Bill called me on the phone this morning and had me tune into today’s edition of Adam Curry‘s Daily Source Code podcast because a portion of it focuses specifically on artists’ rights as they pertain to podcasting (not to mention live performances in Europe, specifically Finland). Adam (yes, the former VJ for eMpTyV) has been nicknamed “The Podfather” because of his work in helping to propogate this new medium, and earlier this year created a company called PodShow which is dedicated to the production, promotion, and marketing potential of podcasting. PodShow owns indiePodder.org, the base podcast directory on the Web, and the PodSafe Music Network, dedicated to helping podcasters find independent music to play on their podcast and for artists to promote their music through podcasting.
Anyway, going back to this particular podcast… Basically, in a nutshell, European artists organizations are getting more and more strict with podcasting restrictions as they continue to try and put a stranglehold on this new medium. What’s happening is that when a band signs up with their country’s version of ASCAP/BMI (and it’s not just in Finland but also Germany, France, and The Netherlands), they are not allowed to give away any other rights to anyone else, PERIOD. So if you belong to (for example) Teosto in Finland, you can’t give a podcaster permission to feature your music on their podcast for free. That would be a breach of your contract with that rights organization. What does this mean? Bottom line is it means that Teosto OWNS YOUR MUSIC. They own the copyright, and there’s nothing you can do about it (unless you can somehow break your ties with them). Any and all musicians, band members, DJs, podcasters, audiobloggers, independent music fans, etc. should listen to this short (3:49) segment of Adam’s show from today and get the full gist of what’s going on (MP3 linked below), and then do yourself a favor and subscribe to his podcast (iTunes users click here) so you can check it daily and stay on top of this developing news story. It may not be too long before other rights organizations (such as ASCAP/BMI here in the U.S.) go down this same road, which would fuck over not only all of us podcasters, but the artists they’re featuring as well!
Another rock’n'roll dance party served up with all the fixin’s. Feel free to leave your table manners at home, though. Some of our guests include The Dirtbombs, Yum Yums, Vultures (STL), Untamed Youth, and more. Dig in!
Central Computer refutes Time and defies Space to bring you a collection of garage, punk, surf and trash, compiled according to the whim of a broken robot.
It was posted Saturday morning on the message board that Link Wray passed away sometime last week at the age of 76 in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he had been living for the past two decades. Link is one of rock’n'roll’s all-time greatest guitarists, having been credited with inventing the power chord and influencing countless musicians to pick up and play the guitar. The instrumental bandwagon that dominated rock’n'roll in the late ’50s and early ’60s was led by Duane Eddy and Link Wray. The two were almost opposite ends of the rock guitar spectrum—Duane becoming the only matinee idol of the instrumental era, launching a new hit onto the charts every other month up through late 1963; Link representing the lunatic fringe that churches and PTAs warned parents about. In 1958, his song “Rumble” was banned in several radio markets for being suggestive and promoting juvenile delinquency, which is a pretty impressive feat for an instrumental record. Despite this, the song reached #16 on the charts that year and was his biggest hit ever. Rolling Stone and Guitar World magazines included Wray in their lists of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, yet he still has not been inducted into the so-called Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (the only two instrumental acts that have been are Duane Eddy and Booker T. and The MG’s). He is, however, a proud member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
According to his official website, Link died on Saturday November 5th of heart failure. He was buried on Friday the 17th.
I will be spinning two solid hours of Link Wray tonight on the 10th Anniversary Episode of The Wayback Machine. I invite you all to tune in live on the Web by going to KDHX.org at 8pm Central Time. In the meantime, please enjoy these MP3s and raise your glass to Frederick Lincoln Wray, Jr.
Link Wray – Rumble (MP3) Link Wray – Jack the Ripper (MP3) Link Wray – Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby (MP3)
Host MalThursday brings you a combination of episodes #3 (“The Tropics Story”) and #6 (“The Painted Faces Story”) for this podcast. Produced by MalThursday and JeffMiami.
The first part was originally FRA #6, and tells the mind-bending story of Ft. Myers psychedelic pioneers Painted Faces. This is a pulse-pounding ’60s saga of big beats and broken dreams, from their first 45 ’til the drummer got his draft card…
Hope you dig it, cuz it is most wild.
THE PAINTED FACES STORY:
I Lost You in My Mind
Anxious Color
Girl, You’re Growing Up
Play With Fire
I Think I’m Going Mad
Blackhearted Susan
The second part of this podcast was originally episode #3, subtitled “The Tropics Story,” as told by Charlie Souza, who played bass in the Tropics, then went on to play with Bacchus, White Witch, Tom Petty, and now the New Tropics.
Here are the tracks:
THE TROPICS:
As Time’s Gone
I Want More
For a Long Time
Time
Tired of Waiting
Goodbye My Love
Just weeks after St. Louis’ premier garage rockers The Gentleman Callers released their debut LP, Don’t Say What it Is on Wee Rock Records, guitarist Mike Virag and singer/bassist Kevin Schneider came by Ryan Katastrophe’s “pleasure palace” for coffee & cigarettes. The trio listened to some great music and had a nice chat. Punch that podcast button and eavesdrop on them if you’re so inclined.
I just heard that Tim, the bass player in the great In The Red Records band The Lamps, is going to be giving a speech at the Pinball Expo 2005, and he’s gathering some important statistical information as preparation for his speech. Below is the info he’s looking for. So go ahead and just copy the survey, paste it into an email, answer the questions, and then send it off to him at pinball@sharp-ford.com.Feel free to pass this along to anyone you think might be interested.Thanks so much for the help, and as a cheap reward check out this Lamps video for “20″ of Monkey”. . .
IMPORTANT PINBALL SURVEY
1: Have you ever played pinball? Why or Why Not?
2: How often do you play pinball? Why or Why Not?
3: Do you know how to play pinball?
4: Did you know they still make pinball machines?
5: How many pinball machine locations do you know of in your area?
Here’s DJ Reverend Dan of Music for Nimrods (KXLU, Los Angeles) presenting the 2nd part of a 2-part series, “Records to Ruin Any Party,” courtesy of Voodoo Rhythm Records. (The first part ran here yesterday, in case you missed it!)
Here’s DJ Reverend Dan of Music for Nimrods (KXLU, Los Angeles) presenting the 1st part of a 2-part series, “Records to Ruin Any Party,” courtesy of Voodoo Rhythm Records.
Kopper’s 2nd attempt at producing a podcast show for “GaragePunk.com Pirate Radio”… Primordial Ooze number 2. 51 minutes of M’m! M’m! Good! garage, punk, and primitive rock’n'roll. Enjoy the slop…
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