There’s rumblings that the big grunting dying dinosaur called The Music Industry is going to make a push to have a mandatory music tax to, get this…create ‘guaranteed revenues’!
Here’s a quote from Techcrunch.com:
[Trent] Reznor [Nine Inch Nails] called for it today, saying “I think if there was an ISP tax of some sort, we can say to the consumer, ‘All music is now available and able to be downloaded and put in your car and put in your iPod and put up your a– if you want and it’s $5 on your cable bill.’”
Yes, you guys got it now! Force people to pay for music they may or may not want! In the immortal words of that little English paper cutout guy on the Guinness commercials…Brilliant!
I (and many people before me) have said for years that the Music Industry refused (refuses!) to open their eyes to what was coming in the digital age and that they would have to totally reinvent their business model to survive and prosper in the future. So did they close their eyes and hope it would just go away?
I don’t think so. I worked in a friggin’ mailroom at a music magazine and figured this out. They didn’t see this coming?
Sure they did.
Ego.
Big STUPID ego.
That’s why they’ve done nothing. And now they’re screwed.
Not that I care too much. There were a great bunch of people I knew and worked with who had to change careers because of this monumental paradigm shift and I feel for them. They got screwed.
As for the rest of you in the industry who made your living screwing others…and you know who you are…
Up yours.
You get everything you deserve.
So Madonna drinks blessed Kaballah water to the tune of 10 grand a month.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22576504/
I don’t care if you’re rich and want to spend $10,000 a month on blessed water (even if you are a little loony) but this piece of work is known for berating America’s wealthy for their ‘wasteful spending habits’ and that we’re too selfish to help anyone.
I really wish she would stay in England!
Ok, for those of you who don’t know, music used to be my ‘profession’. Played drums, actually. Love the instrument and love music but hate the music biz. It sucks to high heaven. Can’t be any more clear than that.
I was just reading a post on Ross Halfin’s blog (my favorite blog by the way) where he’s ripping on Scott Weiland (April 25th entry). Now I don’t know Scott Weiland, but I used to know all the singers I’ve worked with, and they’re all wienies. Some more so than others. Guitar players aren’t much better (John Gaudesi being the lone exception…a freaking genius and amazing guitar builder…and friend) but I’m still friends with all of them…they usually realize in time that it doesn’t pay to be a jerk.
Bass players…they rock. Dennis Sobole is the rock solid man of the world on bass (wonder where he got that from??) and Mike Davis is the twelve string master. And they’re great guys! What’s with that??
Drummers, of course, are the best of all! 
One of my favorite blogs that I visit often is by a famous rock photographer named Ross Halfin. He’s literally shot everybody in pop music (especially rock) so there’s great photos on there to check out.
But what’s even better is his writing style. He’s got a great, dry English humor style and he detests the ‘rock star’ attitude…very entertaining!
Check it out HERE
