The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust!

Saul Williams’ new Trent Reznor produced album comes out tomorrow – for free! Read what they had to say about it and the stateof the music industry over at New York Magazine.  My favorite bit re: OiNK -

Trent ‘ They’re not stealing it because they’re going to make money off of it; they’re stealing it because they love the band. I’m not saying that I think OiNK is morally correct, but I do know that it existed because it filled a void of what people want.’

I think this is one of the most important issues at the moment – if you don’t give your audience or consumers what they want – they’ll go elsewhere – FACT.

Completely Awesome Music Industry News!

OK I gotta be quick – my girlfriend is antsy on the sofa and I’ve overshot my tinternet quotient for the evening. Chris Anderson, he of the Long Tail, sees only joy and light in the music ‘industry’ - see here.

This got me thinking about my boy Gerd Leonhard – he’s forever been chatting about not thinking of the music industry in the same way that we have been for the past 70 odd years – since reading his book The Future Of Music I often daydream about being his young Padawan – you know like when Luke went to study with Yoda – maybe I’ll e-mail him. Anyway his writing a new ‘blook (blog / book) called The End Of Control – I’d sit up and read it if I didn’t have an other half but here’s the link – be sure to read it – I will be tomorrow.

Oh and how’d you like that Yeasayer stuff?