Entries Categorized as 'Fuck the RIAA'

Steve Albini on D.I.Y.

June 4, 2008

Steve Albini, audio engineer, musician, songwriter and all around bad ass, talks about how bands in the market for a major record deal tend to think they can somehow “outsmart the system.”

Via: MixMyMusic.net

The RIAA are Shitting their Pants Today

March 5, 2008

Seen on TechDirt. (Emphasis mine)

Yesterday we wrote about Trent Reznor launching his new Nine Inch Nails album online with a variety of interesting options that people could choose to buy. The top of the list, for $300, was a “Ultra-Deluxe Limited Edition Package” that included all the high quality downloads, two CDs, a data DVD, [...]

What a Fucking Surprise

February 29, 2008

The New York Post is reporting that some artist managers are grumbling about not seeing any of the money the RIAA has received from settling with Napster, YouTube, Kazaa, etc. over the past couple of years. A snip from the article:
A contingent of prominent artist managers claims that little to none of that money [...]