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  1. How I deal with indy bands by Skynyrd · · Score: 1 · on Online Business Model for a Band?

    I'm a fan of rock and roll, and have a huge mp3 collection. Most of them are from legit sources. However, I am completely fed up with the RIAA and haven't purchased a new (and only a few used ones) CD in years.

    Except... I have a handful of favorite indy bands. I go to their shows, try to tell local bars about them, buy tshirts and CDs and tell my friends.

    I'll play their music for friends, and I'll give them a few mp3s, under the condition that they must buy the CD if they like them enough to keep (and explain why). If possible, I give them the mp3 that are available at the band's website.

    Most of the bands have a few free mp3s available, and one offers a (poorly) recorded show for $3. They are very clear that it isn't a great recording, so they only charge $3 via PayPal.

    What does it take me to keep visiting? Wanting to see some of my favorite bands continue playing. As for getting rich... I don't think they are counting on it. As far as I know, they have day jobs. One of them is a Slashdot reader (which is how I found the band Black Monday).

    And if you like rock and roll (in the Social Distortion, Johnny Cash, Cramps sort of way) take a listen here:

    http://lotd.com/ Luck of the Draw
    http://www.blackmonday.info/ Black Monday
    http://www.deadbillys.com/Deadbillys
    http://www.speedbuggycowpunk.com/Speedbuggy

  2. Alive! by blackmonday · · Score: 1 · on Halloween Pumpkin Carving

    Here's my pumpkin contribution for the office party.

  3. Office Party Fun by blackmonday · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Halloween Fun

    We had a pumpkin carving contest at work - and I won with my Gene Simmons Pumpkin. Geez, I used to be cool.

  4. Black Monday by blackmonday · · Score: 3, Interesting · on TruSonic Uses MP3.com Catalog As Muzak



    My band was at one time an MP3.com artist, and let me tell you, if they want to pipe Wrapped In Red into an elevator, they couldn't make me happier!

  5. DTV by blackmonday · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Satellite Hackers Charged Under DMCA

    My friend got busted for this, because he bought a smart card programmer online. DTV sued the company (Whiteviper) and became owner of all their assets. They then tried to extort money from all the people who had purchased the smart card programmer. Thing is, there are legit reasons to own it. Blank smart cards not compatible with DTV for example. And, my friend never used the programmer to steal satellite. In the end he ignored their extortion efforts and they seem to have let it go. What has happened to fair use? I think that politicians and their campaign funds have as much to do with this than the pirates.

    Get punk rock!
    Black Monday

  6. punk by blackmonday · · Score: 3, Informative · on Inside One Of the Last Vinyl Record Manufacturers

    There's still a lot of punk bands making vinyl. I like how it looks and how it sounds. Go into an independent record store and you just might find a punk vinyl section with some new stuff, even major punk bands like NOFX still put out vinyl releases. My band Black Monday just did a run of 1000 7 inch vinyl singles (in red vinyl!) on a label named split seven records. Check out the site.