Corporate Country Sucks - Corporate Watch2010-08-01T04:14:11Zhttp://corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com/atom.aspxQuick BlogcastEpisode 3tag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2010-07-25:f570846a-3fec-4584-a5ae-d027a66638cbCorporate Country Sucks2010-07-25T21:05:00Z2010-07-25T21:05:00ZThis is the episode where I felt that this was becoming a real show. We had a top notch guest, (who wasn't my long time friend) an eclectic mix of videos and a prestigious location. Frank's opening rant was shot in front of the Old Town School of Folk Music. He lamented that the artists who brought their talents to the Old Town School would find it hard to get their music played on corporate country radio. The show segments were all shot in a classroom in the Old ...When Dinosaurs Fighttag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2008-06-24:de6db70c-4021-4c33-a720-238bbde8393bCorporate Country Sucks2008-06-24T16:06:00Z2008-06-24T16:06:00ZThe RIAA is going after the radio industry. Sounds to me like one dying industry attacking another dying industry. I think the radio guys are going to win this one. The recording industry is on it's last leg but the radio industry, while aged, is like your spry old uncle who still likes to jog a few miles every day. Read the Full Story Here. ...Highway to Wal-Marttag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2008-06-10:48d389ce-169a-44a1-9efb-13e04bbf2b58Corporate Country Sucks2008-06-10T15:32:00Z2008-06-10T15:32:00ZAC/DC has just signed a deal to distribute their next album exclusively through Wal-Mart. I'm not sure what this says about the industry, but I'm sure it has something to do with lowest common denominator, slippery slopes and mediocrity. Weigh in with your thoughts to help clear mine.Read the full story hear. ...Freaky Rockenomicstag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2008-05-27:7b33e12d-0712-4234-9f11-66a8fb11174bCorporate Country Sucks2008-05-27T18:20:00Z2008-05-27T18:20:00ZI found an interesting article about the economics of music. I've always heard that many musicians depend on tours to make money but this is the first one I have seen that backs it up with numbers. Read the story here.How about with you independent folks. Is the Holy Grail of album sales worth fighting for? Would you be better off finding more venues to play in? Leave us a comment and let's get the discussion started ...Internet Radio, On It's Way Out?tag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2008-05-14:0c46ba28-32e7-4200-8634-3a4e0fb0c535Corporate Country Sucks2008-05-15T02:01:00Z2008-05-15T02:01:00ZDespite an agreement last year on internet radio royalties, many small internet radio stations have quit broadcasting. Now even the biggies are threatened. Pandora says they are on the bubble. Read the full story hear.But before you do, let's start a discussion on internet radio. Do you use it? If so, how often? Personally I love Pandora. It's music suggestions are usually right on. ...The RIAA Loses Onetag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2008-05-12:241b8e6a-6b0a-4cd3-897a-eaacf4abf8b3Corporate Country Sucks2008-05-12T22:00:00Z2008-05-12T22:00:00ZOne of the RIAA's recent strategies is to claim that just keeping music in a share folder is illegal, whether it has been shared or not. A judge in Arizona sees it another way.Read the full story here ...RIAA Accelerates Noticestag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2008-05-12:f83d3a8f-1fcf-4472-9874-ab38dfe295a3Corporate Country Sucks2008-05-12T21:56:00Z2008-05-12T21:56:00ZThe number of notices going out to college students from the gestapo RIAA has increased recently. File sharers beware.Read about it hereand here ...More Free Tunes (Legally)tag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2008-03-03:7b2ff4b4-19bf-4936-b630-c0a1e2c0727bCorporate Country Sucks2008-03-03T19:05:00Z2008-03-03T19:05:00ZTrent Reznor of NIN is giving away 9 of their new tunes. If you want more you have to pay.Read the full story ...A Glimpse of the Futuretag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2008-01-17:540c9b9d-79a1-464b-9c07-9238456dd066Corporate Country Sucks2008-01-17T19:56:00Z2008-01-17T19:56:00ZA blogger has put forward one of the most accurate visions of the future that I have seen in sometime. He says giving away music will be how money is made in the future. His arguments are articulate and convincing.Tell us what you think of his ideas in our comments section. Read the full story here. ...It's a "Rip" Offtag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2007-12-31:8bed8a07-d0eb-45f5-a124-44acddf65695Corporate Country Sucks2007-12-31T17:40:00Z2007-12-31T17:40:00ZThe RIAA says you can't rip your CDs. That's right. CD's you own are not supposed to be on your hard drive according to the recording industry thugs. Will you take yours off your hard drive? Read the whole story here. ...Is DRM Going Bye Bye?tag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2007-12-03:45aaa45a-9924-4c1e-bd91-cc5f582ae09cCorporate Country Sucks2007-12-03T21:18:00Z2007-12-03T21:18:00Z/images/102935-95781/Padlock.