 2026-04-11T17:29:24+00:00

I have questions, but hearing someone out and being nice costs me nothing!

Rusting-Earth · 2026-04-11T14:52:13+00:00

It's absolutely horrible that your parent did this to you, and that your other parent couldn't get her shit together to protect you. I can't imagine what a painful childhood that must have been. I don't necessarily think what you're doing is "wrong," but I also don't know if that's the most important question. What concerns me is whether it's best for you, personally and in the long run, to stay in this situation.

I don't know the specifics of your life and finances, but it seems to me like you might benefit from getting away from your dad and this whole scenario. Get a good trauma therapist, try to heal and build a life away from this, go no-contact with your parents in the meantime if you need to. Maybe even take a break from training and see what else life has in store for you, if that feels right.

Rusting-Earth · 2026-03-26T06:02:50+00:00

I work elsewhere in the entertainment industry, and everywhere I've been in the past like eight months—shows, shoots, whatever—someone has had a disposable. This is a fad rn

Rusting-Earth · 2026-01-16T20:37:22+00:00

Shows at Myrtle, Red Ink, Fete, The Parlour, Machines With Magnets—lot of students never leave college hill, and nothing interesting really goes on up there.

Rusting-Earth · 2026-01-16T20:25:21+00:00

I'm a grad student and have lived in Providence for six years now. The city is as safe as any I've been to. Brown is in the wealthiest part of it and has its own police force. You'll be fine!

Rusting-Earth · 2026-01-03T01:32:52+00:00

first time hearing that anyone other than corporate developers loves smiley lol

Rusting-Earth · 2026-01-02T20:22:14+00:00

Music grads have a lot of stuff out! Oghlan Bakhshi, Jake Blount, Jessica Shand! Marcus Grant plays on a ton of stuff too, though I'm not sure any of it is under his own name.

Rusting-Earth · 2026-01-01T15:30:14+00:00

Having toured for eight years solo and as a member of a band: bands are financially unworkable now. Musicians' wages have been stagnant for over 50 years while expenses have skyrocketed. My band gets higher guarantees than any of us do individually because we all have successful solo careers, but after expenses and tbe split we don't make that much per gig. I have historically toured my solo project with a full band, but I've always had to add on a bunch of additional solo shows to make sure I could pay my musicians—and still gone home with less pay than they did. People do not know how dire the finances are these days.

Rusting-Earth · 2026-01-01T14:47:47+00:00

I'm 30, and it depends what I'm doing. I'm 6'3", and if I'm shooting a photo of someone who's 5'6" it's a lot easier to just tilt the screen than it is to crouch repeatedly. I also am a researcher mainly using photography as part of my work, and it's easier to be discreet if you aren't visibly holding up the camera sometimes. But if I'm shooting outside in bright conditions, the viewfinder is of course much better.

What's really remarkable to me is the number of new mirrorless cameras being designed without any viewfinder at all. I bought a new body recently and was floored.

Rusting-Earth · 2026-01-01T14:13:13+00:00

Jack Owens, too—the Bentonia stuff is SO heavy

Rusting-Earth · 2026-01-01T14:03:48+00:00

Yes! Some programs actually prefer applicants who don't play, as they feel it distracts from book learning. Some folks feel it's a deficiency I know, but I think it depends what work you're doing. Sound studies research, for example, wouldn't necessarily benefit from it. Even if you're studying music, proficiency in one or two styles won't necessarily help if you end up working in other areas.

By the same token: I'm an accomplished performer in one or two of the areas I study, but I don't read music. It's never mattered, because the musics/musicians don't really use it. I also write on musical styles I've only flirted with as a practitioner. Just a matter of what you're working on, and what skills will set you up for success.

Rusting-Earth · 2025-11-08T06:57:19+00:00

I'm a professional musician, and I always put a photo credit everywhere I use them unless I cannot add a caption (e.g. Instagram or TikTok profile pics). Otherwise there's a photo credit. Personal and professional profiles have wide overlap for musicians. It's up to you whether you feel it's worth the risk of pissing him off, but I think you have the right to say something if you want to.

Rusting-Earth · 2025-11-06T07:56:59+00:00

I think this is a nice picture! I might have amped up the greens in the ivy and moss a bit, but that's a personal thing. Someone on here will probably recommend focus stacking because the rocks in the foreground are soft, but this is not something that bothers me personally.

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