Ph. Barnard wrote:
> Joe! Good to see you back...
>
> > However, the live scene is still cool. And with Seagrams (!) owning half
> > of the world now, I don't think banking on major labels will get any of
> > us very far...
>
> In light of the current situation, what *do* you bank on? Anything
> strike you as a viable approach to the situation as it stands now??
>
> Indies aren't getting people very far financially either, in most
> cases. What to do, what to do....
>
> Curious,
> --junior
Good question. Organize? A populist moment? A movement culture? Underground
networks? P2 empire? Seems to me the bottleneck is in the distribution
systems. That's where the big boys power lies, cause of capital barriers.
I.e. Radio, record chains, high cost main stream media and advertising, etc.
So what's needed is alternative, flexible, uncontrollable (in the sense of
being widely owned or even unowned) easy entry and access distribution
systems linked across all the various sites of production: recording, clubs,
bookings, news and information, swag, etc etc. Gotta think some more about
this. Let a thousand flowers bloom or something like that.
Stuart
also glad to see Joe G. back
