Yes, it’s come to this.
Rather than promise things that I no longer have a passion to do anymore, I’ll just make this post and say WTTJ.net will be taking a temporary hiatus. In the meantime, since I (Andrew) own the site and have put the most effort into it, you can check out my tumblr blog which has some random stuff, music, football, etc on it.
Why a hiatus? Because as much as I love music, I have lost interest in putting the effort into this site. There were a lot of small problems with the previous host, which put me off from coming on here and posting (because the problems with the host would pop-up as a constant reminder that the site behind the scenes was pretty much fucked, to put it bluntly) but since switching hosts and getting a pretty sweet deal with the host, it turns out that I had lost my passion for posting about music.
I promised a few “best of 2009″ lists, and well if the other guys want to they can post theirs on here. I’ll be putting mine up on my tumblr blog.
WTTJ.net will remain online, this will just be a hiatus for maybe a month or two. So if you wanna look back through the “archives” then you can do.
See y’all in a month or two.
Andrew
You may have noticed that the site was offline for the best part of what? 12 hours? We have moved web hosts and all the niggly little problems (that combined to become a bigger problem) are all now gone 
Everything has moved over smoothly (so far) and so lots of updates are coming – along with a Pro-looking site design too – I’m saving around £40 to £50 a year now with the new host.
Expect lots of new content, with our Best of 2009 lists – albums of 2009, top 100 tracks of 2009 and best videos of 2009 along with some music news, blogs, attempted humour and reviews.
And of course, it’s Christmas Eve! 
So Happy Christmas! 
Rage Against The Machine: 502,672 copies
X-Factor: 450,838 copies
BBC News:
Speaking on the Radio 1 chart show, Zack De La Rocha from Rage said: “We are very, very ecstatic about being number one.”
He added it was an “incredible organic campaign” against “the sterile pop mentality”.
Official Charts Company managing director Martin Talbot said: “Congratulations to Rage Against The Machine on their number one – as we have seen in recent years, overhauling any X Factor winner in the race for the Christmas number one is no mean achievement.
“The popular support we have seen for the record this week has been truly amazing – and handed them two all-time records.”
NME.com reports that X-Factor winner Joe McElderry has branded Rage Against The Machine’s ‘Killing in the Name’ as “Dreadful”.
The key quotes from the news story are these:
“I had no idea what it sounded like. It’s dreadful and I hate it. How could anyone enjoy this? Can you imagine the grandmas hearing this over Christmas lunch?”
I think that’s the whole point Joe.
“I wouldn’t buy it. It’s a nought out of ten from me. Simon Cowell wouldn’t like it. They wouldn’t get through to boot camp on The X Factor – they’re just shouting.”
This for me, is the main reason right here, for why you should download Rage Against The Machine, instead of this kid. He’s a joke. Simon Cowell is NOT the Music Industry, and the X-Factor is NOT the Music Business.
Seriously, here’s a guy who sings a song he didn’t write, where as RATM wrote their song and play musical instruments. And this is a guy who will be forgotten in 3 weeks time, where as ‘Killing in the Name’ is still well remembered after it’s release in 1992. A song that will still be remembered another 17 years down the line.
I’ll finish by leaving a website link for Mr McElderry: Rage Against The Machine Wikipedia.
And if you don’t understand the RATM campaign, I suggest you go hang out with Cheryl Cole. Leave it to the real people who understand what’s going on.
According to NME.com Rage Against The Machine’s lead at the top of the charts has been cut from 30,000 sales to 9,000 sales as of Yesterday Evening.
But charts on MP3 download sites are mixed:
iTunes:
1. Rage Against The Machine – “Killing in the Name”
2. Joe McElderry – “The Climb”
7Digital.com:
1. Portishead – “Chase the Tear” (7Digital Exclusive)
2. Joe McElderry – “The Climb”
3. Rage Against The Machine – “Killing in the Name”
4. Rage Against The Machine – “Killing in the Name”
5. Rage Against The Machine – “Killing in the Name”
Play.com:
1. Rage Against The Machine – “Killing in the Name”
2. Joe McElderry – “The Climb”
3. Rage Against The Machine – “Killing in the Name”
The multiple appearances of “Killing in the Name” are due to the song appearing on multiple albums, or in “radio edit” form.
Paul McCartney has also backed the RATM campaign, as has Dave Grohl.
If you didn’t already know, Rage Against The Machine are in the Christmas Number One Single race thanks to fans of the band who are tired of X-Factor dominating the singles chart.
And so the chorus of RATM song ‘Killing in the Name’ “fuck you I won’t do what you tell me” fits perfectly as a middle finger aimed at Reality Television, Simon Cowell and shitty singer competitions.
The band along with Dave Grohl have backed the fan-led campaign to get RATM number one, and they currently have that number one spot in the mid-week singles race, but the message needs to be spread that if you don’t like X-Factor or shows of that nature, then you need to voice your opinion by downloading “Killing in the Name” by Rage Against The Machine.
RATM Guitarist Tom Morello has said proceeds will be donated to charity, while the fan-led campaign has already raised over £20,000 on their facebook page for ‘Shelter’ who deal with homeless people in the UK. So if you think it’s a “mindlessly stupid campaign” then you are sadly mistaken.
Plus how awesome could a Rage Christmas number one be for the Music Industry? It would be revolutionary.
To those who don’t know, gazpacho is a cold tomato raw soup typically consumed in Spain. Quite a particular way to name a band. Especially if the band hails from Norway. Especially considering their latest effort, named Tick Tock, which brings the listener to someplace in the African or Middle Eastern deserts.
To quote the lyrics themselves, this album “feels like a magic carpet”.
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That sounded like a cheesy pop song right?
Anyway, first of all apologies for no updates for the last month or so. I’ve had “behind the scenes” problems with the site refusing to do what I wanted it to.
The look of the site has changed, I felt it needed a bit of a fresh, brighter look so here it is. I hope to follow through with a few things I’ve been meaning to do for a while now over the next few days. And with Christmas coming there’s endless “Best of 2009″ lists that we need to do. Plus reviews that didn’t get done last month so lots of content should be coming your way very very soon.
