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MusicLou Reed makes a good point, doesn't understand marketingLou Reed, who I am big fan of his music, made a point at the SXSW premiere of the documentary Lou Reed's Berlin that, "people have got to demand a higher standard". Coverage at ZDNet. While I agree that MP3 is a crumby file format, Lou misses the point.
Jim Donovon MusicI was walking through the house humming along to Rusted Root's Send Me On My Way playing off my music server and thought to myself, "Whatever happened to Jim Donovan?
Music"Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it." Music"This song is copyrighted in U.S. under seal of copyright D154085 for a period of 28 years, and anybody caught singin' it without our permission, will be mighty good friends of our'n, 'cause we din't five a dern'. Publish it. Write it. Sing it. Swing to it. Yodel it. We wrote it, that's all we wanted to do." (found on a late 1930's songbook distributed by Woody Guthery) |
Notable Quotes"I get so impatient with the pop side of causes, the whole sensibility of, 'Let's get together and change things' because these people just do not know what they're talking about and don't take the trouble to find out how they can really change something. It's a Sixties mentality - it had no action then, and has no action now. It's just sound and fury. And, let's be honest, how many of these people are only lending their names as a career move?! Geddy was involved with the 'Northern Lights' charity record here in Canada, although Rush weren't invited to participate in the 'Live Aid' event - mainly because if you look at the guest list, it was very much and 'in-crowd' situation. We didn't refuse to take part because of any principles...Some of those involved in 'Northern Lights' were actually quoted as saying that their managers told them to get down to the recording sessions because it would be a good career move! What a farce!...I believe you have to get involved far more then just giving money to salve your conscience, even that type of charity is so negative because it's self-serving and shallow." |