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="124">Digital Rights Management, that nasty bit of coding in an audio file that limits where and how you can play and copy the file may be on it's last legs. Amazon and Wal-Mart have come out against it. What else can the big 4 do but drop it? Read the full story here. ...Is This the Death Knell for the RIAA?tag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2007-11-29:8c0d120c-f2dd-4e98-a5b2-d8b003d49396Corporate Country Sucks2007-11-29T17:28:00Z2007-11-29T17:28:00ZEMI is talking about pulling funding from the RIAA. Maybe paying a lot of money to alienate your customers wasn't such a good idea. Leave your comments here about how you feel about the RIAA. Read the full story here. ...Radiohead Download - Analyzing the Numberstag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2007-11-06:2e91f49a-d65b-4ccd-ba45-5e0f828d4ddeCorporate Country Sucks2007-11-06T22:34:00Z2007-11-06T22:34:00ZHere's an interesting press release that shows that 38% of the folks who downloaded the new Radiohead album actually paid money for it. It's all very interesting but Radiohead already has an established audience. What happens when your neighborhood garage band tries to make it big using this model? Read the full story here. ...Another Artist Releases Onlinetag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2007-11-02:58b27b41-b1d6-4758-b0e1-1c77a3727fcaCorporate Country Sucks2007-11-02T20:44:00Z2007-11-02T20:44:00ZSaul Williams new album "The Inevitable Rise and Liberty of Niggy Tardust" is being released on line. You can get lower res MP3s for free and the audiophiles among you can pay $5 for the high res stuff. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails fame produced the album. Don't be surprised if the next NIN album is released in a similar fashion. ...Oregon Helps Fight RIAAtag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2007-11-02:d22588a3-ab07-4122-ab40-e7cbe67b3516Corporate Country Sucks2007-11-02T14:43:00Z2007-11-02T14:43:00ZThere's some legal rumbling up in Oregon. The bottom line is the University of Oregon is giving the RIAA the finger because they are asking for identities of student downloaders. Read the full story here. ...Hello Kettle, I'm a Pot.tag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2007-11-02:9b4af7b7-60ef-4554-99c8-4e582352c58bCorporate Country Sucks2007-11-02T14:30:00Z2007-11-02T14:30:00ZEMI is accused of allowing illegal downloads. Do you think they will alert their jack-booted RIAA friends to their indiscretions? Yeah, me neither. Read the full story here. ...OMFG: Universal Goes After a Dancing Babytag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2007-10-26:15b2caec-f492-4540-87f2-4eaa9b09e5cbHelperboy2007-10-26T14:06:00Z2007-10-26T14:06:00ZUniversal Music Group has forced YouTube to take down a home video clip of a baby dancing to a Prince song.Will this madness ever end? Read the full story here. ...Comcast Caught With Their Hand in the Cookie Jartag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2007-10-25:46d64970-dbec-4bbb-be1f-251cda0439d9Corporate Country Sucks2007-10-25T19:38:00Z2007-10-25T19:38:00Z/images/102935-95781/comcast.jpg" align="right" border="0">Comcast has admitted to throttling traffic for BitTorrent and other applications. If you folks sharing music and video feel that "the man" is holding you back, well he might just be. Read the full story here. ...Brazilian Music Industry Likes Piratestag:corporatewatch.corporatecountrysucks.com,2007-10-25:f2089cef-dc2d-4364-a88c-17889c7fd2c1Corporate Country Sucks2007-10-25T14:45:00Z2007-10-25T14:45:00Z/images/102935-95781/art_technobrega_ap.jpg" align="right" border="0">It seems some Brazilians have learned to use music pirates as a way to promote themselves.We here at Corporate Country Sucks would never advocate piracy but it does bring up some interesting questions about the shift in business models for the music industry. Read the full story here. ...