Ahh...a day off, and I've run my errands and not messed up the house...what do I do?
Yup.
Play.
Listen.
Mmmmmmmusic. *drool*
Question for ya'll:
Do specific songs have a tag on certain memories for you?
Like, does "2 Legit 2 Quit" by MC Hammer take you back to those awkward dances in junior high?
Just curious.
Speak up...there's too many tumbleweeds blowing around my blog these days.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Like A Record
I'm going to briefly make a statement about a new trend in "Let's Try Our Damnedest To Save What's Left Of The Current Record Label Business Model".
I'm talking about the "360" deal the majors are making the new bands sign.
Basically, since CD sales are sinking to such low levels, and labels haven't been able to adapt to downloads, they've decided they need to take a cut of artists' touring, merchandice, and publishing.
So, according to a nifty graphic in Rolling Stone, under these terms an artist goes on tour and a.) Label receives 10% of the touring income, b.) 10% of the sales at the swag tables, and c.) a bigger cut of the songwriting publishing, provided the artist is also a songwriter.
On the positive side, this type of deal would force the label to have an active role in promoting the artist because they would have much to lose if the artist doesn't have any commercial success.
Negatively, artists would have an increasingly difficult time even breaking even, let alone make an actual profit due to the label's dipping into a formerly sacred source of income.
I don't know what the answer is. I feel a major sense of desperation from the labels to come up with methods to remain viable in the music marketplace.
Anyone else want to weigh in on this topic?
I'm talking about the "360" deal the majors are making the new bands sign.
Basically, since CD sales are sinking to such low levels, and labels haven't been able to adapt to downloads, they've decided they need to take a cut of artists' touring, merchandice, and publishing.
So, according to a nifty graphic in Rolling Stone, under these terms an artist goes on tour and a.) Label receives 10% of the touring income, b.) 10% of the sales at the swag tables, and c.) a bigger cut of the songwriting publishing, provided the artist is also a songwriter.
On the positive side, this type of deal would force the label to have an active role in promoting the artist because they would have much to lose if the artist doesn't have any commercial success.
Negatively, artists would have an increasingly difficult time even breaking even, let alone make an actual profit due to the label's dipping into a formerly sacred source of income.
I don't know what the answer is. I feel a major sense of desperation from the labels to come up with methods to remain viable in the music marketplace.
Anyone else want to weigh in on this topic?
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Wandering Blogs Make Good Reads
Whew! A Day Off!
I'm listening to a slew of new music. (Thanks to the In-Store Play giveaways at work!)
J.J. Cale's "Rewind", Grace Potter and the Nocturnal's "This Is Somewhere", Killers' "Sawdust", Alison Krauss and Robert Plant's "Raising Sand", Bruce Springsteen's "Magic" among others. I love being a musician.
These CDs are alot better when I can actively listen to them, rather than have them on in the background while I sticker merchandice.
I've also slept alot. What is it with days off that require so much sleep?
Couple of insignificant things on my mind lately. Weigh in if you're annoyed, too.
1. Why hath Rolling Stone proceeded with desperate pleas for my renewal when my subscription isn't actually up until May? It's not even a great magazine anymore. I'm down with more "career specific" rags like American Songwriter and Paste.
2. Comcast is far from fantastic.
There are alot more serious things I could discuss but I'm just going to enjoy my music time.
I'm listening to a slew of new music. (Thanks to the In-Store Play giveaways at work!)
J.J. Cale's "Rewind", Grace Potter and the Nocturnal's "This Is Somewhere", Killers' "Sawdust", Alison Krauss and Robert Plant's "Raising Sand", Bruce Springsteen's "Magic" among others. I love being a musician.
These CDs are alot better when I can actively listen to them, rather than have them on in the background while I sticker merchandice.
I've also slept alot. What is it with days off that require so much sleep?
Couple of insignificant things on my mind lately. Weigh in if you're annoyed, too.
1. Why hath Rolling Stone proceeded with desperate pleas for my renewal when my subscription isn't actually up until May? It's not even a great magazine anymore. I'm down with more "career specific" rags like American Songwriter and Paste.
2. Comcast is far from fantastic.
There are alot more serious things I could discuss but I'm just going to enjoy my music time.
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