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Who Needs Radio?

Posted by michael on from the all-we-hear-is-radio-ga-ga dept.

DragonMagic writes "MSNBC asks what many /.ers have been asking: Who needs the radio anymore? Rather, it goes on to really ask, who needs the RIAA anymore? With online music distribution sources, television, and the internet itself, how much longer will it be before the radio, and the RIAA, will be an obsolete means to promote artists?"

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  1. Re:The RIAA needs radio by Davak · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    What bothers me the most about music companies is that they crush promising acts just like Microsoft crushes upcoming companies.

    I personally know of two bands that signed to "major deals" and then the company just refused to push their music with ads or radio play. They were good enough to be competition... so the company signs them for a percentage and then refuses to push their music.

    The band starves because they can't sell any albums... and they can't get out of their contracts.

    Sounds just like microsoft to me... buying up small companies and then just letting them waste away to nothing.

    Bastards... all of them

    Davak

  2. Re:What? by T3kno · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Paypal link my ass, they have the federal government subsidising their FUD. Go here for real talk radio.

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