URBAN RAG #31 In Sept' 2000 I down loaded my first free mp3. I dont get what all the fuss is about. Sure I didnt burn it onto a disc - but then, why would I - that would deprive some hard working musicians of earning a living (not that most can make one.) I say, if there are rare and desirable tracks out there, press them commercially. Theyll be just as rare, maybe more so, but therell be a buck behind the distribution. So anyway, its a bloody revolution and Napsters the one with blood on its face. But, thats ok with me. The way I figure, true fans will pay for their music one way or another. The rest of the world will do what they have always done - cheat. I think Kings online publishing venture showed its possible to do it on your own terms. So keep on doing it, on your own terms. This years CMJ is bound to have been all about the electronic arenas, but there are sure to be a few grass-roots labels kickin[ it old school. Ill find them and report back to you ~ JM Subscription Information to get every Rag delivered right to your door send $5 for five issues. Advertising Information, etc. Ads cost less than you think. Call me. Deadline for #32 is around Dec. 4. If writing to the advertisers, please tell them where you saw their ad. If writing to me, please say where you found this issue. Brain Matters Press welcomes submissions of all sorts!
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