TAM likes the idea of corporate interests drafting laws in back rooms that the American public will be compelled to obey without any legislative checks and balances.
Listen Coward, Mike is opining about the implications of a proposed change to existing copyright law. The ( recorded music?)"industry is failing of its own accord because they haven't adapted to the way people want to consume music. I fail to see the connection that you attempt to make.
But it's the DRM laden closed ecosystem you have to buy into in order to use the device. All software has to come through the App Store... oh yeah, and no Flash support.
Lonnie,
If your primary access to new music is radio, then you are doomed. With few exceptions, radio and TV are the primary conduits for the legacy labels force feeding you the same old or the same new crap. Radio is about that tiny percentage of artists that c the corporate labels put their marketing might behind. If you like Spock's Beard, you are never going to find a newer band of that genre on the radio. "Niche" music has always been about digging deep, whether it's in bins of vinyl at the record store or the catacombs of the internet.
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@Lonnie,
I think we are actually in agreement. I've got a soft spot for prog-rock myself and those bands have never gained exposure through radio play(except perhaps during the heyday 70s when you could hear Yes and Genesis on the radio, but never Gentle Giant or Marillion.)
Thing are better now. Before the internet, how would one have found out about Spock's Beard? Certainly not on the radio. Now, you can Google "prog-rock" and see all kinds of bands you nver would have been able to find before.
I am a so-called garage rocker and our "niche" genre is thriving in music scenes all over the US. There are blogs, zines, forums, and all sorts of communities built around the discussion of this music. I always know when an artist I might like is coming to town and I can go to their Myspace to see what bands they like and are friends with, and I can hear what they all sound like.
I haven't looked myself but I am sure there are probably some groups and blogs for prog-rock that will make reference to bands you might be interested in.
That's not a bad thing, sir. These so-called superstar artists are the ones most guilty of producing the mindless corporate crap that infects the airwaves nowadays. I would much rather support a "real" regional artist who makes honest music.
All of your numbers really only apply to the old system. Things are better now than they have ever been for a touring band playing venues in the sub-1000 seat range. I'm living it.
Haven't been to Malaysia, but in the Phillipines nobody has "official" DVDs. It is far easier to go to the market and get a copied disc for a dollar or 2. I imagine it is the same there.
No different than it is now. There will just be more everyones. As a survivor of a few record deals, both indie and major, I can tell you that you would be surprised how many of the artists you know and think of as "stars" don't make as much money as you think they do. There are only a relative handful of artists out there who someone, say, in middle management in IT would call wealthy.
A lot of that is due to the labels' shady accounting practices, which have been discussed here before.
Not much different than it is now, but the Majors will no longer be the gatekeepers of who gets the widest exposure, it will be accomplished by a variety of means, I'm sure, with the internet as the key enabler.
A talented musician who has honed their craft will be around a lot longer than some kid who made a cute song with Garage Band and put it up on Youtube. (Career artist vs One hit wonder)
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If your primary access to new music is radio, then you are doomed. With few exceptions, radio and TV are the primary conduits for the legacy labels force feeding you the same old or the same new crap. Radio is about that tiny percentage of artists that c the corporate labels put their marketing might behind. If you like Spock's Beard, you are never going to find a newer band of that genre on the radio. "Niche" music has always been about digging deep, whether it's in bins of vinyl at the record store or the catacombs of the internet.
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I think we are actually in agreement. I've got a soft spot for prog-rock myself and those bands have never gained exposure through radio play(except perhaps during the heyday 70s when you could hear Yes and Genesis on the radio, but never Gentle Giant or Marillion.)
Thing are better now. Before the internet, how would one have found out about Spock's Beard? Certainly not on the radio. Now, you can Google "prog-rock" and see all kinds of bands you nver would have been able to find before.
I am a so-called garage rocker and our "niche" genre is thriving in music scenes all over the US. There are blogs, zines, forums, and all sorts of communities built around the discussion of this music. I always know when an artist I might like is coming to town and I can go to their Myspace to see what bands they like and are friends with, and I can hear what they all sound like.
I haven't looked myself but I am sure there are probably some groups and blogs for prog-rock that will make reference to bands you might be interested in.
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All of your numbers really only apply to the old system. Things are better now than they have ever been for a touring band playing venues in the sub-1000 seat range. I'm living it.
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No different than it is now. There will just be more everyones. As a survivor of a few record deals, both indie and major, I can tell you that you would be surprised how many of the artists you know and think of as "stars" don't make as much money as you think they do. There are only a relative handful of artists out there who someone, say, in middle management in IT would call wealthy.
A lot of that is due to the labels' shady accounting practices, which have been discussed here before.
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