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Re: Re: I'm not coming here anymore... (as indeciSEAN)
"However, filesharing does take money that the artist was previously making and turns that into a loss (fans who would've have paid before are now not paying for the music)."
Maybe. MAYBE. But I'd also garner to bet that a) a lot of people downloading her shit NEVER would've checked her out had they had to pay b) a LOT of people who heard about her did so via torrents, downloads, sharing, burned CDs, etc, and wouldn't otherwise have been buying her future releases, concert tickets, merch, etc.
And like I just posted, I HAVE paid for her music before and now never will again because of her ignorant, poorly-informed, stupid ideology that hearing/having music "for free" doesn't make any money for her at the end of the day.
(as indeciSEAN)
I've seen more than a few people point out that they had checked out Lily Allen (via a forum wherein she wasn't necessarily making any money from them) but how they "definitely wouldn't support her, now".
That's easy to say but it ends up being a wash -- your "word" that you were going to buy something probably doesn't resonate with someone like this - she'd probably just roll out with "actions speak louder than words"...
I don't necessarily think she'd see me in any different light but regardless, I'm someone who HAS purchased her music. And I won't, ever again. Even if I was to suddenly be able to look past her personality and enjoy the stuff for what it is (fun pop), I'm not going to buy it. Period. Not now. I'm not supporting nonsense like this, I just wouldn't feel good about it.
So there you go, Lily. It goes both ways, moron.
Good call on all fronts... (as indeciSEAN)
I was turned off by the Lefsetz piece the second he said (to paraquote) "who cares about the drummer, anyway?!" - especially (as my friend pointed out), $10 says Lefsetz is a fucking Phil Collins' fan.
Regardless, I'm glad you picked up on something he completely lost focus of in his blog and did so without talking down to your audience.
Re: Smoking Gun did not learn song that morning (as indeciSEAN)
and if you're going to naysay and point fingers about "mythmaking" you need to take 2.2 seconds and have links that back up your facts
you're not paying very good attention and the info in said video you linked to as it points out that it was recorded the same day as the above "music vid"
the video is labeled 6/10 i.e. 6 out of 10 videos......nowhere did i see 6/10/09. don't come huffing and puffing based on your sheer distaste of mike/amanda...do YOUR research
and by the by, i apologize in advance if i somehow got confused....i mean......it makes total sense i might've....and that the same uploader has a magic calendar wherein they saw tegan and sara play a show on "15/22" whenever the hell that falls in the calendar year
Re: This story doesn't add up... (as indeciSEAN)
such a detective, you are! still, i gotta give you credit for managing to find something i hadn't preemptively put down above. in all fairness though, you're apparently not a fan of amanda (or at least haven't seen her live/followed her career too much) so let me explain: amanda attracts people of all types, shapes, and sizes. many of those people are artistic (musicians, actors, performance artists, writers, etc), and many of them love the opportunity to "put on their costume" and bond with like-minded folks...when she puts out a call to head to the beach and "see what happens" (often how she plays her shows, too) people are gonna bring random stuff (i.e. tuba, frames, balloons, etc.) in the past when amanda has done random twitter gatherings, it's been a chillier affair....rainy afternoons before a gig, during the winter/spring thaw, etc...even then people showed up with instruments and oddities. it doesn't surprise me one bit that in california people poured in with fun junk. in regards to the "lighting"? you've gotta admit california has "perfect weather"......in the times i've been to LA (and to the beach) it's looked almost identical to that at around 4 or 5.......the only thing "planned" in that department is that you can count on it looking like that daily and it's a good time of day to do that kind of thing. people are out of work/school, it's not too hot, and it's not too dark to see anyone. i'm not trying to say "amanda palmer is INFALLIBLE" (and i apologize if i'm coming off like that) i just don't feel there's too much to be gained from being so cynical. it's not a video of the loch ness mosnter, and there (from what i can tell) are a few dozen people in that video who could verify and account for it being what it was: spontaneous fun that turned into something cool.
