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Re:RIAARealism:
Student C: I'm going to buy that album they put out last year.
Student D: Ooh! I'll throw in a couple bucks if you let me rip a copy!
Seriously, though, it's the big labels that are being hurt more any way. Independent labels have been showing much larger profits, and their artists get a better cut of the profits anyway!
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Re:I can't believe the ideas the RIAA thinks they.
Depends what style of music you like. Some good places to check out are sites like epitonic & insound. They carry or have reviews of lots of good indie stuff, and a wide range of styles.
If you like punk/indie rock/hardcore, check out Dischord, Reptillian, Ebullition, Level Plane, Magic Bullet, Kill Rock Stars, K Records, Drag City, Happy Couples Never Last, Three One G, Load Records, Robotic Empire, Sound Virus, Exotic Fever, Lovitt... There are hundreds more. Most of these labels have MP3s of their bands, so check em out and see if you like em.
If you like metal, check out Relapse or Hydrahead.
Some of my favorite bands (which you should be able to find in the above sites) include Tragedy, Orchid, the Oath, Saetia, Page 99, Usurp Synapse, Q and Not U, Fugazi, Lightning Bolt, Books Lie, Killsadie, Pig Destroyer, Mastodon... and the list goes on. (Note : I didn't check all the links, just typed what I was pretty sure they were. Use google if one you want is broken.) -
Re:I can't believe the ideas the RIAA thinks they.Oh, and I haven't bought a single music CD in the last 3 years. And I'm proud of it. Once a system is in place to pay money to artists directly, I'll put some money in towards the artists I like. Until then, I ain't paying squat.
That's a pretty lame excuse. I understand your hatred of the RIAA, but record labels do pay for the packaging and distribution costs to get them into record stores. If you don't want to support the RIAA, you would be better off buying records from artists on independent labels who treat their artists fairly. You'll get the added bonus of finding artists you think are worth paying for, too. Labels such as Matador, Up, Drag City, K, and many more. You can find a lot of indie label music reviewed at Pitchfork Media. You can listen to a fair amount of indie label stuff at KCRW's online streams.
Of course, if you really just have to support the artist directly, go get out of the house and see them perform live and buy their cd from them personally. Don't just complain, be proactive.
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Re:Yep
Amen brother, here's some more:
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Re:Self publishing could be a sign of bad quality
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Re:Well I hope they get one thing straight:
junkyard wars had at least one damn *fine* host. i only wish i knew her name
That would be Cathy Rogers.
Talk about sexy.. she has a PhD, and plays keyboards in a Rock band (Marine Research)..
Hmm.. she sounds like a female version of Buckaroo Banzai! -
Re:destroy the ecosystem??Actually, I'm rather busy completing my college education right now, but thanks for the advice...
Since I do want artist to get a better break, I try to buy albums by artists on independent record labels that treat their artists right whenever possible.
Merge Records is one of my favorites. Neutral Milk Hotel and The Magnetic Fields I enjoy heavily.
Also, K records for a band called ICU, as well as some of Beck's earlier stuff.Oh, and guess how I heard about these bands (whose albums I now paid for).
That's right, Napster.
-the wunderhorn
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Well collusion is a more interesting suit...... but it would be hard to prove.
More to the point why are CD's from labels like Discord, K Records, Kill Rock Stars, Thrill Jockey, and Touch and Go so much cheaper???
In part because the people working at these labels - from the owners on down - make a lot less money and work a lot more hours. And somehow they still manage to give their artists better contracts (usually ~50% of profits). Small is beautiful - support your local record store, & support small labels. Of course when it comes down to it most Napster fans really just want their corporate crap music by numbers...
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Re:Independant Record CompaniesAs amazing as it may sound, there are actually record companies out there (indie ones) that promote the making and sharing of mp3s. K Records is a great example. They have one of the most diverse catalogs I have come across (aside from Forced Exposure, which doesn't have much of a web presence last time I checked): K bands range from riot grrl to power pop to hardcore and even hip/hop and techno. Better, even, is that most of their CDs cost about 9 dollars, can be ordered online, and K's policy regarding mp3s. You can also download full-length mp3s of many of the K bands from the website, as well as videos.
Another label with a similar ethos is KillRockStars. I applaud these labels for their open minded view of the internet and music sharing in general, and I think that we, as the record-buying public should support them in their quest in "exploding the teenage underground into passionate revolt against the corporate ogre since 1982."
As for boycotting the RIAA and still buying music, I'd suggest buying bootlegs. This seems to piss off the RIAA more than mp3s (at least it used to) and you end up getting the same music. Amen!
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Re:Independant Record CompaniesAs amazing as it may sound, there are actually record companies out there (indie ones) that promote the making and sharing of mp3s. K Records is a great example. They have one of the most diverse catalogs I have come across (aside from Forced Exposure, which doesn't have much of a web presence last time I checked): K bands range from riot grrl to power pop to hardcore and even hip/hop and techno. Better, even, is that most of their CDs cost about 9 dollars, can be ordered online, and K's policy regarding mp3s. You can also download full-length mp3s of many of the K bands from the website, as well as videos.
Another label with a similar ethos is KillRockStars. I applaud these labels for their open minded view of the internet and music sharing in general, and I think that we, as the record-buying public should support them in their quest in "exploding the teenage underground into passionate revolt against the corporate ogre since 1982."
As for boycotting the RIAA and still buying music, I'd suggest buying bootlegs. This seems to piss off the RIAA more than mp3s (at least it used to) and you end up getting the same music. Amen!
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There are still big independents left.
But something happened: the big labels found out about these small labels, thought they could produce more pablum, and bought most of them out. Here are some labels that do quite well for their rosters: Kill Rock Stars, K, Matador, Merge, Touch and Go, and more... And bands like Sleater-Kinney (kill rock stars) or Belle and Sebastian aren't exactly starving either. Sleater Kinney makes a guarentee of $3000 each show, and sells 100,000 of each record they put out. It's also not uncommon for bands on above labels to sell 6,000 to 8,000. So before you call it a night, don't count the little guy out yet.