"I think records were just a little bubble through time and those who made a living from them for a while were lucky. There is no reason why anyone should have made so much money from selling records except that everything was right for this period of time. I always knew it would run out sooner or later. It couldn`t last, and now it`s running out. I don`t particularly care that it is and like the way things are going.
The record age was just a blip. It was a bit like if you had a source of whale blubber in the 1840s and it could be used as fuel. Before gas came along, if you traded in whale blubber, you were the richest man on Earth. Then gas came along and you`d be stuck with your whale blubber. Sorry mate – history`s moving along. Recorded music equals whale blubber. Eventually, something else will replace it."
Today Haitians united through song, marched in stoic defiance through the rubble and banded together to peacefully air the voice of survival. Music in the face of disaster.
Among the amazing organizations already mobilizing to offer aid and support are
MUSIC FOR RELIEF the non-profit charity comprising of artists, music industry professionals, and fans work together to support disaster relief wherever it hits.
Music For Relief have already had an incredible impact in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and are now reaching out to those in Haiti.
Akwaaba Music, a digital label pushing the culture and sounds of Africa and its Diasporas, and a member of Music For Relief are in the process of putting together a compilation of music from Haiti, due to go on sale immanently, all proceeds will go towards charities on the ground in Haiti. Will post here as soon as it`s up and on sale!
In the mean time please spare a moment to take a listen to some of the underground artists, many of them young and just gathering momentum whom have been confirmed amongst the fatalities or are still missing. Click on the names to be forwarded to their sites.
You can also help directly in all of the following ways:• Text RELIEF to 90999 to make a $5 donation via the MFR mobile campaign.
• Donate to MFR online via paypal.
• Use Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, and email to spread the word.
Every little helps.
Sure, you could still purchase an entire album. But consumers found more value in cherry-picking favorite tunes for much less money. Fans of Strawberry Alarm Clock, for instance, could buy the 1960s hit Incense and Peppermint while easily avoiding ghastly tracks such as Sit With the Guru and Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow. Read full article here..
As Punknews points out, the digital LPs employ basic web tools like HTML, CSS and Java to bring digital videos and other extras into the iTunes album experience. With these specifications now available, web-savvy users can design their own iTunes LP and avoid paying any ridiculous production fees.
All of the information needed to create an iTunes LP is available here. However, we`re still not sure how good it will sound on a turntable.
With sales of music-based games now reaching a plateau, MTV is hoping to position the Rock Band franchise more as a platform for selling downloadable add-ons to existing versions of the game rather than stressing the need to buy new versions. Gamers have downloaded more than 60 million songs to the Rock Band franchise since its inception two years ago.
MTV expects the number of songs to skyrocket past 1,000 once its Rock Band Network goes live. The Network is a program that allows artists to create and submit their own music into downloadable content for the game.
Not participating in the downloadable content for Rock Band, however, is Warner Music Group. While the Rock Band store has music from the label available due to earlier licensing deals, the label stopped licensing any new music for the downloadable platform over what it calls unfavorable licensing terms.
"Where we`re not being recompensed anything close to what would be fair for artists and services, we see no reasons to license," WMG CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. said during the company`s earnings call this week. "We don`t see that as a large foregone opportunity because the licensing opportunity in itself is so small."
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