Nefis Bir Yazı…
Takip ettiğim müzik sitelerinden www.antiquiet.com ‘da nefis bir makale okudum: “If You Think Rock Is Dead, Put Down Your Guitar And Get The Hell Out Of The Way”. Değişen müzik dünyasında dijital teknolojisinin ve internetin etkilerini ve devrim niteliğinde değişimleri yine aynı sitede daha önce başka bir yazıda özetlemişlerdi. Bu sefer ise Nathan Harden tarafından yazılmış, internetten müzik indiren nesilin Rock ‘n Roll ‘u öldürdüğünü iddia eden bir makaleye tepki olarak Johnny Firecloud tarafından kaleme alınan yazıyı; özellikle bu djital neslin bir parçası olan tüm müzik severlerin okumasını tavsiye ediyorum.
Yazının tümünü BURADAN okuyabilirsiniz… tadına bakmak isteyenler için ise:
” A reader named Aaron sent us a link to an editorial by Huffington Post contributing writer and aspiring singer-songwriter Nathan Harden – an article titled “The Generation That Killed Rock ‘n Roll“. I reluctantly ran through the ill-informed drivel that the opportunistic young artist poured onto the page, in his effort to convince us that we’re killing the very thing we love by downloading and sharing our music for free.
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Pearl Jam doesn’t have a label, and by scaling back their goals they succeeded beyond the model. They worked out their own distribution deal for their last album and they continue to sell out shows within minutes. Why? Because the music is good, for starters, but it’s so much more than that. They don’t bullshit their audience, and they go to bat for their fans in ways no other band ever has. But of equal importance is the fact that they adjusted to the shifting business paradigm. They initially took a lot of heat for making a deal with a big box retailer, but when the magnifying glasses came out it became clear that Pearl Jam was looking out for the little guy. Indie record stores were not included in the exclusive retail agreement with Target. After being tied to Sony for 18 years, they’ve adapted and are now making their own rules.
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But assholes like Nathan Harden are completely missing the point. If you think Rock ‘n Roll is dead, then put down your guitar, abandon your shitty failed MySpace page and dive into the nine-to-five, crybaby. ”
