For many people the aberdeen scene (which is wrongly mostly associated with aberdeen music.com) is an extension of the playground' look at me im cool, whats your name on the boards' . If i here that bloody phrase again ' the boards' ill kick someone. This is not an attack on this site but rather a lot of the people that use it. Actually you know what maybe it is an attack on this site. How can one website claim to be ' the music scene of aberdeen'. I think the fact that this is nothing more than an ego filled playground under the guise of music is sad. Infact this can account for the lack of attendance in key aberdeen shows. Arkade is too weird/ different/ alternative for the majority of people in the 'music scene' but not for the reasons you think. People come on here to show off their ego's and i still think that arkade/drakes had the 'coolness' aspect for a lot of peole just for the mere fact that its different. However as people learn that arkade is real, doing a tough job finding talented/passionate bands this is too hard to handle. You see to the 16-21 age group that are still caught up in being cool, showing off, the real confronting the real world is hard enuf as it is. The fact that arkade is scraping by scares the shit outta people so they retreat back to aberdeen music, pretending to support arkade... the answer? well there is none. Any alternative website would be gatecrashed by ego's..the simple fact of the matter is that aberdeen has no real scene. We are not known for our music. However this can change, not through internet chit chat but through word of mouth and support of passionate people , maybe even a different target audience. Why do i post here then ? Well this site IS the only site that promotes the music in aberdeen. What neils tryin to do isnt sad, the ego warzone that is abdn music is the bad thing. I'd also like to add that its often those with least money youll find supporting arkade more
