These days, however, if I'm in the car, I've got XM on, and, if I'm working late or at home, I usually have internet radio stations on, either (damn good station) or. I think and NetFlix are more to blame for the demise of brick-and-mortar stores like Cactus than is illegal downloading.Īnd other reliable music "channels" that have emerged in the last couple of years.one of the main reasons I used to frequent Cactus was to discover new and eclectic music - something I was definitely starved for with Houston radio (especially after KPFT degenerated). I have to agree that the internet has just changed the way people shop- not just in the music biz, either. We're more than happy to pay $.99 for a single. However, I've never downloaded music illegally and I don't personally know many people who have. I taped the living hell out of that stuff and all the poor, independent musicians that were played there never got a penny from me. I found a college radio station from a small city about an hour away. I am from a really small town and a Top 40 radio station was the best we could get. I often wish I had a lot of those tapes still. Technology sometimes has unexpected drawbacks. Likewise, some favorite books were discovered while searching the card catalogues at libraries. A shame, too.some of my favorite music has been discovered accidently through browsing bargain bins at record stores. I think and NetFlix are more to blame for the demise of brick-and-mortar stores like Cactus than is illegal downloading. When I was a kid, we used to record favorite songs off the radio on cassette tapes (which meant that none of the recordings included the intros.) Seems that some talented individuals could notate music as it was being played! ("Miss Jones, please take a symphony.") Pirated sheet music was a big business. Back in the 19th century, people were hired to patrol the audience at live performances, and to expel anyone who brought writing materials with them. Soon after Napster hit the scene, I read an interesting article about music pirating. Coog was right with his assesment of todays pop icons, they are killing any artistic integrity left in the popular rock culture. The problem you find is, only the artist who has nothing to lose promotes online downloading, once one of them makes it to one degree or another they change there minds very quickly. The only thing legal or illegal downloads do is promote a non known artist, for that it's great. Yeah, it's been a while since I've been to Black Dog, but I've definitely spent a lot of money there over the years.Īs a proffessional musician I can tell you that downloading music (especially illegal) is a travesty to the music industry and will continue to destroy it further if something's not done. And I think there's probably some truth to that. I've heard it argued that downloads, legal or not, are actually a pretty good promotional tool: when record companies go after downloaders, they're often persecuting some of their best customers.
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