From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V6 #87 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Monday, September 10 2001 Volume 06 : Number 087 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Patience++ ["Jim C" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2001 23:32:53 -0500 From: "Jim C" Subject: Re: Patience++ Sheesh! Not feel-good news, but this is reality, and I like to remain informed. Thanks for the info, Juan. This sort of thing could be the beginning of the end of music on radio, if it goes full tilt. I have this image of coast-to-coast BS talk shows on FM. I might be overly pessimistic, but you definitely have a point there about the music distribution paradigm, Juan. For my part, I have barely listened to music radio in two years; it has gotten so pathetic that I turn it on, punch a few stations, then turn it off. The internet has become my primary method of finding artists, followed by word of mouth. It works for me. I read or hear about an artist, listen to samples, download a few mp3's then buy the CD. The quality of music I listen to has certainly improved since I turned the radio off. It will certainly be interesting to see how this change in consumer behavior affects recording and distribution of music, and most importantly the artists, a few years from now. Back on topic, here's hoping that Basia & Co. find a label, burn their CD, sell 90 million copies, and make a pile of money on concerts sometime in the next few months :o) Best wishes, ~ Jim >From: jp >Reply-To: basia@smoe.org >To: basia@smoe.org >Subject: Re: Patience! >Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2001 08:11:30 -0400 > I'm a bit late in catching up on my email, but the words Clear Channel boiled my blood. They're called Cheap Channel in the industry - I well know because I once worked for them. They own more radio stations in the US than any other company (also a lot of television stations). They are now buying promotion companies - the companies which book bands into live venues. They are now accused of playing on their radio stations only the songs of artists signed to their promotion companies. And there are rumors they plan to expand into Europe and Asia. They own the company that syndicates Rush Limbaugh, Dr. Laura and Art Bell, and they are expanding the syndication idea into music shows. One disc jockey in Atlanta, for instance, can have his show air all over the country, and it's formatted in a way to make it appear local in each city. It's another way to insure a monopoly of Cheap Channel artists. I prefer to think of this, though, as good for the music industry as a whole. Folks will get so sick of Cheap Channel, they will force a market for a different kind of song distribution. The internet maybe? un abrazo, juan _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V6 #87 **************************