thats funny about the explosion...i wonder if their a&r guy is still around...

If being on a major label "a very bad fit" for Sound Team, why did the band elect to sign in the first place? It is widely known that they had other offers available, including one from Sub Pop.

Is errol from astralwerks taking phone calls? Have any of you spoken to him? I don't want to leave a message on his work phone...

yeah he's the head of A&R now and he's a good dude.

this ou grad is very proud. go bobcats!!

Did Pillow Fight get dropped?

radio 4 done?

I'm proud my school is on that list!

Kent State number 17!

HBO came after me for downloading an episode of a show. my school isn't on that list, for what it's worth.

By winning compensation for her legal fees from the RIAA, Debbie Foster just made them that much less inclined to settle with her daughter.

I've read gripes from geeks saying that people should be required to have a minimum level of knowledge of computer security before they're allowed to connect a computer to the Internet, since infected machines can be used by crackers (hackers who hack for nefarious purposes) to distribute viruses and spam. It seems to me that complaining about being held accountable for the use of your Internet connection by others is like complaining about being held accountable for the use of a gun you own that was used in a crime.

>>>> It seems to me that complaining about being held accountable for the use of your Internet connection by others is like complaining about being held accountable for the use of a gun you own that was used in a crime.

So if someone downloads a song in a coffee shop, you believe the coffee shop should be sued?

How about a city if someone downloads in a park that supplies free Wi-Fi?

If we are assuming for the sake of argument that unauthorized sharing of copyrighted material over the Internet should be a civil offense, then yes. But Starbucks and city IT departments no doubt have set up their wireless access points so that they can't be used for P2P.

bobcats! woo! ohio!

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So regarding the major label thing....I agree, why do so many bands decry it and say that you don't need a label? These bands GOT where they were because they were on a major label. It's ridiculous how hypocritical they all are. I heard the guy frm Switchfoot talking about how bands should avoid major labels, and record labels in general. Meanwhile, because of those labels they're playing stadiums. Boo.

Also, fyi...emusic pays the arists worse than any other online music distributor.

Hi~

So regarding the major label thing....I agree, why do so many bands decry it and say that you don't need a label? These bands GOT where they were because they were on a major label. It's ridiculous how hypocritical they all are. I heard the guy frm Switchfoot talking about how bands should avoid major labels, and record labels in general. Meanwhile, because of those labels they're playing stadiums. Boo.

Also, fyi...emusic pays the arists worse than any other online music distributor.

Ryan must be working for an RIAA blogging campaign.

i guess i didn't realize what major labels were like when we signed. just in terms of the bureaucratic corporate structure and stuff like that. it felt at times like being trapped in "bartleby scrivener" ( is that the proper title? can't remember )

i obviously didn't think going in "this is a bad fit." when i said that in a previous comment, that was me talking in retrospect. from where i now stand, it's plain as day.

at the time of signing, i'd heard the stories, knew the odds, and thought we would come out better. overly optimistic, maybe.

we enjoyed our time but, on the whole, it could be frustrating and i'd have to say i would not recommend an unestablished band signing to a straight-up major. to which most people would say "duh."

i guess i didn't realize what major labels were like when we signed. just in terms of the bureaucratic corporate structure and stuff like that. it felt at times like being trapped in "bartleby scrivener" ( is that the proper title? can't remember )

i obviously didn't think going in "this is a bad fit." when i said that in a previous comment, that was me talking in retrospect. from where i now stand, it's plain as day.

at the time of signing, i'd heard the stories, knew the odds, and thought we would come out better. overly optimistic, maybe.

we enjoyed our time but, on the whole, it could be frustrating and i'd have to say i would not recommend an unestablished band signing to a straight-up major. to which most people would say "duh."