Monday, January 01, 2007
Happy New Year!
Let's hope that in 2007, we will continue to see artists and bands gaining control over their own careers. As the major record labels sales figures continue to shrink, and they continue to grasp at straws by suing children and the elderly, new distribution channels, what some are now calling Music 2.0, and the indie scene in general continue to grow. I think 2007 will be a stellar year!
Monday, December 25, 2006
RIP James Brown
Today, December 25, 2006, we lost another cultural icon. James Brown, who was hospitalized just yesterday for extreme pneumonia, died of heart failure around 1:45 am today. He was 73 years old.
JB was one of the most influential artists in pop music history. He certainly influenced R&B and hip-hop, but his influence has spread to almost every genre of pop music.
Take some time today, and listen to your favorite James Brown song. That is undoubtedly how he would want to be remembered.
JB was one of the most influential artists in pop music history. He certainly influenced R&B and hip-hop, but his influence has spread to almost every genre of pop music.
Take some time today, and listen to your favorite James Brown song. That is undoubtedly how he would want to be remembered.
Saturday, December 23, 2006
More About the Impending Demise of the Record Industry
If you read and enjoyed my Dec. 1 post, Art Vs. Greed, I've found several other articles that may interest you. One was written more than 10 years ago, by legendary nonconformist artist/producer/engineer Steve Albini. It's called The Problem With Music, and it was originally printed in Maximumrockandroll #133, June 1994. I had completely forgotten about this article, which was rather famous (or infamous) at the time. It's amazing how relevant it seems today!
A much newer article is called The Reasons (to get rid of the major record lablels). It's presented by Downhill Battle, a "non-profit organization working to support participatory culture and build a fairer music industry." I encourage you to look around their site, and read some of the other articles as well.
I should also mention that I found this information courtesy of the Cameron Music Group.
A much newer article is called The Reasons (to get rid of the major record lablels). It's presented by Downhill Battle, a "non-profit organization working to support participatory culture and build a fairer music industry." I encourage you to look around their site, and read some of the other articles as well.
I should also mention that I found this information courtesy of the Cameron Music Group.
Friday, December 22, 2006
More of the Usual Year-End Wrapup
Just an FYI: If you enjoy the year-end best-of lists phenomenon, the folks at largehearted boy have put together a collection of links to 2006 Year-end Music Lists on the web. Wow! More lists than I ever dreamed possible!
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