Wednesday 4 December 2013

Billy Bragg on Spotify

Billy Bragg writes:
Spotify have just announced that they are going to give artists direct access to their data, including how much their work has earned, in the hope of bringing some transparency to the heated debate over royalty rates on the streaming service. They've just put up a website which explains how artists royalties are calculated and, most importantly, how they are distributed.
The key to understanding why some artists feel that Spotify do not pay enough for their music can be found in the section labeled 'Royalties: in detail'. Here you can see that Spotify pays 70% of the money it receives to rights holders - aka record labels and publishers.
This year, by their own estimates, they've paid over US $350 million to rights holders. The labels and publishers must be really pleased. So why are artists not sharing in this bonanza? The problem is right there in detail no4:
"Once Spotify has paid a rights owner the total royalties due for their accumulated streams, that label or publisher pays each artist according to that artist’s contractual royalty rates."
By making the raw data available directly to artists, Spotify is shining a light onto years of shady practices by major record labels, who are relying on low royalty rates set in the old days of vinyl to protect their bottom line in the digital age.
Spotify is a business just like any and wants to make as much money as possible, but with this unprecedented move, it has shown that it is willing to work with artists to help them secure proper remuneration for their work.

Spotify royalties: in detail

♪♫ Dr Dub @Shanty Town Ramsgate (23/8/13)

ON.U Sound Celebration's Dr Dub is resident DJ at Adrian Sherwood's recently opened underground club Shanty Town in Ramsgate. This is a recording of his first deejay-set at the club.
Tracklist

HA!

Melbourne Central

I Tried Cosmo's Weirdest Sex Tips So You Don't Have To

Monday 2 December 2013

Moroccan Stadium

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Sunday 1 December 2013

Black Cab-bing @ Cherry Bar (#1/5)

Friday 29 November 2013

Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry: 'I will not accept online misogyny'

Mark Stewart VS ATP and...






The day after the night before...


♪♫ Joni Mitchell - Sings Joni Mitchell (Live at the BBC 1970)

00:00 Chelsea Morning
03:17 Cactus Tree
08:13 My Old Man
11:40 For Free
18:08 California
22:58 Big Yellow Taxi
25:58 Both Sides Now

Tuesday 26 November 2013

The Incredible Story Of Marion Stokes, Who Single-Handedly Taped 35 Years Of TV News

♪♫ The Deadbeats - Kill the Hippies


BONUS: The Deadbeats - Let's Kill More Hippies Like We Did Last Summer 

William S. Burroughs - Commisioner of Sewers 1991 (full documentary)


Sunday 24 November 2013

♪♫ Sand - Helicopter (from Golem 1974)


Read HERE what Julian Cope had to say about the album Golem
(thx to Martin for the link)

Killed by Death


The Notwist - Close To The Glass (New Song!!)


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World’s Highest-Paid Musicians 2013

1. Madonna – $125 million
2. Lady Gaga – $80 million
3. Bon Jovi – $79 million
4. Toby Keith – $65 million
5. Coldplay – $64 million
6. Justin Bieber – $58 million
7. Taylor Swift – $55 million
8. Elton John – $54 million
9. Beyonce – $53 million
9. Kenny Chesney – $53 million
11. Diddy – $50 million
12. Paul McCartney – $47 million
13. Calvin Harris – $46 million
14. Jennifer Lopez – $45 million
15. Roger Waters – $44 million
16. Muse – $43 million
16. Rihanna – $43 million
18. Jay Z – $42 million
18. One Direction – $42 million
20. Dr. Dre – $40 million
20. Red Hot Chili Peppers – $40 million
22. The Rolling Stones – $39 million
22. Katy Perry – $39 million
24. Tim McGraw – $33 million
25. Pink – $32 million

HERE
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Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister: ‘I’m Paying for the Good Times’

READ HERE

Thursday 21 November 2013

Ringing that bluebell caught up in sunlight...


