don't you think that makes the complaint of "we aren't making enough from online sales" kind of silly?
No-one is complaining that they aren't making enough money because people don't like their music. They're complaining because they receive a pittance from each sale, while record company executives and shareholders (and Steve Jobs) become rich.
at some point you have to be mindful of making a living
No. As an 'artist', you make the music you want to make. If you're lucky, people want to buy it. If you're not, it's kinda handy that you didn't give up the day job.
As a manufactured mass-market musical commodity, designed by committee like a Hollywood film, then you can be mindful of making a living. Not that you need to be, since you've got plenty of people doing that for you.
Your Geocities page is still there? It's nice to know someone's is. For me seeing a Geocities link is pretty much synonymous with "broken link - don't bother".
Slashdot Mirror
If you define irony as "the author's free advertising via Slashdot has had exactly the intended effect" then yeah, I'd say you were right.
Say, you should hook up with my friend Alanis some time; you'd like her.
More importantly, one would expect it to get exactly the same number of true positives.
don't you think that makes the complaint of "we aren't making enough from online sales" kind of silly?
No-one is complaining that they aren't making enough money because people don't like their music. They're complaining because they receive a pittance from each sale, while record company executives and shareholders (and Steve Jobs) become rich.
at some point you have to be mindful of making a living
No. As an 'artist', you make the music you want to make. If you're lucky, people want to buy it. If you're not, it's kinda handy that you didn't give up the day job.
As a manufactured mass-market musical commodity, designed by committee like a Hollywood film, then you can be mindful of making a living. Not that you need to be, since you've got plenty of people doing that for you.
That's Ecco the Dolphin, you insensitive clod.
But this is a fully functional website. That's quite an achievement. Even Google, with their perpetual beta programs, can't claim that.
Your Geocities page is still there? It's nice to know someone's is. For me seeing a Geocities link is pretty much synonymous with "broken link - don't bother".