Mp3s are a fine tool for up & coming bands to reach a greater audience. As far as established artists not getting paid, that's a crime but not the mediums fault. That's been happening for years (via aforementioned mixtapes, bootlegs, etc.) To me, that's not an issue. What is an issue is artists (new or old) not receiving due royalties from record companies. > If you like MUSIC sure . . . but it seems since the birth of broadcasting > people have always been more interested in stars than the best musicians. > Case in point: Pop/Rock stars (of any generation) making millions while jazz & blues artists (with a few exceptions) struggle to get by. > it. And wasn't dance music with all it's white labels, low production costs, > and 'anonymous DJs' and mix tapes meant to be 'the end of the record > industry' too? Now look at it. Punk too. Answer is to avoid the radio and > TV pop shows True.The alternatives have always be there. Whatever it is. We're currently oversaturated with the "celebrity mind". But there's plenty lurking under the surface. The media blitz skewers our perceptions. As the corporate mergers continue so will the need for independent voices. peace, R. Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julian Lawton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 5:34 AM Subject: Re: mp3s? > >would be that the > >recorded medium would be downscaled (if anyone can do it), > But they can't. As said, anyone can made a CD now you can get recordable CD > players. But not everyone can get to record on top-knotch microphones in a > nice soundproofed studio with a decent engineer - whether than means Liam > Watson at Toe Rag studios or whoever produces Britney Spears. > > > whereupon Steps, the Spice > >Girls etc would be out on on their talentless arses. > >Theres no way a recording can match seeing a band live - > > >Sub-cultures like mod/punk/rockabilly/skinhead etc are a dying breed, why > is > >this (any ideas out there?) > Best explanation I think comes from a line in The Sopranos (not the TV > series, the Alan Warner novel) - 'you only stay in if you've got a nice > house'. A lot more parents are a lot more comfortably off - kids didn't used > to have their own TVs, videos, games systems, etc, in their bedrooms (and > kids share bedrooms less these days). At the other end you've got the rise > of club culture - there's more places for people to go out and let off > steam, rather than get bored and frustrated (and create somethging). > And at the bottom end, if you're badly off, you're a lot more badly off, and > spend all your time nicking car stereos so that you can buy new baseball > caps and tracky bottoms . . . > > >about the music. You would still have a divide, but if it meant that i > >wouldnt have to waste time with music that is not very good (im blue, daba > >doo-doo-dee-doo!)then that would would be alright. > Yeah, but you're still going to be stuck in the office with people playing . > > > > ______________________________________________ > Faster, stronger and able to send millions > of emails in one click: the new Topica site! > http://www.topica.com/t/14 ______________________________________________ Faster, stronger and able to send millions of emails in one click: the new Topica site! http://www.topica.com/t/14
