Advice: Collecting Postage Withdrawl Captain

So this is my first post for my Advice Column. All names are fake and only put there for the fun of it.

Question 1: "well heres my question, why do some guys act like such jerks, and they think they are cool because they do it" - Mrs Blue

There are a few reasons for this, (And none of which I can say without someone accusing me of being Gender-ist) mostly you get an answer based on who you're talking to. It also matters the relationship they have to the others. If it is in a crowd of females, it would be a different reason than in front of the company of males. Between males, it can be a power thing. "I'm an ass, and it's because I'm awesome and you're not. I have every right to be an ass, because I am awesome." Of course, sometimes, its because they are insecure about it. Another reason is the old stereotype "Girls live the badguys." This supposedly goes back to a survival of the species thing. The big guy, who could be an ass and not get killed for it, was the Alpha Male, and that made him attractive. In this day and age, it's more likely that the girl in question just wants drama. (At least from my personal experience) Now, I want to be clear, I'm not supporting these guys. Fuck them.
Also Mrs. Blue, you may find it interesting to know, that Hormonal Birth control pills that have become so popular this day and age, actually have been shown to make women prefer sensitive men of He-Man hulks. The reason why; the pill makes your body think its pregnant, and when a girl has a baby, suddenly James, the asshole who lives dangerously and lives in the bar, who is never around to take care of the kids isn't exactly the best father.

Last Words: Be a lesbian problem solved.

Question 2: "why are some poeple so damn unmotivated" - ButterflyNinja

Depends on the context. I'll list a few possible reasons.
1: They don't enjoy what they are doing.
2: They enjoy something else more and their mind is to focused on that.
3: They are mentally unbalanced.
4: They're humanish.
I could go on.
Really the problem, is probably what you are trying to get people to do. Not everyone wants to do what you want them to do, or what you expect them to want to do. If you gave them something that they wanted to do, they would probably do it. It comes down to the Carrot, and The Stick. How do you want to MOTIVATE the people. You can threaten them with the stick, or offer them a carrot if they do it. If they don't have any motivation, they don't have the carrot or the stick, or see a bigger stick or carrot elsewhere.

Last Words: Read UTOPIA.

Question 3: "you should talk about the significant difference between Post rock and Sogaze
i mean i kind of know the whole wall of noise thing but it would be nice to know more"

Alright this one is going to be long.
Shoegaze and Post-Rock are related, very closely, but mostly separate Genres. I figure the best way to say what these are is to explain them separately than explain the contrast.

Shoegaze started in the 1980's with the rise of Dream-Pop, and Space Rock.
It was called Shoegaze because of the fact that the effects pedals used kept the guitarists staring at their shoes. Because of this, the bands were separated from the audience, different from the Punk Rock of the 70's which fed off the audience, and didn't care much about the music.
The "Shoegaze Sound" is of course, Psychedelic Dreamy music with heavy use of guitar effects pedals. While shoegaze has a strong wall of noize, the melody is strongly inferred.
Original Shoegaze died in the early 90's. It was left in favor of the American Grunge Movement. The reason why is pretty obvious. The U.K. pretty much owns western mainstream music. The U.K. seems to love bitching about the working class. (See every punk song EVER.) Shoegaze required good instruments, or at least good effects, and it wasn't very political, and active. Britpop, and Grunge took over the 90's with its Lower Class focus.

Now when I say "died" I mean that it fell out of the mainstream. The Shoegaze tradition was kept in the underground, and is alive even now, with "Post-Gaze, Nu-Gaze, Star-Gaze, etc" bands. I personally do not approve of adding "Nu" or "Post" to music genres when describing new ones. Which is why I've never mentioned "Post-Industrial" You would think that they have something in common, they usually don't.

Post Rock, on the other hand has a different story. First off, Post Rock is not a genre in itself. The rock bit describes the instruments used. I.E. guitars. The Post describes its relation with many other genres. Post Rock, combines Rock instruments with non Rock genres. This is why you can find bands like If These Trees Could Talk, and Meanwhile, Back In Communist Russia listed both as "Post Rock". Post rock does not need a wall of Noize Element, nor is it famous for one. However, Shoegaze is one of the MAJOR influences of Post Rock, and Effects Pedals are commonly used in excess, especially in the instrumental bands.

Many Instrumental "Post Rock" bands, are actually "Math-Gaze" in that they are combining Math Rock, with Shoegaze. My default Math Rock example is You.May.Die.In.The.Desert. It isn't combining genres, as much as making the rockmusic very complex musically. One of the tell tale signs is actually the drumming. Math rock drumming is usually more complex.

Last Words: Listen to DoomJazz.

Question 4: "What materials could be combined?"

Technically you can only really create solutions. The idea of "Combining" isn't really the greatest...

Last Words: Wiki it.

Question 5: "what is the piont of life?" - Cupcake Saleswoman

Movement.

Last Words: No I'm not going to explain that answer.

Well that's it for this Advice Section. If you want to ask me a question, mail me in any way you know how. Til Next Time.