it would appear the douche's smartphone auto-corrected Criz R. to Chris R. while searching twitter..
Musicological banter
kosmo wrote:
I was apparently DJing in the douchiest club in Chicago last night… at first I though it was spam, but no bot could create such douchbag profiles.
https://twitter.com/_jwalks/status/356290970951761920
Those profiles are so money… ::)
atomicfront wrote:beetsnotbeats wrote:
My peeve is with labels that physically release something only on vinyl (because sound, man) and digitally only in MP3 or iTunes (because BULLSHIT, man).
Compact Discs are dead.
I guess I wasn't clear. Some labels offer downloads of their vinyl releases only in MP3 or iTunes, both of which are lossy formats that are inferior to CD. If they really cared about sound and not just looking cool, they would offer downloads in lossless formats, e.g. WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, BWF. Even better, they would offer downloads in higher digital resolutions than CD.
beetsnotbeats wrote:atomicfront wrote:beetsnotbeats wrote:
My peeve is with labels that physically release something only on vinyl (because sound, man) and digitally only in MP3 or iTunes (because BULLSHIT, man).
Compact Discs are dead.
I guess I wasn't clear. Some labels offer downloads of their vinyl releases only in MP3 or iTunes, both of which are lossy formats that are inferior to CD. If they really cared about sound and not just looking cool, they would offer downloads in lossless formats, e.g. WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, BWF. Even better, they would offer downloads in higher digital resolutions than CD.
Ok that makes sense. I guess the problem is that most people today listen to music on a shitty phone with shitty ear buds and they don't really care about sound quality.
Nigel Godrich, Four Tet and Thom Yorke are not streaming service fans. http://blbrd.co/1bBf0tU Wondering if lesser known, younger bands will follow suit.
A counterpoint on the streaming services issue
From Kudos Distribution, a leading distributor of UK indie labels. Streaming is the "2nd largest income source for our labels."
http://www.kudosdistribution.co.uk/streaming-services-again-2/
From Kudos Distribution, a leading distributor of UK indie labels. Streaming is the "2nd largest income source for our labels."
http://www.kudosdistribution.co.uk/streaming-services-again-2/
I saw you tweet that a bit ago.
There was also this from Damon Krukowski of Damon and Naomi/Galaxie 500. In summation, he thinks that all streams should be completely free while owning the music itself would still come at a price. Essentially the Bandcamp model.
There was also this from Damon Krukowski of Damon and Naomi/Galaxie 500. In summation, he thinks that all streams should be completely free while owning the music itself would still come at a price. Essentially the Bandcamp model.
There is no one size fits all approach, as even some of Kudos's labels as use bandcamp in addition to more traditional distribution.
Yeah agreed.
i think musicians should go back to selling their music out of the back of vehicles. you know, like music making ice cream mans. like musical digestive food vendor trucks . it could be the new rage. the new hipster. the new new. roaming vans selling hard to find, exclusive songs, sometimes with the very fucking band on the truck recording the damn song right there and then spitting it out the side like a japanese ticket restaurant.
yeah. take that.
yeah. take that.
great idea, but the word exclusives just turns into people gouging others on ebay…
Oh hey. There's a link to my Storify thing in The New Yorker. That internet is a weird place sometimes. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sashafrerejones/2013/07/spotify-boycott-new-artists-music-business-model.html
bearman wrote:
Wow. Simply wow.
http://m.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/when-jimi-hendrix-came-to-washington-and-blew-its-mind/2013/07/18/ca80eb58-dd18-11e2-85de-c03ca84cb4ef_story_1.html
Thanks for posting! I limit my Post visits since they started the paywall.
awesome. This one was one of my favorites, though i do not understand what exactly is going on.
this was one of the most awesome shows ive ever seen. the crowd was comprised of mostly call fans that were definitely much older. Mid-30s I was one of the youngest people at the show. A lot of the fans were giving Robert a hard time - he messed up a few songs - forgot lyrics here and there - couldnt reach all the notes - etc. Regardless, everyone loved it. Robert was clearly embarrassed a few times, but he pulled through. He was indeed a good sport. They had spent ages trying to put this together and for Robert to learn all of the songs. I forgot which guy it was, but he was sporting a BRMC shirt. The band was charming, but at the end of the day - it was clear that everyone missed Michael. It was one of the most beautiful tributes Ive ever seen. They played for a good 2 hours and it was pure awesomeness!
kosmo wrote:
Obviously this isn't the first time an offspring has taken over for a parent in a band but this would be good show to see… I had no idea about the BRMC/The Call connection until after Micheal Been had passed away, he served as the bands soundman for several years.
*****
It gives us great pleasure to announce to you all that the seminal rock group 'The Call' will be reuniting with B.R.M.C.'.s Robert Been for two select shows!!!
Disbanded in 1990 The Call's original members Scott Musick, Tom Ferrier, and Jim Goodwin will be taking the stage with Robert Been, taking over the role of bass and vocals in honor of his father, the late Michael Been - twenty years since their last live show!
But now for the really exciting news - Tickets go on sale on Friday March 1st from www.the-call-band.com
April 18th: San Francisco, CA / Slim's
April 19th: Los Angeles, CA / The Troubadour
I saw The Call at the Bayou in the late 80s. Got their autographs on a CD afterwards. Rhett would not approve.
Thanks for the post on the Call. Despite the hiccups sounds like a cool event
It's a sign of the times when a leading craptasticEDM producer, comes with equally craptastic "americana"