[kj] AP: " Do superstars still need record labels?"

[Alexander Smith]

I'd be surprised if Radiohead had even heard of Fugazi.

Alex in NYC


On Oct 13, 2007, at 8:45 AM, Flight Bringer wrote:


>

> You can really say that Radiohead are following in Fugazis  

> footsteps by imitating them and their sales policy . The record  

> industry has changed beyond recognition over the last 20 years .

>     I dont believe that Radiohead did what they did in the name of  

> being independent , i believe that it was because of the changing  

> market and changing technology and ot was a way of making money .

>    Radiohead received £5 Million in the first few days of them  

> putting their album on line , thats £5Million directly to them ,  

> baring in mind that to receive £5Million from a Record Company for  

> sales of an album, they would have had to sell something like £100  

> million worth of sales over the counter.

>     If they would have gone down the record company route and sold  

> their album through shops, they would have gotten something like 50  

> pence for each Album sold .

>     The majority of people would have down loaded it anyway , so to  

> make it freely available and to ask for a donation is a good  

> business strategy .

>

>

> > Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:10:07 -0500

> > From: bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net

> > To: gathering at misera.net

> > Subject: [kj] AP: " Do superstars still need record labels?"

> >

> >

> > [Keyword -- "superstars." Although now that NiN and Radiohead have

> > decided to do what Fugazi started doing 20 years ago, that is, going

> > independent, never signing to a major a label even when offered

> > massive six figure sums in the early 90s in the cultural wake of

> > Nirvana -- and refusing to take it! -- while still selling out shows

> > and sellings lots of records, one is tempted to remind, 'Yeah, but a

> > lotta bands, punk and otherwise, have always done this...' I guess

> > it's when the mainstays do it it causes a real panic. - Oliver]

> >

> >

> >

> > Do superstars still need record labels?

> >

> >

>

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