[kj] (OT) How to Save The Music Industry

[sade1]

Thou wroteth: 

"..afloat primarily from back catalog sales and not from new releases.  Don't 
know if that is still the case, but wouldn't be surprised.    Having said that, 
 that is why aC to C+ Killing Joke record is still going to be..much better..."

Oh god, my shock when as I read along and out of the corner of my eye I glanced 
down and thought 

you wrote "..a C & C + Killing Joke record is..." Gaah!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCTBD4ZWuRM&feature=related
 
 
To add my own response to Mr. McGuinness... 

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From: "ceplaster at aol.com" <ceplaster at aol.com>
To: gathering at misera.net
Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 11:10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) How to Save The Music Industry



     I buy my music through i-tunes.    I occasionally download torrents of 
OUT-OF-PRINT things that I can't find elsewhere.
The only thing that stops me from buying more stuff through I-tunes is that I 
have a hard time finding new music that doesn't suck!    If the bar was set a 
little higher out there I might be more willing to spend more.  
     I remember a while back someone telling me that the established labels were 
staying afloat primarily from back catalog sales and not from new releases. 
 Don't know if that is still the case, but wouldn't be surprised.    Having said 
that,  that is why a C to C+ Killing Joke record is still going to be a much 
better listen than some new bands best.
     While I totally agree that artists should get paid for their work, I will 
not give my money to artists who are lousy.  As much as internet piracy might be 
an issue, crappy music and dumb fuck a&r men are a far bigger problem.  -CP  




-----Original Message-----
From: folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>
To: gathering at misera.net
Sent: Thu, Aug 19, 2010 1:35 pm
Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) How to Save The Music Industry


I am going more with the aspect that most major labels always try and say that 
they are working in the artist's best interests, 99% of the time they are not.
I am happy in this day and age that it is easier to pay an artist more 
'directly', and you know that they are not getting ripped off by some 
pseudo-muso business head.

 

> From: planetary at socal.rr.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:24:18 -0700

> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) How to Save The Music Industry

> 

> folk devil wrote:

> 

> Nice! 

>  

> ________________________________________

> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:40:30 +0100

> From: Marc.Phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: [kj] (OT) How to Save The Music Industry

> . . . Or not 

>  

> Paul McGuinness has another arsehole torn by blogger 

>  

> http://xrrf.blogspot.com/2010/08/bonos-friends-how-to-save-music.html

> 

> +++++++++

> 

> I'm no fan of McGuinness' viewpoints on "his" music industry, but that article 

>was utterly obnoxious and worthless. Bitching for

> the sake of bitching never makes for a fun or enlightening read.

> 

> T.B.

> 

> 

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