Comments for Ben's Blog - A Day At The Roedeo http://roedeo.wordpress.com Rants, raves and reviews about music & media Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:44:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on More on Guitar Hero – the new Digital Music Driver by More on Guitar Hero - the new Digital Music Driver-Music Lyrics Download http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/more-on-guitar-hero-the-new-digital-music-driver/#comment-38 More on Guitar Hero - the new Digital Music Driver-Music Lyrics Download Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:44:20 +0000 http://roedeo.wordpress.com/?p=157#comment-38 [...] Marc wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWhile new digital music services competing with iTunes and free peer-to-peer services have struggled to convince music fans to pay $1 for a single, downloadable tracks for games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero are flying off the digital … [...] [...] Marc wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWhile new digital music services competing with iTunes and free peer-to-peer services have struggled to convince music fans to pay $1 for a single, downloadable tracks for games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero are flying off the digital … [...]

]]> Comment on The RIAA – They Can’t Be Serious by bkr http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/the-riaa-they-cant-be-serious/#comment-15 bkr Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:04:00 +0000 http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/the-riaa-they-cant-be-serious/#comment-15 Well, yeah, Steve - given the amount of Spam and bot-messages I get on this and other blogspots I manage, it's kind of necessary.<br/><br/>As for the Kindle, for a different viewpoint check out:<br/>"Kindled but not enlightened:"<br/>www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2007/12/06/ST2007120600997.html<br/><br/>- thanks for your comments, bkr Well, yeah, Steve – given the amount of Spam and bot-messages I get on this and other blogspots I manage, it’s kind of necessary.

As for the Kindle, for a different viewpoint check out:
“Kindled but not enlightened:”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2007/12/06/ST2007120600997.html

- thanks for your comments, bkr

]]> Comment on The RIAA – They Can’t Be Serious by Steve http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/the-riaa-they-cant-be-serious/#comment-14 Steve Sat, 05 Jan 2008 02:31:00 +0000 http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/the-riaa-they-cant-be-serious/#comment-14 Are you hip to the Kindle??? That's amazon.com's new ereader, a gadget that's garnering enormous buzz. In his interview with Charlie "Talks More Than His Guests" Rose, Bezos notes that every major book publisher "without exception" has signed on as a partner. He also said that every book, regardless of retail price, will sell for $9.99. This is a stark contrast to the stance taken by the recording industry, wouldn't you say???!!! <br/><br/>Steve Robinson<br/><br/>PS Ben: why do you have comment moderation? Do you think someone would post something nasty to Ben Roe's blog??!!!! Are you hip to the Kindle??? That’s amazon.com’s new ereader, a gadget that’s garnering enormous buzz. In his interview with Charlie “Talks More Than His Guests” Rose, Bezos notes that every major book publisher “without exception” has signed on as a partner. He also said that every book, regardless of retail price, will sell for $9.99. This is a stark contrast to the stance taken by the recording industry, wouldn’t you say???!!!

Steve Robinson

PS Ben: why do you have comment moderation? Do you think someone would post something nasty to Ben Roe’s blog??!!!!

]]> Comment on ASCAP & BMI – Mining the WV Mountains for Royalties by ThumMeister http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/ascap-bmi-mining-the-wv-mountains-for-royalties/#comment-13 ThumMeister Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:18:00 +0000 http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/ascap-bmi-mining-the-wv-mountains-for-royalties/#comment-13 If the cost of playing other people's music is rising, then isn't the relative cost of performing original music falling? One might hope that this could favor small groups performing their own original works. If the cost of playing other people’s music is rising, then isn’t the relative cost of performing original music falling? One might hope that this could favor small groups performing their own original works.

]]> Comment on ASCAP & BMI – Mining the WV Mountains for Royalties by Bonni McKeown (Barrelhouse Bonni) http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/ascap-bmi-mining-the-wv-mountains-for-royalties/#comment-12 Bonni McKeown (Barrelhouse Bonni) Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:34:00 +0000 http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/ascap-bmi-mining-the-wv-mountains-for-royalties/#comment-12 Yep, I was part of that discussion in W.Va. last week. Thank you Ben for posting it on your blog so that others can wake up to this issue. The PROs are picking on small venues...and at the other end,they are failing to develop a system that captures on-air plays of small musical acts. To register on the BMI counts, you have to have many, many radio plays of your song...and how many blues or bluegrass bands, jazz composers, and original songwriters of all genres get hundreds or thousands of plays on commercial radio? Public radio is great but the showtimes are largely limited. What is happening is the stifling of musical talent at ground level in venues all over the country.<br/><br/>yours truly, Barrelhouse Bonni<br/>www.barrelhousebonni.com Yep, I was part of that discussion in W.Va. last week. Thank you Ben for posting it on your blog so that others can wake up to this issue. The PROs are picking on small venues…and at the other end,they are failing to develop a system that captures on-air plays of small musical acts. To register on the BMI counts, you have to have many, many radio plays of your song…and how many blues or bluegrass bands, jazz composers, and original songwriters of all genres get hundreds or thousands of plays on commercial radio? Public radio is great but the showtimes are largely limited. What is happening is the stifling of musical talent at ground level in venues all over the country.

