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- WesleyD, on 10/12/2007, -0/+32And so the cleansing begins.. Down with the RIAA.
I think this is a really good idea. - ricree, on 10/12/2007, -1/+33I agree. The RIAA has had a stranglehold on music for far too long. Stations like this are a huge step in breaking up that monopoly.
I just wish that the music was in a genre I liked better. - baxtermaddux, on 10/12/2007, -2/+30awesome. they should host a music festival with No Artists Represented by the RIAA too and use it to educate the masses about the recklessness of the RIAA
- sembetu, on 10/12/2007, -2/+27This is not a joke:
I seriously don't even know what the regular radio sounds like anymore. I listen to independent streams like jamendo. If you asked me what was popular, I would not know. I refuse to support the RIAA, and actually, I don't even notice the absence of the junk I used to be subjected to. - wisewaif, on 10/12/2007, -0/+24There's this enhanced podcast which also does 100% RIAA free. They just released their best Independent release of 2006 show:
http://www.75minutes.com
and in iTunes:
http://www.75minutes.com/itunes - lukas88, on 10/12/2007, -3/+22I am a fan of many "indy" bands, but one thing needs to be said.
Creativity does not equal talent. I hate to say it, but I am more likely to hear talented people on one of the less evil mainstream radio stations than I am on some of the college indy radio stations. Sometimes bands are popular because they appeal to the "lowest common denominator." Sometimes they are popular because they have talent too. There really is no screening process for indy music, least of all the test of popular opinion. Pretty much anything goes. And it does.
Diggers of all people should understand that usually popular opinion can at least point you in the right direction, even if it isn't foolproof. The site is basically based on it. In a more general sense, so is our form of government. So it can't always be bad.
Slightly off topic, but we need to separate between true independent music, and by that I mean bands that have not signed a recording contract, and bands that have signed a contract with a indy label. One type is about owning your own music, and the other type is pretty much just a genre. - oskite, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18I love independent music. Some of it can be crap, but most of it is as good or better than mainstream stuff. Some of which also can be crap. I'm a member of iCompositions, Jamendo, and GarageBand.com, and I can't get enough. I'm a musician as well, and I will *never* let some record company take control of my creativity. That's just unimaginable for me, and it's insulting to artists everywhere.
- ThatsNotPudding, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Yes! Nobody rocks harder than All Things Considered!!!!
- MasteRR, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Next step: 100% Creative Commons Radio
- newanon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Movements like this with the radio and podcast are giving better opportunities to artists rather than labels.
- Lixie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10This is so not the fun way to get rid of the RIAA. The fun way involves torches, pitchforks, and lots of heavy drinking.
I vote for the fun way. - newanon, on 10/12/2007, -5/+14sounds like a good idea.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10I too haven't the foggiest idea what the current top 20 is, I've not listened to any commercial music or radio for a long time now, same for TV.
While its odd for the first week or so, living without being constantly bombarded by ads for crap I don't want or need and mass-produced sugar-pop music by talentless morons, one swiftly becomes accustomed to the lack of obscene corporate driven consumer 'culture' being crammed down ones throat!!
I listen and watch WHAT I want, WHEN I want to, and I'll never be going back! - newanon, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10ya, that's a great idea. Also, this sort of stuff really helps promote the independent artists you would listen to if you only heard them instead of the mainstream music.
- wbreim, on 10/12/2007, -7/+15yes, but can I systematically break down its spirit with quasi-witty remarks and unwillingness to cooperate?
oh I am sorry I thought this article was my wife. - loomis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8And if you like heavier music, be sure to check out the free streamed radio at http://www.stonerrock.com as well.
- YellowPostit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7If you're interested in whether an artist/album is with the RIAA this site does a pretty good job...
http://www.riaaradar.com/ - stoppedcode12, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7I have a tendency to digg all anti-RIAA stories. Dugg!
- MiID, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I'm surprised nobody mentioned SomaFM so far...
SomaFM is probably the best Internet radio, with "11 unique channels of listener-supported, commercial-free, underground/alternative radio".
The stations are available in lots of different bitrate streams depending on your bandwidth. I like aac+ best... it's the perfect balance between quality and bandwidth consumption.
Check it out: http://somafm.com - pixogen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5This music reminds me a lot of http://www.di.fm
- 7of7, on 10/12/2007, -6/+10Different, sure. Better, absolutely not. RIAA music sounds like crap 95% of the time but this crap is all crap. I can't believe they managed to make something this bad. It's like getting a 0 on a 45 question multiple choice test. You actually have to try to be this bad. You can't fight the RIAA if your product sucks.
- nofxjunkee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4The RIAA aren't the only shady ones. Mike Burkett, owner of Fat Wreck Chords, is also the singer and bassist in NOFX. MTV wanted a No Use For A Name video to put on the air, which was fine with the band and their label (Fat Wreck Chords), but they also wanted NOFX videos. NOFX had told them no before, so when NUFAN wanted to put out a video MTV tried to blackmail them saying "we'll only take the NUFAN video(s) if you give us some NOFX as well". FAT told them to forget the whole thing since they were being pricks about it.
