<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 9:04 AM, jedi <<a href="mailto:jedi@mishnet.org">jedi@mishnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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</div></div> The counter-counter argument is that important and influential<br>
new bands are often discovered by older well established bands. NiN<br>
could promote a new band just as easily as their forebears discovered<br>
new ones.<br>
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One extra layer of indirection can be removed.<br>
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<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">_______________________________________________<a href="http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users" target="_blank"></a></div></div></blockquote><div><br>Trent did just that with Saul Williams' latest album and it went nowhere.<br>
<br>For every band with the savvy of Linkin Park (who got to dictate their recording contract due to their Internet popularity) there are thousands of bands that do need somebody to hold their hand and lead the way. I think we'll always need some form of governing body to mold and incubate up and coming artists. It's a shame that the RIAA took the road they did, protecting their old-world business model and creating an air of hatred among their paying customers, but they are far from dead. <br>
<br>Good thing I bought my $300 copy of Ghosts when I did, btw :-)<br></div></div><br>