Comments on: Break up with your favorite band http://thinkinganddriving.com/blog/2006/11/14/break-up-with-your-favorite-band \"Don\'t think and drive. Leave that up to me.\" Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:57:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Dan http://thinkinganddriving.com/blog/2006/11/14/break-up-with-your-favorite-band#comment-2249 Dan Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:13:32 +0000 http://thinkinganddriving.com/blog/2006/11/14/break-up-with-your-favorite-band/#comment-2249 Totally throwing the baby out with the bathwater--life is too short not to enjoy the music. Here's what I've been doing the last 3-4 years: I don't buy any major label product new. I _try_ not to buy any RIAA afiliated music new, but it's often hard to tell who is and who isn't (the RIAA's list includes lots of labels that are distributed by one of their dues paying members, even tho' the label itself is not). I still buy tons of music and go see lots of shows as I'm not boycotting the artists here--many of them signed deals with these labels before any of this started (or at least became apparent). By only buying major label product used, I refuse to further fund the suing of the customers or DRM or any of the other stupid things these bozos are up to but I also don't add to the filesharing numbers they use to justify their behavior. I'll support the artist by attending a show and maybe buying a t-shirt, so that they actually get the money (unlike record sales for most artists). None of this applies to the truly indie of course (I buy new indie stuff quite often and direct from the artist if possible). I'll admit I'm lucky in that my tastes run more to indie stuff and I live in a town where used CDs are plentiful, but whenever I have to wait to find something used I just remember why I'm doing this... Dan Totally throwing the baby out with the bathwater–life is too short not to enjoy the music.

Here’s what I’ve been doing the last 3-4 years: I don’t buy any major label product new. I _try_ not to buy any RIAA afiliated music new, but it’s often hard to tell who is and who isn’t (the RIAA’s list includes lots of labels that are distributed by one of their dues paying members, even tho’ the label itself is not). I still buy tons of music and go see lots of shows as I’m not boycotting the artists here–many of them signed deals with these labels before any of this started (or at least became apparent). By only buying major label product used, I refuse to further fund the suing of the customers or DRM or any of the other stupid things these bozos are up to but I also don’t add to the filesharing numbers they use to justify their behavior. I’ll support the artist by attending a show and maybe buying a t-shirt, so that they actually get the money (unlike record sales for most artists). None of this applies to the truly indie of course (I buy new indie stuff quite often and direct from the artist if possible).

I’ll admit I’m lucky in that my tastes run more to indie stuff and I live in a town where used CDs are plentiful, but whenever I have to wait to find something used I just remember why I’m doing this…

Dan

]]> By: Mike http://thinkinganddriving.com/blog/2006/11/14/break-up-with-your-favorite-band#comment-2227 Mike Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:32:40 +0000 http://thinkinganddriving.com/blog/2006/11/14/break-up-with-your-favorite-band/#comment-2227 Look, ultimately, this guy's gonna get fired, or hit by a truck, or something, and someone with half-a-brain will take over. Let's not rush and do anything rash. This is like throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Look, ultimately, this guy’s gonna get fired, or hit by a truck, or something, and someone with half-a-brain will take over. Let’s not rush and do anything rash. This is like throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

]]> By: Daniel http://thinkinganddriving.com/blog/2006/11/14/break-up-with-your-favorite-band#comment-2220 Daniel Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:19:44 +0000 http://thinkinganddriving.com/blog/2006/11/14/break-up-with-your-favorite-band/#comment-2220 I'm very close to doing the same. This has gotten absurd. About nine artists I like enough to own multiple records from have ongoing contracts with a UMG label. I hate to lose access to great music, but hate the way the industry treats artists and customers alike just as much. I really, really wish that there was a way to support good music without all of the middlemen. Do I really have to say goodbye to Johnny Cash AND Beck? I’m very close to doing the same. This has gotten absurd.

About nine artists I like enough to own multiple records from have ongoing contracts with a UMG label. I hate to lose access to great music, but hate the way the industry treats artists and customers alike just as much. I really, really wish that there was a way to support good music without all of the middlemen.

Do I really have to say goodbye to Johnny Cash AND Beck?

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