yours truly, Barrelhouse Bonni
http://www.barrelhousebonni.com

]]> Comment on EMI & Radiohead: "Sticking It" to The Fans? by bkr http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/09/emi-radiohead-sticking-it-to-the-fans/#comment-11 bkr Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:06:00 +0000 http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/09/emi-radiohead-sticking-it-to-the-fans/#comment-11 Busted! My secret is out. Busted! My secret is out.

]]> Comment on EMI & Radiohead: "Sticking It" to The Fans? by theproprietor http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/09/emi-radiohead-sticking-it-to-the-fans/#comment-10 theproprietor Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:20:00 +0000 http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2007/11/09/emi-radiohead-sticking-it-to-the-fans/#comment-10 Backers of the non-existent group, <strong><a HREF="http://www.cafepress.com/bobmccarty/3997632" REL="nofollow">RODEOHEAD™</a></strong>, are making merchandise bearing its logo available to people who think they might possibly become fans at some point in the future.<br/><br/>According to recent<a HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7082627.stm" REL="nofollow" TITLE="BBC Article Radiohead 11-07-07"><strong>news reports</strong></a>, most fans of Radiohead paid the group nothing for the music they downloaded. Those behind <strong><a HREF="http://www.cafepress.com/bobmccarty/3997632" REL="nofollow">RODEOHEAD™</a></strong> say they can't afford such a result.<br/><br/>"Because the band hasn't formed yet, hasn't gone on tour and probably will never take shape, we must rely upon future fans to purchase <strong><a HREF="http://www.cafepress.com/bobmccarty/3997632" REL="nofollow">RODEOHEAD™</a></strong> merchandise online," a spokesman said. "That's why we're giving fans the option of paying us whatever they think the merchandise is worth as long as they meet our initial asking price."<br/><br/>To shop for <strong><a HREF="http://www.cafepress.com/bobmccarty/3997632" REL="nofollow">RODEOHEAD™</a></strong> merchandise, <strong><a HREF="http://www.cafepress.com/bobmccarty/3997632" REL="nofollow">click here</a></strong>. Backers of the non-existent group, RODEOHEAD™, are making merchandise bearing its logo available to people who think they might possibly become fans at some point in the future.

According to recentnews reports, most fans of Radiohead paid the group nothing for the music they downloaded. Those behind RODEOHEAD™ say they can’t afford such a result.

“Because the band hasn’t formed yet, hasn’t gone on tour and probably will never take shape, we must rely upon future fans to purchase RODEOHEAD™ merchandise online,” a spokesman said. “That’s why we’re giving fans the option of paying us whatever they think the merchandise is worth as long as they meet our initial asking price.”

To shop for RODEOHEAD™ merchandise, click here.

]]> Comment on iPhone vs. HD Radio by Anonymous http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2007/07/09/iphone-vs-hd-radio/#comment-9 Anonymous Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:03:00 +0000 http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2007/07/09/iphone-vs-hd-radio/#comment-9 That's because anything that apple slaps with an "i" sells reguardless of practicality.<br/><br/>Also the price of it dropped significantly without an upgrade...and you have a detached non phone version for about $300 so that's nearly 50% off. If they sold a million and they are giving $100 back that means 100 million is being paid back....ouch. That’s because anything that apple slaps with an “i” sells reguardless of practicality.

Also the price of it dropped significantly without an upgrade…and you have a detached non phone version for about $300 so that’s nearly 50% off. If they sold a million and they are giving $100 back that means 100 million is being paid back….ouch.

]]> Comment on So Much For My Business Plan by Anonymous http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/so-much-for-my-business-plan/#comment-8 Anonymous Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:28:00 +0000 http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/so-much-for-my-business-plan/#comment-8 I was thinking of backing you on this plan, but upon further reflection... I was thinking of backing you on this plan, but upon further reflection…

]]> Comment on Arcane Radio Trivia by Jose Fritz http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2007/07/05/arcane-radio-trivia/#comment-7 Jose Fritz Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:36:00 +0000 http://roedeo.wordpress.com/2007/07/05/arcane-radio-trivia/#comment-7 Yes, engineers make for pretty poor typists. Thank you for the words! Yes, engineers make for pretty poor typists. Thank you for the words!

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