Heres a cool video I found on youtube, taken from the bloodshot records DVD.
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Monday Morning Video – Golden NYC
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There’s a lot to celebrate when Golden Everything and Danny Golden come to
Groove on July 9th for a Twangville showcase. Golden Everything’s Down Time
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"nothing worse than people who think they are rightous. They are like blogger extremists."
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. Some of 'em can't even spell the word.
It's righteous. As Bob Dylan sang, "Ain't no man righteous, not one." Best thing is to do unto others (ie, would you want somebody taking your stuff without asking) and thou shalt not steal.
You ain't Hans thank God.
Is this stealing? Really? The guy already went from posting albums to posting live recordings and video clips in order to be considerate to musicians. Now, I don't know the Old 97s (although Rhett Miller did graciously comp me a ticket to the Gruene Hall show where they recorded Alive and Wired), but I'd bet they'd be glad to see A Truer Sound sharing their music in a way that doesn't harm them financially. And if they weren't down with it, it wouldn't be hard to ask him not to post their stuff. Neko Case, for instance, routinely lets bloggers know that she doesn't want her live sets distributed. So if you want to get rightous, righteous, or plain assholish (did I spell that right?) on behalf of the artists, why not write to them first and ask them how they feel?
ReplyDeletekeep your heart up friend, dont let the bastards bullshit get you down - so sorry to hear about your hassle and bad news (the Hansan shit)
ReplyDeletejoe v berlin (TF)
Hanszun was and is an asshole who has no regard for the musicians OR his fellow bloggers.
ReplyDeleteThe best way we can keep honest blogging going is to be honest. We ask ourselves if the musicians would mind what we do.
We ask ourselves because we don't expect the musicians to spend their time and resources answering every fan question they get or to go to every blog in the world and beg for a link to be taken off.
We also remember that most famous artists have websites and do not need "sharing" help.
As for bootlegs, obscure acts, out of print and grainy YouTube shit, we use our heads and understand that some artists do not like their bootlegs out there, some indie acts don't want to swap sales for fame, and out of print albums can come back if they aren't given away free.
As for Totally Fuzzy, not everything IS Totally Fuzzy and that includes promoting sites that have click-links and Paypal gimmicks and other ways in which the bloggers want to get paid for their "work" in uploading, but deny the artists being paid for their real work in creating the music.
"We also remember that most famous artists have websites and do not need 'sharing' help.
ReplyDelete"As for bootlegs, obscure acts, out of print and grainy YouTube shit, we use our heads and understand that some artists do not like their bootlegs out there, some indie acts don't want to swap sales for fame, and out of print albums can come back if they aren't given away free."
Agreed, but remember, what the blogger is doing isn't for the benefit of the artist -- that would make him just another marketing tool -- but for the benefit of an audience interested in finding good music. As long as what he's doing isn't explicitly illegal, profit-oriented, or detrimental to the artist's sales, who's he harming? Like I said, if the musicians don't like having live recordings or videos or things like that shared, it's not hard to make that preference known -- but that's what it is, a preference. It's not a law, and it's not really even a courtesy unless the blogger is aware of that preference.
And since you mentioned it: Why is recording music work, but blogging isn't? That's equivalent to saying that writing novels is a real profession, but being a book critic isn't. They're just different kinds of work, and when done well they support each other.