Re: This story doesn't add up... (as indeciSEAN)
such a detective, you are! still, i gotta give you credit for managing to find something i hadn't preemptively put down above. in all fairness though, you're apparently not a fan of amanda (or at least haven't seen her live/followed her career too much) so let me explain: amanda attracts people of all types, shapes, and sizes. many of those people are artistic (musicians, actors, performance artists, writers, etc), and many of them love the opportunity to "put on their costume" and bond with like-minded folks...when she puts out a call to head to the beach and "see what happens" (often how she plays her shows, too) people are gonna bring random stuff (i.e. tuba, frames, balloons, etc.) in the past when amanda has done random twitter gatherings, it's been a chillier affair....rainy afternoons before a gig, during the winter/spring thaw, etc...even then people showed up with instruments and oddities. it doesn't surprise me one bit that in california people poured in with fun junk. in regards to the "lighting"? you've gotta admit california has "perfect weather"......in the times i've been to LA (and to the beach) it's looked almost identical to that at around 4 or 5.......the only thing "planned" in that department is that you can count on it looking like that daily and it's a good time of day to do that kind of thing. people are out of work/school, it's not too hot, and it's not too dark to see anyone. i'm not trying to say "amanda palmer is INFALLIBLE" (and i apologize if i'm coming off like that) i just don't feel there's too much to be gained from being so cynical. it's not a video of the loch ness mosnter, and there (from what i can tell) are a few dozen people in that video who could verify and account for it being what it was: spontaneous fun that turned into something cool.
(as indeciSEAN)
waits for pointless comments such as:
* well she wouldn't have those fans and people around her (that could film it etc) if it wasn't for her record deal
* you have my attention and you play a song you didn't write? pfft
* mike had a hard-on for amanda palmer - enough posts about her, already!
Re: Re: (as indeciSEAN)
while this made me chuckle, i'd wager herodotus didn't mean to imply they were "checking out underaged girls" and moreso just saying something that's obvious......so much of the music hitting the charts these days -- the fabricated pop and such -- IS reliant on image, height, weight, and bone structure...
i don't know mylie cyrus' body from adam but i don't so much associate her with being sold as a sex object (yet) whereas looking at the way taylor swift is being marketed....? "look at this down home country vixen....she's like the girl next door but she can sing....p.s. she's legal"
Re: Re: Re: Inspiring (as indeciSEAN)
i donated $5 to the site. a site which i (and apparently you) read - amongst many others - daily. do i do the same when and where i can? yup. do i agree with everything on here or out there? nope.
BUT
that's neither here nor there in regards to amanda palmer and the comment i made, now is it?
Re: Inspiring (as indeciSEAN)
every time she writes something like this i'm amazed by how many people try and use the "well if she wasn't signed to a major label she wouldn't have fans in the first place...NEXT" argument. idiots.
Re: full albums only (as indeciSEAN)
On Bandcamp the artist actually COULD set it so that they're willing to sell "by album only"...most people on there are obviously smart enough to have the variables, but it'd be easy to do on that site should someone want to say "you want my music, you buy ALL of it"...
Re: (as indeciSEAN)
iTunes has a feature called "Complete My Album" which I've actually used once or twice......not sure why you haven't been able to do that and "subtract what you already paid" but it's out there in some capacity...or it at least was for some things at one point or another.
Re: Re: (as indeciSEAN)
Google doesn't do the thing they're supposed to do when the person on the other end doesn't write the file correctly? HOW DARE THEY!?
Re: Missing a point (as indeciSEAN)
out of curiosity why on earth do you feel that HD is or was a more "consumer friendly" format? i was watching the battle and rooting for bluray the whole time -- i didn't EXPECT it to win (see betamax vs VHS) but i certainly was glad that it did. the only people i knew who were bummed with the direction things went were those who invested in HDDVD early on and were stock with a "worthless" collection/"had to rebuy"
Re: (as indeciSEAN)
The shirts were originally for sale at http://partyontheinternet.com/lofnotc_shirt.html -- it's saying that they're currently sold out though word on the street is that a few remainders have been sent to Amanda's merch company to sell through from this point forward...maybe they'll pop up there, shortly.