*Disclamer* This is opinion, so make up your own mind Recently, the FBI shut down Megaupload and Megavideo, both well-known file sharing services. These shutdowns happened under the pretense of copyright infringement by the company’s owners, and the FBI’s belief that the website was hosting and sharing large amounts of pirated videos and music. Well, [...]

If you’re not aware of what SOPA and PIPA are, I offer you some reading material below. This is not a piece to deeply educate you on the matters; what I can say here has been said many times over on the net. What it is is a plea to you, dear reader, to consider [...]

Join the mailing list: Happy Holidays, ya’ll.  Here’s a techno jam tape I did when I was 16 or so.  Rough, kinda wack, etc. etc. ENJOY. DOWNLOAD: brian botkiller – Cassettes and drum machines   STREAM: [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

December 12th, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BRIAN BOTKILLER ANNOUCES THE “BOT BOX” ANTHOLOGY BOX SET (ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO) brian botkiller, electronic musician and producer, has announced the release of the BOT BOX, an anthology and collection of his works from 2002 to present.   The limited edition box set Includes brian’s first CD, “The Sky [...]

Hi Everyone,     Tonight I am DJing for Burlesque Noir, and my band, Vertigo Venus, is playing live to open for Burlesque Noir at the Launchpad in Albuquerque (6th and central ave.).  The show is 21+, tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. You can get tix in advance here: http://holdmyticket.com/event/19988   [...]

I’ve done a guest blog for CDbaby! Please have a read: http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/2011/10/dealing-with-band-politics-why-it-doesnt-have-to-be-so-complex/

I’m not going to go into a history of Steve Jobs, or go on listing his many accomplishments. You can read all that on a billion websites out there, who will explain it better than me. I will, however, say that his passing saddens me, as we watch the world of technology grow and change [...]

You wanna know why freedom of the Internet matters?  You know all those folks on Wall Street right now who aren’t getting media coverage? They’re making what’s going on known by using Social Media.  If we give corporations and the government full control over the Internet, we are in the same pool of hot water [...]

“I don’t have to tell you things are bad, everybody knows things are bad. The dollar buys a nickel’s worth. Banks are going bust. Shopkeepers keep a gun under the counter. Punks are running wild in the streets and there’s nobody anywhere who seems to know what to do and there’s no end to it! [...]

So, I just saw a really good point brought up by a user known as “Poco Yo” on Google +, with respect to being banned by Google+ for using a “fake” name. If someone uses Google checkout, then they must verify their identity using a credit card – Checkout does not use Paypal, last I checked, [...]