Comments on Music • Technology • Policy -- Chris Castle and others: "That's a hobby, not a profession"

"if we intend to stay alive and relevant." - but i...

2009-07-27T22:32:14.039Z

"if we intend to stay alive and relevant." - but it's already not.

And it killed itself.

I agree with you that all these free models espoused for the 'new' music industry don't work. They only work for the band that writes its own stuff. To a certain extent, they might work for really popular singers, but they certainly don't work for the

To dismiss Metric because they partially used Cana...

2009-07-27T21:12:25.873Z

To dismiss Metric because they partially used Canadian gov't funding misses the interesting part of their "experiment" - Can a band profitably (to investors and artists) use non-label funding to build a team that delivers more promotional and career forwarding value than most labels do?

Sadly perhaps, I think that Metric and others can make it work.