The Peanuts play Grateful Dead

Wednesday 20 November 2013

♪♫ Teddybears feat. Iggy Pop - Punkrocker


www.teddybearsrock.com

Monday 18 November 2013

'Breaking Bad' Alternate Ending


Sunday 17 November 2013

♪♫ Bröselmaschine • Light Flight (1971)


Mike Hellbach - Percussion
Peter Bursch- Guitar, Vocals
Jenni Schücker- Vocals, Flute
Willi Kissmer - Guitar, Vocals 

 http://www.broeselmaschine.de/

Saturday 16 November 2013

♪♫ Sage Francis - Andy Kaufman

Andy Kaufman's Brother Says Comedian Is Alive, in Love and Has a Daughter


Charles Bukowski Takes You on a Very Unconventional Tour of Hollywood

The Many Battles of Harry Belafonte

♪♫ Lloyd Cole & Bob Quine - Billy Sloan Radio Session (1990)


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Lloyd Cole, Matthew Sweet, Robert Quine, Blair Cowan, Dan McCarroll, David Ball live at the BBC (1990)

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Roy Harper charged with child sex offences


Baby, won't you play with me?
Games that no one else can see?
Leanin' over out my window
Flashing me a mini flower show

Steal away from mummy, oh there's my little girl
On the pillow of my tummy give my hair a curl
Run your fingers under and over, make us a little pool
And don't forget about tomorrow in the same place after school.

Baby, make me calm your fears
Let me hold your thirteen years
In between the silk, love me
Race my heart and let...

Oh baby I can feel you, see my thunderburst
Melting us together in the plains of magic thirst
We can be forever and ever, watching the water fall
Floating in the lake of all peace after love and after all.

We can be forever and ever, watching the water fall
Floating in the lake of all peace after love and after all. 


(Forbidden Fruit by Roy Harper)

Friday 15 November 2013

♪♫ Dies Irae - The Trip (1971)


Krautrock from 1971, produced by Conny Plank
Original video!!
Band biography on progarchives
http://www.oocities.org/krautrockgroup/DiesIrae.html

Monday 11 November 2013

11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month


In Memory of
2766529, 6th Bn., Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
who died age 20
on 24 April 1944
Son of Robert Arthur and Catherine Haddock,
of Orrell, Bootle, Lancashire.

Remembered with honour
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
[REPOST]

Saturday 9 November 2013

♪♫ Black Cab - Go Slow EP

And we follow the sun
We wake and we run
Hear the warning signs
Go Slow
Unbreakable
Here we stand 'til we fall
Turn away from it
Go Slow
Unloveable
Seems we're always too small
Turn away from it
Go Slow
And the world...
And the world can wait
And the world...
And the world can wait
And we follow the sun
We wake and we run
Hear the warning signs
Go Slow
Are the days of free content on the net numbered?

Thursday 7 November 2013

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Tim Berners-Lee: encryption cracking by spy agencies 'appalling and foolish'

♪♫ Kendra Smith - Stars Are In Your Eyes


How Do Companies Make Any Money in Digital?

June 1 1974

Ayers, Nico, Cale & Eno
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Letter of the day #2

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Art prank? Genuine?

Letter of the day #1

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Sunday 3 November 2013

♪♫ Four Tet - Solid Steel Mix (November 2013)

1. Playboy Mommy edi
2. Musiq - Photomachine H.E.R raw edit
3. HR Groove (J Rocc edit)
4. Marcos Valle Floating Points edit
5. K54 - Aight Aight Aight!
6. Sweet Love (volca edit)
7. Ain't no need (Zernell and Goodking edit)
8. Give it up and turn it loose (Black Cock edit
9. Girl you need a change of mind (Bobby Busnach edit)
10. Marvin time to get it together (Daphni edit)
11. Everyday Extended Edit
12. Joni Mitchell Dreamland edit
13. Arthur Russell Flagrant Foul edit
14. Jerry Green Daphni edit
15. Weather Report - Non stop edit
16. Peaches and Prunes edit Ron Hardy
17. Funky Nassau (KH edit)
18. Teddy Pendergrass - Sunshine Sound edit
19. Happy song or dance (FK edit)
20. Ugly Edit 6
21. Kikrokus Ron Hardy edit
22. Edie and the Eggs edit
23. Jack Your Big Booty (Happa edit)
24. Canned Heat Daphni Edit
25. Pharoah Black Unity club mix
26. What's going on extended loud drums
27. silence
28. Peter Finger loop