tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post7974383253348129462..comments2024-03-28T21:49:02.667+00:00Comments on History is made at night: The commercial festival boomUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-11799560211465929062009-07-31T08:01:26.635+01:002009-07-31T08:01:26.635+01:00Interesting to think about the shift to live perfo...Interesting to think about the shift to live performance from the musician's view - the bottom line is that many may have to work harder (in terms of endlessly touring) to maintain a level of income they would previously have got from royalties. Admittedly some don't deserve much sympathy, but there might be an analysis of this looking at an intensification of labour in order to pay back debt (to record companies for use of studio time)..https://www.blogger.com/profile/17026835814805695527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-64306196353869134372009-07-28T18:48:29.402+01:002009-07-28T18:48:29.402+01:00Interestingly, the chief economist of the MCRS PRS...Interestingly, the chief economist of the MCRS PRS (now that's the intro designed to make friends round here!) just published a study which demonstrates that live performance is worth more money to the industry than recording, that it's growing, and this growth more than compensates for the shrinking profits from recording.<br /><br />Or to put it another way: Dirty Internet mob "entirely right", says Copyright Führer's Economic Advisor.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-49092318743839534322009-07-27T19:11:08.481+01:002009-07-27T19:11:08.481+01:00One thing that really winds me up is not being abl...One thing that really winds me up is not being able to leave festivals, or at least being refused exit as gate X and told you've got to walk half a mile to the approved gate Y. Then it all suddenly begins to feel more like a prison camp..https://www.blogger.com/profile/17026835814805695527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-33290825500829009422009-07-27T16:15:52.548+01:002009-07-27T16:15:52.548+01:00I find that going to your average festival is a bi...I find that going to your average festival is a bit like going to your average cinema blockbuster ie it's very hard not to feel like you're being ripped off. <br /><br />I don't really mind the commercialism, it's the treating punters like shit that gets on my nerves. There are pleasant 'boutique' festivals about that aren't too big and still have decent facilities and good music, but you really have to look for them. <br /><br />I'd never dream of going to Glastonbury or Reading now, maybe not even on a freebie. Too many twats, too many people full stop. <br /><br />Having said all that, I'm definitely thinking of taking the missus to the Big Chill again this year. It has a certain reputation for middle class smugness but I like it anyway.undeletedhttp://smith3000.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com