tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post115475180352963042..comments2023-10-28T18:12:33.101+07:00Comments on The Opinionated Diner: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-1155464707852470032006-08-13T17:25:00.000+07:002006-08-13T17:25:00.000+07:00"embrace the digital download era more fully"sound..."embrace the digital download era more fully"<BR/><BR/>sounds good but what does that mean ???<BR/><BR/>Does it mean stop playing double standard hypocrisy and start p2p file sharing kiwi stuff and not just foreign stuff ??? <BR/><BR/>I don't think those fools at the music industry commission have any idea what it means cos they're too busy going to music festivals and conferences and funding pollywoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295990157397125661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-1155170472279189962006-08-10T07:41:00.000+07:002006-08-10T07:41:00.000+07:00Fair enough.. that's a start.Fair enough.. that's a start.Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11735391370180343045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-1154945264671936432006-08-07T17:07:00.000+07:002006-08-07T17:07:00.000+07:00Jessie, Mai and Stinky Jim's labels for a start..t...Jessie, Mai and Stinky Jim's labels for a start..that took me about 3 seconds. There are plently of indies not covered by RIANZSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278183271703930217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-1154930068285614972006-08-07T12:54:00.000+07:002006-08-07T12:54:00.000+07:00I know this is a little beside the point, but I wo...I know this is a little beside the point, but I wouldn't call labels represented by RIANZ 'a major qualifier', looking at the members list on the RIANZ website. I would be hard pressed to think of a NZ label that isn't represented.Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11735391370180343045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-1154902925631724592006-08-07T05:22:00.000+07:002006-08-07T05:22:00.000+07:00from my couch it seems we're spoilt locally (music...from my couch it seems we're spoilt locally (music wise) too much so. <BR/><BR/>Far too many releases for a static to declining number of purchasers means more releases fail than do well (breakeven should not be a good result) - especially at the less commercial end of the spectrum<BR/><BR/>Our habits are changing also, gigs sellout regularly now for example, whereas once that concept was simply Bob Daktarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737212571730352434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195554.post-1154770238579034012006-08-05T16:30:00.000+07:002006-08-05T16:30:00.000+07:00I'm optimistic. NZ content on radio is down to 17%...I'm optimistic. NZ content on radio is down to 17% - the lowest it's been in quite some time - and yet compare the situation to 8 years ago rather than 2.<BR/><BR/>NZ does need to embrace the digital download era more fully - and only widespread rollout of sensible broadband will cause that to happen. And I'm sorry, 256kbps is not broadband. <BR/><BR/>Unbundling's a good start - but now the Dubberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17429707137154427853noreply@blogger.com