You have to give this radio station credit for taking a stand against the RIAA. I hope that they are successful because these fat cats think they own everything, when really all they own is the monopoly on artists and deals with the radio stations and what not. If there are people on the radio side, label side, and artists side working against the RIAA then there are some good chances to dampen their importance. - 4NDr01D, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4soundscan reports these numbers
but only if your product has a barcode
and purchased only from "offical" vendors
basically a lot more artist's should have gold records!
but since the RIAA hands them out... - kabifff, on 10/12/2007, -9/+13Have you folks never heard of NPR?
0:-) - Surfer51, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4This is the future! RIAA has shown their wicked hand towards the people. Now let the retaliation begin. People vote with your wallets. Spend less on RIAA oriented product, use RIAA free streamed radio.
- kaffein, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Be sure to donate to the artists, or buy some merch!
- lippe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3word to kindrobot =P
i don't mind downbeat/chill but it isn't something that I can rock out to or anything. - kindrobot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3One genre isn't going to be enough. There needs to be more "stations" like this.
But good job on this one. - diggsIt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I can't take commercial radio anymore. The music hasn't changed in thirty years. Half the time, is spent listening to annoying ads. I like new music. Space music , trip-hop, ambient, chill, that's where it's at. I love Internet radio and would like to be able to have it stream over my car or boombox radio (w/o a laptop). Long live new music.
- kaffein, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It's not the artists that are with the RIAA, it is the labels...
Go to http://www.riaa.com/about/members/default.asp to find the labels, that are members of the RIAA.
Good link though, thanks. - Wonderkind, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I stopped paying for music a good while ago. There is so much good free music out there.
Stop paying and RIAA dies. - vstmonger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Has everyone forgotten about FM radio? Ever since they invented the cassette recorder it has been totally legal to record what ever you want over the airwaves. Hook the SPDIF output on your stereo receiver to your computer for digital quality, and legally burn all the disks you want. Get the latest "hit" if you want.
Better quality than MP3, for your friends and family to listen to when they want.
Whatever happened to the concept of free TV? You pay for it by putting up with commercials. Why should you pay again? These ***** have succeeded in keeping Hi Def. from being recorded easily, with DRM *****, like ,HDPC, and VISTA.
Don't buy into it. They've got you coming and going.
And while I'm at it....why the hell do I have to type in a stupid code every time I want to make a comment on Digg? - steal_apps01, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Yeah, NOFX, actually I got into alot of punk/rock (Gimme Gimmes, NOFX, The Sainte Catherines...) because of Fat Wreck Chords.
- msjo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2and http://afterhoursDjs.org
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3So long as it can become self sustaining.
As soon as copious amounts of money become necessary the slope starts to get slippery, with the jaws of the RIAA crocodile waiting at the bottom! - GLSmyth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Indeed, just look to music podcasts and you won't need to worry about the RIAA. Eclectic Mix (http://EclecticMix.com) has been around for a year and a half, and if you enjoy all kinds of music then that would be a great place to start.
- jschrab, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Soma is great - Groove Salad has been the biggest influence on my music taste for the last 3 years or so. However, they play more than just RIAA-free artists. Still, if you want to get away from pop-culture music - far away - SomaFM is the place to be.
- techlinks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Well...there are some bands under the RIAA that still make awesome music, not just to sell millions of copies.
But this is an awesome idea, as there a too FEW of those bands. - newanon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think I've seen resources for independent artists to access a community, but nothing like Digg. That would be a great idea however, it would drive attention to a lot of deserving artists. Perhaps Digg should do this themselves? Make it like the Podcast section, artists and then albums and songs within them. Kevin is in to independent music so why not?
- 4NDr01D, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1cbs.nu
cybernetic broadcasting system
great electronic net radio station - Meowbiusfox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I like Soma,but I like Limbic Frequencies better.
Also Secret Agent Radio is quite nice at times.
And I agree with everyone here that the RIAA are nothing more than a
gang of Sopranos wannabee extortionists. - jimkloss, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Whole Wheat Radio has, and continues to be, an RIAA-free webcast that plays singer-songwriter, blues, jazz and other adult genres. http://www.wholewheatradio.org
- gr8edchz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Is there a digg-like tool for independent artists to post their songs and let the public vote them up and chat about it? Some hybrid of functionality like newsvine and digg would work well I guess. That might be interesting because it would be it's own "top X chart" and it would be driven by the community of listeners. I can't remember what they were called now but it seems like there have been sites like this in the past that were bought up by various companies and disappeared or commercialized for revenue purposes. I seem to remember www.mp3.com starting out as independents for example.. I think.
- HatAndThat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1http://www.somesongs.com/
- dcmjzero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1did of miss the stream link? all I see is the text and a link to media players...
edits : oops, enable scripts.... - addisonj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I love 75 minutes, been subscribing since episode 4 or so.... they do indie music better than everywhere else :D
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The best ever.....it rocks !!!
- haooken, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I agree with your statements and wish to subscribe to your newsletter...
- alcoholanon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Anything that doesn't play the same 40 songs over and over with some loudmouth in between beats out what's on the FM...
- nofxjunkee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yeah I think a lot of kids who likes punk grew up listening to FAT and Epitaph compilations because they were cheap as *****, then got into those bands. Well until Epitaph started sucking the last few years.
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