Is Radio Suppressing Pro-Performance Rights Act Artists?
The FCC is accepting comments on concerns that musicians and groups who support the Performance Rights Act are getting the bums rush from radio stations.
wax&wires tv – Episode 003
EPISODE 3
In this episode:
- Skunks
- Royalties, Pandora and the New Deal
- Spotify U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A!
- EMI in the troubles
- The Bird And The Bee
- Promoting your band (get off the internet!)
wax&wires tv – Episode 1 Now Available!
In this episode:
- Airquote Abuse
- Seattle-based rock group Barcelona
- Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
- thesixtyone.com
TheSixtyOne – Game Theory Meets Music Discovery
Check out thesixtyone.com, a great way to not only discover new music, but get your tracks discovered. You might also have a little competitive fun in the process.
If Payola’s Been Slain, Why Does Big Radio Still Sound The Same?
We’re running out of graves for the few indie radio stations left, so it seemed about time for a check-in on big radio.
VIDEO: “Why Radio & Music Industry Sucks Nowadays”
I snagged this video from Kyle Bylin. There are some very interesting points made in it, and a fair amount of animosity to boot.
Bill Backs Payment To Musicians For Radio Play
Songwriters get paid every time one of their songs is played on the radio; the Performance Rights Act (H.R. 4789) would do the same for the musicians who played on the recording. With income from CDs and download sales on the wane, they could use the money. Under current law, musicians get a big fat [...]
LA’s Indie 103 Goes Web-Only “Effective Immediately”
This is crazy. I was just listening to this station last night, thrilled that there was still independent radio somewhere. From Indie 103: Indie 103.1 will cease broadcasting over this frequency effective immediately. Because of changes in the radio industry and the way radio audiences are measured, stations in this market are being forced to [...]
