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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.

I was glad to see that Jonny Greenwood at least cited the positives as to why they signed to a label. Given that by now the marketplace has changed and the labels have changed, thus the perspectives from many of these musicians have changed since the days they signed on the dotted line. To assume that the major labels are the devil incarnate, and have been from day one, is a misconception though. If it were as such, all of the successful musicians we know, that now campaign against the majors, would have to be cited as fools for having gotten on board with the bigs in the first place.

I’m not for or against the major label. I think whether or not a given artist would be better off independent is completely dependent upon how hard they are willing to work to get their product out there, how long they hope to stay on the scene, and how much of their artistic freedom they are willing to bend on.

With regards to the music industry and music distribution, I think a new means of music acquisition can only happen as fast as the consumers allow it to. So long as labels see force feeding bands to the radio working, they will continue to do it. Independent terrestrial radio is on its last legs, and I think terrestrial radio in general will be soon to follow. With the increasing availability of wi-fi, and the infinte access to custom tailored stations that comes with it, we’re only counting the days until AM, FM, and Sattelite are all brought down by net radio.

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